Council of Scientific and Industrial Research Chennai Project Associate Salaries by 3 Employees (Updated 2025)

1 - 5 years exp.

₹3.8 Lakhs - ₹4.3 Lakhs

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65% less than the average Project Associate Salary in Government Companies for 1 - 5 years of experience

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Engineering - Hardware & Networks Project Associate Salary 5 years exp. (AmbitionBox Estimate)	₹3.8 L/yr - ₹4 L/yr
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Research & Development Project Associate Salary 2 years exp. (AmbitionBox Estimate)	₹3.7 L/yr - ₹4.3 L/yr

Last Updated: 14 Mar 2025

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Council of Scientific and Industrial Research Project Associate Salary

1 - 5 years exp. (3 salaries)

₹3.8 L/yr - ₹4.3 L/yr

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Cognizant Project Associate Salary 2 - 9 years exp. (2.6k salaries)	₹5.7 L/yr - ₹18 L/yr 207% more
IIT Madras Project Associate Salary 0 - 6 years exp. (163 salaries)	₹1.6 L/yr - ₹6.5 L/yr 2% more
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Indian Institute of Technology Madras Project Associate Salary 0 - 9 years exp. (138 salaries)	₹1.8 L/yr - ₹7 L/yr 8% more
Centre for Development of Advanced Computing Project Associate Salary 0 - 4 years exp. (35 salaries)	₹3 L/yr - ₹5 L/yr 22% more
TCS Project Associate Salary 1 - 9 years exp. (33 salaries)	₹2 L/yr - ₹7.2 L/yr 4% less

Project Associate salary at Council of Scientific and Industrial Research ranges between ₹3.8 Lakhs to ₹4.3 Lakhs per year for employees with experience between 1 year to 5 years. Salary estimates are based on 3 latest salaries received from various employees of Council of Scientific and Industrial Research.

Experience wise Council of Scientific and Industrial Research Project Associate salaries in Chennai

Last Updated: 14 Mar 2025

Experience	Avg Annual Salary
1 year (AmbitionBox Estimate)	₹3.4 L/yr - ₹4.4 L/yr
2 years (AmbitionBox Estimate)	₹3.5 L/yr - ₹4.4 L/yr
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3 years (AmbitionBox Estimate)	₹3.5 L/yr - ₹4.5 L/yr
4 years (AmbitionBox Estimate)	₹3.6 L/yr - ₹4.6 L/yr
5 years (AmbitionBox Estimate)	₹3.6 L/yr - ₹4.6 L/yr

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5.0

Rated by 1 employees for salary & benefits

Data Entry Operator in New Delhi

Full Time

Administration & Facilities Department

2.0

• posted on 01 Feb 2025

2.0

for Salary and Benefits

Likes

Sat & sun off.

Dislikes

It's depends on your position in CSIR HRDG COMPLEX. If you are a permanent employee some thing bad for you but you are temporary employee everything bad for you. One thing in CSIR is very good. Sat & sun off.

Salary - Poor

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Project Assistant in New Delhi

Engineering - Software & QA Department

2.0

• posted on 09 Apr 2019

1.0

for Salary and Benefits

Likes

CSIR(Council of Scientific & Industrial Research) is very good organization for the permanent employees not for the contract employees. In this organization custom rule for the contractual employee which is never fever in contractual employee. Contractual employee job has maximum the 5 years in any of the CSIR lab.

Dislikes

Compensation is very low and growth is also not possible here. people come here due to name of organization. Here work pressure is very high. There are not job training. All these words for the contractual employees.

Salary - Bad

+6 more

Multi Tasking Staff Cum DEO in New Delhi

Other Department

3.0

• posted on 14 Sep 2017

3.0

for Salary and Benefits

Likes

This place is very good for job and my section was very good and there environment and all people are very good for work

Dislikes

That time my salary was not good so that's why I drop that job and CSIR environment was very good for job.

Job security - Poor

+1 more

PHD Student in New Delhi

Full Time

Research & Development Department

5.0

• posted on 13 Sep 2023

2.0

for Salary and Benefits

Likes

It is a good platform for research scholars who wish to amalgamate with industry.

Skill development - Good

Dislikes

Research is not funded well enough, students suffer from lack of income and bad work timing and lack of work life balance.

Salary - Poor

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Project Associate in Mysuru / Mysore

Full Time

Packaging Department

1.0

• posted on 27 Jun 2022

1.0

for Salary and Benefits

Likes

No work ethics, not safer for women, gender biasing.

Dislikes

The work pressure is high. Work culture is not good. The paper work takes longer like government offices. I had to face some personal issues regarding safety which i cannot even report due to power the person is having.

Salary - Bad

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The salary growth for a Project Associate at Council of Scientific and Industrial Research in Chennai depends on factors such as experience, performance, and promotions. On average, a Project Associate in Chennai can expect the following growth trajectory at Council of Scientific and Industrial Research:

Experience	Average Salary Range
1 year	₹3.4 Lakhs to ₹4.4 Lakhs per year
2 years	₹3.5 Lakhs to ₹4.4 Lakhs per year
3 years	₹3.5 Lakhs to ₹4.5 Lakhs per year
4 years	₹3.6 Lakhs to ₹4.6 Lakhs per year

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Council of Scientific and Industrial Research Project Associate salary in Chennai ranges between ₹3.8 Lakhs to ₹4.3 Lakhs with an average annual salary of ₹. Salary estimates are based on 3 Council of Scientific and Industrial Research latest salaries received from various employees of Council of Scientific and Industrial Research.

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