Health and Family Welfare Department Announces Pharmacy Officer Recruitment

Online Applications are invited from the desirous & eligible candidates only for direct recruitment for the posts of Pharmacist (Allopathy) on Job Trainee through the official website of Himachal Pradesh Rajya Chayan Aayog, Hamirpur i.e. hprca.hp.gov.in. The online application can be filled up from 28.04.2026 (10:00AM) to 20.05.2026 till 11:59 PM, thereafter website link will be disabled. The candidates are strictly advised to apply online well in advance to avoid rush during closing dates of submission of Online Recruitment Applications. No Offline Application Form will be accepted by the HPRCA. The candidates must read the instructions carefully before filling up of ORA.

Post : Pharmacy Officer (Allopathy) - Job Trainee

No of posts : 41 [Gen(UR)-06, EWS-03, Gen(WFF)-01, Gen(WEXM)-13, SC(UR)-04, SC(WEXM)-04, OBC(UR)-04, OBC(WEXM)-03, ST(UR)-01, ST(WEXM)-02]
Post Code : 26043

Consolidated monthly fixed amount : Rs. 18000/- and is a State Cadre post.
Name of Department : Department of Health & Family Welfare, Himachal Pradesh
Note:- The candidates may kindly note that the recruitment and engagement as per this advertisement shall be governed by the provisions of guidelines/Job Trainee Scheme issued by Department of Personnel vide its letter No. Per(AP)- C-B(15)-3/2024- dt. 19.07.2025.

Essential Qualifications :
i) 10+2 in Science from a recognized Board of School Education.
ii) Degree or Diploma in Pharmacy from a recognized University or an Institution duly recognized by the Central/State Government.
iii) Must be registered with the Pharmacy Council of the concerned State/Central Government.
iv) A candidate shall be eligible for appointment, if he/she has passed Matriculation and 10+2 from any School/Institution situated in HP. Provided this condition shall not apply to Bonafide Himachalis.
(b) Desirable Qualification:
Knowledge of customs, manners and dialects of Himachal Pradesh and suitability for appointment in the peculiar conditions prevailing in the Pradesh.
(c) Notwithstanding the provision contained in Sub-Rule-(a)(i) supra, the candidates
who have done diploma in Pharmacy prior to 12.09.2001 and are matriculates shall also be eligible.

Mode of Selection : Computer Based Test/ written screening test of 120 marks of 1 */2 hours (one and a half hours) duration or as decided by the Aayog.

Syllabus : the objective type screening test will consist of 120 multiple-choice questions, with each question carrying 1 mark.
i) Subjects / field upto the level of prescribed essential qualifications as notified in the advertisement.
ii) (a) General Knowledge including General Knowledge of Himachal Pradesh, Current Affairs.
(b) Everyday Science, Logical Reasoning, Social Science, General English & General Hindi of Matric Standard.
However, the HPRCA may issue a detailed syllabus on its official website in due course of time.

Age : The minimum and maximum age limit is 18 and 45 years respectively and will be reckoned as on 01.01.2026. The upper age limit for the candidates belonging to Scheduled Caste, Scheduled Tribe and Other Backward Classes, Persons with Disabilities categories who are domiciles of Himachal Pradesh and for the employees of Himachal Pradesh Government and Ex-servicemen of Himachal Pradesh shall be relaxable upto five (05) years as is permissible under the general or special instructions issued by the state government from time to time

