Laboratory Assistants are also called as Laboratory Technicians and their main task it to prepare and analyze clinical data. Candidates appointed for this position, normally work under the supervision of an experienced technologist and they might be employed in hospitals, research institutions and other health care and related organizations.

This is a flexible job since these personnel can work as histotechnicians, phlebotomists or other fields. Pay scale for the position of Laboratory Assistant in Government jobs in India is Rs. 5200-20200+ a Grade pay of Rs.2800.

Recent public sector job openings for the position of Laboratory Assistant:

Recently, the following government organizations called for applications from eligible candidates for the position of Laboratory Assistant:

• Indian Agricultural Research Institute

• Directorate of Health & Family Welfare of Government of Uttarakhand

• Himachal Pradesh Subordinate Services Selection Board

• Staff Selection Commission Eastern Region

• National Aluminum Company Limited

• Lala Ram Sarup Institute of Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases

• Intelligence Bureau

Educational qualification required for finding government jobs in this position:

Normally, Laboratory Assistant are appointed for different industries like organizations engaged in agricultural research and organizations engaged in medical research, etc… therefore the educational qualification required for the position might differ according to the organization that is inviting application for this position. For instance, in the aforesaid job notifications, Indian Agricultural Research Institute required that candidates must have completed their Bachelor’s degree in horticulture/agriculture of dairy technology for applying to the position of Laboratory Assistant. On the other hand, the National Aluminum Company Limited, required that candidates must have completed their Bachelor of Science (honors) in Chemistry to apply to the position of Laboratory Assistant.

Age requirement:

In most of the cases, the age requirement will be between 18 and 27 years of age for the position of Laboratory Assistant in government jobs in India.

Skills needed for the position of Laboratory Assistant:

Candidates with interesting personal traits can find employment opportunities in the position of laboratory assistant in addition to satisfying the educational qualification requirement. In other words, candidates must possess profound attention to detail and natural curiosity to find a job opportunity in the position of Laboratory Assistant.

Benefits of the position:

Since this position is an assistant position, candidates can gain lots of experience in this position and as they gain more and more experience, they can get to higher positions in the same government organizations or they can also apply for higher positions in other organizations with the help of experience gained.