About the Centre
The full form of RCB is Regional Centre for Biotechnology. This is an academic institution that has been established by the department of biotechnology, under the aid and guidance of government of India. They partnered with regional and global programmes of UNESCO. The main focus of this centre is to deliver global level training, education and they also conduct innovative research at the interface of several disciplines in order to create high quality human resource in both interdisciplinary and disciplinary fields of biotechnology. They aim to achieve this in an international level. This centre even got recognised as an Institution of national importance by the parliament of India during the year 2016. This centre is being regarded as category II centre because of their guidelines and principles for the functioning of UNESCO Centres and Institutes.
The main vision of this RCB is to offer a platform for education, training and R and D in the field of biotechnology, at the interface of several disciplines. The programmes are designed in a way to provide opportunities for their students to engage in multi disciplinary research. The primary mission of this centre is to produce human resource tailored to drive innovation in the areas of biotechnology and to fill the talent gap in deficient areas.
Application Procedure
Interested candidates are advised to go through the official notification carefully on their official website. Check for all the eligibility criteria a candidate has to possess for that particular position, such as basic education qualification required, maximum age limit, number of positions vacant, whether the job is on a contractual or permanent basis, the deadline for submitting your application form, etc. Make sure that you are an eligible candidate for that position and then you can start with your application process. Keep all the points mentioned in their notification verified before starting with your application. Follow the instructions carefully given in their notification. The interested and eligible candidates can go to their official site and can directly login and enter all the required details given in the application form and upload all the necessary documents. Review your details before submitting your application.
For some positions, the application has to be sent via email. The details of the documents that has to be attached, deadline, etc. would be provided in their official notification.
Mode of Recruitment
Initially, they screen the candidates based on the received applications. They inform the shortlisted candidates to come and attend the interview via their registered email id or contact number. Selection for most of the positions will be made strictly on the basis of merit, experience, qualification and performance in the interview. They directly reject the applications from candidates that do not meet the eligibility given by them. For some non technical positions they might open for walk in mode of interviews, where the jobs are given based on the performance during that interview.
Various positions available at RCB
There are many vacancies notified by RCB are junior research associate, senior research associate, JRF, SRF, project research associate, executive, etc.