Note:-
i) The candidate(s) must be registered on One Time Registration (OTR) portal before filling the ORA.
ii) The candidates must read the instructions/other terms and conditions carefully before filling up ORA Forms for the post(s) concerned.
iii) The candidates are advised to remember his/her credentials, which will be applicable for all future reference regarding the examination/tests, downloading roll numbers/call letters/entering fee detail etc.
iv) The candidates are advised to give their working mobile number and email ID, used by them in the online recruitment application (ORA) and ensure their working till the completion of selection process to avoid inconvenience. There is no other means of contacting them except their email & Mobile number and any information by HPRCA or its agency will be sent through SMS/e-mail in addition to notice on the official website of HPRCA.
v) The candidates shall fdl up their complete and correct particulars in the ORA forms to avoid rejection of candidature. Furnishing incorrect information may disqualify the candidate from appearing for recruitment to advertised post.
vi) No other mode except online payment is acceptable for examination and other processing fees.
vii) No. of post(s) is/are tentative and may increase or decrease from time to time for different categories of posts. If any, fresh requisitions received from any requisitioning authorities for the posts having common/similar R&P Rules, they may be included in the present number of posts up to 31.07.2026 or the date of Computer Based/Written Objective Screening Test whichever is earlier. Therefore, all the candidates are requested to apply under their respective category (s) as the post of any reserved category can be included to be filled up on the basis of this advertisement. The number of vacancies & reservation of post is liable to be altered without any notice.
viii) In respect of posts of various Departments/Institutions to be filled through a Common Examination, or posts pertaining to different districts under the district Cadre, the candidates at the time of document verification shall have to exercise their option in writing by indicating their order of preference for Departments/Districts. The selection/allocation of Departments/Districts shall thereafter be made strictly on the basis of the “Merit-cum-Option- cum-Availability of Post” formula. However, the desirous reserve category candidate may further opt that in case by considering him/her as MRC (Meritorious Reserve Candidate), he/she is not getting the post/department/district of his/her better preference/choice, then he/she may be considered in his/her respective reserve category for giving him/her better choice/preference for ultimate recommendation.
ix) A meritorious candidate belonging to a reserved category, who enters the selection process on relaxed standards (i.e., under relaxed eligibility criteria including but not limited to marks, age and experience), except with respect to the fee component, shall be considered under their respective reserved category and would be deemed unavailable for consideration against unreserved vacancy.
x) The minimum qualifying marks of written screening test/OMR/CBT shall be atleast 45% marks for general category candidates and 40% marks in the case of Scheduled Caste/ Scheduled Tribe/ Other Backward Classes/Wards of Freedom Fighters candidates. However, if the number of candidates securing the prescribed percentage of marks is less than the number of advertised posts, the Aayog may relax the qualifying percentage by a maximum of 5%, i.e., upto 40% for General category candidates and 35% for candidates belonging to Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes, Other Backward Classes, and Wards of Freedom Fighters, for reasons to be recorded in writing.

Important Instructions for Filling up Online Applications
1. The candidates must read the instructions carefully before filling up ORA for the post(s) concerned. Incomplete ORA submitted without prescribed essential qualifications, age, Date of Birth, category, requisite examination fee and other processing fees, scanned photograph & signatures of prescribed size
etc. will be rejected straightway.
2. The candidate should enter his/her particulars i.e. Name, Father’s Name, Mother’s Name & Date of Birth as per his/her Matric Certificate and upload scanned photograph (latest passport size photograph-not older than one (01) month) and scanned signature. The size of scanned photograph should be JPG or JPEG or PNGs only (Max 1 Mb) and size of scanned signatures should be JPG or JPEG or PNGs only (Max 1 Mb). Only after filling the mandator}7 fields the candidate can move to the next step, otherwise the application will be considered incomplete.
3. The candidates must ensure their eligibility in respect of category, age and essential qualifications(s), etc. as mentioned against each post in the advertisement to avoid rejection at later stage.
4. Reservation is State-specific and, in respect of all categories in Himachal Pradesh, viz. SC, ST, OBC, EWS, BPL, WFF, etc.. shall be regulated by the Reservation Policy of the Government of Himachal Pradesh. The benefit of reservation for various posts shall be admissible only to candidates who are bona fide residents of Himachal Pradesh. Candidates belonging to reserved categories of other states (i.e., states other than Himachal Pradesh) shall be treated as General (Unreserved) category candidates.
5. The candidate should possess requisite essential qualification(s) prescribed for the post(s) for which he/she wants to apply as on closing date fixed for submission of Online Recruitment Applications (ORA).
6. The candidate is allowed to submit only one application form against each post. Multiple application Forms for same post submitted by a candidate are liable to be rejected.
7. The application forms through fax/post shall not be entertained and the HPRCA does not take responsibility to inform such candidates.
8. The certificate of Scheduled Caste, Scheduled Tribe & Other Backward Classes should be on parental basis, failing which candidature of such candidates will be rejected.
9. The candidates belonging to OBC of HP Category must produce OBC certificate(s) on the prescribed format (validity of the certificate is one year or as prescribed by the Government of H.P.) which should be valid on the last date fixed for submission of Online Recruitment Application as well as on the date of document verification The validity of the certificate(s) is required to be seen at the time of documentation, meaning thereby that the candidate should have valid OBC category throughout the selection process. If the candidate fails to produce the required OBC category certificate, valid at the time of document verification, he/she shall be treated in General category subject to depositing the differential fee and qualifying the cut off marks of respective category.
10. The validity of IRDP/BPL certificate is of six months from the date of its issuance. The candidate is required to furnish the IRDP/BPL which should be valid on the last date fixed for submission of Online Recruitment Application as well as on the date of document verification. The validity of the certificate(s) is required to be seen at the time of documentation, meaning thereby that the candidate should have valid IRDP/BPL category throughout the selection process. If the candidate fails to produce the required IRDP/BPL category certificate, valid at the time of document verification, lie/she shall be treated in respective main category subject to depositing the differential fee, if any and qualifying the cut off marks of respective category.

