Senior Executive (Legal) and Assistant Manager (Legal) at Pharmaceuticals & Medical Devices Bureau of India (PMBI), Delhi & NCR (Consolidated Pay Rs 38,000 - Rs 53,000 per month)

The Pharmaceuticals & Medical Devices Bureau of India (PMBI), under the Department of Pharmaceuticals, Government of India, is the implementing agency for the Pradhan Mantri Bhartiya Janaushadhi Pariyojana and is registered under the Societies Registration Act, 1860.

Under Vacancy Circular Advt. No. 02/2026 (dated 3 September 2026), PMBI invites applications for posts on a contractual basis across several departments. Two of them are in the Legal department:

• Assistant Manager (Legal): 01 vacancy
• Senior Executive (Legal): 02 vacancies

The advertisement notes that the number of posts may be increased or decreased based on the requirement of internal departments.

• Assistant Manager (Legal): L.LB. (L.LM. from reputed institutions or universities is a desirable qualification); minimum 05 years' experience in legal work/procedures, preferably in a pharma company (a candidate with good drafting skills is desirable); maximum age 33 years.
• Senior Executive (Legal): L.LB. (L.LM. from reputed institutions or universities is a desirable qualification); minimum 03 years' experience in legal work/procedures; maximum age 30 years.
• The cut-off date for age and experience is the date of publishing of the advertisement. PMBI reserves the right to relax age, experience, qualification and other criteria in deserving cases.

• Assistant Manager (Legal): consolidated pay Rs 53,000 per month; conveyance allowance Rs 6,000 per month; telephone allowance Rs 1,000 per month.
• Senior Executive (Legal): consolidated pay Rs 38,000 per month; conveyance allowance Rs 6,000 per month; telephone allowance Rs 1,000 per month.
• Other facilities for both posts: provident fund as per norms, group mediclaim policy of Rs 5 lakh, group term life insurance of Rs 10 lakh and group accidental insurance of Rs 10 lakh.

• Assistant Manager (Legal): advising on the legal rights and obligations of the organisation; researching legislative issues; reviewing legal, regulatory and tender documents; drafting and reviewing contracts including agreements, leases, licences, mergers and acquisitions; assessing legal risk in business transactions; handling litigation, including monitoring court cases and hearing dates; and liaising with external legal authorities and counsel.
• Senior Executive (Legal): assisting in managing all legal matters of the organisation; assisting senior officers in drafting contracts, leases, licences and other legal documents; reviewing legal, regulatory and tender documents; handling litigation, including attending court hearings as required; coordinating with external legal authorities and empanelled advocates; and processing files and bills.

• Appointment is purely contractual, on a whole-time basis, and not against any permanent vacancy.
• Initial contract period of three years, which may or may not be extended based on performance, with a six months' observation period in the first year.
• Place of posting: Delhi & NCR, liable for transfer anywhere in India as per organisational requirements.
• Leaving or resigning during the first year of contract attracts liquidated damages of three months' consolidated pay, as set out in the advertisement.

A three-stage process: (1) initial screening of applications against the eligibility criteria; (2) a written examination on English writing skills, subject knowledge relating to the post and general knowledge, with date, time, venue and syllabus sent to screened candidates by email; and (3) a personal interaction cum interview. No TA/DA is paid for the examination or interview. Original documents must be carried to the interview for verification.

The original advertisement required a Rs 100 demand draft. Corrigendum-II (24 September 2026) has completely waived the application fee: applicants no longer need to attach a demand draft, and candidates who already paid will be refunded by PMBI.

Corrigendum-II extended the last date to apply to 15 October 2026 and permits applications through PMBI's online recruitment portal (recruitment.pmbi.co.in, linked as Apply Online from pmbi.co.in). The portal guidelines ask applicants to select the department and post and, depending on the post, to upload a photograph, signature, proof of date of birth, educational and experience certificates and an updated resume.

The original advertisement also provides for hard-copy applications in the prescribed format, sent by post or courier to the CEO, PMBI, B-500, Tower B, 5th Floor, World Trade Centre, Nauroji Nagar, New Delhi 110029, and set the closing time at 5:00 PM; Corrigendum-II states that all other terms of the advertisement remain unchanged, so applications close at 5:00 PM IST on 15 October 2026. Applications by email or in any other format are rejected.