CJH Tihar Recruitment 2026

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Particulars Details Organisation Office of the Resident Medical Officer, Central Jail Hospital, Tihar, New Delhi-110064 (Govt. of NCT of Delhi) Notice No. F.5(4)/RMO/CJH/TIHAR/2026/4013, dated 21.10.2026 Post(s) Sr. Residents; Jr. Residents (MBBS), on ad-hoc basis Vacancies 20 (Sr. Residents 07, Jr. Residents 13) Pay Sr. Residents: Pay Matrix Level-11 (Rs. 67,700-208700); Jr. Residents: Pay level 10 (Rs. 56100-Rs. 177500/-), plus allowances Qualification Sr. Residents: PG Degree (MD/MS/DNB)/Diploma in concerned specialty; Jr. Residents: MBBS with 01 year internship Age Limit Varies by post Application Fee No fee for appearing in the interview Job Location Any Central Jail of Delhi located at Tihar, Rohini, Mandoli and Lampur Detention Centre Apply By Speed Post or by hand (offline) Last Date 29.10.2026 (by hand between 10:00 AM and 05:00 PM, Monday to Friday) Selection Interview

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The Central Jail Hospital, Tihar is part of Delhi Prisons under the Govt. of NCT of Delhi. Its office is the Office of the Resident Medical Officer, Central Jail Hospital, Tihar, New Delhi-110064. The application form for these posts is headed "Prisons Department, Govt. of NCT of Delhi".

Send the filled application form with the required documents by Speed Post, or hand it in, at this address: R&I Section, Prison Head Quarter, Near Lajwanti Garden Chowk, Janak Puri, New Delhi-110058. The form must be in by 29 October 2026. Forms by hand are accepted between 10:00 AM and 05:00 PM, Monday to Friday.

Use the "Application Proforma for the post of Sr./Jr. Resident (MBBS)" on page 5 of the notification. It asks for:

• A passport size photograph, affixed in the box
• Name of the candidate (in capital), Father's/Husband name, date of birth, postal address and permanent address
• Contact number, Aadhar number and email ID
• Date of completion of internship and category (UR/EWS/SC/ST/OBC)
• Any earlier work as a Sr./Jr. Resident, with the post, period and name of the hospital or institute ("Nil" if none)
• Qualifications from Class 10 onwards: total marks obtained, percentage of marks, college/university, year of passing and number of attempts
• Delhi Medical Council Registration/Acknowledgement number
• A signed declaration, a list of enclosures, and the candidate's name and signature

Under the declaration, an application or selection is liable to be cancelled at any time if any information in it is found to be fake or incorrect.

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Post Vacancies Pay Sr. Residents 07 Pay Matrix of Level-11 (Rs. 67,700-208700) plus other admissible allowances per month under residency scheme Jr. Residents (MBBS) 13 (against sanctioned and vacant posts of Jr. Resident) Pay level 10 (Rs. 56100-Rs. 177500/-) plus usual allowances as per rules/residency rules Total 20

The notice says the number of vacancies may vary at any stage.

Name of Speciality Sr. Resident Posts Medicine 03 Orthopedics 01 Psychiatry 01 Ophthalmology 01 Pathology 01 Total 07

• Qualification: Post Graduate Degree (MD/MS/DNB)/Diploma in concerned specialty.
• If no PG candidates are available: if PG Degree/Diploma candidates are not available, a candidate with at least 02 years' experience after graduation (MBBS) from a Govt./Govt. Empanelled Hospital may be considered. At least 01 year of that experience must be in the concerned specialty, from a Govt. Hospital/Health Institution.
• Preference: preference will be given to candidates with 02 years or more experience in the concerned specialty from a Govt. Hospital/Health Institution.
• Bar: the candidate must not have completed 03+01 years of Senior Residency in any recognized institute, on a regular or ad-hoc basis.
• Age limit: the upper age limit is 45 years as on the closing date, 29 October 2026.
• Age relaxation: 5 years for qualified Ex-Service personnel with a continuous service of not less than 5 years, 5 years for SC/ST candidates and 03 years for OBC (Delhi only).

• Qualification: MBBS with 01 year internship. An equivalent foreign degree will be accepted only after passing the Screening test conducted by the National Board of Examination (NBE).
• Foreign Medical Graduates (FMGs): FMGs who completed their internship outside India and qualified the Foreign Medical Graduate Examination (FMGE) are eligible based on the date of declaration of the FMGE (date of passing FMGE), whatever the date of completion of internship.
• Internship completed in India: the internship must be completed on or after 29 October 2024. Candidates who completed their internship before 29 October 2024 (except FMG candidates) will not be considered in any circumstances and need not apply.
• DMC registration: a DMC Registration certificate is a must at the time of applying. Candidates who have applied for it and hold a valid DMC Acknowledgement receipt will be allowed to appear for the interview. If selected, they must hold a valid DMC registration certificate at the time of joining, or the appointment will be cancelled without any opportunity.
• Age limit: the upper age limit is 30 years as on the closing date, 29 October 2026, for the General/EWS category.
• Age relaxation: 5 years for qualified Ex-Service personnel with a continuous service of not less than 5 years, 5 years for SC/ST candidates and 03 years for OBC (Delhi only).

• Candidates must have valid registration with the Delhi Medical Council. Those who have applied and hold a valid DMC Acknowledgement receipt will be allowed to appear for the interview. A selected candidate must have valid DMC registration at the time of joining, or the candidature/selection will be cancelled.
• Only OBC candidates from Delhi are eligible for the OBC relaxation. They must submit a caste certificate with a Non-Creamy Layer certificate issued by the competent authority of GNCT of Delhi during the current financial year 2026-2027. An acknowledgement of having applied for the certificate will not be accepted.
• Reservation for handicapped/ex-serviceman candidates will be as per the Government rules.
• Appointment is subject to medical fitness and verification of the certificates of educational qualification, age, caste, DMC registration, internship completion and others.