11. The validity of EWS category certificate shall be for the period specified on the certificate, typically one financial year, and a fresh certificate is required for each application cycle. The candidate is required to furnish the EWS certificate which should be valid on the last date fixed for submission of Online Recruitment Application as well as on the date of document verification. The validity of the certificate(s) is required to be seen at the time of documentation, meaning thereby that the candidate should have valid EWS category throughout the selection process. If the candidate is failed to produce the required EWS category certificate, valid at the time of document verification, he/she shall be treated in respective main category subject to depositing the differential fee, if any and qualifying the cut off marks of respective category.
12. The validity of all certificates—both on the date of submission of the ORA and on the date of document verification, shall be verified at the time of documentation. The candidates belonging to un-reserved BPL category are not required to submit Income & Asset Certificate. They shall be treated as eligible for EWS reservation on the basis of valid BPL Certificate issued by the competent authority and supplemented by the non- SC-/ST/OBC Certificate. If any BPL candidate applies for the post reserved for EWS category he/she shall have to submit a valid BPL certificate countersigned by the Block Development Officer and also a non-SC/ST/OBC certificate issued by the competent authority. The candidate must possess these certificates on prescribed formats at the time of submission of Online Recruitment Application Form or by the prescribed closing date of applications as well as valid at the time of document verification.
13. The eligible PwBD/PwD candidates who, due to their disability, face functional limitations in writing the examination, may be allowed to avail the facility of scribe/reader from the Panel of Scribe maintained by HPRCA and/or compensatory time (irrespective of whether they actually use the facility of a scribe/reader or not), subject to prior authorisation from HPRCA by applying on the prescribed proforma. The said proforma along with Guidelines shall be available on the official website of HPRCA at least 15 days prior to the CBT examination. Eligible PwBD/PwD candidates shall mandatory fill and submit the prescribed form along with the required information, certificates and undertaking to HPRCA, and after its approval, the permission/authorisation shall be produced at the examination centre, along with other relevant documents, at the time of entry. Failure to produce the permission/authorization shall result in denial of the scribe/reader and/or compensatory time facility. The compensatory time at the rate of 20 minutes for every complete hour of examination, calculated strictly on pro-rata basis may be allowed and shall automatically increase or decrease in proportion to the total duration of the examination. The scribe/reader allowed to PwBD/PwD candidate will be under continuous CCTV surveillance from entry to exit in the examination premises, and any violation shall lead to the immediate disqualification of the candidate. No request for scribe/reader/compensatory time or for the change of Scribe/reader shall be entertained at the examination center under any circumstances
14. Examination and processing fee once paid shall neither be refunded, nor shall it be held in reserve for any other exammation or selection, under any circumstances.

EXAMINATION AND OTHER PROCESSING
the candidates of all categories shall be required to pay Rs.100/- as examination fee and Rs. 700/- as processing fee. : Rs.800
Correction : Rs.100

Eligibility Conditions
i. The date of determining eligibility of all candidates in terms of Essential Qualifications, and experience, if any
shall be reckoned as on the closing date for submitting the Online Recruitment Applications (ORA).
ii. The decision of the HPRCA regarding eligibility etc. of a candidate will be final.
iii. Onus of proving that a candidate has acquired requisite degree/essential qualifications by the stipulated date is on nl‘ the candidate and in the absence of proof, the date as mentioned on the face of the certificate/degree or the date of issue of the certificate/degree shall be taken as date of acquiring essential qualification.

OTHER CONDITIONS
1. All candidates, whether in Government Service or Government owned Industrial or Public Enterprises or other similar organizations or in private employment should submit their applications online directly to the HPRCA. Persons already in regular Government service, whether in a permanent or temporary capacity are required to submit a declaration that they have informed in writing to their Head of Office/ Department that they have applied for a particular post. In case, a communication is received from their employer by the HPRCA withholding permission to any candidate applying for/ appearing for the examination, his/her application(s) will be liable to be rejected.
2. Contract/Casual/adhoc/daily wages/work charged/Job-Trainee/Trainee employees do not need to produce NOC from the concerned employer.
3. In Government service (regular service) candidates may apply to the HPRCA along with requisite examination and processing fees with information to their Heads of Departments/Employer for issuing NOC.

General Instructions:- Date for determining eligibility of all candidates in respect of Essential Qualification(s), and Experience, if any shall be the prescribed closing date for submission of Online Recruitment Application (ORA) Form i.e. 20.05.2026 till 11.59PM. However, the date for determining of validity of category certificate of the candidates belonging to OBC Category. BPL/EWS Category. Ward of Freedom Fighters Category etc. shall be the prescribed closing date for submission of ORA as well as the date of document verification, meaning thereby that these candidates should have valid category certificate throughout the selection process.

Opening date for submission of online Recruitment Application (ORA) Form : 28.04.2026
Closing date for submission of online Recruitment Application (ORA) Form : 20.05.2026