CSIR-NAL Bengaluru Walk-in Interview 2026 for 89 posts

CSIR-National Aerospace Laboratories (CSIR-NAL), Bengaluru, released this recruitment notification on 5 August 2026 on its official website, www.nal.res.in. As per the official notification (Advt. No. 13/2026/PS), CSIR-NAL is holding a Walk-in-Interview for Project Staff between 10 and 25 August 2026, with the exact date depending on the post and specialisation. This is for candidates who want hands-on experience on live aerospace research and UAV projects at a premier CSIR laboratory.

CSIR-NAL is filling a total of 89 Project Staff vacancies across Project Assistant, Project Associate, PAT and Senior PAT grades. A full discipline-wise and date-wise breakdown follows below. The place of posting is CSIR-NAL, Kodihalli, Bengaluru – 560017. Candidates should check all details in the article below.

Information verified from the official CSIR-NAL notification No. 13/2026/PS dated 05.08.2026. Last verified: 5 August 2026.

CSIR-NAL, Bengaluru is filling 89 Project Staff posts — Project Assistant-I/II, Project Associate-I/II (including PAT-I, PAT-II and NET/GATE grades) and Senior PAT — through Advt. No. 13/2026/PS. There is no online application: eligible candidates must appear in person for a Walk-in-Interview on the date assigned to their post and specialization, between 10 and 25 August 2026, at the CSIR-NAL campus in Kodihalli, Bengaluru. Selection is through document verification followed by an interview, with no application fee.

Quick summary

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About the organisation

CSIR-National Aerospace Laboratories (CSIR-NAL) is a unit of the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), an autonomous body under India’s Ministry of Science and Technology. Based in Bengaluru, CSIR-NAL works on aircraft design, composites, flight testing, avionics and unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) programmes for India’s aerospace sector. For an engineering, science or ITI candidate, a Project Staff engagement here means working directly on live aerospace research — CAD, CFD, structural testing, flight mechanics, materials or avionics work — inside one of the country’s most established aerospace R&D institutions, even though the post itself is temporary and tied to a specific project.

How this compares to similar openings

CSIR-NAL runs this kind of Walk-in-Interview for Project Staff regularly rather than as a one-time drive; similar rounds for Project Associate, Project Assistant and PAT posts were held at this same Bengaluru campus earlier in 2026. This is added context, not part of the official notification. Confirm with the hiring office. Candidates who cannot make it to this particular round can reasonably expect CSIR-NAL to open a fresh notification later in the year.

The format itself — no online application, a Walk-in-Interview, and a temporary, project-linked engagement rather than a permanent post — is common across India’s central aerospace and defence research bodies, such as DRDO and ISRO establishments, which hire project staff the same way. This is added context, not part of the official notification. Confirm with the hiring office.

Important dates

CSIR-NAL has spread this recruitment across seven interview dates, one per discipline group, rather than a single common date. Check the table below for the date that matches your post and specialisation.

Registration and document verification on every date runs from 9:00 AM to 9:45 AM. No candidate is allowed to register after 9:45 AM. The notification also states that qualification and age are calculated as on the candidate’s own Walk-in-Interview date, not one common cut-off — so a candidate interviewing on 25 August is assessed for age and qualification as on 25 August, not 10 August. Candidates can use this age calculator to check their age against their specific interview date.

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Vacancy details and salary

The notification does not give a category-wise (UR/SC/ST/OBC/EWS/PwBD) vacancy break-up for any post. Candidates declare their category on the application form itself.

10 August 2026

Project work involved (Project Associate-I/PAT-I, 16 posts): fabrication of hybrid composites and tool development; CAD software/FE analysis; Hypermesh/Nastran/Patran/CATIA, Optistruct, HyperView, hand calculation using SOM; 3D CAD modeling and detailing using CATIA/Solidworks; mechanical design and assembly of UAV components and 3D printing; fabrication drawing preparation through Solidworks; vendor interaction and coordination for procurement, inspection, engine assembly and testing; modelling of ultrasonic welding and FE-based manufacturing/testing support; fixture design and manufacturing support; CAD and FE modelling, static/buckling analysis; flight mechanics and control (Aerospace Engg/ECE/EEE background); divisional inspection and calibration of measuring instruments.

