Government Pharmacist Recruitment 2026 | 184 Posts under Health Department

Gujarat Subordinate Services Selection Board, Gandhinagar, under the control of the Health and Family Welfare Department, under the control of the Director AYUSH, Office, to prepare a selection list for the total of 184 posts of Pharmacist/Compounder (Ayurveda), Class-3 cadre, in the process of filling up through direct recruitment through competitive examination, online application forms are invited from the candidates through the ojas website.

Post : Pharmacist / Compounder (Ayurveda)

No of post : 184
(UR-88, EWS-18, OBC-41, SC-05, ST-32)

Salary Scale :-
As per the department's Resolution No.: Expenditure-2002-57-Zh.1 dated 16/02/2006, 29/04/2010, 06/10/2011 and 20/10/2014, Resolution No.: Expenditure-2002-57-(Part-2)-Zh.1 dated 20/10/2015 and 18/01/2017 and finally Resolution No.: Expenditure-2002-57-(Part-4)-Zh.1 dated 18/10/2023, the appointment will be made at a fixed salary of Rs. 40,800/- (Rupees forty thousand eight hundred in figures) per month for the first five years and other benefits of the said resolution will be available. Subject to the terms and conditions mentioned in the Resolution No. CRR-11-2015-312911-G.1 dated 23/10/2015 of the General Administration Department and Resolution No. Kharch-2002-57-(Part-3)/Z.1 dated 28/03/2016 of the Finance Department and Resolution No. 18/01/2017, the appointed candidate will be eligible for regular appointment in the pay scale of Rs. 29,200/- to Rs. 92,300/- (Level-5) of the Seventh Pay Commission in the concerned office after five years of satisfactory services. However, this matter is subject to SLP No. 14124/2012 and SLP No. 14125/2012 filed in the Hon'ble Supreme Court.

Educational Qualification
(b) possess,- (i) bachelor’s degree in Pharmacy(Ayurveda) obtained from any of the Universities established or incorporated by or under the Central or a State Act in India; or any other educational institutions recognised as such or declared to be deemed as a University under section 3 of the University Grants Commission Act,1956. Or
(ii) Diploma in Pharmacy(Ayurveda) obtained from any of the Universities established or incorporated by or under the Central or a State Act in India; or any other educational institutions recognised as such or declared to be deemed as a University under section 3 of the University Grants Commission Act,1956 And have about two years experience as a pharmacist or compounder in the Government, Local Body, Government Undertaking, Board, Corporation, or Limited Company established under the Companies Act,2013.
(c) possess the basic knowledge of computer application as prescribed in the Gujarat Civil Services Classification and Recruitment (General) Rules 1967; and
(d) possess adequate knowledge of Gujarati or Hindi or both.
Note
(1) The important points of educational qualification prescribed in the recruitment rules of the above mentioned category have been included in the application form. However, all the provisions of educational qualification mentioned in the recruitment rules will be taken into account at the time of final selection. The candidate should fill the details in the application form for the said advertisement only after taking into account all the details of educational qualification mentioned in the recruitment rules.
(2) If any question arises during the recruitment process regarding the interpretation of any matter of this advertisement, the appropriate decision will be taken in consultation with the office of the Head of the concerned Department/Department.

Nationality
The candidate should be a citizen of India or should have the nationality as per the provisions of Rule-7 of the Gujarat Civil Services Classification and Recruitment (General) Rules, 1967

Age Limit
The age of the candidate should not be less than 18 years and not more than 35 years as on 16/03/2026;
The upper age limit may be relaxed in favour of the candidate who is already in the service of the Government of Gujarat as per the provisions of the Gujarat Civil Services Classification and Recruitment (General) Rules, 1967.

Computer Knowledge
The candidate should have a certificate / mark sheet from any training institute stating that he has basic knowledge of computer as per the syllabus prescribed by the General Administration Department of the State Government vide Resolution No.:- CRR-10-2007-120320-G.P dated 13/08/2008 and dated 18/03/2016 or any diploma / degree or certificate course in computer knowledge from a government recognized university or institution or certificates stating that computer is a subject in the degree or diploma course or certificates stating that he has passed the standard-10 or standard-12 examination with computer as a subject. However, candidates who do not have such a certificate at this stage can also apply. However, such candidates will have to produce such certificate of passing the Basic Computer Knowledge Test before the Appointing Authority before getting the appointment, otherwise they will not be eligible for getting the appointment and the Appointing Authority will "cancel" the selection of the candidates in such cases.

Examination Fee :-
As per the provision in the letter dated 31/01/2024 of the General Administration Department, the standard of examination fee for all direct recruitment examinations conducted by the Gujarat Subordinate Services Selection Board shall be as follows.
Standard of Examination Fee for all examinations of the Gujarat Subordinate Services Selection Board
Primary Examination
Non-Reserved Category : Rs..500/-
Reserved Category (All categories of women, SC/ST, SC/ST, OBC, Divyang and Ex-Servicemen candidates) : 400/-
The fees paid shall be refunded to those candidates who appear for the examination.
The candidates who appear for the examination shall be eligible for refund of the examination fee.
All the candidates have to fill the online application form as mentioned above.

