Historical recruitment notice · Updated 6 October 2026. The advertised closing date of 25 March 2026 has passed. This page is retained to identify the March notice and correct the earlier report; it is not an invitation to submit a new application.
Which recruitment did this article cover?
The source is IIM Bangalore’s Research Associate notice, reference IIMB/RA/RECT/2026/20, dated 10 March 2026. It concerns work with Professor Aditya Shrinivas in Economics on water, nutrition, health and environmental research.
| Detail | What the notice specifies |
|---|---|
| Positions | Multiple; no exact count |
| Engagement | Under a project code |
| Closing date | 25 March 2026 |
| Pay | Institute norms; no rupee amount |
| Qualifications | Economics, Public Policy or related master’s degree; exceptional Economics or related BS candidates also considered |
| Skills | Econometrics and relevant economics/statistics coursework; Stata, R or Python; experience with large datasets |
The notice requests school marksheets, semester-wise diploma/degree and postgraduate marksheets, and final certificates as applicable. It says incomplete applications will not be considered and only shortlisted candidates will be contacted. Read the PDF for the complete wording.
Corrections to the earlier article
- Vacancy count: the earlier “1 post” statement was unsupported.
- Salary: the previously stated ₹35,000–₹50,000 range, HRA and 7th Pay Commission assumptions were not given in this notice and have been removed.
- Deadline: “today,” “apply now” and a midnight cut-off have been removed. The notice provides a date, not a verified midnight deadline.
- Eligibility: the earlier master’s-only summary omitted the exceptional BS route.
If you applied to this March vacancy
Keep the acknowledgement you received and identify the advertisement number in any enquiry. An unanswered application is not, by itself, confirmation of selection or rejection. This article has no access to applicant records or a verified selection list.
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If you are looking for a current research role
Start at IIM Bangalore’s research positions page and open the notice for the particular role. A later advert may use the same “Research Associate” title while having a different project, supervisor, qualification route or deadline.
- Write down the advertisement reference and publication date before using a summary from another website.
- Check what evidence of your work the specific notice asks for. Prepare an honest account of your contribution to a dataset, research paper or coding project, using examples you are permitted to share.
- If pay, duration or benefits are unspecified, ask for written clarification before making relocation or employment decisions. Do not borrow figures from a different IIMB vacancy.
- Save the notice and submission acknowledgement together so you can identify the exact role later.
For a broader document and notification check, see our guide to checking an official job notice before applying. It provides a checklist; the institution’s own notice controls this recruitment.
Source-access note: the official PDF’s indexed text was available during this review, but direct automated retrieval returned an access error. If the PDF does not open for you, try the institution’s research positions page. No application extension or new opening is asserted here.
