PMBI Jan Aushadhi - 178 Posts, But You Must Post a Hard Copy to Delhi by 24 September
The Pharmaceuticals & Medical Devices Bureau of India - the agency that runs the Pradhan Mantri Bhartiya Janaushadhi Pariyojana and its network of Jan Aushadhi Kendras - is recruiting 178 posts under Vacancy Circular Advt. No. 02/2026. Applications close 24 SEPTEMBER 2026 at 5:00 PM. READ THE APPLICATION METHOD BEFORE ANYTHING ELSE, BECAUSE IT IS UNUSUAL AND IT IS UNFORGIVING. THIS IS A POSTAL APPLICATION, NOT AN ONLINE ONE. You must send a HARD COPY of your application, together with a DEMAND DRAFT for Rs 100 made out to "Pharmaceuticals & Medical Devices Bureau of India", by post or courier to the CEO, PMBI, B-500, Tower B, 5th Floor, World Trade Centre, Nauroji Nagar, New Delhi 110029. It must REACH there by 5:00 PM on 24 September 2026 - that is a receipt deadline, not a posting deadline. From the Valley, allow a week and use a tracked courier. Get the demand draft made first; that alone takes a day or two. AND EVERY POST IS ON CONTRACT. The circular states plainly that these are contractual appointments, with a contract period of three years. THE 178 POSTS Senior Executive - 61, across sales and marketing, procurement, quality, logistics and supply chain, finance and accounts, legal, media and the grievance division. Assistant Manager - 31. Marketing Officer - 30. Senior Marketing Officer - 15. Executive - 10. Deputy General Manager - 06. Manager - 06. Senior Pharmacist - 06. Pharmacist - 06. Deputy Manager - 04. General Manager - 03. THERE IS NOTHING HERE FOR A FRESHER. Every single post carries a minimum experience bar. The lowest is one year. THE MOST ACCESSIBLE POSTS Marketing Officer - 30 posts. B.Pharma, or B.Sc in Biotechnology, Medicinal Chemistry or Pharmaceutical Chemistry. Maximum age 28. ONE YEAR of sales or marketing experience in the pharma sector. Rs 32,500 a month, plus Rs 5,000 conveyance and Rs 500 telephone allowance. Pharmacist - 06 posts. B.Pharma, M.Pharma desirable. Maximum age 28. One year in the pharma sector. Rs 32,500 a month plus the same allowances. Senior Marketing Officer - 15 posts. Same qualifications as Marketing Officer, maximum age 30, THREE years' experience. Rs 38,000 a month plus Rs 6,000 conveyance. FURTHER UP THE SCALE Assistant Manager, maximum age 33, five years' experience, Rs 53,000 a month. Deputy Manager, maximum age 35, seven years, Rs 67,000. Manager, maximum age 40, ten years, Rs 90,000. Deputy General Manager, maximum age 50, fifteen years, Rs 1,13,000. General Manager, maximum age 55, eighteen years, Rs 1,58,000. BEYOND PAY, every post carries provident fund as per norms, a group mediclaim policy - Rs 10 lakh at General Manager level, Rs 5 lakh below it - group term life insurance of Rs 10 lakh and group accidental insurance. An MBA in sales or marketing is listed as desirable across the sales and marketing posts, but it is not mandatory anywhere. We checked the arithmetic: the circular lists 44 separate designation line items and they add to exactly 178.
