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Advertisement No.PGI/RC/043/2024/1407 Date: 13/05/2024

RECRUITMENT NOTICE AND DETAILED GUIDELINES

Table of Contents

Section Particulars Page No.

1. Invitation of applications 1-2
2. Details of Vacancies 3-6
3. Pay Scales for the Various Posts 7
4. Eligibility Conditions 7-11
5. Age relaxation 12-13
6. Criteria for availing benefit of reservation 14-17
7. Selection procedure, Examination & Syllabus 18-20
8. Instructions for filling of online application form 21-26
9. Annexure-I ‘Format for Other Backward Classes’ 27
10. Annexure-II ‘Declaration to be signed by OBC candidates only’ 28
11. Annexure-III ‘Income & Asset certificate for EWS’ 29
12. Annexure-IV ‘Certificate regarding physical limitations to write’ 30
13. Annexure-V(A) ‘Letter of undertaking for using scribe’ 31
14. Annexure-V(B) ‘Letter of undertaking using own scribe’ 32

1. INVITATION OF APPLICATIONS
The Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER),
Chandigarh invites ONLINE applications from Indian Nationals for filling up of 89 posts of
Senior Residents & 14 posts of Junior / Senior Demonstrators in different specialities and
03 posts of Senior Medical Officer (Casualty in Emergency) for PGIMER, Chandigarh and
13 posts of Senior Residents in different specialities for PGI Satellite Centre, Sangrur,
Punjab for a maximum period up to 03 years as per details given below:-
ITEM(S) TIMELINE(S)/REMARKS
OPENING DATE FOR ONLINE REGISTRATION FOR FILLING 13.05.2024
UP OF ONLINE APPLICATION ON PGIMER’s WEBSITE
www.pgimer.edu.in (Recruitment link at Home Page)
CLOSING DATE FOR ONLINE REGISTRATION & 19.05.2024
SUBMISSION OF ONLINE APPLICATIONS
OPENING DATE FOR AVAILABILITY OF ADMIT CARDS FOR 30.05.2024
DOWNLOADING FROM PGIMER’S WEBSITE
DATE FOR COMPUTER BASED TEST (CBT) FOR 75 MARKS 03.06.2024
EXPECTED DATE OF DECLARATION OF CBT RESULT FOR 10.06.2024
SHORTLISTING OF CANDIDATES
EXPECTED DATE OF PUBLISHING ELIGIBILITY NOTICE ON 19.06.2024
INSTITUTE’s WEBSITE IN RESPECT OF CANDIDATES WHO
WILL BE ELIGIBLE FOR DEPARTMENTAL INTERVIEW &
ASSESSMENT
 EXPECTED DATE OF DOCUMENT VERIFICATION BY THE 24.06.2024
COMMITTEE
EXPECTED DATE OF DEPARTMENTAL INTERVIEW & 24.06.2024
ASSESSMENT FOR 25 MARKS
EXPECTED DATE OF DECLARATION OF FINAL RESULT 28.06.2024

The details of vacancies are given in Section 2 of these guidelines.

APPLICATION FEE
 Persons with Benchmark Disabilities (PwBD): Exempted from payment of fee.
 SC/ST category: Rs. 800/- plus Transaction Charges as applicable.
 For all others including General/ OBC/EWS: Rs. 1500/- plus Transaction
Charges as applicable.

MODE OF PAYMENT
The candidates can deposit the above application fee through online payment
gateway available at the APPLICATION PORTAL using Debit/ Credit Card/ Net Banking
(Payment through UPI may be avoided).

IMPORTANT NOTE:
Any Addendum/ Corrigendum/ updates, all information regarding result declaration
of Computer based test, subsequent eligibility notice, schedule of departmental interview
& assessment and final result of selected candidates will be announced and displayed
only on PGIMER’s website at www.pgimer.edu.in. Candidates will not be informed
individually in this regard. Candidates are requested not to make call to the Recruitment
Cell/ Examination Cell for such information. Therefore, candidates are advised to regularly
visit on PGIMER’s website for any updates.

All applicants are advised to read these Guidelines and the Help Manual
carefully before starting online registration and ensure that no column is left blank
and all the columns in the REGISTRATION FORM and APPLICATION FORM are
filled in correctly as once registered/ submitted, candidates will not be able to
change the entries and the candidature will be decided accordingly. In the event of
rejection of the application form due to INCORRECT entries filled by the candidate,
no correspondence/ request for reconsideration will be entertained.

Please visit the Institute’s website i.e. www.pgimer.edu.in regularly for latest
notification as well as any Addendum/ Corrigendum/ updates, etc., as these information
will only be uploaded on the Institute’s website.

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2. DETAILS OF VACANCIES
A. For PGIMER, Chandigarh:

Sr. Name of the Department(s) No. of UR SC ST OBC EWS

No. posts
vacant
Senior Residents (POST CODE-SR/023)
1. Anaesthesia 7 1 - - 6## -
2. Biochemistry 2 - 1* - - 1
3. Dermatology 2 2 - - - -
4. Oral Health Science Centre
a. Orthodontics 1 - - - 1 -
5. Forensic Medicine 3 - 1* - 2* -
6. General Surgery 8 1 4# 1* 2 -
7. Hospital Administration 7 1 2* 2* 2 -
8. Internal Medicine 7 1 1 2** 3 -
9. Medical Microbiology 5 1 - 1* 3 -
10. Nuclear Medicine 3 1 1 1* - -
11. Obst. & Gynae. 4 1 2** - 1 -
12. Ophthalmology 3 - 2 - - 1
13. Orthopaedics 4 - 1 - 2 1
14. Otolaryngology (ENT) 2 1 1 - - -
15. Pediatrics 2 - - - 2 -
16. Physical Rehabilitation Medicine 1 - - - 1* -
17. Psychiatry 3 1 1 - 1 -
18. Psychiatry (DDTC) 3 - 1* - 2* -
19. Radio-diagnosis 11 1 4 1 3*** 2
20. Radiotherapy 3 1 - 1 1 -
21. Renal Transplant Surgery 1 - 1* - - -
22. Transfusion Medicine 2 - - - 2* -
23. Nephrology 2 1 - - 1* -
24. Pharmacology 2 1 - - 1 -
25. Virology 1 1 - - - -
TOTAL 89 16 23 9 36 5
Senior Medical Officer (POST CODE-SMO/024)
26. Senior Medical Officer 3 1 - 1* 1 -
TOTAL 3 1 - 1 1 -
Junior/ Senior Demonstrator (POST CODE-JSD/025)
27. Anatomy 1 - - 1 - -
(Jr./Sr. Demonstrator)
28. Biochemistry 2 2 - - - -
(Senior Demonstrator)
29. Biophysics 1 - - - 1* -
(Senior Demonstrator)
30. Biostatistics (Sr. Demonstrator) 1 1 - - - -
31. Community Medicine & SPH
a. Environmental Health 1 1 - - - -
(Senior Demonstrator)
b. Health Economics 1 - - - - 1
(Senior Demonstrator)
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 c. Health Management 1 - - - 1 -
(Junior Demonstrator)
32. Immunopathology 1 1 - - - -
(Jr./Sr. Demonstrator)
33. Nuclear Medicine 1 - - - 1 -
(Jr./Sr. Demonstrator)
34. Ophthalmology 1 1 - - - -
(Senior Demonstrator)
35. Paediatrics 1 - - 1* - -
(Senior Demonstrator)
36. Pharmacology 1 1 - - - -
(Jr./Sr. Demonstrator)
37. Virology 1 - - - 1* -
(Senior Demonstrator)
TOTAL 14 7 - 2 4 1
GRAND TOTAL 106 24 23 12 41 6

* Denotes backlog vacancies.

** Includes One backlog vacancy.
*** Includes Two backlog vacancies.
# Includes Three backlog vacancies.
## Includes Four backlog vacancies.

