AIIMS New Delhi CDER Project ORO-PAL Recruitment 2026 — Five ICMR Project Positions
Division of Public Health Dentistry, Centre for Dental Education and Research (CDER), AIIMS New Delhi invites applications for five distinct posts within the ICMR-supported Project ORO-PAL (code I-2048). The title of the study is “Integrating Oral Healthcare within Palliative Care at a Tertiary Level – A Hybrid Effectiveness-Implementation Study with Economic Evaluation.” The notice is dated 11 November 2026 and appeared in the official AIIMS recruitment directory on 12 November 2026. Candidates must apply by 25 November 2026; interviews for SHORTLISTED candidates are scheduled for 30 November 2026, while an appointment date of 1 December 2026 is expressly approximate, not guaranteed.
This is a three-year project-engagement advertisement with remuneration stated per month, NOT an opening for ordinary permanent AIIMS faculty, senior resident, nursing or dental posts. Applicants must pick the correct research scientist or technical support application form. Each of the five positions has one notified vacancy; the institute has not published UR/SC/ST/OBC/EWS/PwBD seats by designation, application fee, test pattern or exact interview reporting time in this two-page notice.
Official positions and the core decision
The different combinations above are critical. For example, a graduate applicant for PTS-III needs three years' experience, but a qualifying postgraduate applicant does not. Similarly, a PTS-II applicant cannot use the two-year experience threshold with a 12th-plus-diploma qualification; that route requires five years. All the above upper ages are as printed. The advertisement does not publish a universal age-calculation date, a minimum-age figure or category-wise relaxation numbers, so no such assumptions are used here.
📊 Vacancy composition and HRA-aware salary comparison
🥧 Vacancies by appointment family
The two scientist roles require dental qualifications and together contribute two of the five seats. The three technical support roles have deliberately different education-and-experience alternatives; none is automatically open to a candidate with an unrelated qualification.
📊 Official monthly base remuneration by position
The ₹93,000 and ₹67,000 scientist salaries additionally mention HRA at 30% in the official table. The other three salaries say “HRA as admissible” without a stated numerical HRA rate; it would be wrong to apply 30% to those three. None of these figures is described as permanent 7th-CPC pay-matrix basic pay, a guaranteed in-hand amount or an automatic annual increment. The notice states a three-year tenure for each listed project role.
📊 Official maximum age by advertised position
Project Research Scientist-III (Medical): a cumulative dental specialist requirement
For this single ₹93,000-per-month position, the education requirement is BDS AND MDS in Public Health Dentistry, accompanied by three years of post-qualification experience. These are cumulative, not optional pathways. A general BDS applicant is not eligible merely because the junior Scientist-I post permits BDS. An MDS in a different discipline is not expressly named as acceptable by this notification; equivalence should not be presumed.
Desirable knowledge includes clinical trials, implementation research, economic evaluation and management. These preferences fit the project title, but are not described as a separate qualifying examination, mandatory publication threshold or numerical experience add-on. A prospective candidate should verify the completion and employment dates on their degree and experience records because the essential experience is expressly post-qualification. The advertisement specifies a maximum age of 45 years and the scientist-specific HRA rate of 30%; it does not give a separate scientist-only selection date.
Project Research Scientist-I (Medical): BDS without compulsory experience
The essential qualification for the single Scientist-I position is BDS; the official Experience column says Nil. A Master's degree in Public Health Dentistry, experience in field research, knowledge of biostatistics and scientific writing are desirable, not a precondition. This is important for BDS graduates who may otherwise assume that every medical research-scientist role requires prior employment or an MDS degree. The advertised remuneration is ₹67,000 per month plus HRA at 30%, with a 35-year maximum age. This remains a project position, not a dental faculty appointment.
Project Technical Support-III: the postgraduate exemption from experience
There are exactly two alternative academic routes. Route A: a three-year graduate degree in Social Work or another relevant health-related discipline with three years' post-qualification experience. Route B: a postgraduate degree in Social Work or another relevant health-related discipline, with no compulsory experience. These routes must not be joined with an incorrect AND; a qualified postgraduate does not additionally need the graduate-route three years of experience. The notice does not list an exhaustive catalogue of what qualifies as “other relevant health-related discipline”; that judgment remains with AIIMS.
Field research, participant recruitment and qualitative data collection experience are desirable. The single role pays ₹28,000 monthly plus HRA as admissible, maximum age 35. The notification does not state a fixed 30% HRA for this technical-support role.
