The North Eastern was formed on 14th April 1952 by combining two Railway systems (Oudh and Tirhut Railway and Assam Railway) and Cawnpore-Achnera section of the BB&CIR. It was bifurcated into two Railway Zones on 15th Jan. 1958 – North Eastern Railway and North East Frontier Railway. The present N. E. Railway (NER), after re-organisation of Railway Zones in 2002, comprises of three Divisions - Varanasi, Lucknow & Izatnagar. NER has 3450 route kms with 486 stations. NER primarily serves the areas of Uttar Pradesh, Uttarkhand & western districts of Bihar.

Online applications are invited from serving Railway employees of North Eastern Railway for filling up following posts under GDCE Scheme.

Post : Pharmacist

No of posts : 03 (UR-01, OBC-02)

GRADE PAY/ LEVEL : 2800/I.5

Minimum Eligibility Qualification
10+2 (12th) in Science or its equivalent examination with Diploma in Pharmacy from recognized institution and registered as Pharmacist under the Pharmacy Act 1948 OR
Bachelor degree in Pharmacy (B Pharma) from a recognized university or its equivalent and registered as Pharmacist under the Pharmacy Act 1948

Age Limit: The minimum age shall be 18 years.
The maximum age as on 01.07.2018 for various categories of the candidates shall be as under:
i. General candidates- 42 Years
ii. OBC candidates- 45 Years
iii. SC/ST candidates- 47 Years

MEDICAL FITNESS
The candidates should be fit in the medical category required for the post for which application is made. The medical fitness standards Medical Category C2.

Application Fee: Nil

Eligibility Criteria
Candidates should ensure their eligibility before applying. To be eligible for a particular post, a candidate should fulfill all the advertised eligibility criteria as on the last date of submission of applications. Admission of the candidates for examination would be on the basis of information furnished by them in the online application. If at any stage of recruitment or thereafter, it is found that any information furnished by the candidate in his application is false/incorrect or the candidate has suppressed any relevant information or the candidate otherwise does not satisfy the eligibility criteria for the post(s), his/her candidature will be cancelled forthwith and DAR action will be initated against the candidate.

GENERAL:
i. All serving regular employees of Divisions, Units, Workshops or Headquarters of North Eastern Railway, irrespective of the cadre or Department may apply for the above posts.
ii. Application can be made only for the posts carrying Grade Pay higher than the present Grade Pay /Level of the employee. However, for Safety Category posts, employees working in the same Grade Pay/Level may also apply.

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Application Procedure:
A. Applications should be made online by filling up the required details in the format available at N E Railway’s website ner.indianrailways.gov.in. The Candidates are required to click the link for online application and fill the required details. Candidates should enter all the required details in the online application form. Incomplete applications shall not be accepted.
B. Candidates can apply for more than one category of the posts / Examination Groups, if they possess the requisite eligibility qualification, by choosing the relevant options in the online application form. However, it may be noted that in the event of the examinations for various categories being held on the same day or on successive days on different examination centers, there may be the risk of not being able to take examination for all categories of posts / Examination Groups. Railway Recruitment Cell shall not be held responsible under such circumstances
C. Step-by-step procedure has been provided at the online application link. The candidates may contact at the HELPLINE CONTACT provided on the website in case of any difficulty or technical problem. However, it may be noted that RRC will not be held responsible if, a candidate is unable to fill application form because of lack of understanding of the procedure.
D. In the online application form, filling Employee Number (NPS/PF No.) is mandatory. An application without a valid Employee Number (NPS/PF No.) will be rejected.
E. Candidates must indicate their preferences of posts in the online application form for each category of the posts / Examination Groups they are applying*
F. Candidates filling partial options for posts will be considered only for the specific posts opted by them since non-option of certain posts would indicate their unwillingness for the same.
G. Candidates should fill options only for those posts for which they are eligible.
H. If a candidate is applying for more than one Exam Groups/categories of posts, he must fill the preferences for different categories. If the candidate qualifies in more than one category, the allotment of the post will be made as per his/her merit and choice of the category and then the choice of posts within the category.
I. Candidates are required to indicate their personal mobile no. and personal e-mail ID in the online application form and keep them active during the entire recruitment process. All communication regarding the recruitment will be made through SMS and e-mail. Candidates are also advised to visit N E Railway's website regularly where relevant information will be published periodically. RRC/NER accepts no responsibility for non-receipt of any communication.
J. PHOTOGRAPH: A colour photograph of size 3.5cmX3.5cm, not older than three months, with clear front view of the candidate without cap and sunglasses, should be uploaded. The photo should be in JPG/JPEG format-100 DPI. The size of uploaded photo should be between 15kb to 40 kb. Candidates may note that RRC may, at any stage, reject the applications for uploading old/unclear photo or for any significant variations between uploaded photograph and the actual physical appearance of the candidate. Candidates are advised to bring one copy of the same photograph along with Hall Ticket/e-Call Letter and original valid Photo ID at the time of Computer Based Test/Written Examination, They are also advised to keep five copies of the same photograph for Second Stage CBT, Aptitude Test, Document Verification etc. Application without photograph are liable to be rejected.
K. In case an application is rejected, the candidate will be able to see the status along with the reasons of rejection on N E Railway's website ner.indianrailways.gov.in.
L. In order to avoid last minute rush, the candidates are advised to fill up their application forms much before the closing date. RRC does not accept any responsibility for a candidate’s inability/failure to log on the website on account of heavy load on the internet or website jam during the last days.
M. During submission of online application, a Registration Number will be issued. Candidates should preserve this number. Candidates will be able to download the e-Call Letter after filling in the Registration Number.
N. After submitting the application form, a printout of the application should be taken for future reference.