Note: I. 20 (Twenty) posts are reserved for Persons with Benchmark Disabilities category
(PwBD) (non-surgical jobs) from amongst the posts of Senior Residents in the
departments mentioned in the table below:-

II. DETAILS OF IDENTIFICATION OF POSTS FOR PERSONS WITH BENCHMARK

DISABILITIES (PwBD):

The following posts for which vacancies are being advertised have been identified
suitable for benchmark disabilities as notified vide Notification dated 04.01.2021 by
the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment, Govt. of India and four percent of
vacancies in the cadre strength in each group of posts i.e. Group A as per
instructions of Government of India have been reserved for Persons with
Benchmarked Disabilities and horizontal reservation will be provided.
Sr. Designation PhysicalBenchmark disabilities Serial
No. Requirements
identified suitable for the Number of
post(s) as per Govt. of above posts
India notification dated
04.01.2021
1. Senior Resident S, ST, W, a) -- 1,2,3,5,7,8,
& Senior RW, SE, H b) -- 9,10,15,16,
Medical Officer c) OA, OL, BL, OAL, 19,20,22,23,
(Non-surgical CP, LC, Dw, AAV, SI, 24,25,26
jobs) SD
d) SLD
e) MD involving (a) to
(d) above

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 2. Senior Resident S, ST, BN, L, a) -- 17, 18
(Psychiatry/ RW, SE, H, C b) --
DDTC) c) OA, OL, BL, OAL,
LC, Dw, AAV, SI, SD
d) SLD
e) MD involving (a) to
(d) above

3. OHSC S, ST, BN, a) -- 04 (As per

MF, RW, SE, b) D, HH dental
H, C c) OA, OL, CP, Dw, council
AAV, SI, SD guidelines)
d) SLD
e) MD involving (a) to
(d) above

III. The above vacancy position is upto 30.06.2024. Any vacancies falling vacant due to
resignation, termination, leaving the Institute midway etc. will also be filled on the
basis of this examination from the candidates in waiting list.

IV. The above vacancies are provisional and subject to variation. The Director,
PGIMER, Chandigarh reserves the right to vary the vacancies including reserved
vacancies.

B. For PGI Satellite Centre, Sangrur, Punjab:

Sr. Name of the Department(s) No. of UR SC ST OBC EWS

No. posts
vacant
Senior Residents (POST CODE-SR/023)
1. Anaesthesia 2 2 - - - -
2. Biochemistry 1 1 - - - -
3. Community Medicine/Public 1 - - - 1* -
Health
4. Hematology 1 1 - - - -
5. Internal Medicine 1 - 1* - - -
6. Medical Microbiology 1 - - - 1* -
7. Orthopaedics 1 - - - 1* -
8. Otolaryngology (ENT) 1 1 - - - -
9. Paediatrics 1 - - 1* - -
10. Pathology 1 - 1 - - -
11. Psychiatry 1 - - - 1* -
12. Radiology 1 1 - - - -
TOTAL 13 6 2 1 4 -
* Denotes backlog vacancies.

Note: I. The above vacancies are provisional and subject to variation. The Director,
PGIMER, Chandigarh reserves the right to vary the vacancies including reserved
vacancies.

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 II. The Ministry of Health & Family Welfare vide letter No.V-17020/2/2020-
INI-II/FTS-8045229 dated 20th July, 2022 has created various posts for
PGI Satellite Centre, Sangrur, Punjab and the candidates selected for
these posts will be posted at PGI Satellite Centre, Sangrur, Punjab by
the competent authority as per decision of Ministry of Health and
Family Welfare and they will not have any claim/right whatsoever for
the posts at PGIMER, Chandigarh.

III. DETAILS OF IDENTIFICATION OF POSTS FOR PERSONS WITH BENCHMARK

DISABILITIES (PwBD):

The following posts for which vacancies are being advertised have been identified
suitable for benchmark disabilities as notified vide Notification dated 04.01.2021 by
the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment, Govt. of India and four percent of
vacancies in the cadre strength in each group of posts i.e. Group A as per
instructions of Government of India have been reserved for Persons with
Benchmarked Disabilities and horizontal reservation will be provided.

Sr. Designation Physical Benchmark disabilities Serial

No. Requirementsidentified suitable for the Number of
post(s) as per Govt. of above posts
India notification dated
04.01.2021
1. Senior Resident S, ST, W, a) -- 1,2,3,4,5,6,9,
(Non-surgical RW, SE, H b) -- 10,12
jobs) c) OA, OL, BL, OAL,
CP, LC, Dw, AAV,
SI, SD
d) SLD
e) MD involving (a) to
(d) above
2. Senior Resident S, ST, BN, L, a) -- 11
(Psychiatry) RW, SE, H, C b) --
c) OA, OL, BL, OAL,
LC, Dw, AAV, SI,
SD
d) SLD
e) MD involving (a) to
(d) above

Important Note:

i. A candidate can apply for the post of Sr. Resident, Jr./Sr.

Demonstrator & Senior Medical Officer, as the case may be, in one
DEPARTMENT only. If a candidate having eligibility for a post in
more than one department, has applied separately for posts in
more than one department, his/her request to appear for
Computer Based Test for all posts/departments will not be
considered and no correspondence in this regard will be
entertained.

ii. In respect of the post(s)/department which are common among

any two Institutes as above, a candidate shall have the option to
apply for any one or more Institute(s). For this, he/she has to
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 mandatorily mention his/her order of preferences while filling the
online application form. However, in the absence of any
choice/preference for a particular Institute, the candidature of a
candidate shall not be considered for the concerned Institute.

Abbreviations:- UR = Un-reserved, SC = Scheduled Caste, ST = Scheduled Tribe,

OBC = Other Backward Classes, EWS = Economically Weaker Section,
PwBD = Persons with Benchmark Disabilities, OA = One Arm, OL = One Leg,
BL = Both Leg, OAL = One Arm and One Leg, CP = Cerebral Palsy,
LC = Leprosy Cured, Dw = Dwarfism, AAV = Acid Attack Victims,
SI = Spinal Injury, SD = Spinal Disability, SLD = Specific Learning Disability,
MD Multiple Disabilities, D = Deaf, HH = Hard of Hearing, S = Sitting,
ST = Standing, W = Walking, RW = Reading & Writing, SE = Seeing,
H = Hearing, BN = Bending, L = Lifting, C = Communication,
MF = Manipulation with Fingers.

3. PAY SCALES FOR THE VARIOUS POSTS:

Senior Resident and Senior Medical Officer

Level-11 in Pay Matrix with a minimum of Rs.67,700/- + NPA.
Sr. Demonstrator (Medical)
Level-11 in Pay Matrix with a minimum of Rs.67,700/- + NPA.
Sr. Demonstrator (Non-Medical)
Level-10 in Pay Matrix with a minimum of Rs.56,100/-.
Jr. Demonstrator (Medical)
Level-06 in Pay Matrix with a minimum of Rs.35,400/- + NPA.
Jr. Demonstrator (Non-Medical)
Level-06 in Pay Matrix with a minimum of Rs.35,400/-.

4. ELIGIBILITY CONDITIONS:

AGE LIMIT– Upto 45 years.

ESSENTIAL EDUCATIONAL QUALIFICATION(S):
FOR ALL POSTS OF SENIOR RESIDENTS:
a) A Medical qualification included in the first or second schedule or Part-II of
the third schedule to the Indian Medical Council Act, 1956 (person possessing
qualifications included in the Part-II of the third schedule should also fulfill the
conditions specified in Section 13 (3) of the Act).

b) Must be registered with the Central/State Medical Council.

c) A Postgraduate degree i.e. MD/MS in the specialty concerned or its equivalent
of an Indian University/Institute recognized by Medical Council of India or MCI
recognized qualification equivalent thereto as mentioned against each:-

Sr. No. Name of specialty Qualification

1. Anaesthesia MD (Anaesthesia)
2. Biochemistry MD (Biochemistry)
3. Community Medicine & MD (Community Medicine)
SPH /Public Health
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 4. Dermatology MD (Dermatology, Venerology,
Leprology)
5. Forensic Medicine MD (Forensic Medicine) OR
MD (Pathology) OR
MD/MS (Anatomy) OR
MS (Surgery)
6. General Surgery MS (Surgery)
7. Hematology MD (Pathology)
8. Hospital Administration MD in Hospital Administration OR
Master’s in Hospital
Administration from MCI
recognized Institution/University.
9. Internal Medicine MD (Medicine)
10. Medical Microbiology MD (Medical Microbiology/
Microbiology)
11. Nuclear Medicine MD (Nuclear Medicine)
12. Obst. & Gynae. MD/MS (Obst. & Gynae)
13. Ophthalmology MD/MS (Ophthalmology)
14. Orthopaedics MS (Orthopaedics)
15. Otolaryngology (ENT) MS (Otolaryngology)
16. Pathology MD (Pathology)
17. Pediatrics MD (Pediatrics)
18. Physical Rehabilitation MD (PRM)/MD (Sports Medicine)
Medicine
19. Psychiatry/Psychiatry MD (Psychiatry)
DDTC
20. Radio-diagnosis/Radiology MD (Radio-diagnosis)
21. Radiotherapy MD (Radiotherapy)
22. Renal Transplant Surgery MS (Surgery)
23. Transfusion Medicine MD (Transfusion Medicine) OR
MD (Pathology)
24. Nephrology MD (Medicine)
25. Pharmacology MD (Pharmacology)
26. Virology MD (Medical Microbiology/
Microbiology)
27. Senior Medical Officer MD/MS (Medicine/Surgery)

FOR SENIOR RESIDENTS IN THE DEPARTMENT OF DENTISTRY (OHSC):-

a) A recognized Dental qualification included in the Part-I or Part-III of the
Schedule Dentist Act, 1948 (persons possessing qualification included in the
Part-I or Part-III of schedule should also fulfill the conditions specified in sub-
section (1) and (2) or (4) of Section 10 of the Dentist Act, 1948).
b) Must be registered with the Central/State Dental Council.

