Bachelor’s degree in Science, Technology or Engineering, OR a three-year Diploma in Engineering, with at least 55% marks or equivalent. The notice contains a second pathway mentioning employees with three years of relevant experience in laboratory/academic/research establishments of national or international repute handling scientific equipment in Biological/Veterinary Sciences, Chemistry, Physics, Earth/Environmental Sciences or Computer Science; the qualification is repeated in that alternative paragraph. Essential 55% or equivalent as printed. The advertisement distinguishes essential requirements from desirable preferences.

Required: No · Description: Three years of relevant scientific-equipment experience is specified in the second “OR” pathway, but is not expressly repeated as a universal requirement for the first qualification-only line. Do not convert the alternative into mandatory experience for every applicant; confirm treatment with the institute. This structured required=false denotes no unequivocal universal requirement, not proof that the alternative 3-year route can be ignored.

Description: GoI rules apply; existing Institute employees have no upper age cap if their service has at least one year remaining until superannuation. Deadline reference in original PDF has conflicting wording for age: see main description; do not assume an exact cutoff date.

26-JTA-S — Junior Technical Assistant (Scientific): 2 seats, Group C, 7th CPC Level 5

Official vacancy: 2; advertisement category distribution UR 2. Maximum advertised age: 33 years before applicable Government of India relaxation. Pay: Level 5; published Government pay-matrix reference for the level starts at ₹29,200 basic, while IISER does not state a rupee amount in this advertisement. Take-home and individual allowances: Not specified.

🎓 Essential academic standard: Bachelor’s degree in Science, Technology or Engineering, OR a three-year Diploma in Engineering, with at least 55% marks or equivalent. The notice contains a second pathway mentioning employees with three years of relevant experience in laboratory/academic/research establishments of national or international repute handling scientific equipment in Biological/Veterinary Sciences, Chemistry, Physics, Earth/Environmental Sciences or Computer Science; the qualification is repeated in that alternative paragraph.

💼 Experience clause: Three years of relevant scientific-equipment experience is specified in the second “OR” pathway, but is not expressly repeated as a universal requirement for the first qualification-only line. Do not convert the alternative into mandatory experience for every applicant; confirm treatment with the institute.

Desirable versus mandatory: No separate desirable qualification listed.

The candidate decision that matters: The role refers to SCIENTIFIC LABORATORY equipment, not merely any IT/helpdesk work. The first advertised qualification route and the alternative three-year experience route must be kept separate. The institute’s two UR vacancies are a combined total for THIS scientific code, not vacancies in the technical JTA stream.

📁 Evidence to prepare: Correct original degree/diploma marksheet showing the notice’s 55%/equivalent rule, post-specific credentials, dated official letterhead experience certificate with duties/pay level and signatures, valid reservation/exemption evidence if claimed, and NOC/VCC if employed in a covered organisation. The application requires timely online submission and a separate signed hard-copy packet for each post code.

📝 Apply with code 26-JTA-S: use the official IISER TVM application page by 11 November 2026, 17:00, then ensure the matching envelope marked with 26-JTA-S reaches the Registrar at Vithura, Thiruvananthapuram by 18 November 2026, 17:00. Wrong code, missing certificate, or postal delay can defeat an otherwise qualified application.

📝 Exam/syllabus position: the selection notice confirms a two-hour objective written examination; date, number of questions, negative marking and syllabus chapters are Not specified. Shortlisted applicants will receive the syllabus by email. The related Exam lifecycle exists in this draft; admit card, syllabus, answer key and result pages are not fabricated.

The advertisement states post designation and relevant discipline/experience, but does not publish a separately binding daily duty schedule. Relevant role context: Biological, veterinary, chemistry, physics, earth and environmental, or computer-science laboratory equipment as named in the notice.

The original PDF advertises 2 vacancies for 26-JTA-S: UR: 2. No additional category or disability allocations are invented.

Bachelor’s degree in Science, Technology or Engineering, OR a three-year Diploma in Engineering, with at least 55% marks or equivalent. The additional OR route refers to employees with three years of relevant experience in national/international-standard laboratory, academic or research establishments using equipment or systems in Computer Sciences, Electrical Engineering, Data Sciences, virtual classrooms, IT/e-classrooms, audio-visual facilities and CCTV networking. The qualification is repeated in that route. Essential 55% or equivalent as printed. The advertisement distinguishes essential requirements from desirable preferences.

Required: No · Description: Three years in the stated technical-equipment/system fields is specified for the experienced-employee alternative, without expressly converting the first qualification line into a universal three-year experience requirement. This structured required=false denotes no unequivocal universal requirement, not proof that the alternative 3-year route can be ignored.

Description: GoI rules apply; existing Institute employees have no upper age cap if their service has at least one year remaining until superannuation. Deadline reference in original PDF has conflicting wording for age: see main description; do not assume an exact cutoff date.

