Openings for Pharmacists under Ministry of Defence, ECHS

The ECHS Central Organisation is located at Delhi and functions under the Chief of Staff Committee (COSC) through AG and DGDC&W in Army HQ. The Central organisation is headed by Managing Director, ECHS, a serving Major General. There are 28 Regional Centres ECHS and 426 ECHS Polyclinics. ECHS is also an attached office of Dept of Ex-Servivemen Welfare (DoESW), Ministry of Defence (MoD) as are Directorate General Resettlement(DGR) and Kendriya Sainik Board (KSB).

Post : Pharmacist

ECHS Invites applications for the following appointments from Ex-Servicemen and Civilians to be employed as contractual employees on various appointments tenable at the following Polyclinics, under the jurisdiction of Station Headquarters, Chennai for the vacancies from 01 Apr 2026 to 30 Sep 2026 Shortlisted candidates will be called for interview through SMS/email. Employment period for Ex-Servicemen would be 12 months and for others it will be 11 months.
No of posts : 03 (Vellore-01, Avadi-01, Island Ground-01)
Qualification : B.Pharm or 10+2 with Physics, Chemistry & Biology and Diploma in Pharmacy
Work experience : Minimum 3 year's experience as a Pharmacist
Age Limit : 56
Salary : Rs 36,500/-

General instructions
Individual application for each post as per format attached herewith and also available on echs.gov.in (duly affixed with Passport size photo) should be submitted along with all supporting documents. The application must reach Station Headquarters ECHS, Fort Saint George, Chennai - 600009 on or before 16 Feb 2026 duly mentioning "Application for the post of.......” on the top of envelop. Incomplete application in any form will be rejected Only one application is required to be submitted for a particular post for all Polyclinics.

List of Supporting Documents
Pension Payment Order (PPO).
Discharge Book.
Ex-Serviceman Identity Card
Aadhar Card & PAN Card
Educational certificate/Mark Sheet of10th, 12th, Diploma, Graduation, Post-Graduation.
Valid Registration certificate including renewals for the current year (For Medical and Para Medical Candidate Only)
Computers course certificate
Experience Certificates.
MEDICAL FITNESS CERT DULY SIGNED BY: -
For ESM: Medical officer of dependent Polyclinic and countersigned by OIC ECHS Polyclinic.
For others: Chief Medical Officer of Govt Hospital only.
No objection certificate from the current employer (If applicable)

• Candidates earlier employed in ECHS but whose services were terminated or who had resigned or are blacklisted need not apply. These applications will be rejected.
• Only those candidates meeting eligibility criteria and completed application form shortlisted by the Board of Officers will be considered for interview. Computer Qualified Candidates will be given preference. The eligible candidate will be informed the date and time of the interview through email /SMS and list will also be displayed on the Notice Board. An objective type written test on the relevant subject and practical tests as applicable will be conducted before interview.
• No separate interview call letter will be sent.
• Candidates will bring all original documents as applicable at the time of interview. No TA/DA will be admissible for attending the interview.

• Employment of all individuals will be at the discretion of the appointing auth Change in terms and condition of employment arising out of unforeseen circumstances, at any stage of employment, without any prejudice would be without compensation at the discretion of the appointing auth.
• Changes to this NOTICE if any, will be posted on ECHS web site only.
• Those who have worked in any Empaneled Hospital will have clear gap of one year from the date when appointment is relinquished in an Empaneled Hospital and the date when they join any ECHS establishment at the time of the interview will be severely dealt with as
• Anybody found using unfair means or creating a ruckus per Code of Criminal Procedure Act 1973 on the subject.