CDSCO Additional, Joint and Deputy Drugs Controller (I) Recruitment 2026

CDSCO Additional, Joint and Deputy Drugs Controller (I) Recruitment 2026 — 14 posts on deputation

The Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation (CDSCO), Directorate General of Health Services, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, has invited applications for 14 Drugs Controller (I) posts in its Medical Devices Vertical at New Delhi, all on deputation including short-term contract. The posts are Additional Drugs Controller (I) 1, Joint Drugs Controller (I) 4 and Deputy Drugs Controller (I) 9. The deputation period is ordinarily not exceeding three years. The last date is 25 December 2026, computed from the 45-days-from-Employment-News rule in the circular — see the note below.

Pay — different for each post

Additional Drugs Controller (I) is in Pay Level 13A, Rs. 1,31,100 to Rs. 2,16,600. Joint Drugs Controller (I) is in Pay Level 13, Rs. 1,23,100 to Rs. 2,15,900. Deputy Drugs Controller (I) is in Pay Level 12, Rs. 78,800 to Rs. 2,09,200. Do not read the figures as one combined range — each post carries its own pay level. Pay and terms are regulated under the DoPT deputation rules.

Who can apply

These are deputation posts, so only officers serving under the Central Government, State Governments, Union Territory Administrations, recognised research institutions, Public Sector Undertakings, recognised Universities or autonomous or statutory organisations can apply, through the proper channel.

For Additional Drugs Controller (I), you must be holding an analogous post on a regular basis, or have two years of service in Level 13, plus a Master's degree in Bio Medical, Chemical, Bio-Technology, Mechanical, Electrical, Electronics, Instrumentation, Polymer or Computer Science, Medical Electronics Engineering, Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences or Medicine with Clinical Pharmacology, Microbiology, Bio-Chemistry, Chemistry or Life Sciences with 14 years of experience in manufacturing, testing, regulation or designing of medical devices — or a Bachelor's degree in the same fields with 16 years of experience. A Ph.D. in a relevant field is desirable.

For Joint Drugs Controller (I), you need an analogous post, or five years of service in Level 12, plus a Master's degree with 12 years of experience or a Bachelor's degree with 14 years of experience in the same fields. For Deputy Drugs Controller (I), you need an analogous post, or five years of service in Level 11, plus a Master's degree with 8 years of experience or a Bachelor's degree with 10 years of experience. Departmental officers in the feeder category in the direct line of promotion are not eligible for deputation.

The maximum age is 56 years for all three posts, as on the closing date of receipt of applications. No minimum age is stated in the advertisement.

Fee

No application fee is mentioned anywhere in either official document — the circular or the detailed advertisement. Do not assume any fee.

Last date — read this carefully

Both official documents state only that applications must reach within 45 days from the date of publication of the advertisement in Employment News. The Employment News publication date is not printed in either document, so the last date of 25 December 2026 is computed from that rule (45 days after 10 November 2026) and must be treated as computed, not as a date printed in the notification.

How to apply

Apply in the prescribed format (Annexure-II bio-data and CV proforma), countersigned with seal by your Cadre or Appointing authority, enclosing attested APARs or ACRs for the last five years, an Integrity Certificate, a Vigilance Clearance Certificate, a statement of penalties for the last ten years, a certificate of verification of particulars and a Cadre Clearance Certificate. Send the application through the proper channel to Shri Ranjan Doley, Deputy Director (Admn), CDSCO HQ, FDA Bhawan, Kotla Road, New Delhi – 110002. Read both official documents linked below in full before applying.