26-JTA-T — Junior Technical Assistant (Technical): 1 seat, Group C, 7th CPC Level 5

Official vacancy: 1; advertisement category distribution UR 1. Maximum advertised age: 33 years before applicable Government of India relaxation. Pay: Level 5; published Government pay-matrix reference for the level starts at ₹29,200 basic, while IISER does not state a rupee amount in this advertisement. Take-home and individual allowances: Not specified.

🎓 Essential academic standard: Bachelor’s degree in Science, Technology or Engineering, OR a three-year Diploma in Engineering, with at least 55% marks or equivalent. The additional OR route refers to employees with three years of relevant experience in national/international-standard laboratory, academic or research establishments using equipment or systems in Computer Sciences, Electrical Engineering, Data Sciences, virtual classrooms, IT/e-classrooms, audio-visual facilities and CCTV networking. The qualification is repeated in that route.

💼 Experience clause: Three years in the stated technical-equipment/system fields is specified for the experienced-employee alternative, without expressly converting the first qualification line into a universal three-year experience requirement.

Desirable versus mandatory: No separately listed desirable qualifications.

The candidate decision that matters: Do NOT interchange the Scientific JTA and Technical JTA codes. This one is focused on computing, electrical, data, virtual-classroom/AV, network and CCTV operations. A biological-lab portfolio does not automatically satisfy the Technical JTA specialisation.

📁 Evidence to prepare: Correct original degree/diploma marksheet showing the notice’s 55%/equivalent rule, post-specific credentials, dated official letterhead experience certificate with duties/pay level and signatures, valid reservation/exemption evidence if claimed, and NOC/VCC if employed in a covered organisation. The application requires timely online submission and a separate signed hard-copy packet for each post code.

📝 Apply with code 26-JTA-T: use the official IISER TVM application page by 11 November 2026, 17:00, then ensure the matching envelope marked with 26-JTA-T reaches the Registrar at Vithura, Thiruvananthapuram by 18 November 2026, 17:00. Wrong code, missing certificate, or postal delay can defeat an otherwise qualified application.

📝 Exam/syllabus position: the selection notice confirms a two-hour objective written examination; date, number of questions, negative marking and syllabus chapters are Not specified. Shortlisted applicants will receive the syllabus by email. The related Exam lifecycle exists in this draft; admit card, syllabus, answer key and result pages are not fabricated.

The advertisement states post designation and relevant discipline/experience, but does not publish a separately binding daily duty schedule. Relevant role context: computer, electrical, network and digital-classroom/audio-visual/CCTV systems are expressly mentioned technical domains.

The original PDF advertises 1 vacancies for 26-JTA-T: UR: 1. No additional category or disability allocations are invented.

A Master’s in Library Science or Library and Information Science with 55% marks; OR a Master’s in any discipline plus a Bachelor’s in Library Science/Library and Information Science with 55% marks. The advertisement then sets a five-year library-information-science experience requirement at Pay Level 6 or above in government, government-related or higher-education institutions, involving digital-library management, automation and networking. The wording of the experience clause repeats the library-science Master’s requirement; candidates relying on the alternative Master’s-plus-Bachelor’s route should obtain confirmation rather than assume the experience clause is waived. Essential 55% or equivalent as printed. The advertisement distinguishes essential requirements from desirable preferences.

Required: Yes · Description: Five years of qualifying Library & Information Science experience at Pay Level 6 or above, in digital library management/automation/networking, within the employer types printed in the notice. Documentary proof must state dates, duties and level/equivalence. · Minimum Years: 5

Description: GoI rules apply; existing Institute employees have no upper age cap if their service has at least one year remaining until superannuation. Deadline reference in original PDF has conflicting wording for age: see main description; do not assume an exact cutoff date.

26-LS — Library Superintendent: 1 seat, Group B, 7th CPC Level 7

Official vacancy: 1; advertisement category distribution UR 1. Maximum advertised age: 38 years before applicable Government of India relaxation. Pay: Level 7; published Government pay-matrix reference for the level starts at ₹44,900 basic, while IISER does not state a rupee amount in this advertisement. Take-home and individual allowances: Not specified.

🎓 Essential academic standard: A Master’s in Library Science or Library and Information Science with 55% marks; OR a Master’s in any discipline plus a Bachelor’s in Library Science/Library and Information Science with 55% marks. The advertisement then sets a five-year library-information-science experience requirement at Pay Level 6 or above in government, government-related or higher-education institutions, involving digital-library management, automation and networking. The wording of the experience clause repeats the library-science Master’s requirement; candidates relying on the alternative Master’s-plus-Bachelor’s route should obtain confirmation rather than assume the experience clause is waived.

