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UPSC Drug Inspector 2026 — Key Details

Advertisement No. 07/2026 · Group B Gazetted Service, CDSCO

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Post
Drug Inspector
CDSCO · Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation
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Pay Level
Group B Gazetted
Two-year probation · Interview stage after written exam
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Exam Duration
2 Hours
120 minutes · English medium only · Objective MCQ
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Total Marks
100 Marks
100 questions · 1 mark each · All MCQ format
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Negative Marking
−1/3 per wrong
Blank answers carry zero penalty — never skip blindly
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Qualification
B.Pharm / M.Pharm
No experience bar in 2026 notification (unlike 2014)
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Previous Year Questions

Previous Question Papers

All 521 previous year questions are integrated into the practice bank — study patterns, not just answers.

2023
~150 questions recovered
Most Recent

Modern regulatory focus — MDR 2017, NDCT Rules, Cosmetics Rules 2020

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2016
150 questions recovered
High Yield

Pre-MDR exam — classic D&C Act focus, strong pharmacology coverage

Full 150-question paper, complete coverage

2015
148 questions recovered
Foundation

Core pharmacy fundamentals, formulation theory

Strong conceptual depth for S01–S03

2011
99 questions recovered
Historical

Oldest available — establishes syllabus baseline patterns

General Awareness section present (dropped in later years)

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