CGPSC Micro Biologist Recruitment 2026

CGPSC Micro Biologist Recruitment 2026: Overview

Chhattisgarh Public Service Commission (CGPSC) is recruiting Micro Biologists for the state Food and Drug Testing Laboratory under the Public Health and Family Welfare Department. This is a regular, gazetted second-class appointment serving the state's public laboratory system. The work is split between food testing and drug testing, so your laboratory background must match the stream you choose. Laboratory findings from these roles support public-health monitoring and regulatory action, making careful bench work and defensible reporting equally important.

Posts and Disciplines

• Micro Biologist, Food Laboratory: This stream supports microbiological examination of food samples, food-safety surveillance and laboratory reporting under the applicable food standards. It suits scientists familiar with pathogens, spoilage organisms and quality checks across varied food matrices.
• Micro Biologist, Drug Laboratory: This stream focuses on microbiological and quality testing of medicines, cosmetics and related samples under the applicable drug-testing framework. The work may extend to biological products and controlled methods used by a government testing laboratory.

Post-wise Duties

Micro Biologist, Food Laboratory

You will examine food samples for microbial contamination and food-borne pathogens, work with culture and rapid-testing methods, and record results under the laboratory's quality system. Your work can include sample preparation, method checks, instrument use and technical reports that support food-safety action. You will need to connect bench observations with traceable calculations and a clear conclusion for each sample.

Micro Biologist, Drug Laboratory

You will carry out microbiological quality checks on drug and cosmetic samples, maintain controlled test conditions and document observations for the Government Analyst system. You may also support method validation, biological-product testing and laboratory compliance records according to the assigned section. Careful control handling and contamination prevention are important because the result may inform an official regulatory decision.

Service Conditions and Caveats

• Probation: Selected officers will serve a three-year probation period before confirmation under state rules.
• Stream-specific background: Food-testing experience does not automatically meet the drug-laboratory requirement, and drug-testing experience does not automatically meet the food-laboratory requirement. Check the exact analyst qualification for your chosen stream.
• Separate applications: If you want to be considered for both laboratory streams, you must file a separate application for each through the same registration ID.
• Reservation: State reservation and related concessions apply to eligible Chhattisgarh residents. Candidates from outside the state are considered against the unreserved category.
• Vacancy revision: The department may revise the final requirement, and the recruitment remains subject to the court matters identified in the official notice.
• Recruitment route: CGPSC may shortlist through an objective paper and interview, or use a direct interview when the applicant pool permits. The Commission's published decision for this recruitment will control.
• Verification: Your qualification and relevant laboratory experience must be complete by the application cut-off. Originals and certified copies are checked before interview.
• Record integrity: Your claims must agree across the application, certificates and experience papers; unsupported entries can end your candidature at any stage.
• Medical fitness: Final appointment is subject to the state government's health and suitability requirements.

• Test food or drug samples using approved microbiological methods
• Prepare cultures, media, controls and samples for laboratory examination
• Operate laboratory instruments and check calibration and working condition
• Record observations, calculations and results in controlled laboratory records
• Review test quality and report contamination or non-compliance clearly
• Follow biosafety, quality-system and regulatory procedures during all tests
• Support method verification, audits and technical reporting for the assigned laboratory