💼 Experience clause: Five years of qualifying Library & Information Science experience at Pay Level 6 or above, in digital library management/automation/networking, within the employer types printed in the notice. Documentary proof must state dates, duties and level/equivalence.

Desirable versus mandatory: Computer applications/digital library/automation diploma or certificate, or sufficient digitisation/networking work experience, is desirable rather than a substitute for essential degree or service.

The candidate decision that matters: A librarian moving from a private commercial library may have relevant hands-on experience but the notice names specific institutional settings and Level-6-or-above service. An applicant with a Master’s in another subject and B.Lib.I.Sc. needs to examine the repeated M.Lib qualification within the experience clause rather than relying on the heading alone.

📁 Evidence to prepare: Correct original degree/diploma marksheet showing the notice’s 55%/equivalent rule, post-specific credentials, dated official letterhead experience certificate with duties/pay level and signatures, valid reservation/exemption evidence if claimed, and NOC/VCC if employed in a covered organisation. The application requires timely online submission and a separate signed hard-copy packet for each post code.

📝 Apply with code 26-LS: use the official IISER TVM application page by 11 November 2026, 17:00, then ensure the matching envelope marked with 26-LS reaches the Registrar at Vithura, Thiruvananthapuram by 18 November 2026, 17:00. Wrong code, missing certificate, or postal delay can defeat an otherwise qualified application.

📝 Exam/syllabus position: the selection notice confirms a two-hour objective written examination; date, number of questions, negative marking and syllabus chapters are Not specified. Shortlisted applicants will receive the syllabus by email. The related Exam lifecycle exists in this draft; admit card, syllabus, answer key and result pages are not fabricated.

The advertisement states post designation and relevant discipline/experience, but does not publish a separately binding daily duty schedule. Relevant role context: digital library systems, collection metadata, cataloguing, access workflows and library networking are relevant competency areas; the notice does not issue a day-to-day duty charter.

The original PDF advertises 1 vacancies for 26-LS: UR: 1. No additional category or disability allocations are invented.

Bachelor’s degree in ANY discipline with at least 55% marks, plus excellent practical computer proficiency in Word, Excel, PowerPoint and similar office applications. The institute additionally specifies five years of relevant experience in office work, equipment, computer applications or hospitality management in Central/State Government or comparable organised, public-sector, government university/autonomous/institute settings. Essential 55% or equivalent as printed. The advertisement distinguishes essential requirements from desirable preferences.

Required: Yes · Description: Five years of relevant office/office-equipment/computer-application/hospitality duties in institution/service categories stated in the advertisement. A course certificate alone does not replace five years of qualifying service. · Minimum Years: 5

Description: GoI rules apply; existing Institute employees have no upper age cap if their service has at least one year remaining until superannuation. Deadline reference in original PDF has conflicting wording for age: see main description; do not assume an exact cutoff date.

26-OA — Office Assistant (Multi-Skill): 3 seats, Group C, 7th CPC Level 5

Official vacancy: 3; advertisement category distribution UR 1, OBC-NCL 1, SC 1. Maximum advertised age: 33 years before applicable Government of India relaxation. Pay: Level 5; published Government pay-matrix reference for the level starts at ₹29,200 basic, while IISER does not state a rupee amount in this advertisement. Take-home and individual allowances: Not specified.

🎓 Essential academic standard: Bachelor’s degree in ANY discipline with at least 55% marks, plus excellent practical computer proficiency in Word, Excel, PowerPoint and similar office applications. The institute additionally specifies five years of relevant experience in office work, equipment, computer applications or hospitality management in Central/State Government or comparable organised, public-sector, government university/autonomous/institute settings.

💼 Experience clause: Five years of relevant office/office-equipment/computer-application/hospitality duties in institution/service categories stated in the advertisement. A course certificate alone does not replace five years of qualifying service.

Desirable versus mandatory: No separately labelled desirable qualification published.

The candidate decision that matters: This is NOT an entry-level graduation-only clerk advertisement. The 55% graduation threshold AND computer proficiency AND five-year experience rule need to be read together. Three vacancies are precisely UR 1 + OBC-NCL 1 + SC 1; do not mistake them for three general seats.

📁 Evidence to prepare: Correct original degree/diploma marksheet showing the notice’s 55%/equivalent rule, post-specific credentials, dated official letterhead experience certificate with duties/pay level and signatures, valid reservation/exemption evidence if claimed, and NOC/VCC if employed in a covered organisation. The application requires timely online submission and a separate signed hard-copy packet for each post code.

📝 Apply with code 26-OA: use the official IISER TVM application page by 11 November 2026, 17:00, then ensure the matching envelope marked with 26-OA reaches the Registrar at Vithura, Thiruvananthapuram by 18 November 2026, 17:00. Wrong code, missing certificate, or postal delay can defeat an otherwise qualified application.