Age Limit:-
(1) The age of the candidate should not be less than 18 years and not more than 35 years as on 29/05/2026; The upper age limit may be relaxed in favour of the candidate who is already in the service of the Government of Gujarat as per the provisions of the Gujarat Civil Services Classification and Recruitment (General) Rules, 1967.
(2) Relaxation in the age limit is available to women candidates of general category, male and female candidates of reserved category, ex-servicemen, Divyang candidates as per the rules as given below.
Category, Relaxation and Maximum Age Limit
For Female Candidates of General Category : 5 Years ; (Upto 40 Years)
For Male Candidates of Reserved Category : 5 Years ; (Upto 40 Years)
For Female Candidates of Reserved Category (5+5=10) : 10 Years ; (Upto 45 Years)
For Male Candidates with Disabilities of General Category : 10 Years ; (Upto 45 Years)
For Female Candidates with Disabilities of General Category (10+5=15) : 15 Years ; (Upto 45 Years)
For Male Candidates with Disabilities of Reserved Category (5+10=15) : 15 Years ; (Upto 45 Years) (within the limit of 10 years) Reserved category female candidates with disabilities (5+10+5=20) : 20 years ; (within the limit of 45 years)
Ex-servicemen candidates The upper age limit will be relaxed by up to three years in addition to the period of service they have completed.

Important Instructions
(1) Once the application form is confirmed, the details regarding the caste (category) mentioned by the candidate while filling the details in the online application form will not be considered. Therefore, if the candidate wants to change any details in the application form, they should re-apply with the correct details before the last date of application and quoting the Confirmation Number in the confirmation number provided.
(2) The details filled by the candidate in the application form will be considered final for the entire recruitment process and its proofs and certificates will have to be submitted in original at the time of verification, otherwise the application form will be considered as 'rejected' at that stage.
(3) If the candidate has obtained a degree from a foreign university, he will have to submit the necessary evidence/proofs of the University Grants Commission regarding the recognition/equivalence of such degree in India. The responsibility of submitting the evidence/proofs in this regard within the time limit of the verification of certificates will be the responsibility of the concerned candidate. The Board has no duty in this regard and the submission in this regard after the time limit will not be considered.
(4) The candidate will have to keep more than one copy of the passport size photograph uploaded in the application form and will have to use the copy of the same photo throughout the recruitment process of this advertisement-cadre. (Like putting it in the attendance sheet at the time of examination and also submitting a copy of the same photo at the time of verification of original certificates.) The candidate Such a photograph must be taken recently, so that there is no difficulty in establishing identity at various stages of recruitment/appointment.
(5) The candidate should keep the mobile number and e-mail ID indicated at the time of filling the application form. In future, some examination-related instructions related to this examination from the Board will be sent to the candidate on the mobile number indicated by the Board through SMS. Therefore, it is in the interest of the candidate to maintain the mobile number indicated in the application form until the recruitment process is completed.

(6) The Board shall not permit any candidate who (1) attempts to obtain support for his candidature in any way, i.e., attempts to directly or indirectly impute to the Chairman, Member or any officer of the Board, (2) assumes the name of another, (3) causes another to assume his name, (4) submits forged or tampered documents or commits any irregularity, (5) makes statements which are true or false or conceals material information, (6) resorts to any other irregular or improper means in connection with his candidature for the examination, (7) uses any other irregular or improper means during the examination, i.e., copies from the answer book of another candidate, copies with the help of a book, guide, slip or any such printed or handwritten literature or copies through conversation or commits any of the following irregularities: (8) writes in writings containing obscene language or obscene matter, including irrelevant matters, (9) Any other misconduct in the examination hall (10) to commit any other misconduct; (11) to directly or indirectly harass or cause bodily harm to the staff engaged by the Board to conduct the examination; (12) to attempt to do or, as the case may be, to aid or abet any of the acts specified in the preceding clauses; or (13) to contravene any of the instructions given in his admit card permitting him to appear for the examination, he may, in addition to being liable to criminal proceedings, be— (a) disqualified by the Board from the examination for which he is a candidate; or (b)(1) excluded by the Board from appearing in any examination for direct selection; or (b)(2) excluded by the State Government from any service under it either permanently or for a specified period. (13) If a candidate has ever been disqualified by the Gujarat Public Service Commission, other recruitment boards, other government/semi-government/government-owned institutions and the period of disqualification is still ongoing, the application of such candidates will be automatically liable to be cancelled.

(7) If any details given by the candidate in the application form and the certificates submitted at the time of verification of original certificates regarding date of birth, educational qualification, age, caste, experience etc. are found to be false at any stage during the verification, appropriate legal action will be taken against him. The candidature of such a candidate may be cancelled by the Board and he will also be disqualified for recruitment to other categories. Also, if selection/appointment has been made, the selection/appointment will be 'cancelled' at any stage by the Board/appointing authority.
(8) The candidate will not be entitled to claim appointment to the relevant post merely because he has succeeded in the examination. If the appointing authority is satisfied that a candidate is not suitable for the public service, he may be dropped. His decision on the appointment shall be final. (9) The recruitment process shall be entirely subject to the Gujarat Civil Services Classification and Recruitment (General) Rules-1967 (as amended from time to time) and the recruitment rules framed thereunder for that cadre.
(10) The Government of Gujarat has implemented the Gujarat Public Examination (Prevention of Unfair Means) Act, 2023 with effect from March-2023, to deal with irregularities in public examinations and leakage of question papers. The Government has also included the Gujarat Subordinate Services Selection Board as the Examination Authority in the said Act. Therefore, since all competitive written examinations conducted by the Board are to be treated as public examinations, the said Act is also applicable to the examinations of the Board. Therefore, in the competitive written examination of all the above advertisements, if any candidate is found to be violating the provisions of Gujarat Public Examination (Prevention of Unfair Means) Act. 2023 and is found guilty, appropriate action will be taken against him as mentioned in the said Act.

If for any reason it is necessary to change or cancel this advertisement and the recruitment process, the Board shall have the full right/authority to do so and the Board shall not be obliged to give reasons for this.

Last Date : 19th May 2026

Advt.No : 407/202627