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REGD. No. D. L.-33004/99
The Gazette of India
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EXTRAORDINARY
PART II—Section 3—Sub-section (i)
PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY
NEW DELHI, TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 11, 2025/KARTIKA 20, 1947
MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
NOTIFICATION
New Delhi, the 11th November, 2025
G.S.R. 832(E). — In exercise of the powers conferred by the proviso to article 309 of the Constitution and in
supersession of the Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation (Drugs Inspectors) Recruitment Rules, 2010, in the
Directorate General of Health Services, except as respects things done or omitted to be done before such supersession,
the President hereby makes the following rules regulating the method of recruitment to the post of Drugs Inspector, in
the Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation, Directorate General of Health Services under the Ministry of Health
and Family Welfare, namely: -
1. Short title and commencement. – (1) These rules may be called the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Central
Drugs Standard Control Organisation, Drugs Inspector (Group 'B' Post) Recruitment Rules, 2025.
(2) They shall come into force on the date of their publication in the Official Gazette.
2. Number of post, classification and level in pay matrix.- The number of the said post, its classification and level in
the pay matrix attached thereto shall be as specified in columns (2) to (4) of the Schedule annexed to these rules.
3. Method of recruitment, age-limit, qualifications, etc.– The method of recruitment, age-limit, qualifications and
other matters relating to the said post shall be as specified in columns (5) to (13) of the said Schedule.
4. Disqualification. – No person,
(a) who has entered into or contracted a marriage with a person having a spouse living; or
(b) who, having a spouse living, has entered into or contracted a marriage with any person,
shall be eligible for appointment to the said post:
Provided that the Central Government may, if satisfied that such marriage is permissible under the personal
law applicable to such person and the other party to the marriage and that there are other grounds for so doing, exempt
any person from the operation of this rule.
5. Power to relax. – Where the Central Government is of the opinion that it is necessary or expedient so to do, it may,
by order and for reasons to be recorded in writing and in consultation with the Union Public Service Commission, relax
any of the provisions of these rules with respect to any class or category of persons.
6. Saving.- Nothing in these rules shall affect reservation, relaxation of age-limit and other concessions required to be
provided for the Scheduled Castes, the Scheduled Tribes, other backward classes, ex-servicemen and other special
categories of persons in accordance with the orders issued by the Central Government from time to time in this regard.
SCHEDULE
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| Name of post. | Number of post. | Classification. | Level in pay matrix. |
| (1) | (2) | (3) | (4) |
+------------------------------+-------------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+----------------------------------------------------+
| Drugs Inspector. | 419* (2025) | General Central Service, | Level-8 in the pay matrix |
| | *Subject to | Group 'B', Gazetted, Non- | (Rs.47600-151100). |
| | variation | Ministerial. | |
| | dependent on | | |
| | workload. | | |
+------------------------------+-------------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+----------------------------------------------------+
| Whether selection post or non- | Age-limit for direct recruits. |
| selection post. | |
| (5) | (6) |
+--------------------------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| Not applicable. | Not exceeding thirty years of age. |
| | (Relaxable for the Government servants upto five years in accordance with the|
| | instructions or orders issue by the Central Government). |
| | |
| | Note.- The crucial date for determining the age-limit shall be as advertised by |
| | the Union Public Service Commission. |
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| Educational and other qualifications required for direct recruits. | Whether age and educational |
| | qualifications prescribed for direct |
| | recruits will apply in the case of |
| | promotees. |
| (7) | (8) |
+--------------------------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| Bachelor's degree in Pharmacy or Pharmaceutical Sciences or Medicine with | Not applicable. |
| specialisation in Clinical Pharmacology or Microbiology from a recognised | |
| University or institute. | |
| | |
| Note 1.- The qualifications are relaxable at the discretion of the Union Public | |
| Service Commission, for reasons to be recorded in writing, in the case of | |
| candidates otherwise well qualified. | |
| | |
| Note 2.- The qualifications regarding experience 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 the Scheduled Castes or the Scheduled | |
| Tribes, if at any stage of selection, the Union Public Service 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 | |
| vacancy reserved for them. | |
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+------------------------------------------------------------+-------------------------------------------+------------------------------+
| Period of probation, if any. | Method of recruitment whether by direct | In case of recruitment by |
| | recruitment or by promotion or by | promotion or by deputation/ |
| | deputation/ absorption and percentage of | absorption, grades from which|
| | the vacancies to be filled by various | promotion or deputation |
| | methods. | /absorption to be made. |
| (9) | (10) | (11) |
+------------------------------------------------------------+-------------------------------------------+------------------------------+
| Two years. | By direct recruitment. | Not applicable. |
| | | |
| Note.- There | Note 1.- Vacancies caused by the | |
| shall be a mandatory | incumbent being away on deputation or | |
| induction training of at | long illness or study leave or under other| |
| least two weeks duration | circumstances for a duration of one year or| |
| for successful completion | more may be filled on deputation basis from| |
| of the probation as prescribed by the | officers of the Central Government,- | |
| Central | | |
| Government. | (a) (i) holding analogous posts on a regular| |
| | basis; or | |
| | | |
| | (ii) with six years service rendered after| |
| | appointment to the posts on a regular basis| |
| | in level-6 in the pay matrix (Rs. 35400- | |
| | 112400) or equivalent in the parent cadre or| |
| | department; and | |
| | | |
| | (b) possessing the qualifications and | |
| | experience prescribed for direct recruits | |
| | under column (7). | |
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| If a Departmental Promotion Committee exists, what is its composition. |
| (12) |
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| Departmental Confirmation Committee (for considering confirmation) consisting of:- |
| |
| 1. Additional Secretary or Joint Secretary, |
| Ministry of Health and Family Welfare - Chairperson; |
| |
| 2. Drugs Controller (India) or Joint Drugs |
| Controller (India), Central Drugs Standard |
| Control Organisation - Member; |
| |
| 3. Director (Administration and Vigilance), |
| Directorate General of Health Services - Member. |
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| Circumstances in which Union Public Services Commission is to be consulted in making recruitment. |
| (13) |
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| Consultation with the Union Public Service Commission is necessary. |
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[F. No. A.12028/02/2023-DRS-Part(1)]
ANKITA MISHRA BUNDELA, Jt. Secy.
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