📝 Exam/syllabus position: the selection notice confirms a two-hour objective written examination; date, number of questions, negative marking and syllabus chapters are Not specified. Shortlisted applicants will receive the syllabus by email. The related Exam lifecycle exists in this draft; admit card, syllabus, answer key and result pages are not fabricated.

The advertisement states post designation and relevant discipline/experience, but does not publish a separately binding daily duty schedule. Relevant role context: Office files, spreadsheets, presentations, equipment and support of administrative/hospitality operations are illustrative of fields named in qualification clause, not an official duty specification.

The original PDF advertises 3 vacancies for 26-OA: UR: 1, OBC-NCL: 1, SC: 1. No additional category or disability allocations are invented.

B.E./B.Tech.; three-year Diploma in Engineering; MCA; M.Sc.; or B.S.-M.S. in an appropriate field, with at least 55% marks or equivalent. The mandatory technical service has TWO expressly different pay-level routes: five years as Technical Assistant or equivalent in Pay Level 6 or above, OR eleven years as Junior Technical Assistant or equivalent in Pay Level 5 or above. The work must be in relevant software, hardware, system administration, IT/networking, audio-visual, AI, data science or engineering areas in reputable organisations/universities. Essential 55% or equivalent as printed. The advertisement distinguishes essential requirements from desirable preferences.

Required: Yes · Description: Route A: ≥5 years at Level 6 or higher as Technical Assistant/equivalent; OR Route B: ≥11 years at Level 5 or higher as Junior Technical Assistant/equivalent, in the notice’s relevant technical fields. Experience/pay-equivalence evidence is material. · Minimum Years: 5

Description: GoI rules apply; existing Institute employees have no upper age cap if their service has at least one year remaining until superannuation. Deadline reference in original PDF has conflicting wording for age: see main description; do not assume an exact cutoff date.

26-STA-T — Senior Technical Assistant (Technical): 1 seat, Group B, 7th CPC Level 7

Official vacancy: 1; advertisement category distribution UR 1. Maximum advertised age: 38 years before applicable Government of India relaxation. Pay: Level 7; published Government pay-matrix reference for the level starts at ₹44,900 basic, while IISER does not state a rupee amount in this advertisement. Take-home and individual allowances: Not specified.

🎓 Essential academic standard: B.E./B.Tech.; three-year Diploma in Engineering; MCA; M.Sc.; or B.S.-M.S. in an appropriate field, with at least 55% marks or equivalent. The mandatory technical service has TWO expressly different pay-level routes: five years as Technical Assistant or equivalent in Pay Level 6 or above, OR eleven years as Junior Technical Assistant or equivalent in Pay Level 5 or above. The work must be in relevant software, hardware, system administration, IT/networking, audio-visual, AI, data science or engineering areas in reputable organisations/universities.

💼 Experience clause: Route A: ≥5 years at Level 6 or higher as Technical Assistant/equivalent; OR Route B: ≥11 years at Level 5 or higher as Junior Technical Assistant/equivalent, in the notice’s relevant technical fields. Experience/pay-equivalence evidence is material.

Desirable versus mandatory: Instrumentation or electronics qualifications/experience/expertise are desirable, not a universal mandatory qualification.

The candidate decision that matters: Five years of Level-5 JTA work do not satisfy the expressly stated five-year Level-6 route. Equally, eleven years are not required of a candidate who genuinely qualifies through Level 6 for five years. An ordinary IT degree without the specified years/pay-level service is not enough.

📁 Evidence to prepare: Correct original degree/diploma marksheet showing the notice’s 55%/equivalent rule, post-specific credentials, dated official letterhead experience certificate with duties/pay level and signatures, valid reservation/exemption evidence if claimed, and NOC/VCC if employed in a covered organisation. The application requires timely online submission and a separate signed hard-copy packet for each post code.

📝 Apply with code 26-STA-T: use the official IISER TVM application page by 11 November 2026, 17:00, then ensure the matching envelope marked with 26-STA-T reaches the Registrar at Vithura, Thiruvananthapuram by 18 November 2026, 17:00. Wrong code, missing certificate, or postal delay can defeat an otherwise qualified application.

📝 Exam/syllabus position: the selection notice confirms a two-hour objective written examination; date, number of questions, negative marking and syllabus chapters are Not specified. Shortlisted applicants will receive the syllabus by email. The related Exam lifecycle exists in this draft; admit card, syllabus, answer key and result pages are not fabricated.

The advertisement states post designation and relevant discipline/experience, but does not publish a separately binding daily duty schedule. Relevant role context: IT infrastructure, networking, hardware, systems administration, scientific digital/AV systems and technical operations are relevant examples from the eligibility clause.

The original PDF advertises 1 vacancies for 26-STA-T: UR: 1. No additional category or disability allocations are invented.