Tamil Nadu Dr. J. Jayalalithaa Fisheries University (TNJFU) has opened applications for one Lab Technician at its Erode Bhavanisagar Centre for Sustainable Aquaculture (EBCeSA), Bhavanisagar, Erode. The pay is ₹25,000 a month, consolidated, and applications must reach the university by email on or before 18 November 2026. The post sits under a Tamil Nadu State Government-funded scheme to develop breeding and seed production technology for pacu fish — a project worth ₹200 lakh running from 2025 to 2028.
This is a small, focused call — a single vacancy, no written test, selection by online interview — but it is exactly the kind of hands-on hatchery-and-laboratory role that builds a fisheries career. If you hold an M.Sc. in aquaculture or an allied life science and have laboratory analytical experience, preferably in aquaculture, this post is squarely in your lane. This post explains the vacancy, who can apply, what the job actually involves, how to apply step by step, and the honest limits of what the notification says — and does not say.
The vacancy at a glance
| University | Tamil Nadu Dr. J. Jayalalithaa Fisheries University (TNJFU), Nagapattinam, Tamil Nadu |
| Post | Lab Technician — 1 vacancy |
| Place of posting | EBCeSA, Bhavanisagar, Erode (Bhavanisagar, Sathyamangalam Tk, Erode dt – 638 451) |
| Scheme | State Government-funded scheme: Development of Breeding and Seed Production Technology of Pacu Fish (Krishnagiri District) |
| Pay | ₹25,000 per month (consolidated) |
| Notification date | 3 November 2026 (Tuesday), signed by the Director i/c, Directorate of Sustainable Aquaculture |
| Last date to apply | 18 November 2026 (Wednesday) — by email; applications after the due date will not be considered |
| Apply mode | Email only — detailed CV + supporting documents (PDF) to kbcesa@tnfu.ac.in |
| Application fee | None mentioned in the notification |
| Selection | Interview on an online platform, on receipt of a call letter from the Directorate |
| Nature of engagement | Purely temporary, co-terminus with the scheme; continuance or switching to any other vacant post is NOT possible |
Who can apply: eligibility in full
| Essential qualification | Master’s Degree in Aquaculture, or M.Sc. in Fisheries Science / Life Sciences / Biotechnology / Zoology / Microbiology, or any other relevant allied discipline |
| Experience | Laboratory analytical experience, preferably in aquaculture |
| Research condition | Completed research and thesis submitted |
| Desirable | Laboratory analytical experience in aquaculture |
| Age limit | No specific age limit is stated in the notification summary — check the official notification on tnjfu.ac.in before applying |
| Other conditions | The job involves staying in the hatchery and farm during fish breeding cycles; the place of posting is provisional and liable to change subject to the needs of the scheme work |
Read the qualification line carefully: the door is wider than it first looks. The notification accepts an M.Sc. in Fisheries Science, Life Sciences, Biotechnology, Zoology or Microbiology — or any other relevant allied discipline — so long as you bring laboratory analytical experience, preferably in aquaculture, and have completed your research with the thesis submitted. That last condition matters: this is a research-support role, not a general lab-assistant post, and the university wants someone who has already run experiments and handled samples. If your M.Sc. is in a life science but your lab work was in aquaculture — water-quality analysis, feed analysis, fish health screening — say so explicitly in your CV, because that is the experience the notification calls desirable.
What the job actually involves
A Lab Technician on a fish-breeding scheme is not a desk job. The notification is explicit on two points that candidates should weigh before applying. First, the job involves staying in the hatchery and farm during fish breeding cycles — breeding work does not follow office hours, and the technician is expected to be on site when broodstock are induced, eggs are collected and larvae are reared. Second, the place of posting is provisional and liable to change subject to the needs of the scheme work. The posting is at EBCeSA, Bhavanisagar, but the scheme itself is anchored in Krishnagiri district, so candidates should be ready for the posting to shift within the scheme’s centres if the work demands it.
