The Department of Health & Family Welfare is committed to provide proper delivery of health care services on a 24 X 7 basis to all citizens of the state through the different institutions and establishments under its control.
With a view to see that health care delivery system at the desired level shall run effectively and smoothly with the required number of Medical/ Paramedical and other Staff belonging to various categories at different level, Department of Health & Family Welfare Government of West Bengal has constituted West Bengal Health Recruitment Board.
Online applications are invited from Indian Citizen for recruitment to the Post of Homoeopathic Pharmacist under Health & Family Welfare Department, Government of West Bengal.
Post : Homoeopathic Pharmacist
No of posts : 151 [UR-77, SC-34, OBC(A)-15, ST-9, OBC(B)-11, PWD-5]
Scale of Pay : PB-3, Rs.7,100-37,600/- Grade Pay- Rs.3,200/-(ROPA 2009) Level 8 , Cell-1, Rs.27000/-(ROPA 2019) Other allowances admissible as per Govt. Rules
Essential :
A) ESSENTIAL QUALIFICATION:
i) Must have passed Madhyamik or equivalent qualification from a recognized Board or Council;
ii) Must have passed 01(one) year certificate course in Homoeopathic Pharmacy from recognized Institution.
iii) Must be registered as Homoeopathic Pharmacist under West Bengal Council of Homoeopathic Medicine; and
iv) Spoken and written knowledge in Bengali.
B) MARKS CALCULATION :
1. MADHYAMIK OR EQUIVALENT QUALIFICATION (PASSED) MARKS CALCULATION : i) Must have passed Madhyamik or equivalent qualification from a recognized Board or Council; ii) Hence, candidates are requested to calculate the marks obtained in Madhyamik or equivalent qualification and fill up the total marks(ALL SUBJECTS INCLUDING ELECTIVE/ADDITIONAL SUBJECTS SHOWN IN THE MARKSHEET) in the space for “Marks Obtained”. Whereas in the space “Full Marks”, total full marks (ALL SUBJECTS’ FULL MARKS INCLUDING FULL MARKS OF ELECTIVE/ADDITIONAL SUBJECTS SHOWN IN THE MARKSHEET) of Madhyamik or equivalent qualification need to be filled in.\
(iii) If mark sheet contains grade instead of marks, candidate has to substantiate the concerned conversion sheet in order to assess the percentage of marks ( Madhyamik or equivalent qualification from a recognized Board or Council) [Passed] obtained by the candidate.
2. PASSED 01(ONE) YEAR CERTIFICATE COURSE IN HOMOEOPATHIC PHARMACY FROM RECOGNIZED INSTITUTION :
i) Candidates are requested to upload all Mark Sheets including supplementary marksheets along with final passed certificate in the space provided for the same.
ii) Marks obtained in the 01(one) year certificate course in homoeopathic pharmacy from recognized institution should be filled in the space for “Marks Obtained” and grand total of full marks in respect of all total corresponding subjects/papers should be filled in the space for “Full Marks”.
3.i)Candidates must upload Registration Certificate as Homoeopathic Pharmacist under West Bengal Council of Homoeopathic Medicine in the space specified for the same. No marks will be allotted for Registration Certificate as ‘Homoeopathic Pharmacist under West Bengal Council of Homoeopathic Medicine, though it is mandatory for all to upload the same.
ii) Application without Registration Certificate as Homoeopathic Pharmacist under West Bengal Council of Homoeopathic Medicine will be rejected.
iii) Candidates are requested to input 100 marks in “Marks obtained” column as well as in “Full marks” column while filling up the Registration Certificate as Homoeopathic Pharmacist under West Bengal Council of Homoeopathic Medicine.
4) In the column “Additional Attempt”, candidates are requested to put “No” as no deduction of marks is there for additional attempt.
Age : Date of birth should be between 01-Jan-1983 and 01-Jan-2004 for all candidates; Maximum Relaxation is 5 Years
Maximum Relaxation is 05 Years. Not more than 39 years on the 1st day of January of the year of advertisement(01.01.2022). Provided that the upper age limit shall be relaxed for SC/ST/OBC candidates as per existing rules of the Government of West Bengal in force. Persons with Disabilities (Physically handicapped) [40% and above] must have a certificate from an appropriate Medical Board[vide West Bengal Persons with Disabilities(Equal Opportunities, Protection of Rights and Full Participation) Rules, 1999] for whom fee exemption and age relaxation will be applicable. For age proof, admit card or mark sheet of Class X or MP or equivalent or any Government ID Proof (which one contains the D.O.B. of the candidate)
• NO AGE RELAXATION FOR BEING SC/ST/OBC/PWD CATEGORY SHALL BE ENTERTAINED FOR PREPARATION OF PANEL UNDER UR CATEGORY.
Fee & Age Relaxation:
Unreserved : 0 Years; Not Exempted
Scheduled Caste : 5 Years; Exempted
Scheduled Tribe : 5 Years; Exempted
OBC-A : 3 Years; Not Exempted
OBC-B : 3 Years; Not Exempted
PWD : 5 Years; Exempted
Candidates must submit the online application fee amounting Rs. 160/- (Rupees one hundred sixty) only through Banks participating in the GRPS (Govt. Receipt Portal System).
Money order, Cheque, Bank Draft, and Cash etc. shall not be accepted.
No application shall be considered unless accompanied by the requisite application fee excepting Candidates belonging to SC/ST category of West Bengal and persons with disabilities specified under Disabilities Rule, 1999 (certificates obtained before the Advertisement date) who do not require to pay any fee. Such exemption of fee is, however, not applicable to any OBC candidate.