RECRUITMENT PROCESS
The recruitment process shall comprise of one or more stages of Computer Based Test or Written Examination followed by Aptitude Test (where applicable), Document Verification and Medical Examination.
A. The Computer Based Test or Written Examination will have multiple Choice type questions. There will be negative marking and 1/3 of the marks allotted to the question shall be deducted for each wrong answer. The Computer Based Test/Written examination may be held on a single date or may be staggered and held in batches, as per the convenience of the Administration. No request for change in date or venue of the examination shall be entertained.
B. Normalisation, if needed, will be done as per rule.
C. Mobile phones, pagers, laptops, calculators or any other communication or computing device are not allowed inside the premises where examination is conducted. Any infringement of these instructions shall entail disciplinary action. Candidates are advised in their own interest not to bring any of the banned items to the venue of examination, as arrangements of safekeeping cannot be assured.
D. The standard of the questions for the Computer Based Test/Written Examination will generally be in conformity with the educational standards prescribed for the post.
E. Candidates will be shortlisted on the basis of Merit List of the Computer Based Test/Written Examination. Certain number of extra candidates may also be shortlisted for each category/post to make up any shortfall as per the extant rule. These extra candidates may be recruited only in case shortfall in the panel and administrative requirement/exigencies. These extra candidates, if not absorbed in the present recruitment, shall have no right for adjustment against any future vacancies/future recruitment.
F. Candidates who are shortlisted at any stage of the recruitment process (Second Stage CBT/Aptitude Test/Document Verification etc.) availing the reservation benefits of a community shall continue to be considered only against that community for all subsequent stages of recruitment process.
G. Candidates applying for the post of ASM and ALP will have to pass requisite Aptitude test.
H. Shortlisted candidates shall be called for Document Verification. At the time of the Document Verification the candidates will have to produce original certificates of educational qualification, caste, age etc. as well as a certificate from their controlling officer/supervisor in the prescribed format.
I. The candidates recommended for appointment will have to pass requisite medical examination in appropriate medical category.

Stages of Examination: Ordinarily, there shall be one or two stages of examination (First stage CBT and Second Stage CBT) common for each Exam Group. Marks will be normalized in all the stages of examination. RRC reserves the right to conduct additional CBT/Written Examination/Aptitude Test/DV (as applicable) at any stage. RRC also reserves the right to cancel part or whole of any recruitment process at any stage for any of the categories notified, without assigning any reasons thereof.

