Openings for Pharmacists, Research Officer in Central Council for Research in Homoeopathy

The Central Council for Research in Homoeopathy (CCRH) is an autonomous body under the Ministry of Ayush. The Council carries out its activities and functions through its network of 27 Institutes/Units across the country. The Headquarters of the Council is situated in New Delhi at the above address.

Post : Pharmacist, Research Officer

Pharmacist Group “C”
Pay : Level-5 (Rs. 29200- 92300/-)
No of posts : 03 (UR-01, SC-01, OBC-01)
Age Limit : Between 18 and 25 years (Relaxable as per DoP&T orders issued from time to time).
Educational Qualification and Experience : Essential: 1. 12th Standard pass or equivalent with Physics, Chemistry or Biology from a recognized Board or University.
2. Diploma or Certificate course in Homoeopathy Pharmacy of at least one year duration from a recognized institution.
Desirable Qualification : Basic knowledge in Computer

Research Officer (Endocrinology) Group “A”
Pay : Level 10 (Rs. 56,100 – 1,77,500/- NPA,
No of posts : Wherever applicable 01 UR Post
Age Limit : Not exceeding 40 years (Relaxable for Government Servants upto 5 years in accordance with the instructions or orders issued by the Central Government)
Educational Qualification and Experience : Essential : a) Master’s degree in science in Zoology/M. Pharma (Pharmacology) from a recognized University/ Institute.
b) 03 (three) years research/ teaching experience in the field of Bio- Medical Sciences form a recognized Institute/ Laboratory/ University after obtaining Master Degree in the prescribed discipline.
Desirable : Ph. D in relevant field from a recognized University/Institute.

Concessions / Relaxations
1. Reservation of posts for Scheduled Caste (SC), Scheduled Tribe (ST), Economically Weaker Sections (EWS), Other Backward Castes –Non-Creamy Layer (OBC-NCL), Persons with Bench Marked Disability (PwD) and Ex-Serviceman are as per Government of India Directives.
2. Maximum age limit is relaxable by 5 years for SC & ST candidates, 3 years for OBC-NCL candidates as applicable and 10 years for PwD (UR), 13 years for PwD (OBC-NCL) and 15 years for PwD (SC/ST) candidates, as applicable.
3. The reserved category candidates are required to submit original caste certificate in the prescribed format of the Government of India, issued by the competent authority at the time of document verification, in support of their claim.
4. The age relaxation for reserved category candidates shall be admissible only in case of vacancies reserved for such categories. The reserved category candidates, who apply against unreserved post, are not entitled for any age relaxation. However, the applicants belonging to Persons with Benchmarked Disability (PwD) category shall be entitled to get age relaxation as admissible to them irrespective of the fact whether the Government from time to time.)
a) Qualification(s) relaxable at the discretion of the Council in the case of candidate otherwise well qualified.
b) Qualification(s) regarding experience relaxable at the discretion of the Council in case of candidates belonging to SC/ST, if at any stage of the selection, the Council is of the opinion that sufficient number of candidates from these communities are not likely to be available to fill up the vacancies reserved for them.
NOTE : i) Vacancies in respect of the above-mentioned Group “C” posts may be increased or decreased as per the requirement.
5. Central Government Civilian Employees are entitled for age relaxation upto 40 years (45 years SC/ST) for appointment to Group ‘C’ post subject to the condition that the Group ‘C’ post to which direct recruitment is being made are in the same line or allied cadre and that relationship could be established that the service already rendered in the past will be useful for efficient discharge of duties. Central Government Civilian Employees claiming age relaxation should be in possession of a certificate in the prescribed format from their office in respect of the length of continuous service which should be not less than three years immediately preceding the closing date for receipt of application. They should continue to have the status of Central Government civilian employees from the date of application till the time of appointment, in the event of their selection.
6. Only such PwD persons would be eligible for reservation in services/posts who suffer from not less than 40 per cent (Forty per cent) of relevant disability. A person who wants to avail of benefit of reservation would have to submit a Disability Certificate issued by a competent authority. The Certificate for PwD must indicate the percentage of disability. All letter/OM issued from time to time by Ministry of Social Justice & empowerment can be referred to.
7. The Certificate for Backward Class must clearly indicate that the candidate does not belong to the persons/sections (Creamy Layer) mentioned in column 3 of Schedule to the Government of India, Department of Personnel & Training O.M. No.36012/22/93- Estt.(SCT) dated 8/9/93 as amended from time to time. OBC certificate in the non- creamy layer status should have been obtained within 1 year before the closing date for receipt of application. Further, the candidates belonging to OBC will also be required to submit a declaration that as on the closing date they do not belong to the creamy layer.
8. Ex-servicemen shall be allowed to deduct the period of their military service from their actual age and if the resultant age does not exceed by more than three years of the maximum age limit prescribed for the posts for which a candidate seeks appointment, he/she shall be deemed to satisfy the condition regarding maximum age limit as per Govt of India orders issued from time to time.

