PGIMER Pharmacist Direct Recruitment for PGI Satellite Centre

Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education & Research (PGIMER), Chandigarh invites online applications from the citizens of India who fulfill the prescribed eligibility conditions for selection to various posts of Group ‘C’ for PGIMER, Chandigarh and 03 posts of Group ‘A’, ‘B’ & ‘C’ for PGI Satellite Centre, Sangrur, Punjab (as mentioned in Section 2 of this notice) on DIRECT RECRUITMENT basis. Important timelines will be as under.

Post : Pharmacist Grade-II (For PGI Satellite Centre, Sangrur, Punjab)

Post Code : PHRM/059
No. of posts & reservation : 01 UR
No. of posts earmarked for PwBD (out of total posts) : 01 (D, HH)
Pay Scale (as per 7th CPC pay matrix) : Level-5 (Rs.29200- 92300/-)
Age limit : 18-30 years
Qualification / Experience : Essential:- i). Matriculation or its equivalent from a recognized University/Board. ii). Diploma in Pharmacy from a recognized Institution/Board.
iii). Should be a registered Pharmacist under the Pharmacy Act, 1948.
Desirable:- Degree in Pharmacy from a recognized Institution/University. Experience in dispensing and/or storage and dispensing of drugs in a reputed hospital or Institution or in a drug stores of a pharmaceutical concern.

APPLICATION FEE
Persons with Benchmark Disabilities (PwBD) : Exempted from payment of fee.
SC/ST category : Rs.800/- plus Transaction Charges as applicable.
For all others including General/OBC/EWS : Rs.1500/- plus Transaction Charges as applicable.

MODE OF PAYMENT
The candidates can deposit the above application fee through online payment gateway available at the APPLICATION PORTAL using Debit/ Credit Card/ Net Banking (Payment through UPI may be avoided).

IMPORTANT NOTE
• Candidature of candidates not meeting the eligibility conditions will be cancelled at any stage of the recruitment process without any notice. Candidature of applicants shall be purely PROVISIONAL at all stages of the recruitment process.
• All information relating to this recruitment including Addendum/ Corrigendum/ updates if any, notice of Computer Based Test (CBT), declaration of result of CBT for short listing of candidates, subsequent eligibility notice, provisional result for selected/ waitlisted candidates, schedule of interview, schedule of document verification and final result of selected candidates will be announced and displayed only on PGIMER’s website at www.pgimer.edu.in. Candidates will not be informed individually in this regard. Therefore, candidates are advised to visit regularly on PGIMER’s website for any updates. PGIMER will not be responsible for information from other sources.
• All applicants are advised to read these Guidelines and the Help Manual carefully before starting online registration and ensure that no column is left blank and all the columns in the REGISTRATION FORM and APPLICATION FORM are filled in correctly as once registered/submitted, candidates will not be able to change the entries and their candidature will be decided accordingly. In the event of rejection of the application form due to INCORRECT entries filled by the candidate, no correspondence/request for reconsideration will be entertained.
• As per Ministry of Human Resource Development (Now Ministry of Education) Notification dated 10-06-2015, published in Gazette of India, all the diplomas/degrees/certificates awarded through Open and Distance Learning mode of education by the Universities established by an Act of Parliament or State Legislature, Institutions Deemed to be Universities under Section 3 of the University Grant Commission Act 1956 and Institutions of National Importance declared under an Act of Parliament stand automatically recognized for the purpose of employment to posts and services under the Central Government, provided they have been approved by the University Grants Commission. Accordingly, unless such Diplomas/Degrees are recognized for the relevant period when the candidates acquired the qualification, they will not be accepted for the purpose of Educational Qualification.

Scheme of examination
(i) Candidates who have successfully submitted their online application will be allowed to appear in the online computer based test (CBT). The scheme of examination will be as under
No. of MCQs : 100
Duration (minutes) : 100
Total marks : 100
The minimum qualifying / eligibility criteria for CBT and interview separately will be 40% marks for General/EWS category and 35% marks for SC/ST/OBC categories respectively. For Persons with Benchmark Disabilities, the minimum qualifying criteria shall be as per that prescribed for his/her caste category (General/SC/ST/OBC). In case of reserved category candidates applying for unreserved (UR) post, the minimum qualifying criteria shall be 40% for all categories.
(ii) The Computer Based Test (CBT) in English language only comprising of multiple choice questions (objective type) shall be held on all India basis at examination cities mentioned in the succeeding paragraphs. Each question shall carry one (01) mark. There will be negative marking to the extent of 0.25 marks for each wrong answer to the objective type questions in the CBT. The venue and time of CBT will be as per the details appearing on the Admit Cards. Candidates will be informed about the availability of the Admit Cards through a notice which will be displayed on the PGIMER’s website.