No claim for refund of the fee shall be entertained nor shall it be held in reserved for any other examination. In case, any of the statement made in the application subsequently found to be false within the knowledge of the candidates- his/her candidature shall be liable to be cancelled, and even if appointed to a post on the results of this examination his/her appointment shall be liable to be terminated. Willful suppression of any material fact shall also be similarly dealt with.
Candidates should take particular note that entries in their application submitted to the Board must be made correctly against all the items which shall be treated as final and no alteration , addition or deletion in this regard shall be allowed after full submission of the application. Application not duly filled in or found incomplete or defective in any respect or without fee shall be liable to rejection.
Candidates must fulfill the essential qualification at the time of submission of application. No degree or experience certificate issued after the last date of submission of application will be considered.
Particulars and Certificates required :
(a) A candidate claiming to be S.C./S.T./O.B.C. must have a certificate in support of his/her claim from a competent authority of West Bengal as specified below [vide the west Bengal SCs and STs (Identification) Act,1994 and SCs /STs Welfare Department order No. 261-TW/EC/MR-103/94 dated with B.C.W. Deptt. Order No. 6320-BCH/MR-84/10 dated 24.09.20l0]:
In the District, the Sub-Divisional Officer of the Sub-Division concerned, and In Kolkata, District Welfare Officer, Kolkata & ex-officio Jt. Director, Backward Classes Welfare Deptt., Govt. of West Bengal [No.2420-BCW/MR-61/2012 (Pt.) dated 12.07.13. No claim for being a member of the SC, ST and OBC, or a Person with Disability shall be entertained after submission of the application
(b) Persons with Disabilities (physically handicapped) must have a certificate from an appropriate Medical Board [vide West Bengal Persons with Disabilities (Equal Opportunities, Protection of Rights and Full Participation) Rules, 1999]
(c) The West Bengal Health Recruitment Board (WBHRB) may require such further proof or particulars from the candidates as it may consider necessary and may make enquiries regarding eligibility. Original Certificates relating to citizenship (by registration), age, qualifications, caste (SC/ST/BC), Physical disability shall have to be submitted when the WBHRB asks for them. If any candidate fails to furnish any certificate or any other relevant document or information relating to his/her candidature within the time specified by the Board, his/her claim for allotment may be passed over without further reference to him/her. Persons with Disabilities (Physically handicapped) [40% and above] Submission of more than one application is strictly forbiddened.
A candidate should note that his/her participation in the examination & interview process shall be deemed provisional subject to determination of his/her eligibility in all respects. If at any stage even after issuance of the letter of appointment a candidate is found in-eligible for admission to this Examination, his/her Candidature shall be cancelled without further reference to him/her. Canvassing: Any attempt on the part of candidate to enlist support for his/her application shall disqualify him/her for appointment. Applicants need to take print-out of the application form. Two copies have to be submitted at the time of the recruitment Process.
Note:- Candidates are advised in their own interest to apply using Online Application Form, much before the closing date and not to wait till the last date to avoid congestion on Web-Server on account of heavy load on website.
1. Candidate has to upload all the relevant documents (wherever applicable), preparing a single pdf file or take snap shots of all the relevant documents preparing a single image of jpeg/ png format with high resolution while applying in the website. Candidates are requested to upload the relevant documents in legible and readable format in the space provided for the same. If any document is uploaded in the space provided for the other one, the candidature may be rejected.
2. Scanning of original copy of all the relevant documents will be taken into consideration.
3. Candidate has to be careful that all the words/ marks in the uploaded documents shall be readable clearly, otherwise such uploaded documents will not be accepted and candidature may be rejected.
4. Short listing of candidates may be made before the Interview on the basis of academic scores OR written test (if decided later) OR both. The marks distribution pattern will be changed if written test is conducted for the above mentioned post.
5. Applications received after the scheduled date and time for submission of application will be rejected.
6. Address Proof: If Government ID Proof ( i.e. Aadhaar Card/Voter Card/Driving License/Passport etc.) is not available, then candidates may submit any certificate issued by the revenue office/ municipality/BDO Office/Panchayat Office as their present address.
7. Photo: Recent colour front-facing passport size photograph with single color background(60% of the photograph must be covered by face) must be uploaded.
8. Signature: Full running signature in white blank sheet must be uploaded. No short signature/ initial will be entertained.
9. No higher qualification without essential qualification shall be entertained.
10. Candidates are requested to upload all the relevant documents /certificates with period/tenure ending on or before the last date of submission of application.
11. Edit Mode : Candidates after submitting documents online may edit any information and upload documents till the last date of online submission as per this Notice. Every time a candidate has to log in and go through all the steps till final submission. No step can be skipped. Editing in any step may be done and other steps may be kept unchanged using the “SAVE” button in all the steps. Edit Mode is activated for all the candidates even after final submission.
12. Clauses in the advertisements may be modified/added subsequently. In case of discrepancy, if any , decision of the Board will be final.
13. Marks obtained in written examination, if held, may be considered while preparing merit list.
14. Candidates are requested to follow the website of WBHRB regularly for further notice.
15. Candidates are requested to be careful while filling in the information and uploading the documents. As the entire process is software based, sending documents through email or hardcopies cannot be uploaded. Hence such request cannot be entertained.
16. Candidature of a candidate shall be rejected forthwith for any error in documents submitted/ information filled in by the concerned candidate.
Applications received after the scheduled date and time for submission of application will be rejected.
Only online registration & submission of Application will be allowed on the website between 21.04.2022 to 05.05.2022 (Till 01:00 PM). Appointments are temporary but likely to be permanent.
The relevant rules and necessary particulars are stated in the following paragraph: A candidate should verify from the notified eligibility criteria to ascertain whether he/ she is eligible for submission of application.
The condition prescribed cannot be relaxed. The recruitment will be made by selection, but where if a large number of applications are received, as a result of Advertisement, the Board may, for the purpose of short-listing, hold a preliminary examination.