Project Technical Support-II: two routes, different experience lengths
Route A requires 12th in Science AND an Engineering Diploma (or equivalent) AND five years relevant-field experience. Route B requires a relevant three-year graduate degree in Computer Science, IT or BCA AND two years relevant experience. These are alternative combinations, not interchangeable experience thresholds. The desirable knowledge is clinical-research data management and statistical analysis. A course credential not identified in the notice should not be assumed to satisfy the engineering diploma or three-year degree requirement. This single position pays ₹20,000 monthly plus HRA as admissible and has a 30-year maximum age.
Project Technical Support-I: 10th plus technical qualification is not 10th alone
Route A: Matriculation/10th pass and an MLT/DMLT/ITI or equivalent diploma with two years' relevant-field experience. Route B: an eligible three-year graduate degree in the relevant field with one year relevant experience. The academic and experience requirements operate together under each route. Neither 10th pass alone nor an unrelated degree without experience is sufficient under the advertisement. One position pays ₹18,000 monthly plus HRA as admissible; upper age 28. The notice does not prescribe separate responsibilities such as mandatory blood sample collection or a laboratory shift pattern.
Application — use the correct form for the correct job family
There are two application form links in the original AIIMS PDF, not five separate URLs:
- For Project Research Scientist-III and Project Research Scientist-I (Medical): https://forms.gle/RSGHzVhZ3hgQrU6P6
- For Project Technical Support-III, II and I: https://forms.gle/FPvPx9nvyc1Y3SJV8
The last date for applying is 25 November 2026. The two-page notice does not print an exact closing hour or a required application fee, and it does not include a detailed upload-size schedule. Candidates should follow the instructions shown by their appropriate linked application form and verify that their degree, year of completion and applicable experience fit their selected role. Keep a record of any form submission. Applying under the wrong form group can create avoidable eligibility or processing problems.
Because the official notice explicitly separates the scientist and technical-support application links, applicants should not treat the AIIMS recruitment directory as a substitute for the designated form. The application is through the linked Google Form, not a hard-copy postal process stated by this advertisement.
Interview, selection and expected joining
The notice states that only shortlisted candidates will be called for interview on 30 November 2026. AIIMS will communicate the interview time and venue by email. The published date does not authorize every applicant to turn up at a presumed venue without a shortlist invitation. No travelling allowance or daily allowance (TA/DA) will be paid for attending. The advertisement does not publish a written/CBT test, a syllabus, an exam paper or marks distribution. Thus there is no factual basis for an invented General Knowledge test, aptitude paper, negative marking scheme, mock test or qualifying cutoff.
The listed approximate date of appointment is 1 December 2026. This is provisional: it is not a promise that interviews, document scrutiny and joining will all conclude on that day. Each post carries a stated three-year tenure. Exact individual offer conditions and any termination provisions are not separately elaborated in this two-page notice; no claim to permanent AIIMS employment should be inferred.
Applicant decision checklist
- Identify the post you qualify for by matching every element of its specific educational pathway, not simply a related subject label.
- For Scientist-III, hold both BDS and the specifically named MDS Public Health Dentistry qualification, plus the essential three post-qualification years.
- For Scientist-I, separate the mandatory BDS from the optional research-related preferences; experience is not essential.
- For PTS-III, do not impose the three-year experience on the qualifying postgraduate alternative.
- For PTS-II and PTS-I, match the experience number to the same academic route; the alternate route is not a blanket waiver.
- Use the designated scientist or technical-support form by 25 November and retain a submitted copy or confirmation if the form provides one.
- Follow the shortlisted-interview email for time and place on 30 November; do not assume an open walk-in or eligibility merely because you submitted an application.
Questions candidates are likely to ask
How many vacancies? Five total: one Scientist-III, one Scientist-I, one Technical Support-III, one Technical Support-II and one Technical Support-I. The Roman numerals are grades, not vacancy quantities.
Is MDS compulsory for both scientist positions? No. Scientist-III needs BDS plus MDS Public Health Dentistry and experience; Scientist-I's essential qualification is only BDS.
Does the 30% HRA apply to all five? The notice states 30% only for the two scientist posts; technical support has admissible HRA without a fixed rate.
Is there a written test or syllabus? This advertisement announces only shortlisting followed by an interview. No written examination pattern or subject-wise marks are published.
Will the interview be on 30 November at a particular room? The date is announced, but the exact time and venue will be sent by email only to shortlisted candidates.
Is 1 December the definite appointment date? No. It is explicitly approximate.
Is the job permanent? No permanent establishment appointment is stated; each vacancy is in a three-year AIIMS–ICMR research project recruitment.
Official recruitment notice
The two-page notice is the source for the advertised positions and terms. For further instructions, refer to the official AIIMS recruitment listing and any interview email sent to shortlisted applicants.