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 c) A Postgraduate qualification:
Sr. Name of specialty Qualification
No.
1. OHSC
MDS in the specialty
1. Orthodontics
concerned.

FOR SENIOR DEMONSTRATORS:-

Sr. Specialty Qualification
No.
1. Biophysics A postgraduate degree e.g. M.Sc. in Biophysics /
Biotechnology / Bioinformatics/ Computational and
systems biology from a recognized university with
Ph.D. degree in Life Sciences from recognized Indian
University or its equivalent Ph. D degree from a
foreign University recognized as such by the
University Grants Commission.
2. Biostatistics M.Sc. with Ph.D. in the subject concerned of an
Indian University or its equivalent Ph.D. degree from
a foreign University recognized as such by the UGC.
3. Ophthalmology i. M.Sc. (Biotechnology / Biochemistry / Medical
Microbiology).
ii. Ph.D. (Biotechnology / Biochemistry / Medical
Microbiology).
4. Paediatrics i. M.Sc. in the subject concerned.
ii. Ph.D. in the subject concerned/allied subject.
5. Virology i. M.Sc. in the subject concerned
ii. Ph.D. in the subject concerned/allied subject.
6. Environmental M.A./M.Sc. in Environmental Science OR M.P.H. and
Health Ph.D. (Thesis in Environmental Health).
7. Health Economics M.A./M.Sc. in Health Economics OR M.P.H. and Ph.D.
(Thesis in Health Economics).

FOR JUNIOR/SENIOR DEMONSTRATORS:-

Sr. Specialty Qualification
No.
1. Immunopathology Jr. Demonstrator: M.Sc. in the respective field
with one year experience in the particular
department.
Sr. Demonstrator: M.Sc. with Ph.D. in the
subject concerned of an Indian University or its
equivalent Ph.D. degree from a foreign University
recognized as such by the University Grants
Commission.

2. Nuclear Medicine Jr. Demonstrator: M.Sc. in Chemistry/

Pharmaceutical Sciences/Nuclear Medicine from a
recognized University.
Sr. Demonstrator: M.Sc. in Chemistry/
Pharmaceutical Sciences/Nuclear Medicine from a
recognized University with Ph.D. degree in the
subject concerned of an Indian University or its
equivalent Ph.D. degree from a foreign University
recognized as such by the University Grants
Commission.

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 3. Pharmacology Jr. Demonstrator: M.Sc. in the respective field
with one year experience in the particular
department.
Sr. Demonstrator: M.Sc. with Ph.D. in the
subject concerned of an Indian University or its
equivalent Ph.D. degree from a foreign University
recognized as such by the University Grants
Commission.

FOR JUNIOR DEMONSTRATOR IN THE DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY

MEDICINE & SPH:-

Sr. Specialty Qualification

No.
1. Health Management M.A./M.Sc. in Health Management OR Health
Administration OR MPH.

FOR JUNIOR/SENIOR DEMONSTRATOR (MEDICAL & NON-MEDICAL) IN THE

DEPARTMENT OF ANATOMY:-

Sr. Specialty Qualification

No.
1. Anatomy Essential:
Senior Demonstrator a) A medical qualification included in the first
(Medical) or second schedule or Part-II of the third
schedule the Indian Medical Council Act of
1956 (persons possessing qualification
included in Part-II of third schedule should
also fulfill the conditions specified in sub-
section (3) of Section 13 of the Act).
b) The candidate must be registered with the
State/Central Medical Council.
c) A postgraduate qualification e.g. MD
(Anatomy)/or MS (Surgery) of an Indian
University or qualifications recognized
equivalent thereto.
Anatomy Essential:
Senior Demonstrator 1. MA/M.Sc./M.V.Sc. in Anatomy / M.Sc.
(Non-medical) (Anthropology) with atleast one year
teaching and / or research experience in
human Anatomy.
2. Ph.D. degree in the subject concerned of
an Indian University or its equivalent
Ph.D. degree from a foreign University
recognized as such by the University
Grants Commission.
Anatomy Essential:
Junior Demonstrator a) A medical qualification included in the
(Medical) Indian Medical Council Act, 1956
(M.B.B.S.) with one year experience.
b) The candidate must be registered with the
State/Central Medical Council.
Anatomy Essential:
Junior Demonstrator MA/M.Sc./M.V.Sc. in Anatomy / M.Sc.
(Non-medical) (Anthropology) with atleast one year teaching
and / or research experience in human
Anatomy.

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FOR SENIOR DEMONSTRATOR (MEDICAL & NON-MEDICAL) IN THE
DEPARTMENT OF BIOCHEMISTRY:-

Sr. Specialty Qualification

No.
1. Biochemistry Essential:
Senior Demonstrator a) A medical qualification included in the first
(Medical) or second schedule or Part-II of the third
schedule the Indian Medical Council Act of
1956 (persons possessing qualification
included in Part-II of third schedule should
also fulfill the conditions specified in sub-
section (3) of Section 13 of the Act).
b) The candidate must be registered with the
State/Central Medical Council.
c) A postgraduate qualification e.g. MD
(Biochemistry) of an Indian University or
qualifications recognized equivalent
thereto.
Biochemistry Essential:
Senior Demonstrator 1. M.Sc. in the respective field.
(Non-medical)
2. Ph.D. degree in the subject concerned of
an Indian University or its equivalent
Ph.D. degree from a foreign University
recognized as such by the University
Grants Commission.

Note: a) For the post of Sr. Demonstrator in the department of

Anatomy and Biochemistry, both Medical and Non-medical personnel
are eligible.
b) Those possessing M.Sc. degree will be considered for the post of
Junior Demonstrator and those possessing Ph.D. degree will be
considered for Senior Demonstrator.

Note: (i). Candidates who have completed three years tenure of Senior
Residency in a particular discipline or have done DM/M.Ch. are
not eligible for the post of Senior Resident.
(ii). Age will be counted as on the closing date of inviting online
applications i.e. 19.05.2024. Overage candidates need not
apply.
(iii). A candidate applying for these posts should have a valid
qualification (pass certificate) as on 30th June, 2024.
However, candidates, who are to appear for their final
examination in the month of June 2024, are also eligible,
subject to the condition that they should obtain their final
qualifying degree (pass certificate) and submit the same
before 30th June, 2024. However, the candidates whose result
will be declared after 30th June, 2024 or who will fail to
produce valid pass certificate in support of their ‘Essential
Qualification’ degree as on 30th June, 2024 are ‘NOT ELIGIBLE’
for this exam.

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5. AGE RELAXATION:
Age limit – Upto 45 years.

