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Employees State Insurance Corporation (ESIC) conducts an entrance exam to recruit ESIC Pharmacists annually for the different states of India.

Latest Notification

The ESIC (Employees State Insurance Corporation) will soon release the pharmacist recruitment 2022 notifications.

Registration

Steps to fill out the application form for the ESIC Pharmacist exam. Also, learn about the ESIC Staff Nurse Application Process here.

Step 1: Visit the Official Website: https://www.esic.nic.in/recruitments

Step 2: Look for the notification under the New section- New registration. Click on it.

Step 3: Fill in all the necessary details in the registration form like Name, Father’s Name, Date of Birth, Contact number, Email Id, etc.

Step 4: Click on Submit and note down the system-generated registration ID and Password for the further process.

Step 5: Log in with the registration ID and Password on the ESIC official website.

Step 6: Fill in all the necessary information in the application form such as educational details, age, address, preference for exam centers, etc.

Step 7: Now, candidates need to upload the scanned images of their signature and a passport-sized photograph as per the dimensions mentioned on the notification of ESIC 2022.

Step 8: Preview the filled application form of ESIC and make required corrections if any. Pay the required fee and submit the form.

Syllabus

Section	Subject	Syllabus
Part A	Technical subject	Pharmaceutics Metrology Prescriptions Sterilization Processing of tablets Processing of capsules Pharmaceutical Chemistry Acids, bases, and buffers Antimicrobials and astringents Pharmaceuticals organic compounds Anaesthetics Drugs Pharmacognosy Adulteration and drug evaluation Pharmaceutical aids Miscellaneous drugs Biochemistry and clinical pathology Human anatomy and physiology Health education and community pharmacy Toxicology and pharmacology Pharmaceutical jurisprudence Drug store and business management Hospital and clinical pharmacy
Part B	General aptitude and awareness	Quantitative aptitude Reasoning English Technical subjects Current affairs Verbal ability Numerical ability Non-verbal reasoning History Geography Culture Economics General polity Scientific research Basic Algebra Ratio and proportion Profit and loss Mensuration Interest Data interpretation

Eligibility Criteria

ESIC Pharmacist Educational Qualifications

The candidate should have the following educational qualifications to be eligible for the vacancies.

Name of the Post	Educational Qualification
Pharmacist (Ayurvedic)	Passed class 12 or intermediate from a recognized Board of Education 10th or equivalent qualification from any recognized Board or institute. Diploma in Ayurveda from a recognized Institute Three years of work experience required in Ayurvedic Pharmacy from a recognized Institute after being duly registered under the pharmacy act of 1948.
Pharmacist (Allopathic)	Passed class 12 or intermediate from a recognized Board of Education Degree in Pharmac or Senior Secondary with Diploma in Pharmacy from any recognized Institution and must have qualified & registered as a Pharmacist under the Pharmacy Act, 1948.

ESIC Pharmacist Age Limit

The candidates can apply for the position of pharmacist till they attain 37 years of age. The age is provided below:

Category	Age Limit
OBC	Three years
ST/SC	Five years
P.W.D.	General- 10 Years ST/SC- 15 Years O.B.C.- 13 Years
Ex-servicemen	Armed forces- Additional Relaxation ST/SC-8 years OBC-6 years General-3 years
Government servants and employees of ESIC	General- Upto 40 years ST/SC- Upto 45 years O.B.C.- up to 43 years
Other categories of person	In accordance with the rules and regulations that the Government of India has laid down

ESIC Pharmacist Nationality

A candidate must be as follows:

(a) A citizen of India

(b) A subject or individual of Nepal

(c) A subject of Bhutan

(d) A refugee who came over to India before the 1st January 1962 to permanently settle in India

(e) Any person of Indian origin who has migrated from Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Burma, the Eastern African Countries like Uganda, Kenya, the United Republic of Tanzania, Zambia, Malawi, Ethiopia, Zaire, and Vietnam with the intentions of permanent settlement in the country of India.

Provided the candidate belongs to categories (b), (c), (d), and (e) mentioned above, they shall be a person in whose favor the Indian Government has issued the certificate of eligibility.

Application Fee

Category	Fees
SC or S.T. or P.W.D. or Departmental Candidates, Female Candidates & Ex-Servicemen	Rs. 250/-
All other categories	Rs. 500/-

Exam Pattern

The written exam pattern for the ESIC Pharmacist is as provided below:

The questions will be objective/ MCQ type for sections A and B.
Each question carries one mark.
All the questions given will be available in both English and Hindi languages.
0.25 marks will be subtracted from the total for every incorrect or unanswered question.
Two hours will be given to attempt the entire exam.

Part	Subject	Number of Questions	Marks	Time duration
Part A	Technical Subject	100	100	2 hours
Part B	General aptitude and awareness	25	25
Total	-	125	125

Eligibilty Criteria