Laboratory Technician (Gandhi Medical College, Bhopal Microbiology)

OB DESCRIPTION – LABORATORY TECHNICIAN FIELD DETAILS JOB TITLE Laboratory Technician TOTAL NUMBER OF POSITIONS 01 (One) ESSENTIAL QUALIFICATION 12th pass in Science + Diploma in MLT/DMLT or equivalent + five years of experience in the relevant subject/field; OR three-year graduate degree in the relevant subject/field + two years of relevant experience; OR M.

Sc. in Microbiology, Biotechnology, Biochemistry, Medical Laboratory Technology, Life Sciences, or Virology or another relevant subject/field from a recognized university, shall be deemed fully eligible for recruitment against the laboratory technician post equivalent to the prevailing ICMR PTS-II benchmark. No prior experience shall be mandatory for candidates qualifying through this pathway.

Equivalence of qualification and any permissible adjustment or substitution of the prescribed experience shall be determined by the Recruitment Committee strictly in accordance with the prevailing ICMR PTS-II benchmark. DESIRABLE QUALIFICATION IF REQUIRED Additional diploma/certification or specialized training in medical laboratory technology, molecular diagnostics, virology, molecular biology, biosafety, quality control, or related laboratory techniques shall be desirable.

Valid registration with the Madhya Pradesh Paramedical Council shall be required wherever applicable under the prevailing rules. EXPERIENCE Experience in a clinical, molecular-diagnostic or public-health laboratory, particularly in respiratory sample collection/receipt, labelling, packaging, transport and processing; RNA/DNA extraction; conventional PCR/Real-Time RT-PCR; and molecular testing for Influenza, SARS-CoV-2 or other respiratory pathogens shall be desirable.

Candidates possessing relevant hands-on laboratory experience may be given preference during selection. ROLE AND RESPONSIBILITY Receive, verify, label, document and process respiratory clinical specimens in accordance with approved SOPs.Perform nucleic-acid extraction and PCR/Real-Time RT-PCR based testing under supervision of the nodal officer.

Maintain internal quality control, biosafety, contamination-control and biomedical-waste-management practices.Maintain sample, reagent and consumable inventory; equipment-use logs; test records and surveillance documentation.Support compilation of laboratory results/reports and undertake other project-related laboratory work assigned by the nodal officer.

KEY SKILLS Respiratory specimen handling; micropipetting; RNA/DNA extraction; PCR/Real-Time RT-PCR; biosafety and contamination control; quality control; laboratory documentation; inventory management; basic computer and laboratory data-management skills. LOCATION State Virology Laboratory, Department of Microbiology, Gandhi Medical College, Bhopal WAGES Rs.

20,000 per month as basic salary, subject to the approved project budget and applicable ICMR PTS-II/CEDMAP provisions.