(i) Upper age limit shall be determined as on last date of submission of

online applications.
(ii) Date of Birth as recorded in the Matriculation/Secondary Examination
Certificate only will be accepted for determining the age and no
subsequent request for change will be considered or granted.
(iii) No age relaxation would be available to reserved category candidates
applying for unreserved vacancies.
(iv) Permissible relaxation of upper age limit as per Government orders for
claiming age relaxation as on last date of submission of online
application is as under:-
Sr. Category Age relaxation permissible
No. beyond the Upper age limit
1. SC/ST 5 years
2. OBC 3 years
3. PwBD 10 years
4. PwBD + SC/ST 15 years
5. PwBD + OBC 13 years
6. Central Govt. Civilian Employees
1) Central Govt. Civilian Employees fulfilling the 5 years
conditions as prescribed by DoPT, Govt. of India vide
OM No.15012/2/2010-Estt.(D) dated 27th March 2012
(General/ Unreserved) who have rendered not less
than 3 years regular and continuous service as on
closing date for submission of online application.
2) Central Govt. Civilian Employees (OBC) who have 8 (5+3) years
rendered not less than 3 years regular and continuous
service as on closing date for submission of online
application.
3) Central Govt. Civilian Employees (SC/ST) who 10 (5+5) years
have rendered not less than 3 years regular and
continuous service as on closing date for submission
of online application.
7. Ex-Serviceman:
For appointment to vacancies in Group A and Group B posts:- Five years.
Ex-servicemen (including Emergency Commissioned
Officers/Short Service Commissioned Officers) provided
applicants have rendered at least five years continuous Military
Service and have been released on completion of assignment
(including those whose assignment is due to be completed within
six months) otherwise than by way of dismissal or discharge on
account of misconduct or inefficiency or on account of physical
disability attributable to military service or on invalidment.
Emergency Commissioned Officers/Short Service Commissioned
Officers who have completed their initial period of assignment of
five years of Military Service but whose assignment has been
extended beyond five years and in whose case the Ministry of
Defence issues certificates that they would be released on
selection within three months from the date of receipt of offer of
appointment.

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 NOTE:
In order to qualify for the concession above, candidates concerned
would be required to produce a certificate that they have been
released from the Defence Forces. The certificate for Ex-
Servicemen and Commissioned Officers including ECOs/SSCOs
should be signed by the appropriate authorities specified below and
should also specify the period of service in the Defence Forces:-
(i) In case of Commissioned Officers including ECOs/SSCOs:
Army: Directorate of Personnel Services, Army Headquarters, New
Delhi. Navy: Directorate of Personnel Services Naval
Headquarters, New Delhi. Air Force: Directorate of Personnel
Services, Air Headquarters, New Delhi.

(ii) In case of JCOs/ORs and equivalent of the Navy and Air

Forces:
Army: By various Regimental Record Offices. Navy: Naval
Records, Mumbai.
Air Force: Air Force Records, New Delhi.
EXPLANATION: An 'ex-servicemen' means a person –

(i) Who has served in any rank whether as a combatant or noncombatant in the Regular Army,
Navy and Air Force of the India Union, and

(a) who either has been retired or relieved or discharged from such service whether at his own
request or being relieved by the employer after earning his or her pension; or

(b) Who has been relieved from such service on medical grounds attributable to military service or
circumstances beyond his control and awarded medical or other disability pension; or

(c) Who has been released from such service as a result of reduction in establishment; or

(ii) who has been released from such service after completing the specific period of engagement,
otherwise than at his own request, or by way of dismissal, or discharge on account of misconduct
or inefficiency and has been given a gratuity; and includes personnel of the Territorial Army,
namely, pension holders for continuous embodied service or broken spells of qualifying service; or

(iii) personnel of the Army Postal Service who are part of Regular Army and retired from the Army
Postal Service without reversion to their parent service with pension, or are released from the Army
Postal service Page 9 on medical grounds attributable to or aggravated by military service or
circumstance beyond their control and awarded medical or other disability pension; or

(iv) Personnel, who were on deputation in Army Postal Service for more than six months prior to
the 14th April, 1988; or

(v) Gallantry award winners of the Armed forces including personnel of Territorial Army; or

(vi) Ex-recruits boarded out or relieved on medical ground and granted medical disability pension.

NOTE- AGE CONCESSION IS NOT ADMISSIBLE TO SONS, DAUGHTERS

AND DEPENDENTS OF EX-SERVICEMEN.

Note: 1. Age relaxation for Central Government service will not be added
to age relaxation of 10 years for PwBD candidates.
2. The above age relaxation for Persons with Benchmark Disabilities
is further subject to the condition that the maximum age of the
applicant on the crucial date shall not exceed 56 years.

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6. CRITERIA FOR AVAILING BENEFIT OF RESERVATION:

A. Scheduled Caste (SC), Scheduled Tribes (ST), Other Backward

Classes (OBC):
(i) All candidates, irrespective of category may be considered against UR
vacancies, subject to fulfillment of parameters for UR candidates.
Reserved category (SC/ST/OBC) candidates availing age relaxation will
not be considered for UR vacancies. However, against the vacancies
earmarked for specific categories (SC/ST/OBC/EWS), only candidates
belonging to that category will be considered.
(ii) For availing fee concession, age relaxation and reservation, SC/ST/OBC
candidates should invariably upload Caste Certificate issued by
competent authorities along with his/her application form.
(iii) SC/ST applicants seeking fee concession, age-relaxation, reservation etc.
shall invariably submit the requisite Certificate as per format.
(iv) OBC applicants not covered under the Creamy Layer, as per the Standing
Instructions of the Government of India as amended from time to time,
seeking age-relaxation, reservation etc. shall invariably submit the
requisite Certificate as per format (Annexure-I). The vacancies are
being advertised in financial year 2024-25. Therefore, NCL-OBC
certificate issued during financial period 2023-24 i.e. issued after
01.04.2023 will be considered valid. Therefore, OBC candidates must
ensure that they have valid OBC certificate issued from
01.04.2024 to the last date of submission of online application
i.e. 19.05.2024. Further, the OBC caste certificate must be in the
format provided by the DoPT vide O.M.No.36036/2/2013-Estt.(Res)
dated 30.05.2014. Certificate must be valid for employment in Central
Government Institution. OBC candidate’s eligibility will be based on
castes borne in the Central List of Govt. of India. The OBC certificate
should clearly show that the applicant does not belong to the Creamy
Layer. Further, for OBC candidates, in addition to the submission of
category certificate, a declaration in the prescribed format as per
Annexure-II has to be furnished by the candidates during document
verification, that he/she does not belong to the creamy layer. In case of
not complying with these stipulations, the claim of OBC for reserved
status (OBC) will not be entertained. They will, however, be treated as
UR candidates (if UR post is advertised). Candidates may also note in
respect of the above that their candidature will remain provisional till the
veracity of the concerned document is verified by the Appointing
Authority.

B. Economically Weaker Section (EWS):

EWS (Economically Weaker Section) vacancies are tentative and subject
to further direction/clarification of GOI and are subject to outcome of any
litigation pending in the court of law. The candidates seeking reservation
under EWS should fulfill the criteria as prescribed by Government of
India (Office Memorandum F.No.36039/1/2019 dated 31st
January 2019 by Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances &
Pension & F.No.A11013/01/2019 dated 28th February 2019 by
Ministry of Health & Family Welfare, Government of India) and not
covered under the scheme of reservation for SCs, STs and OBCs and
whose family has gross annual income below Rs. 8.00 lakh (Rupees eight
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lakh only) are to be identified as EWSs for benefit of reservation. Income
shall also include income from all sources i.e. salary, agriculture,
business, profession etc. for the financial year prior to the year of
application.
Also persons whose family owns or possesses any of the following assets
shall be excluded from being identified as EWS, irrespective of the family
income:-
i. 5 acres of agricultural land and above;
ii. Residential flat of 1000 sq. ft. and above;
iii. Residential plot of 100 sq. yards and above in notified
municipalities;
iii. Residential plot of 200 sq. yards and above in areas other than
the notified municipalities.

The property held by a "Family" in different locations or different

places/cities would be clubbed while applying the land or property
holding test to determine EWS status.

The term "Family" for this purpose will include the person who seeks
benefit of reservation, his/her parents and siblings below the age of 18
years as also his/her spouse and children below the age of 18 years.

