Direct Recruitment for Teaching Posts at NIPER

National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research (NIPER), Hajipur is an Institute of National Importance established by an Act of Parliament 2007 under the aegis of Department of Pharmaceuticals, Ministry of Chemicals & Fertilizers, Government of India.

Online Applications are invited from the eligible and suitable Indian Nationals for the Teaching and Non-Teaching posts on direct recruitment/contract basis through open competition on all India basis.

Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology
Professor
Pay Level : Level-14/ 7th CPC
Post Code : T-01
No of post : 01 UR
Method of Recruitment : Direct Recruitment
A. Essential : Ph.D. with first class or equivalent grade at the preceding degree in the appropriate branch with very good academic record throughout and at least 10 years of Teaching/ Research/ Industrial experience with published works of high quality, well recognized and established reputation of having made conspicuous seminal contribution to knowledge in Pharmaceutical and allied areas.
B. Desirable : The candidate should have demonstrated outstanding experience of independent research in terms of proven history of securing extramural funds and having a strong record of high-quality publications. Proven expertise through publications and/or patents for development mammalian expression technologies to produce therapeutic products with monoclonal antibodies and recombinant proteins. Candidate should have demonstrative leadership in in vitro and in vivo pharmacology, handling / supervising Central Animal Research Facility and proven skills in handling and providing training on sophisticated equipment like FACS, confocal and electron microscope, and cryostat, and knowledge of behavioural and cognitive neuroscience and transgenic animals. Candidate having knowledge of immunopharmacology and expertise in discovery and evaluation of vaccines/ biologicals will be preferred. Also, the applicant should lead collaborative research projects at national and international levels as appropriate to the discipline.
Max. Age limit : Not exceeding 50 Years

Department of Pharmaceutical Analysis
Professor
Pay Level : Level-14/ 7th CPC
Post Code : T-02
No of post : 01 UR
Method of Recruitment : Direct Recruitment
A.. Essential: Ph.D. with first class or equivalent grade at the preceding degree in the appropriate branch with good academic record and at least 10 years of experience, after PhD degree in Teaching-learning process/ Research/ or Industrial experience in the field of pharmaceutical analysis and relevant areas of research.
B. Desirable: The candidate should have previous experience in establishing and maintenance of analytical department. Adequate research record on analytical method development, QbD approach, troubleshooting techniques, and method validation as per regulatory guidelines, and sound knowledge in using sensitive instruments like HPLC, LC-MS- MS,ICP-MS, and GC-MS etc., in their research. Having exposure on interdisciplinary analytical research in pharmaceuticals/biological /natural productsincludes omics, standardizations, trace analysis, impurity/metabolomics profiling etc., will be given preference. Candidate should have demonstrated adequate experience of independent research in terms of receiving grants as principal investigators, patent granted, consultancy works, guidance of PhD scholars and Masters’ students with records of published papers in indexed journals. Candidate shall have adequate knowledge and experience quality system like GLP/GMP practice, testing services, records of participation in governance and policy making shall be added preference.
Max. Age limit : Not exceeding 50 Years

Associate Professor
Post Code : T-03
No of post : 01 UR
Method of Recruitment : Direct Recruitment
A. Essential: Ph.D. in Pharmaceutical Sciences with first class or equivalent grade at the preceding degree in the appropriate branch with very good academic record throughout and at least 8 years of Teaching/ Research/ Industrial experience with published works of high quality, well recognized and established reputation of having made conspicuous seminal contribution to knowledge in Pharmaceutical and allied areas.
B. Desirable: The candidate should have experience in analytical method development, troubleshooting, and method validation as per regulatory guidelines. Candidates having hands-on experience in sensitive instruments like HPLC, LC-MS-MS, and GC-MS and using them for their research in pharmaceuticals/biological/natural products will be given preference. Candidate should have demonstrated adequate experience of independent research in terms of guidance of PhD, Masters’ students, execution and/or recipients, with records of published papers in indexed journals. Records of receiving research grants, patent, consultancy works are added advantages.
Max. Age limit : Not exceeding 45 Years

Assistant Professor
Post Code : T-04
No of post : 01 OBC (NCL)
Pay Level : Level-12/7th CPC
Method of Recruitment : Direct Recruitment
A.. Essential : Ph.D. with first class or equivalent grade at the preceding degree in the appropriate branch with very good academic record throughout and at least 5 years of Teaching/ Research/ Industrial experience with published works of high quality, well recognized and established reputation of having made conspicuous seminal contribution to knowledge in Pharmaceutical and allied areas.
B. Desirable : The candidate should have experience in analytical method development, troubleshooting, and method validation as per regulatory guidelines. Candidates having hands-on experience in sensitive instruments like HPLC, LC-MS-MS, and GC-MS and using them for the analysis of pharmaceuticals/biological will be given preference. Candidate should have demonstrated adequate experience of independent research in terms of guidance of Masters’ students, execution and/or recipients, with records of published papers in indexed journals.
Max. Age limit : Not exceeding 43 Years

