Job for Pharmacist at CMHO Kondagaon

Under letter No. E-397317 ESTB-2035/2508/2026-HR SEC.O/O NHM CMHO KGN, the following recruitment notice is issued with the approval of the District Collector, Kondagaon. Applications are invited for the recruitment of vacant contractual positions of Staff Nurse and other posts, in accordance with the National Health Mission (NHM), Chhattisgarh, and the Human Resource Policy 2018.

Post : Pharmacist

No of posts : 02
Salary : Rs. 16500/-
Education Qualification : Degree or Diploma in Pharmacy & Registration in CG Pharmacy Registration Council.

Instructions regarding the application form
1. All the advertised posts are purely contractual in nature.
2. It is mandatory for applicants to be permanent residents of Chhattisgarh to be eligible for the advertised posts.
3. Applications are invited through a walk-in interview for the advertised posts. The walk-in interview will be conducted at the Office of the Chief Medical and Health Officer, District Kondagaon, Chhattisgarh, on the date published in the newspaper.
4. The list of candidates shortlisted for the walk-in interview, along with the list of rejected applications and the reasons for rejection, will be published on the official website of the Office of the Chief Medical and Health Officer, Kondagaon, Chhattisgarh. No separate notice will be issued to individual candidates.
Any objection regarding the selection list must be submitted within the prescribed period. Objections received after the deadline will not be considered.
The lists will be published on the notice board of the Office of the Chief Medical and Health Officer, Kondagaon, Chhattisgarh.
If a candidate fails to appear for the walk-in interview at the scheduled time, their candidature will be cancelled.
Additional instructions for applicants
5. No travel expenses will be reimbursed to candidates for appearing in the walk-in interview.
6. Incomplete or incorrect applications, as well as applications received after the prescribed deadline, will not be accepted.
7. All documents attached to the application form must be arranged in the prescribed order, and page numbers must be clearly marked. The documents should be arranged as follows:
1. Application form
2. Residence certificate
3. Caste certificate
4. Educational qualification certificates
5. Experience certificate
6. Other relevant certificates
Candidates applying for more than one post must submit a separate application form and application fee for each post.
8. Candidates must affix a recent passport-size photograph at the designated place on the application form and sign in the specified space. The name and category of the post applied for must be clearly mentioned on the application form.
9. Reservation benefits for eligible candidates
Applications received from persons with disabilities and ex-servicemen will be considered for eligibility and reservation benefits in accordance with the applicable rules.
10. Correction of errors in the advertisement
Factual or typographical errors in the advertisement may be corrected at any stage of the selection process.
However, the selection process will not be postponed because of such corrections. No objections or claims regarding this matter will be accepted.

Instructions regarding educational qualifications
11. Candidates must attach their mark sheets issued by the university or school, clearly showing the marks obtained and the percentage of marks secured in the educational qualifications required for the advertised post. Otherwise, the application will be rejected.
12. Candidates applying for the advertised posts must submit the following documents:
• Educational qualification certificates prescribed for the post, including mark sheets for all years.
• Caste certificate, if applicable.
• Residence certificate.
• Valid nursing council registration certificate, if applicable.
• Experience certificate.
• Proof of payment of the application fee, deposited into the designated bank account or through the online payment facility.
All documents must be self-attested. No document submitted after the application has been received will be accepted, and additional documents will not be considered during the objection process.
13. Candidates must bring a photo identity card when appearing for the walk-in interview.
Instructions regarding experience and the selection process
14.1. Under the National Health Mission Human Resource Policy, 2018, candidates will be shortlisted from the applications received, based on the number of vacancies, for screening, interviews, and document verification, as per the following criteria:
Total number of advertised posts Number of candidates called for screening/interview
1 to 10 ; 10 times the total number of advertised vacancies
11 to 50 ; 5 times the total number of advertised vacancies
More than 50 ; 3 times the total number of advertised vacancies
For example, if there are 5 vacancies, up to 50 candidates may be called for screening and interview.

14.2. Documents required at the walk-in interview
Candidates must appear on the date of the walk-in interview with the following original documents:
• Mark sheets for Class 10 and Class 12.
• Mark sheets for all years of undergraduate and postgraduate examinations.
• Relevant degree certificate.
• Valid registration certificate issued by the relevant council.
• Caste certificate issued by the competent authority, if applicable.
• Original domicile (residence) certificate.
• Disability certificate, if applicable.
• Experience certificate.
The experience certificate will be accepted only if it has been issued by a government institution, a semi-government institution, or an institution receiving government financial assistance.
15. Basis for preparing the final selection list
The final selection list will be prepared on the following basis:
Selection criterion Marks
Percentage of marks obtained in educational qualifications 80%
Experience 20%
Experience marks :
1. A maximum of 10 marks will be awarded for experience, at the rate of 2 marks for each year of experience. Other candidates will receive preference of 2 marks for each year of experience.
2. For experience gained while working under a contractual programme, 1 mark will be awarded for each year of service, with a maximum of 20 marks for 5 years of experience.