The benefit of reservation under EWS can be availed upon

production of an Income and Asset Certificate issued by a
Competent Authority. The Income and Asset Certificate issued from
01.04.2024 to 19.05.2024 by any one of the following authorities in
the prescribed format as given in Annexure-III shall only be accepted
as proof of candidate's claim as belonging to EWS: -

a) District Magistrate/Additional District Magistrate/ Collector/ Deputy

Commissioner/Additional' Deputy Commissioner/ 1st Class
Stipendary Magistrate/ Sub-Divisional Magistrate/ Taluka Magistrate!
Executive Magistrate/ Extra Assistant Commissioner
b) Chief Presidency Magistrate/Additional Chief Presidency Magistrate/
Presidency Magistrate
c) Revenue Officer not below the rank of Tehsildar and
d) Sub-Divisional Officer or the area where the candidate and/or his
family normally resides.
INCOME & ASSET Certificate must be in the format as mentioned in the
Annexure-III. The crucial date for submitting the income and asset
certificate shall be the closing date for submission of online applications.
If the candidates belong SC/ST/OBC (Central List), they are not eligible
to apply under EWSs category. The Institute shall verify the veracity of
the Income and Asset certificate submitted by the candidate. If a
candidate gets appointment on the basis of false claim of EWS, his/her
services shall be terminated without assigning any further reasons and
without prejudice to such further action as may be taken under
provisions of the Indian Penal Code of fake/ false certificate. Candidates
may also note in respect of the above that their candidature will remain
provisional till the veracity of the concerned document is verified by the
Appointing Authority.

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 A candidate belonging to EWS will not be denied the right to compete for
appointment against an unreserved seat. Candidates belonging to EWS
who are selected on the basis of merit and not on account of reservation,
will not be counted towards the quota meant for reservation.
As per para 6.3 of DoPT OM No.36039/1/2019-Estt.(Res.) dated
31.03.2019, where in any recruitment year, any vacancy earmarked for
EWS cannot be filled up due to non-availability of a suitable candidate
belonging to EWS, such vacancies shall not be carried forward to the
next recruitment year as backlog. Therefore, the unfilled vacancies may
be filled up treating them as unreserved. Hence, other category
candidates are also allowed provisionally to apply for EWS posts
subject to condition that they will be considered for EWS posts as
UR candidate only if EWS category seat is otherwise not filled.
However, there shall be no relaxations available which are
otherwise permitted under their specific categories.

C. Persons with Benchmark Disability (PwBD):

(i) Only those Persons with Benchmark Disabilities (PwBD) who are having
benchmark disabilities (minimum 40%) are eligible for fee concession
and age-relaxation.

(ii) They shall invariably submit the requisite certificate, otherwise, their
claim for PwBD status will not be entertained. The certificate of disability
issued under the Persons with Disabilities (Equal Opportunities,
Protection of Rights and Full Participation) Act, 1995 (1 of 1996) will also
be valid.

(iii) The certificate of disability, in the event of selection of the candidate to

any post, will be subject to such verification/ re-verification as may be
decided by the competent authority. Certificate issued by the Medical
Practitioner, Hospital or any other Institution not authorized by the
Central or the State Government will not be considered. The disability
of finally selected candidates would be verified by a Medical
Board of the Institute specifically constituted for this purpose to
ascertain his/her eligibility and suitability to the concerned post.

(iv) Provision of compensatory time and Assistance of Scribe:

 As per instructions/guidelines issued by the Government of India vide
OM No.34-02/2015-DD.III dated 29.8.2018 modified vide corrigendum
F.No.34-02/2015-DD.III(pt) dated 8.2.2019 and OM No.29-6/2019-DD-
III dated 10.08.2022, the facility of Scribe / Reader / Lab Assistant and
extra time would be allowed to a person with benchmark disability in
category of blindness, locomotor disability (both arm affected) & cerebral
palsy subject to such requests being made to the PGIMER while filling
up the online application form.
 In case of other categories of persons with benchmark disabilities, the
provision of scribe will be provided on production of a certificate to the
effect that the person concerned has physical limitation to write, and
scribe is essential to write examination on his/ her behalf, from the Chief
Medical Officer/ Civil Surgeon/ Medical Superintendent of a Government
health care institution as per proforma at Annexure-IV.

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 Suitable provisions for information regarding use of scribes by the blind
candidates and candidates with Locomotor Disability including Cerebral
Palsy and others PwBD candidates have been made in the online
application itself. For engaging the scribe, candidates will have to
fill in the necessary details and response in this regard in the
online APPLICATION FORM and intimate the PGIMER through
email id: [email protected] at the time while filling ONLINE
application form. In the absence of any such information in the
application form and advance intimation as mentioned above, no
request for engagement of a scribe in the examination shall be
entertained. Engagement of scribe will be subject to the following
conditions:

a) Candidates will have to arrange for the scribe on their own level. No
scribe will be arranged by the PGIMER.
b) The qualification of the scribe should be atleast matriculate or one-
step below the qualification prescribed under rules of the concerned
post for which the candidate is going to take examination. In
addition, the scribe has to produce a valid ID proof in original at the
time of examination. A photocopy of the ID proof of the scribe signed
by the candidate as well as the scribe will be submitted along with
proforma at Annexure-V (A & B). In case, subsequently it is found
that the qualification of the scribe is not as declared by the candidate,
then the candidate shall forfeit his/ her right to the post and claims
relating thereto.
c) The scribe so arranged should not himself/herself be the candidate for
the same test for which the candidate is appearing. Also, same scribe
should not be engaged for more than one candidate. The scribe and
the candidate shall give a declaration to this effect. Any violation, if
detected at any stage, will render both candidate and scribe
disqualified.
d) Separate Call Letter will be issued to the scribe accompanying the
candidate. and the same shall be signed by both candidate and
scribe. Scribe should bring passport size photograph.
e) The candidate shall be responsible for any misconduct on the part of
the scribe brought by him/her during the test.
f) Candidates availing the assistance of a scribe shall be eligible for
compensatory time of not less than 20 minutes for every hour of the
test. In case the duration of the examination is less than an hour,
then duration of compensatory time would be allowed on pro-rata
basis subject to a minimum of 5 minutes and in the multiple of 5.
g) PwBD candidates who are eligible for use of scribe but do not avail
the facility of scribes, will also be given compensatory time of 20
minutes per hour of Test.
h) The change of scribe will not be allowed. However, in case of
emergency, the same will be allowed only upon production of valid
proof for emergency necessitating change and the same will only be
allowed upon filling the relevant details including pasting of
photograph of the new scribe as per Annexure-V (A & B).

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7. SELECTION PROCEDURE, EXAMINATION & SYLLABUS :

A. Method of Selection:
(i) Candidates will be allowed to appear in the Computer Based Test (CBT)
on the basis of entries filled in by him/her in ONLINE APPLICATION
FORM.
(ii) CBT shall be held on Monday, the 3rd June, 2024 at examination
centres in the cities mentioned in the succeeding paragraphs and
duration shall be 50 minutes. It will consist of fifty (50) questions of one
and half marks (1½) each (total 75 marks). There will be negative
marking to the extent of 0.25 marks for each wrong answer to the
objective type questions in the CBT. The venue and time of CBT will be
as per the details appearing on the Admit Cards.
(iii) The scheme of marks in respect of selection to the posts shall comprise
of total 100 marks, as detailed below:
Sr.No. Subject Marks
1. Written Exam
75
(Computer Based Test)
2. Departmental Interview &
25
Assessment

(iv) On the basis of Computer Based Examination, candidates will be

shortlisted (Department wise and category wise based on vacancies
being advertised) in the ratio of 1:3 for further recruitment process i.e.
scrutiny of their applications and documents to decide their eligibility as
per applicable recruitment rules of the concerned post and for
departmental interview & assessment. For each advertised post, three
candidates will be shortlisted.
(v) Merely the fact that a candidate was allowed to appear in the CBT and
has been shortlisted on the basis of the CBT does not confer upon him/
her any right of selection to the post.
(vi) The applications and documents of the shortlisted candidates
only will be scrutinized w.r.t. the applicable recruitment rules of
the concerned post to decide his/her eligibility for the post.
Accordingly, based on scrutiny of applications & documents of
the shortlisted candidates uploaded by him/ her with the online
application form, an ELIGIBILITY NOTICE will be published on
Institute’s website on 19.06.2024. Only ELIGIBLE candidates will
be called for document verification and departmental interview
and assessment.
(vii) Therefore, all candidates are required to upload the following certificates/
documents/ testimonials etc. while applying:
(a) Certificate alongwith Mark sheet of Matric, 10+2 and other higher
qualification, experience as per requirements under the recruitment
rules of the post concerned.
(b) Caste/category certificate viz. SC/ST/OBC/EWS/PwBD.
(c) MCI / DCI registration certificate.

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 (d) No Objection Certificate from the present employer in case a
candidate is working in Govt./Semi Govt./Autonomous Body etc.