Work on contract with the Pharmaceuticals & Medical Devices Bureau of India, the implementing agency for the Pradhan Mantri Bhartiya Janaushadhi Pariyojana Serve in the department you are recruited into - sales and marketing, procurement, quality, logistics and supply chain, finance and accounts, IT and MIS, HR and administration, legal, media, the grievance division, the international assistance division or the coordination cell For the sales and marketing posts, promote and grow the Jan Aushadhi generic medicine network and its Kendras Serve an initial contract period of three years
THE 178 POSTS AND WHAT EACH NEEDS EVERY POST REQUIRES EXPERIENCE. The minimum anywhere in this circular is one year. There is no fresher entry. ENTRY LEVEL - MAXIMUM AGE 28, ONE YEAR'S EXPERIENCE Marketing Officer - 30 posts. B.Pharma, or B.Sc in Biotechnology, Medicinal Chemistry or Pharmaceutical Chemistry. One year in sales or marketing in the pharma sector. Rs 32,500 per month, plus Rs 5,000 conveyance and Rs 500 telephone allowance. MBA in Sales or Marketing desirable. Pharmacist - 06 posts. B.Pharma, with M.Pharma desirable. One year in the pharma sector. Rs 32,500 per month plus the same allowances. Executive - 10 posts. Maximum age 28, one year's experience. Rs 32,500 per month. THREE YEARS' EXPERIENCE - MAXIMUM AGE 30 Senior Marketing Officer - 15 posts. B.Pharma or B.Sc (Biotech / Medicinal Chemistry / Pharmaceutical Chemistry). Rs 38,000 per month, plus Rs 6,000 conveyance and Rs 1,000 telephone allowance. Senior Executive - 61 posts, the largest block, spread across sales and marketing, procurement, quality, logistics and supply chain, finance and accounts, legal, media and the grievance division. The sales and marketing stream asks for a GRADUATE with three years in pharma sales or marketing; the legal stream asks for three years in legal work. Rs 38,000 per month. FIVE YEARS AND ABOVE Assistant Manager - 31 posts. Maximum age 33, five years' experience in the relevant function - sales and marketing, procurement, quality, logistics, finance and accounts, IT and MIS, HR and administration, legal, grievance, international assistance or coordination. Rs 53,000 per month. Deputy Manager - 04 posts. Maximum age 35, seven years. Rs 67,000 per month. Manager - 06 posts. Maximum age 40, ten years. Rs 90,000 per month. Deputy General Manager - 06 posts. Maximum age 50, fifteen years in pharma sales or marketing. B.Pharma or B.Sc (Medicinal or Pharmaceutical Chemistry). Rs 1,13,000 per month. General Manager - 03 posts. Maximum age 55, eighteen years in pharma sales or marketing. Rs 1,58,000 per month, plus Rs 15,000 conveyance and Rs 2,000 telephone allowance. BENEFITS ACROSS THE POSTS Provident fund as per norms; group mediclaim of Rs 10 lakh at General Manager level and Rs 5 lakh below; group term life insurance of Rs 10 lakh; group accidental insurance. CONTRACT All appointments are on a contractual basis. The contract period is three years. A NOTE ON THE TOTAL The circular lists 44 separate designation line items rather than one summary table. Added together they come to exactly 178.
Vacancy Circular Advt. No. 02/2026, Pharmaceuticals & Medical Devices Bureau of India, dated 03.09.2026. THIS IS A POSTAL APPLICATION - THERE IS NO ONLINE FORM Send a HARD COPY of your application, with the application fee as a DEMAND DRAFT for Rs 100 drawn in favour of "Pharmaceuticals & Medical Devices Bureau of India", by post or courier to: CEO, PMBI, B-500, Tower B, 5th Floor, World Trade Centre, Nauroji Nagar, New Delhi - 110029. THE DEADLINE IS A RECEIPT DEADLINE Your application must REACH PMBI by 24.09.2026, 5:00 PM. It is not enough to post it by that date. From Jammu & Kashmir, work backwards: get the demand draft made first - a bank will usually take a day or two - and send by tracked courier with at least a week in hand. Keep the courier receipt and tracking number. BEFORE YOU SEND Confirm you meet the EXPERIENCE bar for the post you are applying to. Every one of the 178 posts requires experience, the minimum being one year, and PMBI has set a maximum age for each post as well - 28 for Marketing Officer, Pharmacist and Executive; 30 for the Senior posts; 33 for Assistant Manager; rising to 55 at General Manager. Enclose proof of qualification, experience and age. An incomplete application posted from a distance cannot be corrected before the deadline. WHICH POST FITS With a B.Pharma or a B.Sc in Biotechnology, Medicinal Chemistry or Pharmaceutical Chemistry and one year in pharma sales, Marketing Officer carries the most places at 30, paying Rs 32,500 a month plus allowances. With three years, Senior Marketing Officer at Rs 38,000 or Senior Executive - the largest single block at 61 places, and open to a plain GRADUATE with three years in pharma sales and marketing. An MBA in Sales or Marketing is desirable throughout but mandatory nowhere. TERMS All appointments are contractual for three years, with conveyance and telephone allowance, provident fund, group mediclaim of Rs 5 to 10 lakh, group term life insurance and group accidental insurance.
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