16. Basis for preparing the selection list
The merit list for the walk-in interview will be prepared as follows :
(a) The final selection merit list will be prepared on the basis of educational qualifications and experience marks.
17. Experience under the Mitanin Programme
• Experience gained while working under the Mitanin Programme will be awarded 1 mark for each year of service, up to a maximum of 5 years (5 marks).
• Candidates who have worked under the Chhattisgarh Government's Lok Swasthya Parivar Kalyan (Public Health and Family Welfare) Department, under order No. 51-67/2021/Swasthya/3 dated 07.12.2021, as well as candidates appointed or working as health workers under the State Disaster Management Fund for COVID-19 for more than 6 months, will be awarded 10 additional marks on the basis of their experience certificate.
18. Experience certificate requirements
The experience certificate must relate to the post for which the candidate has applied. Only experience gained in government, semi-government, or government-funded institutions will be accepted.
Experience marks will be awarded only when the candidate's experience is relevant to the post and the nature of work is similar.
19. Experience marks for government and institutional service
For selection to the advertised posts, experience gained in relevant work in Central or State Government undertakings, government institutions, semi-government institutions, or other relevant posts will be awarded 2 marks per year, up to a maximum of 10 marks.
For experience gained in NHM, NUHM, or other relevant government training programmes, 4 marks per year will be awarded, up to a maximum of 20 marks for 5 years.
Experience certificates for contractual work must be issued by the State Health Resource Centre, Raipur.
20. Validity of experience certificates
• Experience certificates that do not clearly mention the duration of experience or the official reference number will be rejected.
• Experience marks will be calculated only for experience gained after obtaining the required educational qualification.
• Experience will be counted in completed years. One year of experience will be counted only after completing 12 months of service.
• Experience of less than 12 months will not be counted.
• Experience gained through self-employment, training, voluntary work, or unpaid service will not be accepted.
21. Issuance of experience certificates
Experience certificates must be issued by the competent appointing authority. The appointment order must be attached to the certificate.
If the appointment order is not submitted, no experience marks will be awarded.
22. No-objection certificate
Candidates currently working in government or semi-government institutions must submit a No Objection Certificate (NOC) issued by their employer.
23. Consideration of multiple experience certificates
If a candidate has experience in different fields, the experience for which the candidate obtains the highest marks will be considered.

Instructions regarding age limits
25.1. As of 1 January 2026, the minimum age must be 18 years and the maximum age must be 70 years for medical posts and 64 years for managerial posts.
Age will be calculated as of 1 January 2026. All applicable age relaxations are included within these age limits.
25.2. For these contractual posts, reservation and other recruitment provisions will apply in accordance with the National Health Mission, Chhattisgarh, Human Resource Policy, 2018, and the recruitment rules and conditions, as amended from time to time.

General instructions regarding recruitment
26. Merely submitting an application does not guarantee selection. Before the final selection list is issued, the original certificates will be verified. Only candidates whose documents are found to be correct will be considered for further selection procedures.
27. Contractual remuneration
During the contractual service period, remuneration will be paid as a consolidated monthly amount. No additional allowances or benefits of any other kind will be provided.
28. The above contractual period will be one year, until 31 March 2027. The period may be extended if the NHM and the DMF receive the necessary approval or financial sanction and the employee's performance during the contractual period is satisfactory.
29. The contractual appointment of a selected candidate may be terminated at any time by giving one month's notice. Similarly, the selected candidate must give one month's notice before resigning from the post. Otherwise, the employee will be liable to pay one month's remuneration.
30. Candidates eligible for special reservation benefits, including persons with disabilities and ex-servicemen, must attach the relevant certificates issued by the competent authority. Otherwise, they will be considered under the general category, without the benefit of the applicable reservation.
31. Candidates belonging to Scheduled Castes (SC), Scheduled Tribes (ST), and Other Backward Classes (OBC) must submit caste certificates issued by the competent authority.
32. The contractual post is non-transferable. The selected candidate must report for duty at the place of posting specified in the appointment order.
If the selected candidate fails to report for duty at the specified place and time, the appointment will be cancelled.
33. The performance of employees appointed on a contractual basis will be assessed by the controlling officer through a Performance Appraisal.

Walk in Interview
Date : 21-11-2026
Venue : Office of the Chief Medical and Health Officer, District Kondagaon, Chhattisgarh.