ORISSA PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION

Industry: ORISSA PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION
Posts: Recruitment to 08 (eight) posts of Drugs Inspector (Examination Code-10 & Post
Code-132) in Class-II (Group-B) of State Service under the Health & Family Welfare Department 
1.Scale of Pay: 9,300-34,800/- carrying the grade pay of .4,600/- with usual Dearness Allowance
and other allowances as may be sanctioned by the Government of Orissa from time to time.
 The posts are permanent.
2. VACANCY POSITION :
Category No. of Posts
(i) Unreserved — 02 (1-w)
(ii) Scheduled Tribe — 01
(iii) Scheduled Caste — 01
(iv) S.E.B.C. — 04 (2-w)
Total - 08 (3-w)
(a) In the event of non-availability of eligible and suitable Women candidate(s), the vacancies or
the remaining vacancies will be filled up by suitable Male candidates of the same category.
(b) Exchange of reservation between S.T. & S.C. will not be considered.
(c) The number of vacancies to be filled up on the basis of this recruitment is subject to change by
Government without notice depending upon the exigencies of public services at the discretion
of the Government.
3. EDUCATIONAL QUALIFICATION :
A candidate must have hold a degree in Pharmacy of Pharmaceutical Sciences or
Medicine with specialisation in Clinical Pharmacology or Microbiology from a University
established in India by law.
No person who has any financial interest in the import/manufacture of sale of drugs and cosmetics
shall be appointed as an Inspector, under the Drugs & Cosmetics Rules, 1945.
4. AGE :
A candidate must be under 32 years and above 21 years of age on the 1st August
2011 i.e he/she must not have been born earlier than 2nd August,1979 and not later than 1st
August,1990.
The upper age-limit is relaxable by 5 (five) years for candidates belonging to the
categories of Scheduled Castes(S.C.), Scheduled Tribes(S.T.), Socially & Educationally
Backward Classes(S.E.B.C.), Women and eligible Ex-Servicemen.
In the case of candidates already in Orissa Government Service, the upper age limit is relaxable
to the extent of the period of their service rendered under the Government subject to a maximum
period of 5 years. Such Government Servants having requisite qualification and experience
may apply for the post alongwith the certificate showing the period of service under the
Government of Orissa obtained from the appointing authority.
Provided that a person who comes under more than one category mentioned above, shall be
eligible for only one benefit of upper age relaxation, which shall be considered most beneficial
to him/her.
SAVE AS PROVIDED ABOVE THE AGE LIMITS PRESCRIBED CAN IN NO CASE BE RELAXED.
Date of birth entered in the High School Certificate or equivalent Certificate issued by
the concerned Board/Council will be accepted by the Commission.
5. HOW TO APPLY :
(a) (i) Application Form : Candidates are required to apply to the Secretary to the Commission
for the prescribed Application Form (both Short & Long) which along with other particulars
can be obtainable either in person from the Office of the Orissa Public Service Commission,
19, Dr. P.K. Parija Road, Cuttack-753001 from 11.00 A.M. to 1.30 P.M. and 2.00 P.M. to
4.00 P.M. on any working day on cash payment of ‘.30/- (Rupees thirty) only or by Registered
Post on remittance of .70/- (Rupees seventy) only by Money Order. Full name and address
of the candidate, Advertisement Number and name of the post/service advertised must be
specified in the money order coupon in BOLD CAPITAL LETTERS.
(ii) If money order from any candidate for supply of prescribed application form, is
received in the Office of the O.P.S.C. after the last date for receipt of applications, no
application form will be supplied to such candidates.
(iii) Candidates must follow instruction meticulously for filling up the Short Application
Form as enumerated in Brochure enclosed.
(iv) Applications without fee, photograph and declaration not signed by the candidates (also at
all the places provided for signature of candidate both in short application form and long
application form) will be summarily rejected. Similarly, applications received late and from
overaged /underaged candidates will also be summarily rejected.
(v) Candidates are required to keep the Short Application Form in the envelope supplied by
the office after filling in the same.
The candidates must take due care in handling and folding the Short Application
Form. The candidates are not required to affix postage stamp on this envelope.
The Long application form along with the other documents and the envelope containing
the Short application form should be kept in another envelope of bigger size 30cm X 21cm.
The closed envelope containing the application must superscribed “Application for recruitment
to the post of Drugs Inspector and Advertisement No.”.
(b) Submission of applications: Candidates are required to send their applications in prescribed
form by Registered Post/Speed Post/Courier Service to the Secretary, O.P.S.C., 19, Dr.
P.K. Parija Road, Cuttack- 753001. Applications received after the closing date shall
not be entertained. The Commission will not take any responsibility if the application is not
received in time. The candidates may also submit their applications in closed covers in the
office of Orissa Public Service Commission directly/personally on or before the last date of
receipt of applications at the Counter. The closed envelope containing the application must
be superscribed “Application for recruitment to the post of Drugs Inspector”. The
candidates submitting their applications directly/personally at the Counter of Orissa Public
Service Commission will be given proper acknowledgement receipt.
6. ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF APPLICATIONS :
On receipt of application form of a candidate, the Acknowledgement Card submitted by
him/her along with the application form, will be despatched by the Commission’s Office to him/
her. The mere fact that a candidate’s application has been acknowledged by the Commission,
does not mean that his/her candidature for the recruitment has been accepted by the Commission.
7. FACILITATION COUNTER :
Candidates may contact the O.P.S.C. Facilitation Counter over Telephone No.95671-
2304141/2305611 & Extn.-112 & 109 for any guidance/information regarding application or candidature etc.
THE LAST DATE FOR RECEIPT OF APPLICATION IS 20TH OCTOBER, 2011 BY 5.00 P.M.