Job requirements for Drugs Inspectors (7 Posts) in UPSC - freshers may apply

The Union Public Service Commission is India's central recruiting agency. It is responsible for appointments to and examinations for All India services and group A & group B of Central services. While Department of Personnel and Training is the central personnel agency in India.The agency's charter is granted by Part XIV of the Constitution of India, titled as Services Under the Union and the States. The commission is mandated by the Constitution for appointments to the services of the Union and All India Services. It is also required to be consulted by the Government in matters relating to the appointment, transfer, promotion and disciplinary matters.

Post : Drugs Inspector

Organisation : Health and Family Welfare Department

Department/Office : Drugs Control Department

No.of post: 07 (SC-01, ST-01, UR-05) The posts are permanent

Pay Scale: 47,600-1,51,100/- in the pay matrix level 08 pre revised PB-2 i.e. Rs.9, 300-34,800 with Grade Pay Rs.4800/- Total Emoluments Rs 58549/- approx

Age
Not exceeding 30 years on the normal closing date. Not exceeding 35 years for SC/ST candidates on the normal closing date, in respect of posts reserved for them. (Relaxable for Govt. servant upto 5 years in accordance with instructions issued by the Central Govt.)For age concession applicable to some other categories of applicants, please see relevant paras of the ‘Instructions and Additional Information to Candidates for Recruitment by Selection.

Essential Qualificaiton
EDUCATIONAL: Degree in Pharmacy or Pharmaceutical Science or in Medicine with specialization in Clinical Pharmacology or Microbiology from a University established in India by law. Provided that only those inspectors-
(i) Who have not less than 18 months’ experience in the manufacture of at least one of the substances specified in Schedule “C”.
OR (ii) Who have not less than 18 months’ experience in the testing of at least one of the substances specified in Schedule “C” in a Laboratory approved for this purpose by the licensing authority.
OR (iii) Who have gained experience of not less than 3 years’ in the inspection of firms manufacturing any of the substances specified in schedule ‘C’ during the tenure of their services as Drugs Inspector shall be authorized to inspect the manufacture of the substances mentioned in Schedule ‘C’.

EXPERIENCE: Not Mandatory.

NOTE-1
Provided that the requirement as to the academic qualification shall not apply to those who were appointed as inspectors on or before the 18th day of October, 1993.

NOTE-II
The crucial date for determining the age limit shall be the closing date for receipt of applications.

NOTE-III
The Qualifications are relaxable at the discretion of the Union Public Service Commission, for reasons to be recorded in writing, in case of candidates otherwise well qualified.

NOTE-IV
The Qualification regarding experience is relaxable at the discretion of the Union Public Service Commission, for reason to be recorded in writing, in case of candidates belonging to the Scheduled Castes or Scheduled Tribes if, at any stage of selection. The Union Public Service Commission is of the opinion that sufficient number of candidates from these communities possessing the requisite experience are not likely to be available to fill up the posts reserved for them.

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Duty(ies)
The duties and functions of Drugs Inspector, specified in the Rule 51 and Rule 52 of Drugs and Cosmetics Rules, 1945, includes inspections of all licensed Drugs and Cosmetics manufacturer, licensed Sales Units, Blood Banks etc. drawing of samples of Drugs and Cosmetics from the manufacture/dealers for analysis, to ascertains quality aspects, investigation of cases of spurious, misbranded and adulterated drugs/cosmetics, related complaints and launching of prosecution of violation for any breaches of drugs and cosmetics Acts, 1940, Drugs and Magic Remedies Act and Drug (Price Control) Order.

Probation : Two year

Head Quarter : Govt. of NCT of Delhi.

Other Details : General Central Services Group ‘B’ Gazetted Non- Ministerial. The posts are permanent.

INSTRUCTIONS AND ADDITIONAL INFORMATION TO CANDIDATES FOR RECRUITMENT BY SELECTION

CITIZENSHIP:
Candidate must be either:
(a) a citizen of India, or
(b) a subject of Nepal, or
(c) a subject of Bhutan, or
(d) a Tibetan refugee who came over to India before 1st January, 1962 with the intention of permanently settling in India, or
(e) a person of Indian origin who has migrated from Pakistan, Burma, Sri Lanka or East African countries of Kenya, Uganda, the United Republic of Tanzania(formerly Tanganyika and Zanzibar), Zambia, Malawi, Zaire, Ethiopia and Vietnam with the intention of permanently settling in India. Provided that a candidate belonging to categories (b), (c), (d) and (e) above shall be a person in whose favour a certificate of eligibility has been issued by the Government of India.