Assistant Professor
Post Code : T-05
No of post : 01 (UR)
Pay Level : Level-12/7th CPC
Method of Recruitment : Direct Recruitment
A. Essential: Ph.D. with first class or equivalent grade at the preceding degree in the appropriate branch with very good academic record throughout and at least 5 years of Teaching/ Research/ Industrial experience with published works of high quality, well recognized and established reputation of having made conspicuous seminal contribution to knowledge in Pharmaceutical and allied areas.
B. Desirable : The candidate should have experience in analytical method development, troubleshooting, and method validation as per regulatory guidelines. Candidates having hands-on experience in sensitive instruments like HPLC, LC-MS-MS, and GC-MS and using them for the analysis of pharmaceuticals/biological will be given preference. Candidate should have demonstrated adequate experience of independent research in terms of guidance of Masters’ students, execution and/or recipients, with records of published papers in indexed journals.
Max. Age limit : Not exceeding 40 Years

Department of Pharmaceutics
Assistant Professor
Post Code : T-06
No of post : 01 (EWS)
Pay Level : Level-12/7th CPC
Method of Recruitment : Direct Recruitment
A. Essential: Ph.D. with first class or equivalent grade at the preceding degree in the appropriate branch with very good academic record throughout and at least 5 years of Teaching/ Research/ Industrial experience with published works of high quality, well recognized and established reputation of having made conspicuous seminal contribution to knowledge in Pharmaceutical and allied areas.
B. Desirable: Candidates should have experience in developing crystallization for NCE, solid state pharmaceutics, molecular pharmaceutics, Pharmaceutical 3D printing technology, formulation development for the delivery of protein/peptide/DNA/RNA based molecules, stability studies, scale-up studies and technology transfer, etc. Candidate should have demonstrated adequate experience of independent Research in terms of guidance of Masters’ students, execution and/or recipients of sponsored/EMR projects and with publication in SCI journals.
Max. Age limit : Not exceeding 40 Years

General Instructions:-
1. Candidates of only Indian Nationality can apply for these posts.
2. Candidates should read carefully the requisite essential qualifications, age, experience criteria, etc., laid down in the advertisement before applying for the relevant post. Since all the applications will be screened on the basis of data submitted by the candidate in the “Application form (Hard Copy only)”, the candidates must satisfy themselves of the suitability for the position to which they are applying. If at any stage during the recruitment and selection process, it is found that candidates have furnished false or wrong information, their candidature will be rejected.
3. Application once submitted cannot be altered/ resubmitted, under any circumstances. Further, request with respect to making changes in any data/particulars entered by the candidate in the Online Application will not be entertained, once the application is submitted successfully. Therefore, please keep all data/details ready before you start filling up the Application Online.
4. Candidates may apply on prescribed application form online from the NIPER-Hajipur Website. They can apply for more than one post and more than one category provided, they fulfill the eligibility criteria. In such a case, the candidate has to apply for each post and category and Pay Application Fee separately. However, based on the number of candidates applying for different posts, the institute reserves the right to hold a written test and/or Interview for the various posts together or separately on a single or multiple days across various sessions as per suitability of the institute.
5. Incomplete online application or Hard copy of application or those without relevant supporting documents (self-attested copies of Date of birth/ Degrees /Certificates/Mark sheets/Experience Certificates in prescribed format (Annexure-III) / documents, etc.) will be rejected.
6. Mere fulfillment of minimum qualifications and experience does not entitle any candidate to receive call letter.
7. The applicants serving in Govt./Semi-Govt./PSUs/Autonomous organization must send their hard copy of Application Form (in the prescribed format) along with the relevant documents “Through Proper Channel”. Such candidates are required to send advance copies of their applications before the due date but their candidature shall only be considered if their applications are received through proper channel within 15 days of closing date of receipt of hard copy of applications or No Objection Certificate from current employer must be attached. Without which candidate will not allowed to appear in the Test/Interview.
8. Selection Committee reserves the rights to recommend higher initial pay and position to exceptionally qualified, experienced and deserving selected candidates as per Govt. of India rules.
9. Protection of pay will be given as per Govt. rules.
10. Skype interviews can be arranged for overseas candidates.

