SSC Pharmacist Recruitment 2022: The Staff Selection Commission is going to announce SSC Selection Post Phase 10 Notification 2022 on 10th May 2022 to fill up bumper 2065 vacancies in various central government departments overall in India. Many candidates must be waiting for SSC Selection Post Phase-10 2022 Notification. Eligible candidates should read this article till the end for Important Dates, Vacancy break up, Eligibility, Qualification, and other details.

Important Dates
Dates for submission of online applications | 12.05.2022 to 13.06.2022 |
Last date and time for receipt of online applications | 13.06.2022 (up to 23.00 PM) |
Last date and time for making online fee payment | 15.06.2022 (23.00 PM) |
Last date and time for generation of offline Challan | 16.06.2022 (23.00 PM) |
Last date for payment through Challan (during working hours of Bank) | 18.06.2022 |
Dates of ‘Window for Application Form Correction’ including online payment. | 20.06.2022 to 24.06.2022 (23:00 PM) |
Dates of Computer Based Examination | August 2022 (tentatively) |
Official Notification :- Click Here
SSC Pharmacist/Phase X Exam Details
Particulars | Details |
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Name of the Exam | SSC Phase X |
Conducting Body | Staff Selection Commission |
Exam Level | National / Higher Secondary Level |
Mode of Examination | Computer Based Test (CBT)/ Online |
Exam Duration | 60 minutes |
Type of Questions | MCQ |
Number of Questions | 100 questions (200 marks) |
Marking Exam | 2 mark for every correct answer1/0.5 marks deducted for every incorrect answer |
Post Name/ Purpose of the Exam | Pharmacist |
Grade Pay | Level-05 (Rs. 29200 – 92300) |
Official Website | ssc.nic.in |
Vacancy Details
Pharmacist Allopathic
S.No. | Post Code | Name of Post | Department | Vacancy |
1. | CR11222 | PHARMACIST (ALLOPATHIC) | CENTRAL GOVERNMENT HEALTH SCHEME, MEERUT | 13 |
2. | CR11322 | PHARMACIST (ALLOPATHIC) | CENTRAL GOVERNMANT HEALTH SCHEME, KOLKATA | 10 |
3. | CR11622 | PHARMACIST (ALLOPATHIC) | CENTRAL GOVERNMENT HEALTH SCHEME, PRAYAGRAJ | 4 |
4. | ER12022 | PHARMACIST (ALLOPATHIC) | Central Government Health Scheme, Kolkata, Ministry of Health & Family Welfare, 6, Esplanade East (Ground Floor), Kolkata-700069 | 15 |
5. | NE10522 | PHARMACIST (ALLOPATHIC) | O/o the Addl. Director, CGHS, Kolkata | 5 |
6. | NR19322 | Pharmacist (Allopathic) | Ministry of Health & Family Welfare | 12 |
7. | SR12822 | Pharmacist (Allopathic) | Central Government Health Scheme, Hyderabad | 23 |
8. | WR13322 | Pharmacist (Allopathic) | Central Govt. Health Scheme, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Nagpur | 8 |
9. | WR13522 | Pharmacist (Allopathic) | Central Govt. Health Scheme, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Mumbai | 11 |
10. | WR15222 | Pharmacist (Allopathic) | Central Govt. Health Scheme, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Pune | 3 |
11. | WR15522 | Pharmacist (Allopathic) | Central Govt. Health Scheme Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Ahmedabad | 10 |
Educational qualification
- The minimum Educational Qualification for SSC Pharmacist Recruitment- D. Pharm or B. Pharm from recognized University
SSC Pharmacist Age limit
- Age Limit for SSC Pharmacist General Category is 18-25 years
- Whereas OBC category is given 3 years of relaxation and SC/STs are given 5 years of relaxation.

Nationality/ Citizenship Criteria:
A candidate must be either:
(a) A citizen of India, or
(b) A subject of Nepal, or
(c) A subject of Bhutan, or
(d) A Tibetan Refugee who came over to India, before the 1st January, 1962 with the intention of permanently settling in India, or
(e) A person of Indian origin who has migrated from Pakistan, Burma, Sri Lanka, East African Countries of Kenya, Uganda, the United Republic of Tanzania (Formerly Tanganyika and Zanzibar), Zambia, Malawi, Zaire, Ethiopia and Vietnam with the intention of permanently settling in India .
SSC Pharmacist Salary / pay scale
- Pharmacist Level 5 Basic salary 20000 to 40000
- Gross salary will be 2x of basic salary* including allowances.
Exam Pattern
There will be three separate Computer Based Examinations consisting of Objective Type Multiple Choice questions. The details of subjects, marks and number of questions subject-wise will be as given below:-