Project work involved (Project Associate-II NET/GATE, 02 posts): essential — Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD), mesh generation, aerodynamics (desirable: C++/Python, Linux, open-source and visualisation tools); MATLAB/Simulink, flight dynamic modelling and control, 6-DOF modelling and flight mechanics.

12 August 2026

Project work involved (Project Associate-I/PAT-I, 12 posts): machine learning models for aerospace applications; SHM (structural health monitoring) algorithm development using MATLAB/Python; NDE testing and simulation support; coupon conditioning, testing and analysis; avionics activities; EM material characterization and data analysis; coupon-level/low-level lightning tests and simulations per airworthiness standards, test-matrix preparation and data analysis; hotspot analysis of the LM-UAV; engine instrumentation, data acquisition and analysis; fabrication and testing of magnetic sensors; documentation for airworthiness certification of magnetic sensors.

Project work involved (Project Associate-II/PAT-II, 15 posts): model-based control-law design and simulation for fixed-wing aircraft using MATLAB/SIMULINK; data acquisition, control-system operation and maintenance, sensor installation, transducer calibration; sensor integration, DAS programming, Python/MATLAB-based testing and data analysis; 3D CEM modelling from CAD, cable-harness simulation for EMC/EMI and HIRF analysis; MATLAB/Simulink/Stateflow, Ardupilot/PX4 firmware, UAV path following, guidance and control, flight dynamics, EKF/state estimation; UAV flight-controller firmware development, UART/I2C/SPI/CAN protocols, embedded C/C++, RTOS, real-time sensor processing, STM32 microcontrollers (STM32CubeIDE, HAL/LL); UAV flight-data processing, sensor modelling and estimation-algorithm development and testing; C++, Qt/QML GUI development, software-in-the-loop testing; EM design and testing of conformal antennas; RF measurement and testing; EM design, modelling and analysis for sensors and components, instrumentation and experimentation.

Project work involved (Project Associate-II NET/GATE, 02 posts): Python, computer vision, deep learning networks, socket programming for camera-gimbal control, edge computing on Linux systems/operating boards; additional programming skills in C, C++, MATLAB.

14 August 2026

Project work involved: electroplating and anodization; temperature-sensor material synthesis and fabrication (3 posts); microstructure examination and hardness survey (1 post); metallurgical evaluation of materials and scanning electron microscopy, metallurgical studies for airworthiness qualification, characterisation and testing of CFRP composites (2 posts).

17 August 2026

Project work involved: electroplating and anodization experience; preparation of resin formulation and fabrication of C-fibre prepregs; electroless nickel coating, electroplating and anodization experience.

21 August 2026

Project work involved (16 posts, spread across several sub-teams): CAD modelling and CAE analysis; CFD knowledge with 2 years’ experience in thermal/fluid mechanics; design and analysis of mechanical components and test rigs with 2 years’ experience, exposure to CAD/GD&T; CFD experience in compressor/fan design and CAD optimisation (2 years); programming in C++/Python and working knowledge of Linux and open-source software; UAV airframe structural design and analysis using Hypermesh/Nastran, working knowledge of MATLAB; tool, mould, jig and fixture design; composite manufacturing; 3D CAD modelling and detailing using CATIA/Solidworks; engine components design and analysis using Ansys/Nastran; manufacturing follow-up and coordination with the machine shop; engine vibration and performance analysis; preparation of UAV systems requirement documents; support to scientists on project management and UAV systems qualification; 2 years’ R&D experience with technical support on mechanical testing, data analysis and fixture design; manoeuvre load computation, size and layout optimisation.

24 August 2026

Project work involved (PA-I, 08 posts): manufacturing of mechanical parts, composite part manufacturing, engine components fabrication, coating on engine housings, fitting activities on engine components, engine assembly, engine preservation, maintenance and testing.

Project work involved (PA-II, 05 posts): knowledge of CAD software; component inspection, NDT testing, engine assembly, testing and overhauling; metallography sample preparation and preparation of etchants.

ITI-qualified candidates can also browse the site’s ITI and Diploma jobs for more current openings at this qualification level.

25 August 2026

Project work involved (Senior PAT, 01 post): RCS (Radar Cross Section) analysis of the LM-UAV.

Project work involved (2nd row, 02 posts): dynamic and aeroelastic analysis of aircraft structures using FEM in NASTRAN; essential — aircraft design, conceptual sizing, aerodynamic analysis, stability and control analysis, performance analysis, basic flight mechanics; desirable — CAD, CFD (XFLR5/OpenVSP/ANSYS), MATLAB and Simulink, Python, wind tunnel testing.