(viii) The eligible candidates will be required to undergo document verification

and departmental interview & assessment to be held on 24th JUNE,
2024 for which detailed schedule will be mentioned in the ELIGIBILTY
NOTICE. The departmental interview & assessment will be based on
clinical evaluation/laboratory testing / detailed structured viva/ personal
interview as the case may be.
(ix) The minimum qualifying/eligibility criteria for both CBT and departmental
interview & assessment separately will be 40% marks for General
category/EWS and 35% for SC/ST/OBC categories respectively.
(x) Final selection of candidates, who have qualified both in written
examination and departmental interview & assessment
separately, will be done on merit basis based on aggregate score
obtained by the candidate in Computer Based Test (CBT) of 75
marks and departmental interview & assessment for 25 marks.

B. Examination Centres:
(i) Applicants should indicate his/her choice of city of examination at the
time of filling online application form. The city chosen is subject to
confirmation of payment of the examination fee. The city of examination
shall be allotted on first-come first-serve basis subject to availability of
nodes in respective city.

(ii) The city of examination once chosen and allotted will not be changed and
any request in this regard will not be entertained. Applicants should
therefore indicate the choice of city with utmost care. Applicants
are advised to complete the process of online application at the earliest
without waiting for the last date, to avoid not getting the city/centre of
their choice.

LIST OF CITIES WHERE EXAMINATIONS ARE LIKELY TO BE HELD

Test Centre NAME OF CITIES

1 Bengaluru
2 Chandigarh (Tricity)
3 Delhi/NCR
4 Hyderabad
5 Kolkata
6 Mumbai

Note: While PGI shall make all possible efforts to allocate candidates
in the cities chosen by them, however due to technical, logistic and
other unforeseen reasons including non-availability of sufficient
number of Examination Centres or Candidates in that or natural
calamities etc., some centres may be cancelled. Under such
circumstances, PGI shall re-allocate these candidates to alternate
centres. Such decisions shall be binding on the candidate.

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C. Syllabus:
The syllabus of online computer based test for the tenure posts of
Senior Residents, Jr./Sr. Demonstrators and Senior Medical
Officer will be in accordance with the prescribed educational
qualification/professional course and experience as mentioned in
recruitment rules for the respective post and may include questions on
such topics as he/she has studied during the prescribed educational
qualification/professional course.

D. Resolution of Tie Cases:

In cases, where more than one candidate scores equal aggregate marks,
the tie will be resolved by the following method:-

(i) First by using number of wrong answers / negative marks in the

objective type written examination wherein the candidate(s) with
less wrong answers / negative marks will be placed higher.
(ii) If not resolved by (i) above, the aggregate percentage of marks
obtained in 10+2 examination wherein a candidate with higher
aggregate percentage (%) of marks will be placed higher in merit.
(iii) If not resolved by (i) & (ii) above, the aggregate percentage of
marks obtained in Matric standard, the candidate having higher
aggregate percentage of marks (%) will be placed higher in merit.
(iv) If not resolved by (i), (ii) & (iii) above, the date of birth with older
candidates placed higher.

E. Action against candidates found guilty of misconduct:

(i) At the time of written examination, if a candidate is (or has been)

found guilty of:
a. Using unfair means during the examination or
b. Impersonating or procuring impersonation by any person or
c. Misbehaving in the examination hall or taking away the answer
sheet from the examination hall or
d. Resorting to any irregular or improper means in connection with
his/her candidature for selection or
e. Obtaining support for his/her candidature by any unfair means,
and/ or
not complying with instructions issued from time to time, such a
candidate may, in addition to rendering himself/herself liable to
criminal prosecution, be liable:
i. To be disqualified from the examination for which he/she
is a candidate.
ii. To be debarred either permanently or for a specified
period, from any examination or recruitment conducted
by the PGIMER.

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 Note: PGIMER, Chandigarh reserves the rights to supervise the
complete selection/ recruitment process from online
application to selection by way of using Biometric process
and CCTV Cameras/ Videography etc.

8. INSTRUCTIONS FOR FILLING OF ONLINE APPLICATION FORM :

A. General Instructions:
(i) A candidate willing to apply is required to visit www.pgimer.edu.in
<Recruitment> and to submit his/ her ONLINE Application in the
prescribed format after registering himself/ herself.
(ii) Apply online well in advance without waiting for last date of submission
of online application form.
(iii) Candidates applying for a post must ensure that they fulfill the eligibility
conditions on the last date of application. Candidates who do not fulfill
the qualifications/eligibility conditions on cut-off date, their application
shall not be accepted by the online application system.
(iv) A candidate whether he belongs to unreserved (General) or reserved viz.
SC, ST, OBC, EWS or PwBD, can submit online application form under
one particular category of post advertised. Submission of more than one
application form will automatically lead to rejection of candidature.
(v) Candidate should fill in the Online Application with utmost care and by
following the instructions step by step. Candidate should fill in the
Online Application form correctly. Incorrect filled application form may
leads to rejection.
(vi) Please read the instructions and procedures carefully before you start
filling the Online Application Form and check all the particulars filled up
in application form after getting the printout to ensure the correctness of
information and upload all documents before finally submitting the
application.
(vii) After successful submission of application, candidates can again take
final print out of application form and e-Challan for depositing the
application fee.
(viii) The hard copy of application form (final printout) along with all uploaded
documents and copy of e-Challan must be brought at the time when
called upon to do so by the PGIMER.
(ix) No offline application form or copy of downloaded application form will be
accepted by the PGIMER.
(x) The decision of the Institute in all matters relating to acceptance or
rejection of an application, eligibility/ suitability of the candidates, mode
and criteria for selection etc will be final and binding on the candidates.
No inquiry or correspondence will be entertained in this regard.
(xi) The Institute does not scrutinize the documents at the time of
submission of online application and the same are to be checked only at
the time of Scrutiny. If on verification at any stage starting submitting
application form till appointment and any time even after appointment, it
is found that any candidate does not fulfil any of the eligibility condition
or it is found that the information furnished is false or incorrect, his/ her
candidature will be cancelled and he/ she will also be liable to be

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 criminally prosecuted. This is irrespective of whether the candidate was
benefitted by furnishing the false or incorrect information in his/ her
application.

(xii) The cost of Application Form includes the fee for the Computer Based
Test which is non-refundable and no correspondence in this regard will
be entertained. The candidate is required to go through the instructions
carefully and acquaint himself/herself with all requirements with regard
to filling of the online application form.

Important Note:
i. Candidates are advised to fill their application form carefully
such as Name, Father’s/Mother’s name, Date of Birth and
Category, Qualification, marks obtained, passing year, photo,
Signature, details, etc. No request for change of any particular
on the online application form shall be entertained by the
PGIMER after submission of application form.
ii. After final submission of application form, no change will be
allowed. Candidate will be responsible for any mistake in the
data of application form and fees paid by him/her.
iii. In case candidate feels that he/she has filled up the form
erroneously, he/she should inform the same immediately
through e-mail at [email protected].
iv. A candidate can apply for the post of Sr. Resident/ Jr./Sr.
Demonstrator /Senior Medical Officer, as the case may be, in
one DEPARTMENT only. If a candidate having eligibility for a
post in more than one department, has applied separately for
posts in more than one department, his/her request to
appear for Computer Based Test for all posts/departments
will not be considered and no correspondence in this regard
will be entertained.

B. Online Registration:
(i) After selecting the online registration, fill the mandatory details asked
for step by step viz. Advt. No., Advt. Date, Name of Applicant (as per
matriculation certificate), Date of Birth (as per matriculation
certificate), Mobile No. & Email ID carefully as the details filled in the
REGISTRATION FORM will NOT be allowed to be changed once
registered.
(ii) It will be the responsibility of the candidate to ensure that correct
details are filled in the Registration Form. The Institute will not be
responsible for any incorrect information/cancellation of
candidature/loss or lack of communication etc. due to wrong entries in
the REGISTRATION FORM.
(iii) Acknowledgement of successful Online Registration will be forwarded to
applicant‘s Registered Email ID.
(iv) Duplicate applications from any applicant will result in cancellation of all
such applications. No intimation regarding such summarily rejections
will be provided.

