Applications are invited through Online mode for the recruitment to various non-faculty positions at Dr. B. R. Ambedkar National Institute of Technology Jalandhar as per details given hereunder
Post : Pharmacist
Pay Level : Level – 5, Rs.29200-92300
No of post : 01
Advertisement Number : 07/2025
Scale of Pay (Grade Pay, Band Pay) : PB: 1 (Rs.5,200 - 20,200) with Grade Pay of Rs.2800/-
Age-limit for direct recruits : 27 years
Educational and other qualifications required for direct recruits Essential:
(i) 10+2 in Science (PCB/PCM) subjects from recognized Board or University.
(ii) 2 Years Diploma with First class from an Institute recognized by the Pharmacy Council of India with minimum two years experience in any recognized hospital or pharmacy.
Or
Bachelor’s degree in Pharmacy (B.Pharma.)
(iii) Registered as Pharmacist under the Pharmacy Act 1948.
Period of probation, if any : 1 year for direct recruits as per NIT Statutes
Note : After 2 Years’ experience in the Grade Pay of Rs.2800/-, the incumbent will be granted Non Functional up-gradation to the next higher Grade Pay of Rs.4200/- in PB-2 and re-designated as Sr. Pharmacist (personal to the incumbent).
Sr. Pharmacist with GP of Rs.4200/- and 7 years of service, out of which at least 5 years of service in GP of Rs.4200/-, may be considered for promotion to the post of Pharmacist (SG II) with GP of Rs.4600/-.
Application Fees
The application fee (non-refundable) as per below mentioned table shall be charged from the candidates of the respective categories :
UR / OBC-NCL / EWS
Online Facilitation/ processing charges : Rs. 1000
Examination/ application fee : Rs. 500
Total Fee : Rs. 1500
SC / ST/ PwBD / Women candidates (all categories)
Online Facilitation/ processing charges : Rs. 1000
Total Fee : Rs. 1000
The application fee shall be paid through online mode only (Debit/Credit Card/Net Banking) while filling the online application form. Applications without the prescribed fee would not be considered and summarily rejected. No representation against such rejection would be entertained.
In case, any candidate is willing to apply for two or more advertised posts, then, separate online application forms are required to be filled for each applied post. Applicants are advised to apply well in time before the last date of submission of online application forms as to avoid any rush at the closing date. The Institute will not entertain any request regarding non-submission of the online Application form.
The candidates are advised to fill the particulars carefully as the information furnished in the online application form shall be considered final and no request for addition/alternation shall be entertained thereafter.
General Instructions
1. All the Essential Educational Qualification(s), Experience(s) and other eligibility criteria will be considered as on closing date of online application forms i.e. last date of submission of online application form shall be treated as cut-off date for deciding the eligibility.
2. The application form is online and will not be supplied on postal request.
3. All Certificates/diploma/degrees etc. in support of educational qualification mentioned in the application must be awarded by the Board/Institute/University recognized by the Government/other Statutory Bodies.
4. The applicant has to upload self-attested copies of certificates in support of their essential qualification(s), experience, pay drawn details, documentary proof for Date of Birth, Disability Certificate, Caste Certificate, Latest OBC (non-creamy layer) certificate, EWS Certificate etc., as applicable. Original certificates shall be produced at the time of the selection process as well as while joining. 5. Persons serving in Government / Semi Government / Autonomous Bodies / Public Sector Undertakings / Universities / Educational Institutions are required to produce No Objection Certificate issued from the parent and/or present employer at the time of document verification failing which his/her candidature will be straightaway rejected.
6. All candidates applying for the particular category of posts may ensure their eligibility as per the educational qualification and other criteria as mentioned in the advertisement. At any stage of recruitment process, if it is found that the candidate is not fulfilling the essential qualification and other criteria as required for particular category of post, he/she shall not be considered for further participation in the recruitment process. Further, his/her candidature will be rejected straightway.
7. The Institute also reserves the right to defer or cancel the selection process without assigning any reason thereof. The decision of the Institute in this regard will be final and binding on all the applicants who respond to this advertisement. No interim communication on the status of the application will be entertained.
8. Canvassing in any manner would entail disqualification of the candidature.
9. All information regarding the recruitment process will be provided through the Institute website only. The Institute will not be responsible in any manner if a candidate fails to visit/access the website in time. The applicants are advised to regularly visit the Institute website i.e. nitj.ac.in for updated information.
10. The Institute shall retain online applications data of non-shortlisted or non-selected candidates only for three months after completion of recruitment process.
11. If a candidate wishes to apply for more than one post within a department, he/she needs to apply separately for each advertised post.
12. The applicant will be responsible for the authenticity of submitted information, other documents and photograph. Furnishing of any false information and/or suppression / concealment of facts shall lead to rejection/cancellation of selection/appointment. 13. All candidates, irrespective of their category may be considered against Unreserved positions, subject to fulfillment of parameters / conditions for Unreserved candidates. However, against the vacancies earmarked for specific categories (SC/ST/OBC-NCL/EWS), only candidates belonging to respective categories shall be considered.
14. The decision of the competent authority in all matters relating to the eligibility of the candidate, screening/skill/written test and selection would be final and binding on all the candidates.
15. Any resultant dispute arising out of this advertisement shall be subject to the sole jurisdiction of the Courts situated at Jalandhar, Punjab only.
STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURE FOR RECRUITMENT TO THE POST OF PHARMACIST Stage - I
Screening Test : Maximum Marks - 60 Marks :
> The Screening Test shall be a Computer Based Test which will consist of 60 Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs) as per syllabus mentioned in the Annexure-G1 of the advertisement notice.