AGE LIMITS:
The age limit for the post has been given in the advertisement. For certain age concessions admissible to various categories please go through the instruction regarding Concessions & Relaxations.

MINIMUM ESSENTIAL QUALIFICATIONS:
All applicants must fulfill the essential requirements of the post and other conditions stipulated in the advertisement. They are advised to satisfy themselves before applying that they possess at least the essential qualifications laid down for various posts. No enquiry asking for advice as to eligibility will be entertained.

APPLICATION FEE:
(a) Candidates are required to pay a fee of Rs. 25/- (Rupees Twenty five) only either by remitting the money in any branch of the SBI by cash or by using net banking facility of the SBI or by using visa/master credit/debit card.
(b) No fee for SC/ST/PH/Women candidates of any community. No "fee exemption" is available to OBC male candidates and they are required to pay the full prescribed fee. (c) Applications without the prescribed fee would not be considered and summarily rejected. No representation against such rejection would be entertained.
(d) Fee once paid shall not be refunded under any circumstance nor can the fee be held in reserve for any other examination or selection.

HOW TO APPLY:
i) Candidates must apply online through the website upsconline.nic.in. Applications received through any other mode would not be accepted and summarily rejected.
ii) Candidates must upload the following documents/certificates relating to educational qualification, Date of Birth, Experience (preferably in prescribed format), Desirable Qualification(s) or any other information, as claimed in the online application, in a single pdf file in such a way that the file size does not exceed 2 MB and is legible when a printout taken. For that purpose, the applicant may scan the following documents/certificates in 200 dpi grey scale. Documents like Pay Slip, Resume, Appointment Letter, Relieving Letter, Un-signed Experience Certificate etc. must not be uploaded in the Document Upload Module:-
a) Matriculation/10th Standard or equivalent certificate indicating date of birth, or mark sheet of Matriculation/10th Standard or equivalent issued by Central/State Board indicating Date of Birth in support of claim of age. Where date of birth is not available in certificate/mark sheets, issued by concerned Educational Boards, School leaving certificate indicating Date of Birth (in case of Tamil Nadu& Kerala).
b) Degree/Diploma certificate as proof of educational qualification claimed. In the absence of Degree/Diploma certificate, provisional certificate along with mark sheets pertaining to all the academic years.
c) Order/ letter in respect of equivalent Educational Qualifications claimed, indicating the Authority (with number and date) under which it has been so treated, in respect of equivalent clause in Essential Qualifications, if a candidate is claiming a particular qualification as equivalent qualification as per the requirement of advertisement.
d) Certificate(s) in the prescribed proforma from the Head(s) of Organization(s)/Department(s) for the entire experience claimed, clearly mentioning the duration of employment (date, month & year) indicating the basic pay and consolidated pay. The certificate(s) should also mention the nature of duties performed/experience obtained in the post(s) with duration(s). Experience Certificate should be issued in prescribed format relevant to the post. Experience certificate not in prescribed proforma but containing all the details as mentioned above would be considered on merits by the Commission.
e) Caste certificate by candidate seeking reservation as SC/ ST/ OBC, in the prescribed proforma from the competent authority indicating clearly the candidate’s Caste, the Act/ Order under which the Caste is recognized as SC/ ST/ OBC and the village/ town the candidate is ordinarily a resident of.
f) A declaration in the prescribed format by candidate seeking reservation as OBC, that he/she does not belong to the creamy layer on the crucial date, in addition to the community certificate (OBC). Unless specified otherwise, the prescribed closing date for receipt of Online Recruitment Application for the post is to be treated as crucial date.
g) Physically Handicapped certificate in prescribed proforma issued by the competent authority by Physically Handicapped persons eligible for appointment to the post on the basis of prescribed standards of Medical Fitness. The Competent Authority to issue Physically Handicapped certificate shall be a Medical Board duly constituted by the Central or a State Government. The Central/ State Government may constitute Medical Board(s) consisting of at least three members out of which at least one shall be a specialist in the particular field for assessing Locomotor/ Cerebral / Visual / Hearing disability, as the case may be.
h) Documentary support for any other claim(s) made.

Note: If any document/ certificate furnished is in a language other than Hindi or English, a transcript of the same duly attested by a Gazetted officer or notary is to be uploaded.

Last Date : 03-05-2018