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Ministry of Ayush & Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways.
Ministry of Ayush and Ministry of Women & Child Development.
Ministry of Ayush
Ministry of Ayush
Central Council for Research in Siddha (CCRS) is the apex body pertaining to research in Siddha system of Medicine. CCRS is working towards the scientific validation of Siddha System of Medicine through clinical research, drug research, medicinal plants research, fundamental research, literary research and documentation.
CCRS is carrying out its research activities and health care services mainly through 8 peripheral Institutes/Units – 3 located in Tamil Nadu, one each in Puducherry, Kerala, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh and New Delhi. CCRS is currently carrying out 33 Intra-mural Research (IMR) Projects funded by Ministry of AYUSH.
CCRS has more than 1000 palm leaf manuscripts and involved in decoding the formulations and other contents and publishing as books. CCRS is also publishing rare Siddha literatures, palm leaf manuscripts and till now 50 books have been published. The research outcomes are converted into intellectual property rights through patents and publications in peer reviewed journals.
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I) Senior Research Fellow (Pharmacology) – One post for the EMR Project – Ameliorative Potential of D5 Chooranam in Streptozotocin Induced Diabetic Retinopathy.Click here for DetailsClick here for Application form
II) Research Associate (Siddha) I – One post for the IMR Project – A Comparative Clinical Trial to Evaluate the Safety and Efficacy of a Siddha polyherbal formulation Nilappanai Chooranam in the management of Oligospermia (Vindhanu Kuraipaadu) (NCVK).Click here for DetailsClick here for Application form
III) Programme Assistant – One post for the Pharmacovigilance of ASU&H drugs under the Centrally Sponsored Scheme (AOGUSY) of Ministry of AYUSH, GoI.Click here for DetailsClick here for Application form
N.B: Applicants are advised to carefully look for their relevant post; respective qualification/eligibility criteria and accordingly download the application format and detailed notification before applying. Also, applicants willing to apply for both the positions @ sl.nos. II & III, it is mandatory to submit separate applications by appropriately superscribing the name of post in the envelope.
Based on the performance of the candidate in Virtual/Personal interview held on 08.06.2022, the following candidate is selected for SRF(Publication) at CCRS, Chennai
1. Mrs. Aishwarya M.Unnikrishnan
Based on the performance of the candidate in Virtual/Personal interview held on 09.06.2022, the following candidate is selected for IMR project for the post of Therapist(Male)
1. Shri. S. Muthukumar
Based on the performance of the candidate in Personal interview held on 08.06.2022, the following candidate is selected for IMR project for the post of Sociologist
1. M. Kowsalya
Based on the performance of the candidates in Walk-in interview held on 18.05.2022, the following candidate is selected in the IMR project for the post of JRF(Pharmacology)
1. Ms. J. Kowsalya
Based on the performance of the candidates in the Selection process and Interview held on 09.06.2022, Shri M. Sriraman has been provisionally selected by the Selection Committee for the engagement of the position of Consultant (Admin) at SCRI, Chennai
Vacancy for the post of Technical Assistant to Director and Project Manager on contractual basis Click here for Details
Date of extension of the closing date for the Advertisement for the various contractual posts (sr no 3-11) under National Medicinal Plant Board sponsored projectClick here for Advertisement
Vacancy for the post of Domain Expert (Ayurveda Aahar) on contractual in Rashtriya Ayurveda Vidyapeeth, DelhiClick here for Advertisement
Vacancy for the post of Media Consultant on contractual basis in Rashtriya Ayurveda Vidyapeeth, Delhi.Click here for Advertisement
For the development of Siddha system of Medicine, Govt. of India, by bifurcating the erstwhile CCRAS, formed CCRS (Central Council for Research in Siddha) with its headquarters in Chennai and eight Research Institutes/Units in six states namely, Tamil Nadu (Chennai, Mettur & Palayamkottai), Puducherry, New Delhi, Kerala (Thiruvananthapuram), Karnataka(Banglore) and Andra Pradesh (Tirupati). Siddha is a science of holistic health emphasizing both drug and diet for human health care.
The Council has the vision of preservation and transmission of Knowledge and enhancement of the quality of research for developing drugs with quality, safety and efficacy through well-established preclinical and clinical research facilities — to prevent / manage /cure the diseases of varied aetiology.
To undertake scientific research works in Siddha in a time-bound and cost-effective manner, to coordinate, aid, promote and collaborate research with different units of sister Councils and Research Organizations.
To publish research articles/research journals, to exhibit achievements and to propagate research outcomes for all the stakeholders. To provide consultancy services for research projects and drug development (adopting both classical and modern techniques/equipments for Diagnosis, evolving evidence based Siddha drug treatment/therapy and promoting Siddha drug manufacture in collaboration with the other technical organizations).