Staff Selection Board announces recruitment for Pharmacist

Online Applications are invited for Non-Ministerial Technical Examination 2026 from eligible candidates for recruitment to Group 'C' Posts against vacancies for Departments /Offices indicated in table below of this Notice. Only those applications which are successfully filled through the website of the Board apssb.nic.in and found in order shall be accepted. Incomplete applications or applications with partial/or wrong/irrelevant information or filled with junk characters shall be summarily rejected. Candidates should go through the Recruitment Notice carefully before applying for the respective posts and ensure that they fulfill all the eligibility conditions like Age/ Educational and other Qualifications / Experience/ Category etc., as indicated against each Post Code in this Notice. Candidature of candidates not meeting the eligibility conditions will be cancelled at any stage of the recruitment process without any notice. Candidature of applicants shall be purely PROVISIONAL at all stages of the recruitment process.

Post : Pharmacist (Allopathy)

Post Code : 27/26
No of post : 01 (APST)
Educational and Other Qualifications : Class-XII (Science) passed from a recognized Institution/Board with Diploma in Pharmacy (D.Pharm) from any Institution/Board recognized by Pharmacy Council of India (PCI) and must be registered under the Arunachal Pradesh Pharmacy Council / Indian Pharmacy Council.
Pay Matrix Level : Level-5 (29200–92300)
Age Limit : Between 18 to 35 years. Age relaxable for APST etc. in accordance with the instructions / orders issued by the Government of Arunachal Pradesh from time to time.

Exam Fess : TO BE PAID THROUGH ONLINE MODE ONLY.
i. A Non-Refundable Fee of ₹150.
ii. Persons with Disabilities (PwD) / Persons with Benchmark Disabilities (PwBD) are exempt from paying the fees.

Age : The age limit shall be determined for the undermentioned posts as on the closing date of application:
18-35 years

ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA
i. Pursuant to Government of Arunachal Pradesh Notification F.NO.AR-33/17/2026-SECT-1-AR (Computer No.326793)/111, Dated 26ᵗʰ August, 2026, notifying the uniform eligibility criteria for Direct Recruitment through competitive examinations, every candidate must satisfy the following conditions:
(1) Permanent Residence Criterion:-
The candidate must be citizen of India and an inhabitant of Arunachal Pradesh holding a valid Permanent Residence Certificate (PRC) of Arunachal Pradesh issued by the designated Competent Authority under the Government of Arunachal Pradesh.
(2) Indigenous Status and Arunachal Pradesh Scheduled Tribe Criterion:-
The candidate must be an original inhabitant of Arunachal Pradesh and hold an Arunachal Pradesh Scheduled Tribe (APST) Certificate issued by the Competent Authority of the Government of Arunachal Pradesh, as per the list of Tribes notified by the Government of India in the Constitution (Scheduled Tribes) Order, 1950, as amended from time to time.
(3) Indigenous Tribal Language Proficiency Criterion:-
The candidate must be able to speak any of the Indigenous Tribal Languages of Arunachal Pradesh as per the list of Tribal Languages notified by the Government of India under the Constitution of India Scheduled Tribes Order, 1950, as amended from time to time and must possess working knowledge of the local indigenous tribes. However, the implementation mechanism for Language Test shall be as per Government of Arunachal Pradesh Notification F.NO.AR-33/17/2026-SECT-1-AR (Computer No.326793)/111, Dated 26ᵗʰ August, 2026.
ii. The educational qualification, age, experience etc., as stipulated in the advertisement shall be determined as on the closing date of submission of application.
iii. The 3 (three) year experience prescribed for Driver (LMV) [Post Code: 32/26] and Driver (HMV) [Post Code: 33/26] shall be determined from date of issue of driving license.