> Total Duration of Screening Test will be 75 Minutes.
> For each right answer, one mark will be awarded while there will be 1/4th Negative marking for each wrong answer. There will be no mark awarded/deducted for unattempted question.
> Minimum Qualifying marks i.e. Cut-off marks for the Screening Test shall be 18 Marks i.e. 30% of total marks.
> The Screening Test will be only qualifying in nature.
Note :
1. Top Ten Eligible candidates (as per RRs & other provisions of Advertisement) in order of merit of Screening Test respective category, and who will secure equal to or more than prescribed cut-off marks as mentioned above, shall be called for Stage - II for the Recruitment Process.
2. All the candidates who have submitted online application either on or before the closing date will be called to appear in the Stage-I of the Recruitment Process i.e. Screening Test without checking the eligibility of the candidate/applicant. The eligibility of the candidate/applicant will be checked after the Screening Test i.e. Stage-I. So, all the candidates may be advised to verify his/her eligibility for the applied post(s) as per advertisement document before appearing in the Stage-I of the Recruitment Process i.e. Screening Test. Mere calling for the Screening Test will not make any candidate eligible for the applied post.
Stage - II
Skill Test :
> The Skill Test will be only qualifying in nature.
> The Skill Test will be conducted to check the practical knowledge about Pharmacy & Computer Proficiency.
> Minimum Qualifying marks i.e. Cut-off marks for the Skill Test shall be 30% of total marks.
> The syllabus of the Skill Test is mentioned in the Annexure-G2 of the advertisement notice.
> The candidates who will qualify the Skill Test shall be allowed to appear in Stage-III of the recruitment process.
Note :
The original documents in support of the eligibility of the applicant shall be verified before the Stage-III Test.
If any applicant fails to produce the requisite document(s) in support of his/her eligibility for the applied post,
he/she shall not be allowed to appear in the Stage-III of the recruitment process.
Stage - III
Final Test :
> The Final Test shall be a Computer Based Test which will consist of 60 Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs) as per syllabus mentioned in the Annexure-G3 of the advertisement notice.
> Total Duration of Screening Test will be 75 Minutes.
> For each right answer, one mark will be awarded while there will be 1/4th Negative marking for each wrong answer. There will be no mark awarded/deducted for unattempted question.
> Minimum Qualifying marks i.e. Cut-off marks for the Screening Test shall be 18 Marks i.e. 30% of total marks
Note :
The Total Marks obtained by the candidate in Stage - III i.e. Final Test will be taken into consideration
for deciding the final merit for selection to the post of Pharmacist.
1. General English - Tenses, Active and Passive, Direct & Indirect speech, Punctuation, Correction of sentence, One word substitutes, Modals, Articles, Clauses, Synonyms, Antonyms, Idioms & Phrases.
2. Numerical Aptitude Arithmetic - Simplification of Fractions, Simple and Compound Interest, Profit and Loss, Percentage, Averages, Number System, Time and Work, Problems on Trains, Calendar, Area, Problems on Numbers, Square root, Cube root, Time and Distance and Other Basic Arithmetic related problems.
3. Reasoning and Data Interpretation - Number Series Compilation, Missing Number finding, Pattern series, Direction Sense Test, Series Compilations, Classification, Missing Character finding, odd man out, Blood relations, Analogy, Coding & Decoding, Letter & Symbol Series, Verbal reasoning, Statements & Conclusions, Letter & Symbol Series, Logical Problems, Arithmetic Reasoning, Logical Sequence of Words, Pie Chart & Bar Chart
4. General Science upto Secondary Level
Annexure-G2
SYLLABUS FOR STAGE-II OF PHARMACIST
The skill test for the post of Pharmacist shall be conducted to check the practical knowledge of the candidate to perform the day-to-day duties. The syllabus for Skill Test is as under:
1. Prescription reading - Identify correct prescription
2. Display and Storage of medicines & various injection/vaccine/drugs in the pharmacy
3. Emergency trey and their uses
4. CPR and First aid demonstration
5. Supply Chain & Inventory Control of Pharmaceuticals
6. Drugs distribution
7. Application of Computer in Hospital Pharmacy Practice
8. Biomedical Waste Management
9. Nutrition and Health
10. Laws related to Drugs and Pharmacy profession
11. Pharmaceutical Ethics
12. Clinical laboratory tests
13. Drugs interactions
14. Microbiology and common microorganism
15. Preventive Healthcare
Annexure-G3
SYLLABUS FOR STAGE-III OF PHARMACIST
• Applications of Computer Software like MS-Word, Excel, Power Point, Tally etc. used in day-to-day office work.
• Internet, email and various online tools used in day-to-day office work.
• Questions relating to :
> Pharmaceutics
> Pharmaceutical & Organic/Inorganic Chemistry
> Pharmacognosy
> Biochemistry & Clinical Pathology
> Human Anatomy & Physiology
> Health Education & community pharmacy
> Pharmacology & Toxicology
> Pharmaceutical Jurisprudence
> Drug store and Business Management
> Hospital & Clinical Pharmacy with Therapeutics
> Pathophysiology
> Pharmacology
> Pharmacognosy
> Dispensing and Hospital Pharmacy
> Pharmaceutical Engineering & Analysis
> Basic Principles of Biotechnology & Microbiology
> Pharmaceutical Jurisprudence
> Phytochemistry
> Inventory of pharmaceuticals and stock handling
The link for filling & submission of application(s) against the advertised non-teaching posts will be activated on the Institute website nitj.ac.in with effect from 28.08.2025. The candidates have to apply online only. No Hard copy of the application form is required to be sent to the Institute.
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