Gujarat Junior Pharmacist Syllabus & Eligibility

Gujarat Junior Pharmacist key facts
Conducting body	Gujarat Panchayat Service Selection Board (GPSSB). Official website ↗
Posts	Junior Pharmacist, Class 3
Qualification	B.Pharm, Pharm.D or D.Pharm from a recognised university or institution, plus basic knowledge of computer applications as set in the Gujarat Civil Services Classification and Recruitment (General) Rules, 1967, and adequate knowledge of Gujarati, Hindi or both. The recruitment rules also require registration with the Gujarat Pharmacy Council under the Pharmacy Act, 1948.
Age limit	18–35 years on 20 May 2026 (general category)
Domicile	See the notification
Selection stages	Written competitive exam (objective, OMR or computer-based) → Document verification
Latest notification	Advt. No. 07/2026-27: Junior Pharmacist, Class 3 · 164 vacancies

Last checked 24 September 2026. Sources

About Gujarat Junior Pharmacist

Junior Pharmacist is a Class 3 panchayat health post in Gujarat, recruited by GPSSB. A pharmacy diploma or degree is required, and selected candidates must register with the Gujarat Pharmacy Council. Advt. No. 07/2026-27 was for 164 posts.

Eligibility

Age limit

General category: 18–35 years, counted on 20 May 2026.

Age relaxation

OBC: 5 years
SC: 5 years
ST: 5 years
EWS: 5 years
PwBD: 10 years
Unreserved women: 5 years
SC, ST, SEBC and EWS men of Gujarat origin: 5 years; women of these categories: 10 years
Candidates with disabilities: 10 years (unreserved men), 15 years (unreserved women and reserved men), 20 years (reserved women)
Ex-servicemen: length of service plus up to 3 years
Relaxed upper age cannot go beyond 45

Qualification

B.Pharm, Pharm.D or D.Pharm from a recognised university or institution, plus basic knowledge of computer applications as set in the Gujarat Civil Services Classification and Recruitment (General) Rules, 1967, and adequate knowledge of Gujarati, Hindi or both. The recruitment rules also require registration with the Gujarat Pharmacy Council under the Pharmacy Act, 1948.

Selection process

Written competitive exam (objective, OMR or computer-based)
Document verification

Exam pattern

Written exam

Mode: Objective MCQ (OMR or computer-based) · Duration: 3 hours · Negative marking: 0.25 of the question's marks cut for each wrong answer

SUBJECT	MARKS
General Awareness and General Knowledge	35
Gujarati Grammar	20
English Language and Grammar	20
General Mathematics, Reasoning and Data Interpretation	25
Job-related and technical knowledge of pharmacy (Gujarati or English medium)	100