Post : Pharmacist
No of post (Out of which women) : 05 (W-01) [(UR-3, SC-01, ST-01)]
Group/ Scale of Pay / Level : GROUP-C, Rs.25,500-81,100/-, Level-7
Eligibility :
a. 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.
Minimum 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.
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 2nd January 1986 and not later than 1st January 2003.
d. Note for Ex-Servicemen- Once an Ex-Serviceman has joined the Govt. Service in civil side after availing the benefit as an Ex-Serviceman for his re-employment, his ex- serviceman status for the purpose of re-employment in Govt. Jobs shall cease to exist. He can avail age relaxation only. However as per clause-4 of the O.M. No. 36034/2014-Estt. (Res) dt.l4th August 2014 of Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions, Department of Personnel & Training, Government of India, if an Ex-Serviceman applies for various posts before joining any civil employment, he/she can avail of the benefit of reservation as ex-serviceman for any subsequent employment, provided the applicant as soon as joins any civil employment, should give self-declaration/ undertaking to the concerned employer about the date-wise details of application for various posts for which he/ she had applied for before joining. The applicant should furnish the copy of above declaration duly endorsed by the employer on the date of Document Verification for consideration of the claim under Ex-Serviceman category.
(NOTE: Border Security Force, Indian Coast Guard, CRPF and other Para Military Forces are not within the definition of Ex-Servicemen.)
e. The persons in Defence Forces who are to retire within six months from the last date of Online Application form are eligible to apply on obtaining NOC from the Appropriate Authority indicating there in the date of enrolment and expected date of discharge and year of service rendered in Defence Forces. They should, note that they must submit the discharge certificate on the date of certificate verification.
f. Sports person candidates claiming reservation must submit sports ID Card issued by Director of Sports & Youth Service Department, Government of Odisha.
g. Date of Birth entered in the High School Certificate Examination by the Board of Secondary Education, Odisha or equivalent Certificate issued by the recognised Board/ Council by an Indian University as equivalent there to shall be acceptable by the Commission.
h. A candidate who claims change in her/ his name after having passed the High School Certificate Examination is required to furnish copy of publication of the changed name in local leading daily newspaper as well as copy of notification in the Odisha Gazette in support of her/his change of name.
Physical Requirement & Functional Classification of PwD eligible for the post
Physical Requirements : MF- Work Performed by Manipulation of Fingers S- Work performed by sitting (on Bench or Chair) SE- Work performed by seeing BN- Work Performed by Bending R & W- Work performed by reading/ writing
Functional Classification : OA- One Arm affected OL- One leg affected BL(MNR) HI- Hearing Impaired (With suitable Aid)
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 i.e. 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- 10th standard
• Data Interpretation (Chart, Graph, Table, Data sufficiency etc.)- 10th standard
• Logical Reasoning and Analytical ability, General Mental ability
• General issue of environment/ Climate change- 10th 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
SYLLABUS OF MAIN WRITTEN EXAMINATION
- Pharmaceutics
- Pharmaceutical Chemistry
- Pharmacognosy
- Drug Store & Business Management
- Hospital & Clinical Pharmacy.
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.
b. 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.
c. 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.
Online Registration Last Date : 29-11-2024
Submission of Online Application Form Last Date : 02-12-2024
Last Date of Editing of Online Application Form : 04-12-2024
Advt. No.4216/OSSC dt.21.10.2024