11. No TA/DA and accommodation shall be provided for attending the written test/skill test/interview.
12. The maximum age limit and eligibility conditions shall be reckoned for all the posts (Teaching and Non-Teaching) as on the last date for submission of online applications i.e. on 05.01.2024 (Friday) and the experience for Teaching post will be considered from the date of completion of Master Degree to the last date of online application by excluding the experience gained while pursuing Ph.D. (copies of documents for date of registration i.e. and date of completion of Ph.D. must be enclosed, In case if the candidate is unable to submit the proof for date of registration, post Ph.D. experience will only be considered).
13. Appointment under Direct Recruitment are regular in nature with a probation period of 1(One) year for the posts T-01 to T-06 & 2 (Two) years for the posts NT-02 to 04 and the same shall be confirmed depending upon satisfactory performance of the incumbent.
14. An Application Fee of Rs.1000/-(Rupees one thousand only) for both Teaching and Group-A Non-Teaching officers (from Pay Level- 10 and above), Rs 500/-(Five Hundred only) for other Non-Teaching posts has to be paid through NEFT/IMPS/bank transfer to the following accounts
Name of the Bank–State Bank of India Branch – Paswan Chowk, Hajipur
Account Number – 30579341507
Type of Account–Current Account
IFSC – SBIN0017487
Note: The Fee payment details must be entered in the stipulated place of online application.
The fee once paid will not be refunded or re-adjusted under any circumstances. No fee is required for applicants belong to SC/ST, Persons with Disability and Women. During submission of online Application, a PDF will be generated with the completed form.
15. The mode of recruitment is “Direct Recruitment” for Post Code: T-01 to T-06 basis and Post Code: NT-02 to NT-04 the mode of recruitment is only on Direct Recruitment basis.
16. Mode of Selection: The selection process for Teaching posts consists of two phases (a) Seminar Presentation (b) Interview. The shortlisted candidates will be invited to give seminar presentation before a duly constituted Committee. Candidates are advised to visit the Website niperhajipur.ac.in regularly. No separate call letter will be sent. Email communication will only be sent. For Non-Teaching posts, selection process is based on the performance in the Interview before the duly constituted committee for the posts NT-01 & NT-02 and for NT-03&T-04 will be based on Skill Test/Written Test.
17. A Candidate’s admission to the Written Test/Interview and subsequent process is strictly provisional. The mere fact that the call letter(s)/has been issued to the candidate does not imply that his/her candidature has been finally declared by the NIPER-Hajipur. The NIPER- Hajipur would be free to reject any application, at any stage of the process, cancel the candidature of the candidate in case it is detected at any stage that a candidate does not fulfill the eligibility norms and/or that he/she has furnished any incorrect/false information/Certificate/documents or has suppressed any material fact(s). If any of these shortcomings is/are detected after appointment in the NIPER-Hajipur, their services are liable to be summarily terminated.
18. The institute (The Board / Competent Authority) reserves the right to:
(a) Withdraw the advertisement either partly or wholly at any time without assigning any reason to this effect.
(b) Fill or not to fill up some or all the posts advertised for any reasons whatsoever.
(c) Increase/Decrease the number of posts without giving any reason.
(d) Any addition/deletion and changes in matter of terms and conditions given in this notification of recruitment.
(e) Hold Written Test, Skill/Trade Test, Presentation and/ or Interview for selection, whenever circumstances so warrant.
(f) Approval for relaxation of age / appropriate qualifications experience to appear in interview .
19. Applicants are advised to mention their correct and active email id in the application, as all the correspondence like issuance of call letter or any other information will be communicated through email only.
20. Intimations will be sent only by E-mail as per the details mentioned in the Application form.

