Bihar SHS Ayush Medical Officer Recruitment 2025

2,619 contractual Ayush Medical Officer posts - 1,411 Ayurvedic, 706 Homeopathic and 502 Unani - at PHCs, CHCs and APHCs under the NHM AYUSH MO (Mainstream / RBSK) programme. The Ayurvedic split is UR 550, EWS 138, SC 239, ST 16, EBC 256, BC 169 and WBC 43; Homeopathic is UR 295, EWS 71, SC 139, ST 8, EBC 108, BC 58 and WBC 27; Unani is UR 204, EWS 50, SC 95, ST 7, EBC 67, BC 61 and WBC 18. These figures already include 35 percent reservation for women, 4 percent for persons with disabilities and 2 percent for grandchildren of freedom fighters, and the advertisement states the category-wise distribution is subject to the outcome of SLP (C) No-014086/2024 and other Special Leave Petitions in the Supreme Court.

No. The advertisement states that selection is made on the marks obtained in a Computer Based Test, category-wise against the vacancies. The CBT carries 100 objective questions of 4 marks each, 400 marks in two hours in Hindi and English, with 1 mark deducted for every wrong answer. Candidates must clear the category threshold of 40 percent General, 36.5 percent BC, 34 percent EBC or 32 percent for SC / ST, women and candidates with disabilities. Those who qualify are called for document verification and counselling at up to a 1:2.5 ratio of the category-wise vacancies, and the final merit list follows from the CBT marks alone.

A BAMS degree listed in the schedule of the Central Council of Indian Medicine for the Ayurvedic posts, a BHMS degree listed in the schedule of the Central Council of Homoeopathy for the Homeopathic posts, or a BUMS degree listed in the schedule of the Central Council of Indian Medicine for the Unani posts, in every case from a recognised university, plus completed compulsory internship training. Registration with the Bihar State Ayurvedic and Unani Medical Council, Patna or the Bihar State Homoeopathic Medical Council, Patna is mandatory. Candidates registered in another state may apply, but must upload their existing registration certificate along with an affidavit on Rs 100 non-judicial stamp paper undertaking to produce Bihar council registration at document verification; candidature may be cancelled immediately if that affidavit is missing.

Rs 500 for General, BC, EBC and EWS candidates. Rs 125 for SC and ST candidates who are permanent residents of Bihar, for women of reserved or unreserved categories who are permanent residents of Bihar, and for candidates with 40 percent or more disability. Candidates from outside Bihar pay Rs 500 whatever their category and whether male or female. Payment is online only, by Internet Banking, Credit Card, Debit Card or UPI, and bank and payment-gateway charges are payable by the candidate on top of the fee.

Minimum 21 years as on 01 August 2024. The upper limit is 37 years for UR and EWS men, 40 years for UR and EWS women and for BC and EBC candidates of either sex, and 42 years for SC and ST candidates. Relaxations are 10 years for persons with disabilities and 05 years for departmental staff who hold the minimum eligibility, and anyone who fell within the upper limit at any time between 01 October 2013 and 01 August 2024 remains eligible. Only one of these relaxations may be claimed.

No category reservation. The advertisement states that reservation is available only to candidates whose permanent residence is in Bihar; candidates from outside the state get only the women's and disability reservation, and that within the general category. They also pay the Rs 500 fee slab.

A consolidated monthly honorarium of Rs 32,000. The engagement is purely contractual for 11 months, extendable on satisfactory work and service up to the age of 60 years or until the post's approval under the NHM Record of Proceedings and funds last, whichever is earlier. Contract appointees are not treated as government servants and have no claim to regularisation into government service. The final allotment of district and programme (Mainstream or RBSK) rests entirely with the State Health Society, Bihar.

From 10:00 AM on 26 May 2025 to 06:00 PM on 15 June 2025, a single deadline for both filling the online form and paying the fee. All certificates and marksheets had to be issued on or before 15 June 2025. Age is reckoned as on 01 August 2024.

The last date to submit the online application is 15 June 2025 (06:00 PM). Applications received after this date are not considered.

The online application window opened on 26 May 2025 (10:00 AM). Eligible candidates can apply through the official portal until the last date.

Candidates must have Graduate. Refer to the official notification for post-wise eligibility details.

The exam is scheduled for Notify Soon. Admit cards are released closer to the exam date.