Opprtunity for Pharmacists (425 posts) at Medical Services Recruitment Board - Government | DPharm or BPharm or PharmD eligible

Applications are invited only through online mode up to 10.03.2025 for direct recruitment on temporary basis to the post of Pharmacist in Tamil Nadu Medical Subordinate Service.

Post: Pharmacist

Pay Matrix: Rs.35,400 – 1,30,400 (Pay Matrix Level-11)

DISTRIBUTION OF VACANCIES:425

Qualification:
i. A Diploma in Pharmacy or Bachelor of Pharmacy or Pharm.D
ii. Must have registered with Tamil Nadu Pharmacy Council and must keep the registration alive by renewing it regularly every year.

CITIZENSHIP: That he is – (i) A citizen of India; or (ii) A subject of Nepal or Bhutan; or (iii) A person of Indian Origin who has migrated from Pakistan, Burma, Sri Lanka, Vietnam, East African countries of Kenya, Uganda, the United Republic of Tanzania (formerly Tankanika and Zanzibar) Zambia, Malawi, Zaire and Ethiopia with the intention of permanently settling in India. (iv) An applicant belonging to categories (iii) or a subject of Nepal or Bhutan should also obtain a certificate of eligibility given by the Government of Tamil Nadu. (v) An applicant in whose case a certificate of eligibility is necessary will be admitted to an examination or interview and he will provisionally be appointed subject to the necessary certificate being given to him by the Government of Tamil Nadu.

CONDITIONS AND QUALIFICATION: i. The claims of the candidates with regard to the date of birth, educational/technical qualifications and community are generally accepted only on the information furnished by them in their on-line application, without physical verification of their claims. Their candidature therefore will be provisional and subject to the Board satisfying itself, about their age, educational/technical qualifications, community etc. through a physical verification process. The candidature is therefore, provisional at all stages and the Board reserves the right to reject any candidature at any stage, even after the selection has been made. ii. If a candidate claims equivalent qualification, the onus of proving the same rests with the candidate. iii. Persons with required qualification whether registered in employment exchange or otherwise are eligible to apply.

SCHEME OF EXAMINATION (OBJECTIVE TYPE):
Tamil language Eligibility Test (SSLC Standard) : Time: 1 hour | Max Marks: 50 | Qualifying Marks: 40
Computer Based Examination (CBT) for Pharmacist Time: 2 hours | Max Marks:100 | Qualifying Marks (SC/STA/ST):30 | Qualifying Marks (others): 35

Note:-
• The question will be in the standard of Diploma level in Pharmacy. The question paper will be set in English only and will contain 100 objective type questions (For Syllabus Refer Annexure - 9 of the Detailed instructions).
• There will be no negative mark for the wrong answer and there will be no oral Test (Interview) for the post.
• The candidates who have applied under PWBD (Persons With Bench Mark Disability) category for the post of Pharmacist are eligible for compensatory time of 20 Minutes to write the Computer Based Test as per the provisions laid down in the G.O. (Ms).No.8, Welfare of Differently Abled Persons (DAP- 3.2) Department, Dated: 21.09.2021.

Normalization of the marks (If the Computer Based Examination is conducted in multiple sessions): Whenever Computer Based Examination is conducted in multiple sessions based on the same syllabus, same pattern for candidates having same eligibility criteria, the raw marks obtained by the candidates in different sessions will be converted to normalized marks. A candidate will be permitted to appear only in one session. Attending more than one session will automatically lead to disqualification of the candidature and no further correspondence in this regard will be entertained. In case the examinations are conducted in only one session, actual marks obtained by the candidates will only be considered for calculating the Merit List.

COVID Duty- Incentive Marks:
Government in their G.O.(Ms).No.107, Health and Family Welfare (C1) Department, Dated:26.04.2024 issued orders for awarding incentive marks to Pharmacist, who have rendered their services during Covid-19 crisis in the Government Medical institutions and are otherwise qualified in the Tamil Eligibility Test in addition to the marks obtained by them in the examination conducted by Medical Services Recruitment Board for the post of Pharmacist and the incentive marks will be awarded as detailed below:
1. For the Pharmacist who have worked in Government Medical Institutions during COVID 19 pandemic for a period of minimum of six months to one year continuously (6 to 12 months) without break in service: Two marks
2. For the Pharmacist who have worked in Government Medical Institutions during COVID 19 pandemic for a period of above one year to one and half year continuously (12 months to 18 months) without break in service: Three marks
3. For the Pharmacist who have worked in Government Medical Institutions during COVID 19 pandemic for a period of above one and half year to two years continuously (18 months to 24 months) without break in service: Four marks
4. For the Pharmacist who have worked in Government Medical Institutions during COVID19 pandemic for a period of above two years (above 24 months) without break in service: Five marks

The following Conditions has to be satisfied by the Pharmacist to claim the above incentive marks: (a) The incentive marks shall be awarded only to those candidates who cleared the Tamil Eligibility Test. (b) The above incentive marks shall be based on the Covid Duty Certificate (Annexure-11) furnished by the Medical Officers. (c) The Covid Duty Certificate (Annexure-11) shall be issued by the concerned authorities to the Pharmacists based on the attendance in the Government Medical Institutions; (d) The Pharmacists should have worked in Government Medical Institutions / Local Bodies like Greater Chennai Corporation during COVID PANDEMIC period. (e) The Pharmacist should, using their appointment order and relieving order/termination order get the ‘Covid Duty Certificate’ in the prescribed format annexed with this order, duly indicating the attendance (i.e) the period they have worked in that institution and pay given to the individual at that time from the appropriate authority. (f) The details of authorities for issuing ‘Covid Duty Certificate’

CENTRE FOR EXAMINATION: i) Examination will be conducted in one or more of the centres in all the 38 districts. The Board reserves the right to increase or decrease the number of examination centres depending on administrative exigencies. ii) Candidates should appear for the examination at their own expenses and no TA/DA will be paid.

PROCEDURE OF SELECTION:
• Candidates should undergo the Tamil Eligibility Test (SSLC Standard) in any of the session decided by the Board on the day of the competitive examination for the post of Pharmacist. (Marks secured in the Tamil Eligibility Test (SSLC Standard) will not be taken into account for ranking. Candidates those who have qualified in Tamil Eligibility Test (SSLC Standard) by obtaining minimum qualifying marks of 40% alone are eligible for corrections of the subject paper prescribed for this post.
• Selection will be made based on the marks obtained in the Computer Based Test and the incentive marks awarded for the services rendered during Covid pandemic, and duly following the rules of reservation and communal rotation of Government of Tamil Nadu and other conditions stipulated in this notification.
• Short-listed candidates will be called for verification of the original certificates as claimed in their on-line application form (as detailed in Annexure-3 of this Notification)
• There will be No Oral Test for the post.

EXAMINATION FEE AND SERVICE CHARGES:
SC / SCA / ST / DAP(PH) Rs. 500/-
Others Rs. 1000/-
On-line applications once registered / completed will not be allowed to be withdrawn and / or the fee paid towards the registration / application will not be refunded / adjusted for any reason.

Date of Notification 17.02.2025
Last date for submission of Application (Online Registration & Online Payment) 10.03.2025
Date of Examination Will be intimated later