Selection Procedure
Pharmacist
1. Fundamentals of Homoeopathy & Pharmacy : 40 Marks
2. Applied Homoeopathy Pharmacy & Pharmaceutical Sciences (Core) : 50 Marks
3. General Knowledge, Reasoning, IT & Communications Skills : 10 Marks
Total : 100
Research Officer (Endocrinology) Group “A”
1. All subjects of M.Sc. (Zoology/M.Pharma (Pharmacology). : 90 Marks
2. Research methodology, Biostatistics, Bio- Ethics Drug/Diagnostics Development : 60 Marks
Total : 150

Note : The examination will comprise Multiple Choice Questions (MCQ) only.
(i) For Group “A”: For all candidates, except PwD : 120 Minutes.
Compensatory Time for PwD : 150 Minutes.
(ii) For Group “B” and Group “C” Posts : For all candidates, except PwD : 90 Minutes.
Compensatory Time for PwD : 120 Minutes

Application Fee
The fee is applicable for any post under these groups for which the candidate wishes to apply
Group “A” Posts : Unreserved / OBC / EWS Rs. 1000/-
Group “C” Posts : Unreserved / OBC / EWS : Rs. 500/-
SC / ST / PwD / Female : Nil
Note : In addition to the above, a convenience fee shall be charged as applicable at the time of payment.
• CCRH will accept Application Fee only through online Payment Gateway. Application Fee submitted by any other mode i.e., Cash, Postal Order, Demand Draft, etc will not be accepted. In case applicant is applying for more than one post, he/she shall have to remit application and fee separately for each post as applicable.
• The application fee mentioned above is inclusive of GST @ 18%. However, bank charges plus GST shall be levied extra on the candidate depending on the type of payment mode.
• Once the Application is filled-in and submitted, the candidates will automatically redirected to Online Payment Gateway. “Make Online Payment” and remit the Application Fee through Debit Card/Credit Card/Net Banking/UPI. The candidate may generate payment acknowledge slip and transaction details at Payment Gateway for future reference.

Mode of Payment (Debit Card/Credit Card/Internet Banking/UPI)
The candidates can pay applicable application fee online by using Debit Card/ Credit Card/Internet Banking/UPI. The payment status will be automatically changed to “Payment Received” on successful receipt of application fee/payment response at online application portal. In case the payment status doesn’t change to “Payment Received”, candidates are required to retry payment through Debit Card/Credit Card/ Internet Banking/UPI. All the candidates should ensure that payment status is “Payment Received”. The transaction is considered “Incomplete” in case of non-receipt of payment or any other payment status due to any reason. Once the payment is done, candidates are required to take print of acknowledgement of payment and preserve the same for future reference. No other mode of payment other than online payment as mentioned above will be accepted.

HOW TO APPLY
1. Candidates are advised to read following instructions carefully before applying on-line and all the instructions given on main instruction page of on-line applications.
2. Candidates are required to apply through Online Application LINK hosted at CCRH website ccrhindia.ayush.gov.in or ccrhonline.in or eapplynow.com English only. No other means/mode of submission of applications will be accepted under any circumstances. The on-line registration process involves 03 (three) steps as follows:
a) Step 1 – Fill basic details like name, father name, date of birth, address, upload photo and signature and generating an application Id. Candidate should note and save this application Id for all future purposes. b) Step 2 – Apply for a post providing post specific information, category, academic details and experience (if applicable). c) Step 3 – Make a payment of application fees and/or Generating Registration Slip.
3. Candidates should have a valid personal e-mail ID and Mobile Number which should be kept active during the period of this recruitment process.
4. Candidates should take utmost care to furnish the correct details while filling in on-line application. Any mistake committed by the candidate shall be his/her sole responsibility. Once the application is submitted finally by clicking submit button, no change / edit will be allowed, thereafter.
5. The candidates should ensure the completion of all the steps i.e.
a) Step 1 (Personal details) and
b) Step 2 (Apply for post, qualification, category etc.) and
c) Step 3 online payment of Application Fee by the stipulated date and time.
6. Candidates are advised in their own interest to register on-line much before the closing date as per schedule mentioned in para 1 of this Advertisement Notice and not to wait till the last date for depositing the fees to avoid the possibility of disconnection/ inability/failure to log on the CCRH’s website on account of heavy load on internet/website jam/disconnection, etc.
7. CCRH does not assume any responsibility for the candidates not being able to submit their applications within the last date on account of the aforesaid reasons or for any other reason beyond the control of the CCRH.

General Instructions
1. The eligibility of the candidates in terms of educational qualification, age, experience, etc., as stipulated in advertisement shall be determined as on the closing date for receipt of applications from the candidates which will remain unchanged even in case of extension of the closing date for submission of applications. Candidates in their own interest are advised to ensure that they are eligible in all respects before applying for the post.
2. The number of vacancies/categories are subject to variation.
3. Candidates are required to apply through ON-LINE mode only. No documents/ certificates and application forms are required to be sent to CCRH by post.
4. Application once submitted will not be allowed to be withdrawn and fee once paid will not be refunded in any case, neither it shall be held reserve for any other recruitment nor for selection process in future, even if the recruitment process is cancelled.
5. Director General, CCRH, reserves the right to cancel the recruitment for all/any of the posts without assigning any reasons.
6. A Notification will be placed on the Council’s website about Answer Keys, and a link will be provided for viewing the Answer key to the candidates. Objections, if any, towards the answer keys could be submitted within a period of three (03) days through a representation including appropriate evidence of the objection by the Candidates along with a fee of Rs. 100/- (Rupees One Hundred) plus Conveyance Fee per objection. The fee deposited will be refunded if the objection has been held as valid. In case of those objections which have been found as invalid, the fee deposited will be forfeited. The method for depositing the objection fee will be same as explained at Para 5 & 6 for submission of processing fee. Any other mode of submitting Representation will not be entertained. The decision of the Subject Expert/Council in this regard will be final.
7. The details submitted by the candidates in their application form will be verified with the documents submitted before offer of appointment letter is issued.
8. The jurisdiction for all legal matters for this recruitment will be exclusively at New Delhi and legal cases filed (if any) in other courts will not be maintainable.

Closing Date of Online Application & Fee Payment : 1800 hours of 26th November, 2025