Note on the second row above: the notification lists the qualification (BE/B.Tech with 3 years’ experience, or ME/M.Tech with a valid NET/GATE score, or Ph.D.) and specialization for this row clearly, but does not print a separate post title or a monthly emoluments figure against it in the way it does for other rows. The site’s application form lists “Principal PAT” as a post category not otherwise used in the vacancy table, which may correspond to this row — but this is not stated outright in the notification, so it is not presented here as confirmed. Candidates interested in this row should confirm the exact post title and salary directly with CSIR-NAL before 25 August 2026. This is added context, not part of the official notification. Confirm with the hiring office.

Verified total: = 89 posts.

Eligibility (post-wise)

Age limit for every post is 35 years, calculated as on the candidate’s own Walk-in-Interview date. Age relaxation is 5 years for SC/ST/PwBD/Women and 3 years for OBC candidates, as per Government of India norms — the notification does not mention any age relaxation for EWS candidates. Documentary proof of category or age relaxation is compulsory; without it, a candidate will not be permitted to interview.

• 10 August — Project Associate-I/PAT-I: Bachelor’s degree in Engineering/Technology (Mechanical/Aerospace/Aeronautical/Civil) from a recognised university, OR an equivalent qualification recognised by CSIR-NAL as per the project’s functional requirement.
• 10 August — Project Associate-II (NET/GATE): Bachelor’s degree in Engineering/Technology + 2 years’ R&D experience, OR Masters/Integrated Masters in Engineering/Technology, in Aerospace/Aeronautical/Mechanical/Control Engineering.
• 12 August — Project Associate-I/PAT-I: Masters/Integrated Masters, OR Bachelor’s degree in Engineering/Technology, OR an equivalent qualification, in ECE/Electronics/Instrumentation/Control/EEE/AI/ML/Computer Science/M.Sc. Physics/M.Sc. Electronics.
• 12 August — Project Associate-II/PAT-II: Bachelor’s degree + 2 years’ R&D experience, OR Masters/Integrated Masters, in ECE/EEE/Instrumentation & Control/Robotics/Computer Science/Data Science/RF/Microwave, or Physics/Electronics with 2 years’ experience.
• 12 August — Project Associate-II (NET/GATE): Bachelor’s degree + 2 years’ R&D experience, OR Masters in Science/Engineering/Technology, in Computer Science Engineering.
• 14 August — Project Associate-I: Masters/Integrated Masters, OR Bachelor’s degree in Engineering/Technology, OR an equivalent qualification, in Chemistry/Materials Science/Chemical Engineering.
• 14 August — Project Associate-I (NET/GATE): Masters/Integrated Masters, OR Bachelor’s degree in Engineering/Technology, OR an equivalent qualification, in Metallurgical Engineering or M.Sc. (Physics/Materials Science).
• 14 August — Project Associate-II (NET/GATE): Bachelor’s degree + 2 years’ R&D experience, OR Masters in Science/Engineering/Technology, in Metallurgical Engineering/M.Tech (Metallurgical Engineering)/M.Sc. (Chemistry), or B.E./B.Tech with 2 years’ experience in Chemical Engineering.
• 17 August — Project Associate-II: Bachelor’s degree + 2 years’ R&D experience, OR Masters in Science, in M.Sc. (Chemistry)/Analytical/General/Physical Chemistry, or B.E./B.Tech with 2 years’ experience in Chemical Engineering.
• 21 August — Project Associate-II/PAT-II: Bachelor’s degree + 2 years’ R&D experience, OR Masters/Integrated Masters in Engineering/Technology, in Aerospace/Aeronautical/Mechanical/Machine Design/Thermal Engg/Structures.
• 24 August — Project Assistant-I/PA-I: SSC/10th pass + ITI in Fitter trade.
• 24 August — Project Assistant-II/PA-II: Diploma in Engineering/Technology (Mechanical/B.Sc. Chemistry).
• 25 August — Senior PAT: Bachelor’s degree in Electrical/ECE/Technology + 3 years’ R&D experience, OR Masters/Integrated Masters in Electrical/ECE/Technology + 2 years’ R&D experience, in Electronics.
• 25 August — second post (title not mentioned in the notification): BE/B.Tech with 3 years’ experience, OR ME/M.Tech with a valid NET/GATE score, OR Ph.D., in Aerospace/Aeronautical/Mechanical Engineering.