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C. Filling the Online Application Form:
(i) Registered Users Click on `Applicant login’ to access the Application form
with User ID and password received on your e-mail and mobile number.
(ii) Click on the ‘Go to Application Form’ button and please read the
important instructions carefully. The Application Form is categorized into
the several sections. You need to fill section-wise application form. Once
the mandatory details in a section are filled, you can move to the next
section by clicking on Save and Next. However, you will not be allowed
to navigate to next section, if mandatory information is not filled or the
required documents are not uploaded. To navigate back to the previous
section, you can click on the name of the previous section tab. Once you
have completed the last section and then, click on Submit button, you
will be re-directed to make the payment. Once payment is done, your
application is considered complete. Fee will only be accepted through Net
Banking/Credit Card/Debit Card.
(iii) All applicants are required to ensure that Photo/Signature and other
documents are uploaded according to the instructions provided in these
guidelines. Failure to do so may result in rejection of applications.

D. Admit Cards:
(i) Admit Card for Accepted Registration/ Application Form will only be
uploaded on the Institute’s website www.pgimer.edu.in. If the status of
Registration Form or Admit Card is not available on website, he/she
should immediately write an e-mail to the Administrative Officer
(Recruitment Cell), PGIMER on [email protected] along with full
particulars of the Registration Form.

E. Documents to be uploaded with Application Form (Mandatory):

(i) The candidates must upload scanned copy of their self
attested/attested copies of certificates/documents in support of their
educational qualifications (from Matric onwards), certificates of detailed
marks obtained in these course(s), date of birth, category certificate
i.e. SC/ST/OBC/PwBD, experience(s), NOC from the present employer
(if employed), etc. If a candidate fails to upload the requisite
documents as above, his/her candidature will be cancelled and he/she
will not be allowed to participate in subsequent stages of
selection/admission process.

F. Instructions for Photographs:

(i) Please scan your photograph (clear passport size coloured with light
background) and save it in the .JPEG format. The size of image should
be between 50-80 kb.

(ii) Photograph MUST be snapped on or after 01st February, 2024.

(iii) Photograph must be taken indicating name of candidate (as in

application), and date of taking photograph, as per the example given
below:

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 Example:

Ravi Kumar
01.02.2024

IMPORTANT:
- The name and date on the Photograph must be clear and legible.

(iv) Candidate should not wear cap, goggles etc. in the Photograph.
However, spectacles are allowed.
(v) The photograph on the Application form should be unattested.
(vi) Application not complying with these instructions, or with unclear
Photograph, will be rejected.
(vii) Keep a few identical photographs in reserve for use at the time of test/
document verification.
(viii) Any deviation or discrepancy between actual appearance at the
time of examination and facial appearance in the photograph
pasted on the application will make the candidate liable for
rejection.

G. Other Important Instructions:

(i) All the candidates should ensure to take printout of application form after
completing all details.
(ii) Incomplete applications will not be considered, and no correspondence
will be entertained in this matter. All particulars in the application form
must be entered carefully. All claims made in the application must be
supported with documentary proof.
(iii) Candidates who will be shortlisted on the basis of the online computer
based test and also whose name will be in the ELIGIBILITY NOTICE to be
published after CBT should submit the print out of their online application
form along with self attested Photocopies e-Challan for deposit of the
application fee, certificates/documents in support of educational
qualification(s), experience, age/date of birth certificate, caste/category
certificate, Fresh OBC certificate, and NOC from the present employer (if
employed) at the time of document verification. At the time of document
verification, these candidates will also be required to produce all Original
Documents in support of the documents, which were uploaded by them
along with their ONLINE APPLICATION form failing which their
candidature for further recruitment process will be cancelled.
(iv) Candidates in employment may also forward their application through
proper channel. Online Application will be treated as advance copy of the
application. Application through proper channel should be sent to the
Administrative Officer, Recruitment Cell of the Institute within 10 days
after the last date fixed for submission of online application form.

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(v) No request for a change of category applied for shall be entertained after
submission of the application.
(vi) The number of vacancies are provisional and may vary.
(vii) Roll Numbers/Admit Cards/Hall ticket for appearing in the online
computer based test will be available for downloading to eligible
candidates approximately one week before the date of
examination and can be downloaded from the website by logging
into their accounts on the website with their respective login-id
and password. Roll Numbers / Admit Cards will NOT be sent by
post. The candidates will be allowed to enter in the examination
hall only on the production of the Admit Card/ Hall Ticket.
(viii) All candidates appearing for the CBT are instructed ‘NOT TO BRING’
water bottle, car key (Remote), chain, any mobile
phones/pager/pen/wrist watch/ring/wallets/ladies purse/ornaments
(Earrings, rings, nose pins, etc.) or any other electronic device. The
candidates with these articles will not be permitted to enter in the
examination hall. The examination centres are not responsible for the
safe custody of the belongings of the candidates and they have to make
their own arrangement for their safe custody.
(ix) Examination/ document verification and Departmental interview &
assessment will be held as per schedule. These dates will not be
changed, even if the day is declared as a holiday or half-holiday by any
competent authority.
(x) No TA/DA will be admissible to the candidates who will be invited for
document verification/departmental interview & assessment.
(xi) If ineligibility is detected at any stage, candidature/selection of the
candidate will be cancelled/ terminated without any notice.
(xii) Candidate must not obtain or give or attempt to obtain or give irregular
assistance of any kind during the examination/ departmental interview
& assessment; this will entail cancellation of candidature for the
examination/ selection. Appropriate criminal/civil proceedings will be
initiated against the candidates, if at any stage it is found that
candidate have secured selection by using any unfair means.
(xiii) The result will only be declared on the Institute’s website:
www.pgimer.edu.in. No individual information at any stage
shall be sent and hence all candidates should regularly visit the
Institute’s website.
(xiv) There is no provision for re-checking/re-evaluation of the answer
sheets and no query in this regard will be entertained.
(xv) The question papers and answer keys for the online computer based
test of various recruitment examinations will not be provided to the
candidates (as per the Institute’s policy laid down in office order
Endst.No.EC/PGI/2022/16 dated 02 nd February 2022). However, the
candidates having any objections or concerns regarding the correctness
of question(s) included in the exam that they have appeared for, may
submit their objections/concerns to the Examination Cell in writing by
mentioning the details of the problematic questions strictly within a
period of three days positively from the date of exam. Such
representations can be e-mailed to [email protected]. They
will be examined by a committee constituted for the purpose. The
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 Committee’s decision will be full and final and the same will be
conveyed to the applicant(s).
(xvi) PGIMER, Chandigarh reserves the right to call any candidate personally
along with printed copy of the application form with uploaded
documents, original certificates and photocopy of self-attested
certificates along with photo, identity proof i.e. Identity Card/Driving
License/Passport/Voter Card/Pan Card/Aadhar Card, etc.
(xvii) Private practice in any form during the tenure of residency is
prohibited. The period of residency is strictly full time and continuous.
(xviii) The rules are subject to change in accordance with the decision of the
Institute to be taken from time to time.
(xix) In case of any guidance/information/clarification regarding the online
filling of the application form and Advertisement, the candidate can call
at helpline No.0172-2755578, 79 on all working days from 09.00 A.M.
to 05.00 P.M.
(xx) Any dispute in regard to any matter referred to herein shall be subject
to the jurisdiction of Chandigarh Courts alone.

H. Likely causes of rejection of application:

(i) More than one application form for a particular category.
(ii) Application is incomplete and not online.
(iii) Full fee has not been deposited in the manner prescribed.
(iv) Applicant does not possess the requisite academic qualification on cutoff
date.
(v) Requisite documents in support of age, academic qualification from
Matric onwards, MCI/DCI registration certificate, category certificate
(SC/ST/OBC/EWS/PwBD) in support of the respective category has not
been uploaded with the Application Form.
(vi) Applicant does not indicate visible identification mark in appropriate
column of application form.
(vii) Candidate is overage/underage on the cutoff date/ closing date.
(viii) Lack of essential qualification as prescribed in advertisement.

USE OF MOBILE PHONE AND OTHER ELECTRONICS DEVICE IN

EXAMINATION OF PGIMER, CHANDIGARH IS STRICTLY PROHIBITED.

Sd/-
DIRECTOR
PGIMER, Chandigarh.

