Recruitment for Drugs Inspector (16 posts) under Food Safety and Drug Administration

Medical and Health Recruitment Board, invites online application in the website-nhm.assam.gov.in from the intending candidates having Indian Citizenship as defined in Article 5 to 8 of the Constitution of India, for filling up of 16 (Sixteen) nos. of posts of Inspector of Drugs under Commissioner of Food Safety and Drug Administration, Health & Family Welfare Department.

Post : Inspector of Drugs

No of Post : 16 (Sixteen) numbers
UR - 7 (RFW-2)
EWS - 3 (RFW-1)
OBC/MOBC - 3 (RFW-1)
ST (P) - 2
ST (H) - 1

N.B : UR = Unreserved, EWS – Economically Weaker Section, OBC/MOBC= Other Backward Classes/More Other Backward Classes, SC= Scheduled Castes, ST (P)= Scheduled Tribes (Plains), ST (H)= Scheduled Tribes (Hills), RFW- Reserved for Women, OH= Orthopaedically Handicapped.

Scale of Pay: Rs. 22,000/- to 87,000/- PM with Grade Pay of Rs. 11500/- PM plus other allowances as applicable from time to time as per Govt. Rules.

Age : The candidate should not be less than 21 years of age and not more than 38 years of age as on 01/01/2019. The upper age limit is relaxable by (if applicable) -
i. 5 years for SC/ST candidates i.e. upto 43 years
ii. 3 years for OBC/MOBC candidates i.e. upto 41 years as per Govt. notification No. ABP.6/2016/9 dated Dispur the 25th April, 2018.
iii. For Persons with Disabilities (PWD) by 10 years irrespective of SC/ST/OBC and General Category of candidates as per Govt. Notification No. ABP.144/95/121 dated Dispur the 28th October, 2015.
The age limit of the candidates will be calculated on the basis of the Matriculation/HSLC Admit card/Certificate issued by a recognized Board/Council and no other document shall be accepted in lieu of the mentioned documents.

Academic Qualification :
i. A candidate must have a degree in Pharmacy or Pharmaceutical Sciences, or Medicine with specialization in Clinical Pharmacology or Microbiology from a University established in India by law.
ii. Apart from English, the candidate should have adequate knowledge of atleast 1 (one) official language of the state of Assam (i.e. Assamese/Bengali/Bodo), except candidates belonging to Karbi Anglong Autonomous Council and Dima Hasao Autonomous Council.

Desirable Qualification: Preference will be given to candidates having uniformly good academic qualification and experience in handling legal matters.

The number of posts may vary which will be communicated in due course.

Process of recruitment :
Step – 1 : Written Examination (OMR based Objective type multiple choices).
Step – 2 : Viva Voce/Interview.

Application fees: Application must be accompanied with required application fee of Rs. 250/- (rupees two hundred fifty) only for General category candidates and Rs. 150/- (rupees one hundred fifty) only for OBC/MOBC/SC/ST (P)/ST (H) candidate. No application fee is required for candidates having BPL certificate and PWD certificate.

Application fee should be deposited only through Treasury Challan in the Head of Account “0210-Medical and Public Health-01-Urban Health Services-800-Other Receipt”. The fees are not refundable and no other mode of deposit of fee other than through Treasury Challan shall be accepted.

Terms and Conditions:
i. Candidates need not submit any testimonials/certificate at the time of submission of online application. However, candidates have to produce their original testimonials regarding educational qualification, date of birth, caste, EWS, PWD, Treasury challan, working experience etc. at the time of interview. Self-attested copies of all testimonials/certificates will have to be submitted to the Board at the time of interview. ii. Application form, which is incomplete in any respect, such as, without photograph and signature, is liable to be rejected summarily.
iii. Only those candidates who fulfill all the terms and conditions of the advertisement in respect of the post for which they are applicants shall be entertained. Others need not apply.
iv. The Candidates who are already in the Government service may apply through proper channel. They shall have to produce “No Objection Certificate” from the present Employer at the time of document verification before Viva-Voce/Interview and they will have to submit release order at the time of joining.
v. The Board reserves the right to cancel, alter or modify the advertisement or other terms and conditions of the advertisement without any prior notice. vi. All other matters which are not specially provided in this advertisement shall be decided by the Board.

The last date of online application will be received till 6/12/2019. All applicants are advised to visit the website nhm.assam.gov.in.