HOW TO APPLY
i. Candidates must apply online through the website apssb.nic.in. The closing date for the submission of online application is 05.11.2026, after which the link will be disabled. Application received through any other mode would not be accepted and will be summarily rejected.
ii. The candidate will have to provide any one of Photo Identity Documents viz. Aadhaar Card/Voter ID Card/Driving License/PAN Card/any government authorized Photo Identity Document. They will have to carry the same ID card in original along with the admit card to the examination venue. Candidates failing to carry their ADMIT CARD will not be allowed to appear in the examination. The particulars of candidate such as name, father's name etc., indicated in Photo Identity Documents of candidates should match with admit card of the candidate issued by the Board.
iii. The candidate shall clearly indicate their preference of posts as well as Department/Office while filling through online application. Candidates will be allowed to mark their preference only against the vacancies for which they are eligible as per the details provided in the application form and the eligibility criteria mentioned in this advertisement. Applicants are advised to carefully think and indicate their order of preference. Preference once submitted shall be deemed final and under no circumstance will the candidates be allowed to change their order of preference at later stage. The merit list of the candidate shall be determined as per order of preference indicated by the candidate for particular posts.

General Instructions for Candidates
i. The vacancies published are provisional and subject to change. The Board reserves the right to increase or decrease the vacancies for any post in any category due to administrative reasons or in public interest. In case the vacancy position is reduced to any number or even withdrawn by the user department, the Board shall not be liable to compensate the applicant for any consequential damage/loss.
ii. The Board reserves the right to reject the candidature of any candidate at any stage of recruitment.
iii. The Board reserves the right to cancel a part or entire process of examination or a part of it due to administrative reason(s) and in case of unfair means, cheating or other irregularities / malpractice noticed by the Board. The Board also reserves the right to cancel or set up a new examination centre and divert the candidates to appear at that examination centre, if required. No request for change in date, time and centre/venue of exam will be accepted under any circumstances.
iv. The Board reserves the right to change or make amendment in the examination scheme at any time before the examination, if so required.
v. The candidature of the candidate to the written examination is provisional and subject to the outcome of any direction/decision/order/pronouncement of any Court of Law and mere issue of Admit Card or appearance at the examination does not entitle him/her to any claim for the post.
vi. No request or representations will be entertained for issuance of admit cards after closing date for download of admit cards.
vii. The applicants are advised to fill up the application form carefully. They will not be allowed to edit/modify the details after the closing date. Application with incomplete or invalid details will be summarily rejected.
viii. In case an applicant applies multiple forms for the same post, only the latest application form shall be considered by APSSB.
ix. Abbreviations used are denoted as under: APST - Arunachal Pradesh Scheduled Tribe, PRC-Permanent Resident Certificate, Ex-SM - Ex-Servicemen, IRBn- Indian Reserved Battalion.
x. Use of Calculator, Laptop, Palmtop, other digital instrument/Mobile/Cell Phone/Pager/ Watches etc. is/are not allowed. In case any candidate is caught / found in possession of any gadget/instrument, he/she would be debarred from the examination and legal proceedings shall also be initiated against the candidate.
xi. Candidates are advised not to bring any of the above gadgets in the exam centre as no arrangements for keeping/security of these items would be available at the centre.
xii. If any candidate uses offensive/abusive/foul language/obscene picture, he/she will be liable for necessary penal action under relevant provision of law.
xiii. All candidates have to download their respective ADMIT CARD from the website apssb.nic.in. No individual ADMIT CARD will be sent to any candidates.
xiv. All exam related communication will be notified in the Board website from time to time. Candidates are advised to keep track of the Board website apssb.nic.in for any latest information related to the examination.
xv. All concerned shall note that the Board has established series of checks to ensure that there are no impersonation and mischief. The selected candidates will be subjected to detailed scrutiny including document verification and biometrics. Candidates may also note that their candidature is provisional, and if at any stage of examination, they are found involved either in violating any of the guidelines or found involved in any malpractices like impersonation, using unfair means etc., then strict action shall be taken against them which may include police action, lodging of FIR and debarment from all future examinations conducted by APSSSB.

IMPORTANT DATES
Opening Date of Application : 21.10.2026 (03:00 PM)
Closing Date of Application : 05.11.2026 (05:00 PM)
Tentative Date of Written Examination : 29.11.2026 (Sunday)
Tentative Date of PET/PST : 19.01.2027 onwards
Tentative Date of Driving Test : 28.01.2027 onwards
Tentative Date of Competency Test : 28.01.2027 onwards