Office of the Controller General of Patents, Designs & Trade Marks Recruitment 2026

Master degree in Sciences, or BE/B. Tech, or MBA, from an institute of national importance or equivalent reputed Institution/University

₹90,000 per month

48 years

(a) Ph.D. in Sciences/Law; or (b) professional working knowledge of IPR management, or MTech, M.Sc. with working knowledge in IPR and policy matters. Knowledge of MS Office, PowerPoint presentations with graphs, infographic displays, trend analysis and data governance and quality assessment software tools is preferred; or (c) LLB/LLM, or Degree/Diploma in IPR (full time, at least 1 year), or training and development experience from a reputed institution

at least 3 years in handling IPR matters

Only Indian nationals may apply. The cut-off date for deciding eligibility is the closing date for receipt of applications. Age is counted as on 1st July of the year of advertisement.

Go to the website http://www.ipindia.gov.in . Only Indian nationals may apply. Submit the application online. Online applications open on 6 November 2026. Complete the online submission by 16 November 2026, the closing date. Applications received through any other mode will not be accepted and will be summarily rejected.

The engagement is purely on contract basis. It may be ended at any time by the Office without giving any reason, on 15 days notice or pay in lieu. Contractual staff may also leave on notice of the same period or pay in lieu. The engagement confers no right to regularization, absorption, permanency or continuation, and no claim to later employment with the Office or any other Government department. Selected candidates will be posted at the Indian IP Office, New Delhi, and may be required to visit the IP Offices at Mumbai, Chennai, Kolkata, Ahmedabad and Nagpur as per requirement. Contractual staff may be appointed on a full-time basis and may not take up any other assignment during the engagement. Contractual staff will not be regarded as a staff member or official of the Office. Tasks will be decided by the CGPDTM or the officer to whom the staff member is attached. The Office may ask for a Statement of Good Health from a recognized physician before work begins. Police verification follows the latest MHA instructions, and a negative report ends the contract with immediate effect without notice. Contractual staff are subject to the Indian Official Secrets Act, 1923, and must comply with the Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act, 2013. Staff bear their own insurance cost. Intellectual property created under the contract belongs to the Office. Young Professionals, for two years after the engagement ends, shall not seek or accept employment, consultancy or advisory roles with foreign missions, firms or think tanks where this conflicts with their work in the Department. A minimum of three days of induction training is organised after joining. An annual increment of 10% is granted subject to completion of the period with satisfactory performance. If a contract runs beyond one year, the remuneration may be reviewed annually on the recommendation of a Review Committee. The engagement is initially for one year and is extendable up to 03 years, one year at a time, subject to a satisfactory Annual Performance Review based on Key Performance Indicators. No extension will be granted after three years. Payment is released within one week after the month ends, based on biometric attendance or on certification by the concerned Head of Office for staff placed at another location. Tax is deducted at source and a TDS Certificate is issued. GST, as applicable, is admissible to the contractual staff. Working hours are normally 9:30 AM to 6:00 PM on working days. Staff may be asked to sit late or attend on Saturdays, Sundays and other holidays. Paid leave is 1.5 days for each completed month. Accumulation beyond a year may not be allowed. Absence up to one month for a valid reason may be considered without remuneration. Women contractual staff may be considered for maternity leave of up to 26 weeks, without pay. For domestic tours approved by the competent authority, air travel in Economy class or rail in AC Two Tier is allowed. Hotel up to Rs. 2250 per day, taxi up to Rs. 338 per day for travel within the city, and food up to Rs. 900 per day are allowed as per Government of India Level-10 eligibility. All four posts are filled through an interview. Eligible candidates whose online applications are scrutinised are called for it. If a large number of applications is received, candidates are shortlisted in a ratio of 5:1 against the sanctioned posts, on these bases: higher educational qualification than the minimum prescribed in the advertisement; higher experience in the relevant field than the minimum prescribed; the prescribed Desirable Qualification. A merit list is prepared from the marks obtained in the interview. Final selection is based on interview performance and verification of the documents submitted. If a selected candidate does not join within the given time or resigns after joining, the offer goes to the next candidate in the merit list. The final merit list is valid for 1 year. The interview will be held at the Office of Controller General of Patents, Designs and Trade Marks, Bouddhik Sampada Bhawan, Plot No. 32, Sector 14, Dwarka, New Delhi-110078. Any change of venue will be communicated. No T.A or D.A. will be paid for attending the interview. The date of interview will be communicated to the applicant in due course.