Candidates should check the official notification for the discipline-specific eligibility of each post.

The application form must go with the requisite documents. For the interview, candidates may bring self-attested copies of the documents below, and must also bring the original certificates/documents for verification:

• Date of Birth certificate/10th pass Marksheet/certificate (SR/JR posts)
• DMC registration certificate/acknowledgement (SR/JR posts)
• MBBS degree (SR/JR posts)
• Internship completion certificate (JR posts only)
• FMGE Pass Certificate, for foreign students (SR/JR posts)
• PG Degree/Diploma (SR post only)
• Experience Certificate, if any (SR/JR posts)
• Caste/PH/any other Relaxation Certificate (SR/JR posts)
• Aadhar Card (SR/JR posts)

Candidates are selected by interview. Both interviews are held at the Conference Hall, Prison Head Quarter, Near Lajwanti Garden Chowk, Janak Puri, New Delhi-110058.

• Reporting: eligible candidates should report at the Conference Hall between 10:00 AM and 11:00 AM to register for the interview. No candidate who reports after 11:00 AM will be allowed into the interview in any circumstances.
• Merit: the interview marks set the order of merit. If services have to end, they end in ascending order of interview merit, so the candidate with the lowest marks is terminated first.
• Before appointment: medical fitness and verification of certificates.
• Joining: selected candidates must join within 07 days of the offer letter being issued, or the offer is automatically cancelled.

Event Date Date of notice 21.10.2026 Last date to apply (Speed Post or by hand) 29.10.2026 (by hand 10:00 AM to 05:00 PM, Monday to Friday) Interview Date: Sr. Residents 02.11.2026 (reporting 10:00 AM to 11:00 AM) Interview Date: Jr. Residents (MBBS) 03.11.2026 (reporting 10:00 AM to 11:00 AM)

• Nature of appointment: the posts are ad-hoc, initially for 44 days or until the Centralized Recruitment Committee, chaired by the Dean, MAMC, makes its selection, whichever is earlier. The period may be extended by 44 days at a time, up to a total of 03 years for Sr. Residents and 01 year for Jr. Residents, counted from the date of joining.
• If the Committee makes no selection: if the Centralized Recruitment Committee makes no selection during the 44-day tenure, the tenure of selected candidates shall be extended by 44 days at a time. The limit is 03 years for Sr. Residents and 01 year for Jr. Residents, or until Sr. and Jr. Residents are selected and join, whichever is earlier.
• Termination: services end immediately, even before 44 days, when SRs/JRs selected by the Centralized Recruitment Committee, MAMC (on a contractual/regular basis) join.
• Posting: selected candidates may be posted in any Central Jail of Delhi located at Tihar, Rohini, Mandoli and Lampur Detention Centre.
• Resignation: a Resident Doctor must give 07 days' notice, or deposit the salary for the days by which the notice falls short.
• TA/DA: no TA/DA will be given for appearing in the interview.
• Service conditions: other service conditions apply as prescribed by the Govt. of NCT of Delhi from time to time.
• Jurisdiction: any legal dispute falls under the jurisdiction of the courts of Delhi/New Delhi.

Link Details CJH Tihar Recruitment 2026 Notification PDF Notice No. F.5(4)/RMO/CJH/TIHAR/2026/4013 dated 21.10.2026, with the application proforma on page 5 Click Here Official Website

There are 20 vacancies: 07 Sr. Residents (Medicine 03, Orthopedics 01, Psychiatry 01, Ophthalmology 01, Pathology 01) and 13 Jr. Residents (MBBS). The number of vacancies may vary at any stage.

The application form must be submitted by Speed Post or by hand latest by 29 October 2026. Forms by hand are accepted between 10:00 AM and 05:00 PM, Monday to Friday.

A Post Graduate Degree (MD/MS/DNB)/Diploma in the concerned specialty. If no PG candidates are available, MBBS graduates with at least 02 years' experience from a Govt./Govt. Empanelled Hospital, 01 year of it in the concerned specialty, may be considered.

Candidates with MBBS and a 01-year internship completed on or after 29 October 2024 are eligible. FMGs with a foreign internship qualify based on their date of passing the FMGE. A DMC registration certificate is required when applying, though a valid DMC acknowledgement receipt is accepted for the interview.

The upper age limit is 45 years for Sr. Residents and 30 years for Jr. Residents of the General/EWS category, both as on 29 October 2026. There is a relaxation of 5 years for SC/ST candidates, 03 years for OBC (Delhi only) and 5 years for qualified Ex-Service personnel with at least 5 years' continuous service.

Sr. Residents get Pay Matrix Level-11 (Rs. 67,700-208700) plus other admissible allowances per month under the residency scheme. Jr. Residents get Pay level 10 (Rs. 56100-Rs. 177500/-) plus usual allowances as per rules/residency rules.

Yes. Sr. Residents get other admissible allowances under the residency scheme, and Jr. Residents get the usual allowances as per rules/residency rules. No TA/DA is paid for attending the interview.

No. The notice states that there is no fee for appearing in the interview.

Selection is by interview at the Conference Hall, Prison Head Quarter, Janak Puri, New Delhi-110058. Sr. Residents are interviewed on 2 November 2026 and Jr. Residents on 3 November 2026. Candidates must report between 10:00 AM and 11:00 AM, and no one is allowed in after 11:00 AM.

No. The posts are ad-hoc, initially for 44 days or until the Centralized Recruitment Committee under the Dean, MAMC makes its selection, whichever is earlier. The term may be extended by 44 days at a time, up to 03 years for Sr. Residents and 01 year for Jr. Residents.

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