Various Leadership Positions are Open at RDIF

Event Date: 15 Jan 2026

Published On: 14 Dec 2025

RDIF invites applications from eligible and experienced professionals, from both private and public sectors, for appointment to various positions in RDIF. Positions are available at all levels, including the Executive Director (ED), who will head this national fund and lead investment, partnerships, governance, and institution-building at an unprecedented scale.

Research Development and Innovation Fund (RDIF) -an independent business unit under ANUSANDHAN NATIONAL RESEARCH FOUNDATION (Department of Science and Technology, Govt. of India

About the Recruitment

Applications invited for creating Management Team

Number of Positions: 1 Each

Closing Date: 15 January 2026 11:30 PM (IST)

Salary Range: 10 Lakhs to 1.5 Crore

Executive Director
Director - Investment
Director - Finance
Principal - Investment
Senior Financial Manager
Senior Legal Manager
Director - Partnerships & Market-Making
Principal - Partnerships & Market-Making

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The Government of India has approved to set up a ₹1 Trillion Research, Development and Innovation (RDI) scheme aimed at spurring private sector-driven R&D ecosystem. Department of Science & Technology (DST), Ministry of Science & Technology is the nodal agency for implementation of the scheme. RDI scheme will operate through a two-tiered funding structure. At the first level, a Special Purpose Fund (SPF) referred to as RDI Fund has been established within the Anusandhan National Research Foundation (ANRF), which will serve as the custodian of the ₹1 Trillion corpus. The Fund will channel capital to second-level fund managers who can be Alternative Investment Funds (AIF), Development Finance Institutions (DFI), Non-banking Finance Companies (NBFCs), among others which will provide financing to private sector in the form of long term low interest loans or equity.

RDIF will be an independent business unit within ANRF. The governance structure of RDIF includes the Executive Council (EC) of ANRF, an EAC serving as an expert committee of the EC, and a Management Team led by the ED RDIF in an operational role which will be distinct from the core functions of ANRF. The ED RDIF will be responsible for the overall management of the RDIF. The EC shall be the appointing authority of ED, RDIF and other members of the Management Team. ED, RDIF shall report to the EC of ANRF.