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Candidates should note that:
A. Admission to the Computer Based Test or Written Examination will he purely provisional, subject to candidates satisfying the prescribed eligibility conditions.
B. Mere issue of e-Call Letter/e-admit card to candidates will not imply that their candidature has been finally accepted.
C. RRC will conduct verification of eligibility conditions with reference to original documents only after the candidates have qualified certain stages of examinations. RRC may reject the applications of candidates at any stage of recruitment process in case the candidates are not fulfilling the requisite criteria and if appointed, such candidates are liable to be removed from service summarily.
D. Before applying for any post, candidates should satisfy themselves that they fulfill all the eligibility norms including educational qualifications and medical standards. Candidates should ensure that they have requisite Educational/Technical qualification from recognized Board/University/Institute as on the date of submission of application form. Those awaiting result, need not apply.
E. Candidates should fill only one application form. In case of multiple application forms from the same candidate, the candidature is liable to be rejected.
F. Signatures of the candidates on all prescribed documents should be identical, either in English or in Hindi and must be in running hand and not in block/capital or disjointed letters. Signatures in different style or language at different stages of recruitment process may result in cancellation of candidature.
G. Candidates should give their preferences for the categories and posts within the applied categories. Allotment of posts will be done as per merit cum choice and vacancy position. However, RRC reserves the right to allot any post in case of administrative exigencies/requirements.
H. Once a candidate has been empanelled as per his/her merit/choice, he/she will forfeit the right to be considered for any other post/category. In case of exigencies/shortfall in main panel RRC reserves the right to utilize the standby
list, if required, as per the merit, eligibility and preference given by the candidates placed in the standby list.
I. Post/category allotted to a candidate at first opportunity of empanelment shall not be revised/reviewed/re-allotted under any circumstances, except in administrative exigencies.
J. Selected candidates will have to undergo training wherever training is prescribed for the post.
K. Any subsequent change(s) in the terms and conditions of this Notification as per extant rules will stand good. RRC reserves right to incorporate any subsequent changes/modifications/additions in the terms and conditions as necessitated and applicable.

• The number of vacancies shown in this notification is provisional and the same is likely to increase or decrease depending upon the actual requirement of the Railway. Railway Administration reserves the right to modify the vacancies or cancel this notification without assigning any reasons,
• Railway employees governed by RPF/RPSF Rules will not be eligible for GDCE.
• The vacancies pertain to various Divisions/Units of NER. The selected candidates are liable to be posted anywhere on NER. The Decision of the Railway Administration, in this regard shall be final.
• Railway Administration reserves the right to alter the mode of examination or re-conduct the examination or to cancel part or whole of the recruitment process without assigning any reasons.
• A candidate furnishing false/incorrect information in the online application form or during the subsequent stages of the recruitment process shall be taken up under DAR.
• No candidate should attempt impersonation or take help of any impersonator. Any candidate found appearing on behalf of another candidate or taking help of an impersonator shall be disqualified and action will be initiated against him/her under DAR.
• Any candidate found using unfair means in the examination hall shall be disqualified and action will be initiated against him/her under DAR.
• Candidate's biometric data capture and/or video/still photography will be done before admitting to the examination hall or in the examination hall/during the examination. Candidates must co-Operate with examination conducting officials.
• Sparing of the candidate for taking the examination and issuing necessary duty passes etc. as per rule, will be the responsibility of the concerned office/unit where the candidate is presently working. No travel authority shall be provided by RRC.
• Railway Recruitment Cell will not be held responsible for any inadvertent errors.
• Any legal issues arising out of this Employment Notification shall fall within the jurisdiction of Central Administrative Tribunal, Allahabad.
• All communications pertaining to the recruitment process shall be made through Email and Mobile. However, Railway Recruitment Cell will not be responsible for any non-receipt of communication. All relevant information shall be made available on NER’s website ner.indianrailways.gov.in. Candidates should keep themselves apprised of the developments by visiting the website periodically.
• The decision of RRC in all matters relating to eligibility, acceptance or rejection of ONLINE applications, penal action for false information, modification of vacancies, mode of selection, conduct of CBT, allotment of examination centers, selection, allotment of posts to selected candidates etc., will be final and binding on the candidates and no enquiry or correspondence will be entertained by the RRC in this regard. RRC will not be responsible for any inadvertent errors.

LAST DATE OF ONLINE APPLICATION 30.07.2018 UP TO 17.00 HRS