The pharmaceutical Industry in India is continuing its expansion mode even though there is economical slowdown. This industry in India looks to be highly stable as compared to any other industry and the performance of the companies in this sector is continuously impressive.

Companies in this sector normally employ graduates and post graduates with pharmacy degree for the technical part of their operations. Some of the fields for which pharmacy graduates are appointed in the pharmacy companies are marketing, quality control and manufacturing. Like many private companies in the pharma industry, some public sector organizations are also operating in this industry and the names of these government organizations are given below:

Public sector companies in Pharmaceutical Sector:

• Hindustan Antibiotics Limited

• Karnataka Antibiotics & Pharmaceuticals Limited

• Rajasthan Drugs & Pharmaceuticals Limited

• Bengal Chemical & Pharmaceuticals Limited

• Indian Drugs & Pharmaceuticals Limited

• Bharat Immunologicals & Biologicals Corporation Limited

• Orissa Drugs & Chemicals Limited

What are the different job positions available in the Government Pharmaceutical Sector?

In the public sector pharmaceutical companies, a wide range of job positions are available and some of the positions are:

• Manufacturing Chemist

• Quality Control/Quality Assurance staff

• Research Scientist

• Regional Sales Manager

• Medical Transcription personnel

• Clinical research personnel

The aforesaid positions are meant for technical positions and there are several other non-technical positions as well in the government pharmaceutical industry.

Recent job notifications announced by Indian Medicines Pharmaceutical Corporation Limited:

Recently, the IMPC Limited called for applications from appropriate candidates for 28 different positions like QC manager, Packing manager, Strategic & perspective planning manager, materials manager, mechanical engineer, production executive, management trainee, quality analyst, etc…

What is the educational qualification required to enter the government pharmaceutical industry?

As far as the technical positions are concerned, government organizations normally look for candidates with Bachelor of Pharmacy or B. Pharm and even some organizations look for M. Pharm graduates with any specific specialization.

What is the scope of the government pharmaceutical sector?

The pharmaceutical sector in India is developing by all means and this is true in the case of Government organizations as well. Government of India has also introduced a number of liberalization policies to further boost the development of this industry and as a result a number of organizations are engaged in the manufacturing and export of medicines and related products. This in turn improves the employment opportunities, which is presumed to develop further offering more and more employment opportunities.