Day to day, the role is the laboratory backbone of a breeding programme: water-quality and feed analysis, sample preparation and record-keeping, maintaining hatchery hygiene and equipment, and supporting the scientists running induced-breeding trials. The appointee is governed by the university’s regulations and rules for contractual engagement of manpower, and the engagement is purely temporary and co-terminus with the scheme — when the scheme ends, the post ends, and there is no continuance or switching over to any other vacant post. Treat this for what it is: a fixed-term research-support position that puts real hatchery and laboratory experience on your CV, not a permanent government job.
Why this post exists: the ₹200 lakh pacu scheme
The post is funded under the Tamil Nadu State Government scheme “Development of Breeding and Seed Production Technology of Pacu Fish to Enhance Farmers Income and Fish Production (Krishnagiri District)” — a ₹200 lakh (₹2 crore) project running from 2025 to 2028, listed on the university’s Krishnagiri Centre for Sustainable Aquaculture page. Pacu is a fast-growing South American freshwater food fish that has found a place in Indian inland aquaculture, and the scheme’s whole point is to crack its breeding and seed production locally so that farmers in the region get reliable, quality seed instead of depending on uncertain supply.
That is why a laboratory technician is the hire, not a field assistant: seed production technology lives or dies on water quality, broodstock nutrition, larval rearing protocols and disease screening — all laboratory work. The technician’s analyses feed directly into whether the centre can produce pacu seed at scale and hand farmers a technology they can actually use. If the scheme succeeds, the benefit is not one job but a new cultured species option for inland farmers in Tamil Nadu.
About the posting: EBCeSA, Bhavanisagar
The Erode Bhavanisagar Centre for Sustainable Aquaculture (EBCeSA) is one of TNJFU’s Centres for Sustainable Aquaculture under its Directorate of Sustainable Aquaculture, located at Bhavanisagar, Sathyamangalam taluk, Erode district (638 451). Its mandate is to establish a broodstock population and hatchery for Jayanti rohu, produce and disseminate Jayanti rohu seed to farmers, and promote ornamental fish units in the region. The centre was established under a NADP scheme with one eco-hatchery, and since its inauguration it has supplied about 30 lakh carp seeds — including 8 lakh Jayanti rohu seeds — to regional small fish farmers. It also runs extension and training in carp culture, ornamental fish farming, RAS and aquaponics, with model aquaponics units established on campus.
In other words, the posting is at a working seed-production centre with a track record, not a paper office. A technician joining here works inside a hatchery that already supplies seed to farmers across the region — and now adds pacu to that pipeline.
How to apply: step by step
- Prepare a detailed CV with all necessary supporting documents in PDF format — degree certificates, mark sheets, proof of laboratory analytical experience, and evidence that your research is complete and your thesis submitted.
- Email the CV and documents to kbcesa@tnfu.ac.in. There is no online form and no postal application — email is the only route.
- Mark a copy of the email to the Directorate address given in the official notification. The notification asks for a copy to be marked; check the official PDF on tnjfu.ac.in for that address before you send.
- Send on or before 18 November 2026. Applications received after the due date will not be considered, so do not leave it to the last hours — the notification states no closing time for the 18th.
- Wait for the call letter. Selection is by interview on an online platform, and the call letter comes from the Directorate. No interview date has been published, so the university will communicate the date to shortlisted candidates.
There is no application fee mentioned anywhere in the notification, so do not pay anyone who asks for money to process this application. Verify every detail in the official notification on tnjfu.ac.in (Careers section) before you apply — it is the final authority, and the email addresses and instructions in it govern.
Three things to know before you apply
It is one post, so it will be competitive — but it is also narrowly defined. A single vacancy with an M.Sc.-plus-lab-experience bar means the shortlist will be small. If your background matches the qualification list exactly and you can document aquaculture laboratory work, you are in the target pool; if your degree is in an unrelated field with no lab experience, this is not the call for you.
No interview date has been announced. The notification says only that the interview will be held on an online platform on receipt of a call letter from the Directorate. Do not assume a date, and do not travel anywhere — the interview is online, and the call letter is the trigger.