General Instructions :
A. (i) Candidates may apply for more than one post if otherwise fulfilling the eligibility criteria. However, they will be required to pay the prescribed fee separately.
(iii) The candidates applying for the post should first confirm their eligibility as per advertisement on the website of the Institute i.e. pgimer.edu.in. Candidates who do not fulfill the qualifications/eligibility conditions on cut- off date, their application shall not be accepted by the online application system.
(iii) They should also ensure that they have a valid personal e-mail ID and mobile number. Candidate should note that the e-mail ID and mobile number are to be kept active during the recruitment process. The candidates should ensure that the email ID is not shared or disclosed to anybody. In case, a candidate does not have a valid personal e-mail ID, he/she should create his/her new e-mail ID before applying online. The e- mail ID is required for the initial registration.
(iv) Before filling up Online Application, a candidate must have his/her photograph scanned in the .jpg/.jpeg format in size between 50-80 KB.
(v) All eligible candidates willing to apply in response to this advertisement notice should visit PGIMER website pgimer.edu.in and register himself / herself before the last date for registration of application form.
(vi) Candidate should fill in the Online Application with utmost care and by following the instructions step by step. Candidate should fill in the Online Application form correctly. Incorrect filled application form may leads to rejection.
(vii) Please read the instructions and procedures carefully before you start filling the Online Application Form and check all the particulars filled up in application form after getting the printout to ensure the correctness of information and upload all documents before finally submitting the application.
(viii) No offline application form or copy of downloaded application form will be accepted by the PGIMER.
(ix) The decision of the Institute in all matters relating to acceptance or rejection of an application, eligibility/ suitability of the candidates, mode and criteria for selection etc will be final and binding on the candidates. No inquiry or correspondence will be entertained in this regard.
(x) The Institute does not scrutinize the documents at the time of submission of online application and the same are to be checked only at the time of Scrutiny. If on verification or at any stage starting submitting application form till appointment and any time even after appointment, it is found that any candidate does not fulfil any of the eligibility condition or it is found that the information furnished is false or incorrect, his/ her candidature will be cancelled and he/ she will also be liable to be criminally prosecuted. This is irrespective of whether the candidate was benefitted by furnishing the false or incorrect information in his/ her application.
(xi) The cost of Application Form includes the fee for the Computer Based Test which is non-refundable and no correspondence in this regard will be entertained. The candidate is required to go through the instructions carefully and acquaint himself/herself with all requirements with regard to filling of the online application form.

B. Online Registration :
(i) After selecting the online registration, fill the mandatory details asked for step by step viz. Advt. No., Advt. Date, Name of Applicant (as per matriculation certificate), Date of Birth (as per matriculation certificate), Mobile No. & Email ID carefully as the details filled in the REGISTRATION FORM will NOT be allowed to be changed once registered.
(ii) It will be the responsibility of the candidate to ensure that correct details are filled in the Registration Form. The Institute will not be responsible for any incorrect information/cancellation of candidature/loss or lack of communication etc. due to wrong entries in the REGISTRATION FORM.
(iii) Acknowledgement of successful Online Registration will be forwarded to applicant‘s Registered Email ID.
(iv) Duplicate applications from any applicant will result in cancellation of all such applications. No intimation regarding such summarily rejections will be provided.

C. Filling the Online Application Form :
(i) Registered Users Click on `Applicant login’ to access the Application form with User ID and password received on your email and mobile number.
(ii) Click on the ‘Go to Application Form’ button and please read the important instructions carefully. The Application Form is categorized into the several PGIMER Chandigarh sections viz. personal information, qualification(s), experience(s) and uploading of documents/ certificates. You need to fill section-wise application form. Once the mandatory details in a section are filled, you can move to the next section by clicking on Save and Next. However, you will not be allowed to navigate to next section, if mandatory information is not filled or the required documents are not uploaded. To navigate back to the previous section, you can click on the name of the previous section tab. Once you have completed the last section and then, click on Submit button, you will be re-directed to make the payment. Once payment is done, your application is considered complete. Fee will only be accepted through Net Banking/Credit Card/Debit Card (iii) All applicants are required to ensure that Photo/Signature and other documents are uploaded according to the instructions provided in these guidelines. Failure to do so may result in rejection of applications.

Important Note
i. Candidates are advised to fill their application form carefully such as Name, Father’s/Mother’s name, Date of Birth and Category, Qualification, marks obtained, passing year, photo, Signature, details, etc. No request for change of any particulars in the online application form shall be entertained by the PGIMER after submission of application form.
ii. After final submission of application form, no change will be allowed. Candidate will be responsible for any mistake in the data of application form and fees paid by him/her.
iii. In case candidate feels that he/she has filled up the form erroneously, he/she may apply afresh by registering again using different mobile no. and email ID. However, no request for refund of application fee for erroneously filled in application will be entertained.