21. In case of any corrigendum/addendum pertaining to this advertisement, the same shall be published in the Institute’s website only. Accordingly, all applicants in their own interests are advised to regularly visit the Institute’s Website.
22. Guidelines relating to recruitment rules shall be followed as per NIPER Act, 1998 as amended from time to time.
23. Certificate in support of Experience should be in proper format i.e, it should be on the organization letter head bearing the date of issue, Name, Designation along with Present Scale/Level, experience in each Pay Scale/Level should be clearly mentioned (From DD/MM/YY to DD/MM/YY), including nature of duties and Signature of the Administrative Authorities.
24. No person shall be recruited unless he/she in good mental and bodily health and free from any physical defect that is likely to interfere with the efficient performance of his/her official duties. Before candidates recruited directly are finally approved for appointment to the institute, he/she shall be required to produce a medical certificate of physical fitness from whom the appointing authority specifies.
25. After joining the service of the Institute, the persons will have to abide by the Rules, Regulations, Ordinances, Statutes and Act of the Institute applicable from time to time. He/ She may be assigned any duty within or outside the Institute depending upon the exigency of the work. Further, it may also be noted that during probation period incumbent will not be allowed for employment elsewhere.
26. Candidates who have obtained degrees /diplomas /certificates for various courses from any Institution declared fake/derecognized by the UGC/ AICTE/PCI shall not be eligible for being considered for recruitment to the post advertised.
27. In case any dispute arises on account of interpretation of clauses in any version of this Advertisement other than English, the English version available on the NIPER-HJP Website shall prevail.
28. Any dispute arising out of this Advertisement including the recruitment process shall be subject to the sole jurisdiction of the Hon’ble Courts situated at Patna only.
29. The following subjects are considered under Pharmaceutical Sciences Category: Medicinal Chemistry; Pharmaceutical Analysis; Pharmacology & Toxicology; Pharmaceutics; Regulatory Toxicology; Pharmacy Practice; Clinical Pharmacy; Hospital Pharmacy; Industrial Pharmacy; Pharmaceutical Technology (Formulation); Pharmaceutical Technology (Process Chemistry); Pharmacoinformatics; Pharmacognosy; Pharmaceutical Chemistry; Community Pharmacy; Pharmaceutical Biotechnology.
30. CANVASSINGIN ANYFORMMAYLEADTO DISQUALIFICATIONOFTHECANDIDATURE.

31. Relaxation in Age Limit shall be as per the Govt. of India rules only
OBC(NCL) : 3 Years against reserved posts for OBC(NCL) only.
SC : 5 Years against reserved posts for SC only.
Departmental Candidates : Relax able up to 5 years as per the norms for the appointments by Direct Recruitment (For NIPER candidates only).
Ex-Serviceman : As per GoI prevailing rules
Where there are no posts under reserved categories, such candidates can apply against unreserved posts; provided they meet all the norms prescribed for unreserved category. No age relaxation against the Unreserved vacancies as per Govt. ofIndiaorderNo.36011/1/98/Estt(Res) dated1/7/1998.
32. As per DoPT order age relaxation is not admissible for SC/ST/OBC (NCL) candidates for UR category vacancies.
33. As per DoPT order age relaxation is not permissible for other departmental candidates but only applicable to NIPER candidates. 34. Candidates shall have to produce original testimonials at the time of interview, failing which the interview will not be allowed. The original Certificates/Degrees /Certificate (where ever applicable), etc., of the candidate(s) are subject to verification before joining, in case of selection.
35. The institute will NOT be responsible for non-receipt of application (s) within stipulated period due to any postal delay/loss of application /documents in transit. Late receipt of applications may not be considered. However competent authority reserves the right to condone the delay due to unforeseen circumstances.
36. Only shortlisted candidates will be called for interview / written test/Skill Test. The Director / Screening Committee reserves the right to shortlist the candidates on the basis of educational qualification / experience/papers published.
37. Each Application must be sent in a separate envelope and each envelope should contain one application only.

38. (a) The candidates are required to apply ONLINE only from 16th June 2024 (Sunday) to 5th July 2024 (Friday) up to 11.59 PM. (b) For submission of application through ONLINE MODE, please niperhajipur.ac.in
(c) Before sending/posting the Hard Copy of Online Application (successfully submitted) the candidates must ensure that the Application Form is completed in all aspect i.e. duly singed, pasting recent passport size photograph (clearly visible) have been put in-place at space provided for it and all relevant educational, experience and Category Certificate (where ever applicable) duly self-attested copy have been attached properly.
(d) The complete Hard Copy Application Form (in all aspects) must reach the Institute on or before 10th July 2024 (Wednesday) up to 04.00 PM by Registered/Speed Post/Courier. The envelope, containing complete application, should be super-scribed as “Name of the Post Applied for“ & Post Code.____”“Employment Notification No.________”and must be sent to The Registrar I/C NIPER-Hajipur (Recruitment Cell), Export Promotions Industrial Park (EPIP), Industrial Area Hajipur, Dist: Vaishali, PIN: 844102,BIHAR, INDIA.
(e) The Applications (Hard Copy of the successfully submitted online form only) will also be accepted in person from 11AM to 4PM on all working days up to 10th July 2024 (Wednesday) up to 04.00 PM.