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Recruitment Overview

Recruiting Organization: Subordinate Services Selection Commission (SSSC)
Recruitment: Veterinary Pharmacist Main Examination (PET-2025)/18
Advertisement Number: 18-Exam/2026
Post Name: Veterinary Pharmacist
Total Vacancies: 1,308 Posts
Pay Scale: ₹29,200–₹92,300
Application Mode: Online
Age Limit: 18–40 Years

Vacancy Details

A total of 1,308 Veterinary Pharmacist posts have been announced.

The category-wise vacancy distribution is:

Unreserved (UR): 576 Posts
SC: 237 Posts
ST: 6 Posts
OBC: 359 Posts
EWS: 130 Posts

Total: 1,308 Posts

Horizontal reservation provisions will also apply to eligible categories as per the applicable recruitment rules.

Educational Qualification

Candidates applying for the Veterinary Pharmacist post must fulfil the prescribed educational requirements.

Applicants should have:

Passed High School and Intermediate with Biology from the prescribed board or an equivalent examination recognized by the government.
Possess a 2-year, 3-month Diploma in Veterinary Pharmacy from a recognized university or institution established by law in India.
Possess the required knowledge of Hindi written in Devanagari script.
Candidates must possess the required qualifications by the last date of application.
The notification also provides for the relevant professional registration requirements. At present, registration with a Veterinary Pharmacy Council is not required where such a council does not exist under the applicable rules.

Preferential Qualification

Candidates having any of the following may receive preference, subject to the applicable recruitment rules:

Minimum 2 years of service in the Territorial Army, or
NCC ‘B’ Certificate

Preferential qualification does not replace the essential educational eligibility requirements.

Age Limit

The prescribed age limit is:

Minimum Age: 18 Years
Maximum Age: 40 Years
The age will be calculated according to the prescribed recruitment rules, with 1 July of the relevant vacancy year being the age reckoning date.

Age relaxation will be available to eligible reserved-category candidates and other applicable categories according to the government rules.

Salary

Selected candidates will be placed under Pay Level-5.
Pay Scale: ₹29,200–₹92,300 per month

The applicable allowances and service conditions will be governed by the relevant recruitment rules.

Application Fee

Candidates are required to pay the prescribed online processing fee.

UR: ₹25
OBC: ₹25
SC: ₹25
ST: ₹25

The amount at this stage is an online processing fee of ₹25. Candidates shortlisted for the Main Examination will have to pay the prescribed Main Examination fee separately at the applicable stage.

Selection Process

The selection process is based on the candidate’s PET-2025 score followed by the Main Written Examination.

1. PET-2025 Based Shortlisting

Candidates who appeared in PET-2025 and fulfil the required conditions will be considered for shortlisting.
Shortlisting for the Main Examination will be carried out on the basis of the normalized PET-2025 score. Candidates may be shortlisted category-wise up to approximately 15 times the number of advertised vacancies, including candidates having scores equal to the final cut-off.

2. Main Written Examination

Shortlisted candidates will have to appear for the Veterinary Pharmacist Main Examination.
The examination will contain 100 objective-type questions carrying 100 marks and will be conducted for 2 hours.

The paper will cover:

Veterinary Pharmacist/Subject-related Knowledge – 65 Marks
Computer & Information Technology – 15 Marks
General Information related to the prescribed subject area – 20 Marks

How to Apply

Eligible candidates can submit their applications online by following these steps:

Visit the official UPSSSC website.
Open the recruitment section or notice board.
Find Advertisement No. 18-Exam/2026 for the Veterinary Pharmacist Main Examination.
Log in using the required PET-2025 registration details.
Verify the information displayed in the application form.
Enter the required educational and other details.
Upload the required documents wherever applicable.
Pay the prescribed processing fee through the available online payment method.
Carefully review all the information before final submission.
Submit the application form within the prescribed deadline.
Download and save the final submitted application and payment details for future reference.