The Andaman & Nicobar Islands is a union territory of India. This territory is known as A & N Islands, or ANI. It is located in the Indian Ocean, in the southern reaches of the Bay of Bengal, nearer to Indonesia and Thailand. This comprises of two island groups - the Andaman Islands and the Nicobar Islands - which separate the Andaman Sea to the east from the Indian Ocean.

Post : Pharmacist Grade - III

No of Posts : 28 (UR-12, OBC-10, ST-04, EWS*-02, PH**-01, MSP**-01)

Pay Band & Grade Pay : Level 5 – Rs 29,200 to Rs 92,300 (As per recommendations of 7th CPC)

Essential Educational Qualification :
1. Diploma in Pharmacy/ Degree in Pharmacy from a recognized University/Institution ;
2. Should be registered with the Pharmacy Council under Section 12 of Pharmacy Act ,1948

Desirable: Three year experience in dispensing medicines in case of Degree Holder
and five year experience in the case of Diploma Holder.

Age Limit :- 18 to 33 years for male candidates and 18 to 38 years for female candidates. The crucial date for determining the age limit shall be 1-8-2018 for those candidates who have applied in response to the previous vacancy notices and 01.04.2019 for those candidates who shall now apply in response to the present vacancy notice. Age Relaxation shall be allowed in accordance with the instructions issued by the Govt. Of India and Andaman & Nicobar Administration from time to time.

Instruction to the candidate.
1. The candidates who have already applied in terms of previous vacancy notices need not submit applications again. However,
a. The applicants who have already applied for the post of ANM shall indicate their
preference of department viz. DHS/AAJVS on plain paper as preference 1 and 2.
b. Those applicants who wish to avail reservation under EWS should submit the necessary certificate in the prescribed format.
c. Those applicants who belongs to OBC category and have applied for the post of Jr.
Radiographer – Cum – Receptionist during 2015, should re-submit a fresh OBC certificate indicating Non-Creamy Layer status.
2. The crucial date for determining eligibility of candidates with respect to age limit and essential qualification shall be 18.01.2016 for those candidates who have applied for the post of Jr. Radiographer – cum – Receptionist in response to advertisement dated 16.12.2015 and 1/8/2018 for candidates who have applied in response to earlier vacancy notices for the remaining categories of posts and 1-4-2019 for candidates who shall now apply in response to the present vacancy notice.
3. Candidates seeking reservation as OBC status:
(i) The candidate should furnish the relevant OBC certificate in the prescribed format for Central Government Jobs.
(ii) The Certificate that he / she does not belong to the persons / sections (Creamy Layer) should have reference to Government of India DOPT OM No. 36012/22/93-Estt (SCT) dated 08.09.1993 revised from time to time and should be less than three years old.
4. Candidates belonging to OBC but coming in the creamy layer should indicate their category as GENERAL.

Candidates seeking reservation under EWSs:-
The benefit of reservation under EWS can be availed upon production of an Income and Asset Certificate issued by a Competent Authority. The Income and Asset Certificate issued 'by any one of the following authorities in the prescribed format as given in Annexure-I shall only be accepted as proof of candidate's claim as 'belonging to EWS: -
i. District Magistrate / Additional District Magistrate/ Collector / Deputy Commissioner / Additional' Deputy Commissioner / 1st Class Stipendary Magistrate / Sub-Divisional Magistrate / Taluka Magistrate! Executive Magistrate / Extra Assistant Commissioner.
ii. Chief Presidency Magistrate / Additional Chief Presidency Magistrate / Presidency Magistrate.
iii. Revenue Officer not below the rank of Tehsildar and
iv. Sub-Divisional Officer or the area where the candidate and/or his family normally resides.

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SELECTION PROCEDURE:
Candidates will be shortlisted on the basis of their performance in the written examination only. The cut-off qualifying marks for the post will be fixed at the discretion of the Health Department A & N Administration.

Provided that ST, OBC and other candidates, who are selected on their own merit without relaxed standards, will not be adjusted against the reserved share of vacancies. Such ST, OBC and EWS candidates will be accommodated against the general/unreserved vacancies as per their position in the overall Merit List.

The reserved vacancies will be filled up separately from amongst the eligible STs, OBCs and EWSs candidates which will, thus, comprise of ST, OBC and EWS candidates who are lower in merit than the last general candidate in merit list of unreserved category but otherwise found suitable for appointment even by relaxed standard.

Selection of candidates to the post of ANM in the Directorate of Health Services / AAJVS shall be determined by the individual merit and preference exercised by the candidate. Success in the examination confers no right of appointment unless Appointing Authority is satisfied after such enquiry as may be considered necessary that the candidate is suitable in all respects of appointment to the service/post.

Scheme of Examination:-
A. The selection will be done on the basis of written examination. The question papers shall be of objective multiple choice type with four options. Only one of these options will be the correct answer. The duration of examination shall be 2 hours.
B. Number of questions 100 (4 Marks for each), Maximum marks - 400, Negative marking if any yes, 01 mark shall be deducted for each wrong answer.
C. In the question papers, wherever necessary, the Metric systems of weights and measures only should be used.
D. The standard of questions for the written test will be generally in conformity with the educational standards and / or minimum professional / technical qualifications prescribed for the post.
E. The question papers shall contain three parts with Weightage of marks as below:-
i. Professional / technical subject related questions – 80%
ii. General awareness – 10%
iii. General Science – 10%

The closing date for receipt of applications is 06.08.2019. Applications are invited in Offline Mode only and should be addressed to The Nodal Officer (Recruitment), Recruitment Cell, Directorate of Health Services, Port Blair, A&N Islands Pin-744101.