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Master degree in Sciences, or LLM with Graduation in Sciences, or BE/BTech, from an institute of national importance or equivalent reputed Institution/University

₹1,25,000 per month

65 years

Ph.D. in Sciences/IPR Management, or MTech/MS

at least 15 years in handling IPR matters

Only Indian nationals may apply. The cut-off date for deciding eligibility is the closing date for receipt of applications. Age is counted as on 1st July of the year of advertisement.

Go to the website http://www.ipindia.gov.in . Only Indian nationals may apply. Submit the application online. Online applications open on 6 November 2026. Complete the online submission by 16 November 2026, the closing date. Applications received through any other mode will not be accepted and will be summarily rejected.

The engagement is purely on contract basis. It may be ended at any time by the Office without giving any reason, on 15 days notice or pay in lieu. Contractual staff may also leave on notice of the same period or pay in lieu. The engagement confers no right to regularization, absorption, permanency or continuation, and no claim to later employment with the Office or any other Government department. Selected candidates will be posted at the Indian IP Office, New Delhi, and may be required to visit the IP Offices at Mumbai, Chennai, Kolkata, Ahmedabad and Nagpur as per requirement. Contractual staff may be appointed on a full-time basis and may not take up any other assignment during the engagement. Contractual staff will not be regarded as a staff member or official of the Office. Tasks will be decided by the CGPDTM or the officer to whom the staff member is attached. The Office may ask for a Statement of Good Health from a recognized physician before work begins. Police verification follows the latest MHA instructions, and a negative report ends the contract with immediate effect without notice. Contractual staff are subject to the Indian Official Secrets Act, 1923, and must comply with the Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act, 2013. Staff bear their own insurance cost. Intellectual property created under the contract belongs to the Office. Young Professionals, for two years after the engagement ends, shall not seek or accept employment, consultancy or advisory roles with foreign missions, firms or think tanks where this conflicts with their work in the Department. A minimum of three days of induction training is organised after joining. An annual increment of 10% is granted subject to completion of the period with satisfactory performance. If a contract runs beyond one year, the remuneration may be reviewed annually on the recommendation of a Review Committee. The engagement is initially for one year and is extendable up to 03 years, one year at a time, subject to a satisfactory Annual Performance Review based on Key Performance Indicators. No extension will be granted after three years. Payment is released within one week after the month ends, based on biometric attendance or on certification by the concerned Head of Office for staff placed at another location. Tax is deducted at source and a TDS Certificate is issued. GST, as applicable, is admissible to the contractual staff. Working hours are normally 9:30 AM to 6:00 PM on working days. Staff may be asked to sit late or attend on Saturdays, Sundays and other holidays. Paid leave is 1.5 days for each completed month. Accumulation beyond a year may not be allowed. Absence up to one month for a valid reason may be considered without remuneration. Women contractual staff may be considered for maternity leave of up to 26 weeks, without pay. For domestic tours approved by the competent authority, air travel in Economy class or rail in AC Two Tier is allowed. Hotel up to Rs. 2250 per day, taxi up to Rs. 338 per day for travel within the city, and food up to Rs. 900 per day are allowed as per Government of India Level-10 eligibility. All four posts are filled through an interview. Eligible candidates whose online applications are scrutinised are called for it. If a large number of applications is received, candidates are shortlisted in a ratio of 5:1 against the sanctioned posts, on these bases: higher educational qualification than the minimum prescribed in the advertisement; higher experience in the relevant field than the minimum prescribed; the prescribed Desirable Qualification. A merit list is prepared from the marks obtained in the interview. Final selection is based on interview performance and verification of the documents submitted. If a selected candidate does not join within the given time or resigns after joining, the offer goes to the next candidate in the merit list. The final merit list is valid for 1 year. The interview will be held at the Office of Controller General of Patents, Designs and Trade Marks, Bouddhik Sampada Bhawan, Plot No. 32, Sector 14, Dwarka, New Delhi-110078. Any change of venue will be communicated. No T.A or D.A. will be paid for attending the interview. The date of interview will be communicated to the applicant in due course.

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