The Odisha Staff Selection Commission (OSSC) has announced the recruitment for Pharmacist positions under the Directorate of ESI Scheme, Labour & ESI Department, Government of Odisha, for 2024.
NAME OF THE POST: Pharmacist
EDUCATIONAL QUALIFICATION: +2 Science with diploma in Pharmacy from AICTE approved institutions and have registered themselves under Pharmacy council of Odisha. Candidates having Bachelor in Pharmacy from AICTE approved institutions and have registered themselves under Pharmacy council of Odisha are also eligible to apply.
Candidates must possess a valid e-Mail Id and Mobile number while applying for the post and keep the same active till completion of this recruitment process, to receive important messages from the Commission.
The examination fee has been exempted for all categories of candidates as per G.A. & P.G. Department Notification No.9897/Gen, dtd. 11.04.2022.
Appointments shall be on regular basis carrying the level of Pay as mentioned in the table above. The appointment shall be guided by “Odisha Group-‘B’, ‘C’ and Group-‘D’ Posts (Repeal and Special Provisions) Rules, 2022 notified vide Govt. in GA and PG Department Notification No. 29076/GA, dated 16th October 2022.
Candidates should ensure that they fulfil all the eligibility criteria prescribed for the post as laid down in the advertisement. Admission of a candidate to the written examination & other tests shall be provisional and on the basis of information furnished by het/ him in the Online Application Form.
Online applications submitted to OSSC found to be incomplete in any respect are liable for rejection without entertaining any correspondence with the applicants on that matter.
If at any stage of recruitment or thereafter, it is found that any information furnished by the candidate in her his Online Application Form is false incorrect or the candidate has suppressed any relevant information or the candidate otherwise does not satisfy the eligibility criteria prescribed for the post, her his candidature for the posts shall be cancelled. She/ He may further be debarred either temporarily or permanently from the recruitment examination(s) conducted by the Commission
No Admission Letter for recruitment at any stage shall be sent by post. The candidates are therefore advised to be in touch with the Commission’s website www.ossc.gov.in regularly to know updates regarding the date of examination, downloading of Admission Letter and to know the status of their applications etc.
The candidates are advised to submit the Online Application Form well in advance without waiting for the closing date to avoid the last-hour rush.
NOTE: Important instructions to candidates about filling up of Online Application and “How to Apply” is enclosed as Annexure-A to this advertisement.
Special Category vacancies:
NOTE:
No post is reserved for Special category candidates such as Persons with Disabilities, Ex- servicemen, Sports Person category. However, they are otherwise eligible to apply for the post and to compete in their own category (SC/ST/ SEBC/UR).
As per the Social Security & Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities Department, Govt. of Odisha Resolution No. 1843/ SSEPD, Dud 25.02.2021, the PwD candidates having the Benchmark Disability of Category- 11 & 111 as shown in the table below of permanent nature and having Disability not below 40% in the above categories shall be eligible to apply for the above post.
Eligibility:
General criteria of eligibility: –
Candidates applying for the above post should be a citizen of India,
– of good character,
– of sound health, good physique and free from organic defects or bodily infirmity
– If married, must not have more than one spouse living
– Must be able to read, write and speak Odia fluently and:-
I) Must have passed Middle School Examination with Odia as language subject, or
II) Must have passed HSC Examination or equivalent examination with Odia as Medium of examination in non-language subject, or
III) Must have passed in Odia as language subject in the final examination of Class- VII or above from a school or educational institution recognised by the Govt. of Odisha or the Central Govt., or
IV) Must have passed a test in Odia in Middle English School standard conducted by the School and Mass Education Department, Govt. of Odisha.
The candidate should apply for the post only for which he she is eligible in all respects, Age:
Minimum Age as on 01.01.2024 – 21 Years
Maximum Age as on 01.01.2024 – 38 Years
However, the upper age limit is relaxable by 5 years for candidates belonging to SEBC, SC, ST & all Women candidates, 10 years for candidates belonging to PwD category & the total period of service rendered in defence service in case of Ex-servicemen. PwD candidates in the ST & SC category shall be entitled to cumulative age relaxation of ten years over & above the normal relaxation specified for the category. However, a candidate who comes under more than one category shall be eligible for only one benefit of age relaxation as per rule which will be more beneficial to her him. To be eligible, candidates not enjoying any relaxation of upper age limit must not have been born earlier than 2 January 1986 and not later than 1″ January 2003.
Plan and Pattern of Examination:
The Recruitment process for the posts consists of the following stages:-
Preliminary Examination
If number of valid applications are large Le more than 5000 for any post, then Preliminary Examination will be conducted for the same post. The syllabus of the Preliminary Examination will be as follows:
Arithmetic- 10 standard
Data Interpretation (Chart, Graph, Table. Data sufficiency etc.)- 10 standard
Logical Reasoning and Analytical ability, General Mental ability
General issue of environment Climate change- 10% standard
Current events of National and International importance
Computer Internet awareness.
Main Written Examination:-
Total Marks: 200 (Multiple choice Questions/ Objective Type Questions)
The syllabus of the Examination is enclosed as Annexure- C
Details about the type of questions, mode of examination, duration of the examination, number of questions etc. will be shared in due course on the website through Notice.
Certificate Verification:-
Candidates numbering approximately 2 (two) times of the vacancies advertised (Post Wise & Category-wise) shall be shortlisted for Certificate Verification basing on the marks secured in the Main Written Examination,
NOTE- 2: In pursuance of GA & PG Department Notification No-29246, dated 18th October 2022, the Main Written Examination, shall be conducted both in Odia and English medium except for the language subject. The Candidate who desires to answer the paper in English shall exercise his option in the application form. All may note that the option once given cannot be changed. Options are available in the online application form.
(i) There shall be no provision for re-evaluation/re-checking of the scores. No correspondence in this regard shall be entertained.
(ii) The Commission may conduct the Main Written examination with objective papers through
CBRE (Computer Based Recruitment Examination) Mode or OMR Mode.
(iii) There will be a penalty (Negative marking) for wrong answers marked by the candidate in
examinations consisting of Multiple Choice Questions. The Quantum of penalty negative marking will be 1/4 of total mark for each wrong answer if four options are there, 1/3 of the total marks if three options are there and so forth,
The candidature of the candidates will be rejected /not considered for selection if she he fails to attend any of the Tests/ Examinations/Certificate Verification.
The candidates who fail to appear at any stage of the recruitment process will not be considered for final selection and their names will be deleted from the merit list.
Any complaint on the conduct of the examination must be sent to the commission by email “support.ossc@gov.in” within 05 (five) days of completion of examination,
Place and Date of written examination:
The Date, Time and Venue of the Main written examination, Certificate Verification will be conveyed to the candidates in the Admission Letter(s) in due course. The Admission Letters can be downloaded by the eligible candidates by accessing the Commission’s website from time to time.
SYLLABUS OF MAIN WRITTEN EXAMINATION
PHARMACIST
1. Pharmaceutics
2. Pharmaceutical Chemistry
3. Pharmacognosy
4. Drug Store & Business Management
5. Hospital & Clinical Pharmacy
Important Dates:
| Start Date: | End Date: | |
| Online Registration | 30.10.2024 | 29.11.2024 |
| Submission of Online Application Form | 30.10.2024 | 02.12.2024 |
| Date of Editing of Online Application Form | 30.10.2024 | 04.12.2024 |
| Mode of Application | Online Mode only through the website “www.ossc.gov.in”. No Physical copy/ Hard copy of the Online Application Form needs to be submitted by the applicant. | |
| Official Website | Check Here | |
| Official Notification | Check Here |