Negative marking of 0.50 marks for each wrong answer.
Syllabus
A. General Intelligence:
It would include questions of both verbal and non-verbal type. The test will include questions on Semantic Analogy, Symbolic operations, Symbolic/Number Analogy, Trends, Figural Analogy, Space Orientation ,Semantic Classification, Venn Diagrams, Symbolic/Number Classification, Drawing inferences, Figural Classification, Punched hole/pattern-folding & unfolding, Semantic Series, Figural Pattern – folding and completion, Number Series, Embedded figures, Figural Series, Critical Thinking, Problem Solving, Emotional Intelligence, Word Building, Social Intelligence, Coding and decoding, Other sub-topics, if any Numerical operations.
B. General Awareness:
Questions are designed to test the candidate’s general awareness of the environment and its application to the society. Questions are also designed to test knowledge of current events and of such matters of everyday observation and experience in their scientific aspect as may be expected of an educated person. The test will also include questions relating to India and its neighbouring countries especially pertaining to History, Culture, Geography, Economic Scene, General polity and scientific research
C. Quantitative Aptitude:
Arithmetic, Number Systems, Computation of Whole Number, Decimal and Fractions, Relationship between numbers Fundamental arithmetical operations: Percentages, Ratio and Proportion, Square roots, Averages, Interest (Simple and Compound), Profit and Loss, Discount, Partnership Business, Mixture and Allegation, Time and distance, Time and work. Algebra: Basic algebraic identities of School Algebra and Elementary surds (simple problems) and Graphs of Linear Equations. Geometry: Familiarity with elementary geometric figures and facts: Triangle and its various kinds of centres, Congruence and similarity of triangles, Circle and its chords, tangents, angles subtended by chords of a circle, common tangents to two or more circles. Mensuration: Triangle, Quadrilaterals, Regular Polygons, Circle, Right Prism, Right Circular Cone, Right Circular Cylinder, Sphere, Hemispheres, Rectangular Parallelepiped, Regular Right Pyramid with triangular or square, Base Trigonometry: Trigonometry, Trigonometric ratios, Complementary angles, Height and distances (simple problems only) Standard Identities etc., Statistical Charts: Use of Tables and Graphs, Histogram, Frequency polygon, Bar-diagram, Pie-chart
D. English Language:
Spot the Error, Fill in the Blanks, Synonyms/ Homonyms, Antonyms, Spellings/ Detecting Mis-spelt words, Idioms & Phrases, One word substitution, Improvement of Sentences, Active/ Passive Voice of Verbs, Conversion into Direct/ Indirect narration, Shuffling of Sentence parts, Shuffling of Sentences in a passage, Cloze Passage, Comprehension Passage.
Selection Process
Candidates scoring less than cut-off marks as given below will not be considered for the next stage of recruitment:
- UR : 35%
- OBC/ EWS : 30%
- Other categories : 25%
Books for SSC Pharmacist Exam Preparation
- Maths :- Kiran SSC Mathematics 10,000+ Questions / Rakesh Yadav SSC mathematics 6,000+ questions
- English :- Neetu Singh Volume 1 and Volume 2 (Paramount) / SP Bakshi Objective English
- General Awareness :- Lucent’s General Knowledge
BOOKS FOR SSC PHARMACIST Purchase Link –
1. Kiran SSC Mathematics 10,000+ Questions – https://amzn.to/3PkBUhe
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3. Neetu Singh Volume 1 English – https://amzn.to/3PcnlMR
4. Neetu Singh Volume 2 English – https://amzn.to/3PiTKkY
5. SP Bakshi English – https://amzn.to/3Pnax6u
6. Lucent’s General Knowledge – https://amzn.to/39ZB6OL
Previous Year Question papers
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1VoSKGq_hufD7qU61QSS9Epw7MfOPz86H/view?usp=sharing
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I am complete d pharmacy no experience i am eligible or not
no
I have completed b.pharm can I apply for the Pharmacist post?
SURE
I’m completed b.pharmacy and I have experience in hospital pharmacy..am I eligible for this job?
YES
How complicated can it be for a US citizen to apply?
very complicated
I am competed b.pharma and 2 yrs experience in pharma industry so am I eligible yes or not?
YES YOU ARE ELIGIBLE