For every post, “equivalent qualification” claims must be backed by an order or letter from the authority that treated it as equivalent — without this, the notification states the application is liable to be rejected. Candidates whose final-year results are still awaited are not eligible to attend the interview; only candidates who have already completed the qualifying degree may attend.

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Selection process

Selection for every post is through document verification followed by a Walk-in-Interview — there is no separate written exam stage by default. The notification adds two practical points:

1. Registration and document verification — candidates report between 9:00 AM and 9:45 AM on their assigned date; no one is registered after 9:45 AM.
2. Walk-in-Interview — held the same day at the CSIR-NAL RAB Meeting Complex.
3. Possible screening — if a large number of candidates turn up for a given post/date, the Selection/Screening Committee has discretion to shortlist candidates through a written test or any other criteria before the interview.
4. Panel formation — a panel of selected candidates is prepared, along with a waitlist panel valid for one year from the date the result is notified, or until the project ends, whichever is earlier. Empanelment does not guarantee engagement.

The notification also states that canvassing in any form, including through political or other influence, will disqualify a candidate. Candidates already employed with CSIR-NAL or any other CSIR lab must bring a No Objection Certificate (NOC) from their Project Leader/HOD at the time of interview; the prescribed NOC format is printed at the end of the notification.

Application fee

Application fee details are not mentioned in the official notification. Check the official website for updates. The notification separately confirms that no TA/DA will be paid to any candidate for attending the Walk-in-Interview.

How to apply

There is no online application for this recruitment. To attend:

1. Download the notification and the application form from www.nal.res.in.
2. Fill the application form for the specific post and specialisation you are applying for. If you wish to apply for more than one position, the notification requires a separate application for each post.
3. Affix a latest passport-size photograph on the application form.
4. Gather your original certificates plus one set of self-attested photocopies (see checklist below).
5. Report to CSIR-NAL, RAB Meeting Complex, National Aerospace Laboratories, Adjacent to SBI NAL Branch, Kodihalli, Bengaluru – 560017, between 9:00 AM and 9:45 AM on the date assigned to your post and specialisation.
6. Complete registration and document verification before the 9:45 AM cut-off.
7. Attend the interview. The notification notes that if your interview is not completed on the scheduled day, you may be asked to return the next day, so come prepared for that possibility.

Documents to keep ready

• Aadhaar Card or any Government-issued photo ID
• Duly filled application form (from the official website)
• Latest passport-size photograph (carry a couple of spares beyond what is asked for, since the registration window is short and strictly timed — this is added context, not part of the official notification)
• Original educational qualification certificates with all mark sheets, plus one set of photocopies
• Original experience certificates, plus photocopies (where the post requires experience)
• Caste certificate, in the proper current format, if claiming SC/ST/OBC/EWS/PwBD category or age relaxation
• Valid NET/GATE scorecard, if applying for a NET/GATE-linked post or claiming that qualification
• A No Objection Certificate (NOC) from your Project Leader/HOD, if you are currently employed at CSIR-NAL or any other CSIR laboratory

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Important links

For queries about this notification, candidates can contact CSIR-NAL at 080-25086048 / 22514032 or by email at projectrecruit.nal@csir.res.in.

Should you apply?

This round suits fresh and early-career engineering, science, or ITI/diploma candidates who want direct, resume-building exposure to aerospace research — CAD, CFD, composites, avionics, flight mechanics or UAV systems — inside a premier CSIR laboratory, and who are comfortable with a fixed-term, project-linked role rather than a permanent government job. NET/GATE-qualified candidates and those with two years of documented R&D experience get the higher PAT-II/NET-GATE stipend slabs, a real financial step up over the base Project Associate/Assistant grades.

It suits fewer people who need long-term job security or steady salary growth: the engagement is purely temporary, co-terminus with the project, capped at a combined six years across all CSIR labs, and carries no promise of absorption or regularisation in CSIR. Because there is no online shortlisting before the interview, turnout at the venue on a given date can be high, and CSIR-NAL keeps the right to run a written screening if that happens. This is added context, not part of the official notification. Confirm with the hiring office. The honest trade-off: strong project exposure and a recognised aerospace-research name on the resume, against a modest, contract-only stipend in a metro city.

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