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 ANNEXURE –I
FORM OF CERTIFICATE TO BE PRODUCED BY OTHER BACKWARDCLASSES
APPLYING FOR APPOINTMENT TO POSTS UNDER THE GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

This is to certify that Shri/Smt./Kumari _________________ son/ daughter of

___________________________________________ of village/town _____
______________________________ in District/Division _____________________ in the
State/Union Territory __________________________ ________ belongs to the
______________________ Community which is recognized as a backward class under the
Government of India, Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment’s Resolution No.
____________________ dated ___________*. Shri/Smt.Kumari ___________ and /or his/her
family ordinarily reside(s) in the _______________ District/Division of the _______________
State/Union Territory. This is also to certify that he/she does not belong to the persons/sections
(Creamy Layer) mentioned in Column 3 of the Schedule to the Government of India, Department
of Personnel & Training O.M. No. 36012/22/93-Estt.(SCT) dated 8.9.1993**.

Dated: District Magistrate

Deputy Commissioner etc.

Seal

*-The authority issuing the certificate may have to mention the details of Resolution of
Government of India, in which the caste of the candidate is mentioned as OBC.
**-. As amended from time to time.

NOTE:- The term “Ordinarily” used here will have the same meaning as in Section 20 of the
Representation of the People Act, 1950.

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 ANNEXURE – II

DECLARATION TO BE SIGNED BY OBC CANDIDATES ONLY

I ..................................... son/daughter of Shri ............................................. resident of

village/town/city .................................... district........................ state
.........................................................certificate enclosed) hereby declare that I belong to
the............................................................... community which is recognized as a backward class
by the Govt. of India for the purpose of reservation in services as per orders contained in
Department of Personnel and Training Office Memorandum No.36012/22/93-Esstt(SCT)dated
8-9-1993. It is also declared that I do not belong to the Persons/Sections (Creamy Layer)
mentioned in Column 3 of the Schedule of the Government of India, Department of Personnel
and Training O.M.No.36012/22/93-Estt. (SCT) dated 08.09.93 and modified vide Govt. of India,
DOP&T O.M. dated 22.10.1993, 15.11.1993, 25.07.2003, OM No.36033/5/2004-Estt(Res) dated
14.10.2004, OM No.36033/3/2004-Estt.(Res) dated 14.10.2008, OM No.36033/1/2013-Estt.(Res.)
dated 27.05.2013, OM No.11-13/2012-U.Policy dated 31.05.2013, OM No.36033/1/2013-
Estt.(Res.) dated 13.09.2017, OM No.DPE-GM-/0020/2014-GM-FTS-1740 dated 25.10.2017, OM
No.19/4/2017-Welfare dated 06.12.2017 and No.36033/2/2018-Estt.(Res.) dated 08.06.2018.

Place…………………….. (Signature of applicant in running handwriting)

Date………………………

Note: The closing date for receipt of application will be treated as the date of reckoning for
OBC status of the candidate and also for as summing that the candidate does not fall in the
creamy layer.

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 ANNEXURE –III
Government of ………………………………….
(Name & Address of the authority issuing the certificate)

INCOME & ASSET CERTIFICATE TO BE PRODUCED BY ECONOMICALLY WEAKER SECTIONS

Certificate No. _____________ Date:__________

VALID FOR THE YEAR 2023-24

1. This is to certify that Shri/ Smt./ Kumari _____________________ son/daughter/wife of
______________ permanent resident of______________, Village/Street_________________
Post Office_____________________ District_____________________ in the State/Union
Territory__________________ Pin Code_____________________ whose photograph is attested
below belongs to Economically Weaker Sections, since the gross annual income* of his/her
“family”** is below Rs.8 lakh (Rupees Eight Lakh only) for the financial year 2022-23. His/her
family does not own or possess any of the following assets***:

I. 5 acres of agricultural land and above;

II. Residential flat of 1000 sq. ft. and above;
III. Residential plot of 100 sq. yards and above in notified municipalities;
IV. Residential plot of 200 sq. yards and above in areas other than the notified
municipalities.

2. Shri/Smt./Kumari __________________ belongs to the_______________ caste which is not

recognized as a Schedule Caste, Schedule Tribe and Other Backward Classes (Central List).

Signature with seal of Officer _________________

Recent Passport Name____________________
size attested Designation _________________
Photograph of the
applicant
The income and assets of the families as mentioned would be
required to be certified by an officer not below the rank of
Tehsildar in the States/UTs.

* Note1: Income covered all sources i.e. salary, agricultural, business, profession, etc.

** Note2: The term “Family” for this purpose include the person, who seeks benefit of reservation, his/her
parents are siblings below the age of 18 years as also his/her spouse and children below the age of 18 years.

*** Note3: The property held by a “Family” in different locations or different places/cities have been clubbed
while applying the land or property holding test to determine EWS status.

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 ANNEXURE –IV

Certificate regarding physical limitation in an examination to write

This is to certify that I have carefully examined Shri/Smt./ Kum

……………………………………………….…….(name of the candidate with disability) a person
with…………………………..(nature and percentage of disability as mentioned in the certificate of disability,
son/wife/daughter of Shri …………………………….……..… a Resident of ……………….….…..
Village/District/State and to ensure that he/she has physical limitation which hampers his/her writing
capabilities owing to his/her disability.

Signature

Chief Medical Officer/Civil Surgeon/Medical Superintendent of a

Government Health Care Institution

Name and Designation

Name of Govt. Hospital/Health Care Centre with Seal

Place:
Date:

Note:
Certificate should be given by a specialist of the relevant stream/disability (e.g. Visual Impairment-
Ophthalmologist,Locomotor disabillity-Prthopaedic specialist/PMR)

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 ANNEXURE –V(A)
LETTER OF UNDERTAKING FOR USING SCRIBE
NOTE: Candidates who are Visually Impaired (VI)/candidates whose writing speed is affected by Cerebral Palsy /
muscular dystrophy / candidates with locomotor disability (one arm)/Intellectual disability (Autism, specific learning
disability and mental illness) are eligible for Scribe. PARTICULARS OF SCRIBE PROPOSED TO BE ENGAGED BY
THE CANDIDATE

1. Name of the Candidate ........................................................ Paste here recent colour

2. Roll No …………………………………………………………. Passport Size photograph of the
3. Name of Examination Centre …………………………………………. SCRIBE of size 3.5 cm x 4.5 cm
4. Qualification of Candidate ……………………………………. (The colour photograph should
not be more than 3 months old.
5. Disability Type …………………………………………………
6. Name of the Scribe ...............................................................
7. Date of Birth of the Scribe …................................................
8. Father‘s Name of the Scribe .................................................
9. Address of the Scribe :
(a) Permanent Address ..........................................................
...........................................................................................
(b) Present Address ............................................................... Signature of SCRIBE in the
above box below the photograph
........................................................................................... .
10. Educational Qualification of the Scribe .................................
..................................................................................................
11. Relationship, if any, of the Scribe to the Candidate……..............

12. DECLARATION:
i) We hereby declare that the particulars furnished above are true and correct to the best of our knowledge and
belief. We have read/ been read out the instructions of the PGIMER regarding conduct of the candidates assisted by
Scribe/Scribes at this examination and hereby undertake to abide by them.

ii) We do hereby undertake that the qualification of scribe is mentioned correctly and the qualification of the scribe is
one step below qualification of candidate. In case, subsequently it is found qualification of scribe is not as declared
by the candidate, I (the candidate) shall forfeit my right to the post and claims relating thereto.

iii) We declare that the Scribe himself/herself is not a candidate in this examination. We understand that in case it is
found otherwise the candidature of both of us will be rejected.

iv) We declare that the scribe has not acted/will not act as Scribe to any other candidate of this examination.

(Signature of the Candidate) (Signature of the Scribe)

Left thumb impression of the Candidate in the box Left thumb impression of the Scribe in the box given
given above above

Signature of the Observer/Office Supdt. of the Examination Centre

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 ANNEXURE –V(B)

Letter of Undertaking for Using Own Scribe

I ___________________________, a candidate with ______________________________ (name of

the disability) appearing for the _____________________ (name of the examination) bearing Roll No.
________________ at ____________________ (name of the centre) in the District ___________________,
____________________ (Name of the State). My qualification is ______________________.
I do hereby state that ______________________ (name of the scribe) will provide the service of
scribe/reader/lab assistant for the undersigned for taking the aforesaid examination.
I do hereby undertake that his qualification is ___________________. In case, subsequently it is
found that his qualification is not as declared by the undersigned and is beyond my qualification, I shall forfeit
my right to the post and claims relating thereto.

(Signature of the candidate with Disability)

Place:
Date:

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