The post ends with the scheme. The engagement is purely temporary and co-terminus with the scheme, with no continuance and no switching to another vacant post. Go in with your eyes open: the value is the experience, the hatchery exposure and the TNJFU name on your CV — not permanence.
Frequently asked questions
What is the last date to apply for the TNJFU Lab Technician post?
18 November 2026 (Wednesday). Applications go by email to kbcesa@tnfu.ac.in, and applications after the due date will not be considered.
How many vacancies are there?
One — a single Lab Technician post at EBCeSA, Bhavanisagar, Erode.
What is the salary?
₹25,000 per month, consolidated. No other allowances are mentioned in the notification.
What qualification is needed?
A Master’s Degree in Aquaculture, or M.Sc. in Fisheries Science, Life Sciences, Biotechnology, Zoology or Microbiology, or another relevant allied discipline — with laboratory analytical experience, preferably in aquaculture, and completed research with thesis submitted.
How will candidates be selected?
By interview on an online platform, on receipt of a call letter from the Directorate. No interview date has been published yet.
Is there an application fee?
No fee is mentioned in the notification.
Where is the posting?
EBCeSA, Bhavanisagar, Erode — with the place of posting provisional and liable to change subject to the scheme’s needs. The post is under the State Government-funded pacu breeding and seed production scheme (Krishnagiri District), a ₹200 lakh project running 2025–2028.
Is this a permanent government job?
No. The vacancy is purely temporary and co-terminus with the scheme, with no continuance or switching to any other post.
Related reading: more TNJFU and fisheries jobs
- TNJFU Teaching Job: Up to ₹50,000/Month, Apply by Nov 16 — one Assistant Professor (Contractual) in Aquaculture at FCRI Thoothukudi, pay ₹40,000–₹50,000 by qualification, offline application by 16 November 2026.
- ₹42,000/Month: CIBA Hiring for Pearlspot Speed-Breeding — ICAR-CIBA Chennai is hiring one Young Professional-II at ₹42,000 a month for a pearlspot germ-cell speed-breeding project; apply online by 22 November 2026.
- ₹30,000/Month at CIFT Kochi — Walk In on Nov 13 — ICAR-CIFT Kochi is hiring one Young Professional-I in its Extension Information & Statistics Division; walk in on 13 November 2026, register 9:00–10:00 AM, interview 10:30 AM.
- TNJFU Tamil Nadu Fisheries University Research Fellowships 2026 — TNJFU’s Research Associate, Senior Research Fellow and Project Associate openings across aquaculture and marine fisheries projects.
Official links and sources
- TNJFU official website — tnjfu.ac.in (check the Careers section for the official Lab Technician notification PDF; the notification is the final authority)
- FreeJobAlert — TNJFU Lab Technician Recruitment 2026 (published 4 November 2026; based on the official TNJFU notification dated 3 November 2026 — 1 post, ₹25,000/month, kbcesa@tnfu.ac.in, last date 18 November 2026; verified 9 November 2026)
- TNJFU — Krishnagiri Centre for Sustainable Aquaculture (official page: pacu breeding and seed production scheme, ₹200.00 lakhs, TN State Govt, 2025–2028; verified 9 November 2026)
- TNJFU — Erode Bhavanisagar Centre for Sustainable Aquaculture (EBCeSA) (official page: Jayanti rohu mandate, ~30 lakh carp seeds supplied incl 8 lakh Jayanti rohu, Bhavanisagar, Erode 638 451; verified 9 November 2026)
Fact-check note: All dates, figures and application steps above were verified on 9 November 2026 against the FreeJobAlert summary (published 4 November 2026) of the official TNJFU notification dated 3 November 2026, cross-checked against a second independent listing that agrees on every material fact, and against the official TNJFU centre pages for the scheme and the posting. The official notification PDF itself could not be fetched directly — the TNJFU site returned a bot-verification page — so the copy-to (cc) email address and any age limit are not stated here; readers must confirm them in the official notification on tnjfu.ac.in before applying. 3 November 2026 was a Tuesday and 18 November 2026 is a Wednesday. Images in this post are illustrations.