20+ Govt UPSC Life Sciences Assistant Drugs Controller Recruitment, Apply Online

Govt Biotech Job Openings at UPSC – Apply For Assistant Drugs Controller Position

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Vacancy Details

Vacancy Number: 25070902612

Post: Assistant Drugs Controller (India) (Medical Devices)

Classification:

Ministry/Administration: Ministry of Health & Family Welfare

Department/Office: Department of Health and Family Welfare

Organisation: Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation

Number of Posts and Reservation

PwBD Reservation Details
PwBD Type: Blindness or Low Vision
PwBD Category: LV-Low Vision

Post Description

Pay Scale: Pay Level-11 as per 7th CPC

Age: Not exceeding 40 years as on normal closing date. Not exceeding 40 years for Economically Weaker Section candidates as on normal closing date in respect of vacancies reserved for them. Not exceeding 43 years for Other Backward Classes candidates as on normal closing date in respect of the vacancies reserved for them. Not exceeding 45 years for Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes candidates as on normal closing date in respect of the vacancies reserved for them. Note- Relaxable for regularly appointed Central / U.T Government Servant up to 05 years as per instructions/ orders issued by Govt. of India from time to time. For age concession applicable to some other categories of applicants, please see relevant paragraphs of the ‘Instructions and Additional Information to Candidates for Recruitment by Selection.

Essential Qualification (s)

A. Educational-

(i) Master degree in Bio Medical Engineering or Chemical Engineering or Bio-Technology or Mechanical Engineering or Electrical Engineering or Electronics Engineering or Instrumentation Engineering or Polymer Engineering or Computer Science Engineering or Medical Electronics Engineering or Pharmacy or Pharmaceutical Sciences or Medicine with Clinical Pharmacology or Microbiology or Bio-Chemistry or Chemistry or Life Sciences from a recognised University or Institute.
Or
(ii) Bachelors degree in Bio Medical Engineering or Chemical Engineering or Bio-Technology or Mechanical Engineering or Electrical Engineering or Electronics Engineering or Instrumentation Engineering or Polymer Engineering or Computer Science Engineering or Medical Electronics Engineering or Pharmacy or Pharmaceutical Sciences or Microbiology or Bio-Chemistry or Chemistry or Life Sciences from a recognised University or Institute.

B. Experience-

(i) 04 years experience in manufacturing or testing or regulation or designing of medical devices for the candidates having Master’s Degree.
Or
(ii) 06 years experience in manufacturing or testing or regulation or designing of medical devices for the candidates having Bachelor’s Degree.

Note 1– Qualifications are relaxable at the discretion of the Union Public Service Commission, for reasons to be recorded in writing, in case of candidates otherwise well qualified.

Note 2– The qualification(s) regarding experience is/are relaxable at the discretion of the Union Public Service Commission, for reasons to be recorded in writing, in the case of candidates belonging to Schedule Castes or the Scheduled Tribes, if any stage of selection, the Commission is of the opinion that sufficient number of candidates from these communities possessing the requisite experience are not likely to be available to fill up the vacancies reserved for them.

Desirable Qualification (s):

Duty(ies): Responsible for coordination and compliance with the directions of the DDC (I). Monitoring of Drugs Inspector responsible for conduct of Joint Inspection, complaints investigations and sampling etc. as and when directed by the DDC(I). Processing of On-line applications. Handling queries from the applicants. Review, Monitoring, evaluations of all files, inspection reports submitted by all levels of staff including Drugs Inspector/ TO and Assistant Drugs Inspector. Participation in various committees as Technical Expert, workshops, Seminars as Speaker etc. And other related matters on behalf of DCG(I) including any other functions as assigned by the Drugs Controller General (India) from time to time.

Probation: 02 (Two) years for direct recruits

Note– There shall be a mandatory induction training of at least two weeks duration for successful completion of the probation as prescribed by the Central Government.

Headquarters: Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation, FDA Bhawan, New Delhi

Other Details: General Central Service, Group A Gazetted (Non- Ministerial). The post is permanent.

Any Other Conditions: The officer may be posted anywhere in India.

APPLICATION FEE:

(a) Candidates (Except Female/SC/ST/Persons with Benchmark Disability Candidates who are exempted from payment of fee) are required to pay a fee of Rs. 25/- (Rupees Twenty five) only either by remitting the money in any branch of the SBI by cash or by using net banking facility of any bank or by using Visa/Master/Rupay/Credit/Debit Card/UPI payment.

(b) No fee for SC/ST/PwBD/Women candidates of any community. No “fee exemption” is available to Gen/OBC/EWS male candidates and they are required to pay the full prescribed fee.

(c) Applications without the prescribed fee would not be considered and summarily rejected. No representation against such rejection would be entertained.

(d) Fee once paid shall not be refunded under any circumstance nor can the fee be held in reserve for any other examination or selection.

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