Documents to be uploaded with Application Form (Mandatory): The candidates must upload legible scanned copy of their original certificates/self attested/attested copies of certificates/documents in support of their educational qualifications (from Matric onwards), certificates of detailed marks obtained in these course(s), date of birth, category certificate i.e. SC/ST/OBC/PwBD, experience(s),NOC from the present employer (if employed), etc. If a candidate fails to upload the requisite documents as above, his/her candidature will be cancelled and he/she will not be allowed to participate in subsequent stages of selection/admission process.

Other Important Instructions
(i) All the candidates should ensure to take printout of application form after completing all details.
(ii) Incomplete applications will not be considered, and no correspondence will be entertained in this matter. All particulars in the application form must be entered carefully. All claims made in the application must be supported with documentary proof.
(iii) At the time of document verification, candidates will be required to produce all Original Documents in support of the documents, which were uploaded by them along with their ONLINE APPLICATION form failing which their candidature for further recruitment process will be cancelled.
(iv) Candidates in employment must forward their application through proper channel. Online Application will be treated as advance copy of the application. Application through proper channel should be sent to the Administrative Officer, Recruitment Cell of the Institute within 10 days after the last date fixed for submission of online application form. (v) No request for a change of category applied for shall be entertained after the submission of the application.
(vi) The number of the vacancies are provisional and may vary.
(vii) Roll Numbers/Admit Cards/Hall ticket for appearing in the computer based examination will be available for downloading to eligible candidates approximately one week before the date of examination and can be downloaded from the website by logging into their accounts on the website with their respective login-id and password. Roll Numbers / Admit Cards will NOT be sent by post. The candidates will be allowed to enter in the examination hall only on the production of the Admit Card/ Hall Ticket.
(viii) All candidates appearing for the CBT are instructed ‘NOT TO BRING’ water bottle, car key (Remote), chain, any mobile phones/pager/pen/wrist watch/ring/wallets/ladies purse/ornaments (Earrings, rings, nose pins, etc.) or any other electronic device. The candidates with these articles will not be permitted to enter in the examination hall. The examination centres are not responsible for the safe custody of the belongings of the candidates and they have to make their own arrangement for their safe custody.
(ix) No TA/DA will be admissible to the candidates who will be invited for the document verification.
(x) If ineligibility is detected at any stage, candidature/selection of the candidate will be cancelled/ terminated without any notice.

(xi) Candidate must not obtain or give or attempt to obtain or give irregular assistance of any kind during the examination or further stages of recruitment; this will entail cancellation of candidature for the examination/ selection. Appropriate criminal/civil proceedings will be initiated against the candidates, if at any stage it is found that candidate have secured selection by using any unfair means.
(xii) The result will only be declared on the Institute’s website : pgimer.edu.in. No individual information at any stage shall be sent and hence all candidates should regularly visit the Institute’s website.
(xiii) There is no provision for re-checking/re-evaluation of the answer sheets and no query in this regard will be entertained.
(xiv) The question papers and answer keys for the online computer based test of various recruitment examinations will not be provided to the candidates (as per the Institute’s policy laid down in office order Endst.No.EC/PGI/2022/16 dated 02nd February 2022). However, the candidates having any objections or concerns regarding the correctness of question(s) included in the exam that they have appeared for, may submit their objections/concerns to the Examination Cell in writing by mentioning the details of the problematic questions strictly within a period of three days positively from the date of exam. Such representations can be e-mailed to examcell.pgimer@gmail.com. They will be examined by a committee constituted for the purpose. The Committee’s decision will be full and final and the same will be conveyed to the applicant(s).
(xv) PGIMER, Chandigarh reserves the right to call any candidate personally along with printed copy of the application form with uploaded documents, original certificates and photocopy of self-attested certificates along with photo, identity proof i.e. Identity Card/Driving License/Passport/Voter Card/Pan Card/ Aadhar Card, etc.
(xvi) Candidate should note that during filling up online application form, they should provide correct information regarding debarment or punishment for adopting unfair means in any examination of the Institution/Board/University, involvement in any administrative malpractice, involvement in any financial irregularity, information about pending or contemplated disciplinary proceedings and information about discharge or dismissal from any previous employer.
(xvii) The rules are subject to change in accordance with the decision of the Institute to be taken from time to time.
(xviii) In case of any guidance/information/clarification regarding the online filling of the application form and Advertisement the candidate can call at helpline No.0172-2755578, 79 on all working days from 09:30 AM to 05:00 PM.
(xix) Any dispute in regard to any matter referred to herein shall be subject to the jurisdiction of Chandigarh Courts alone.

Last Date : 19.10.2026