Bihar SHS Laboratory Technician Recruitment 2025
Official Notification (PDF)
Verified from shs.bihar.gov.in
Advertisement No. 09/2025 of the State Health Society, Bihar covers 1,068 contractual Laboratory Technician posts across nine NHM programmes - 433 Unreserved, 198 EBC, 166 SC, 113 BC, 106 EWS, 39 Women of Backward Classes and 13 ST - plus 7 Senior Laboratory Technician posts under NTEP, the category figures being inclusive of 35 percent reservation for women, 4 percent for persons with disabilities and 2 percent for grandchildren of freedom fighters. The consolidated monthly honorarium is Rs 15,000 for a Laboratory Technician and Rs 24,000 for a Senior Laboratory Technician, on an 11-month contract extendable up to age 60 while the post stays approved under the NHM Record of Proceedings and funds last. Applications ran from 10:00 AM on 01 September 2025 to 06:00 PM on 15 September 2025; candidates had to be at least 21 years old on 01 August 2025, with upper limits of 37 years for UR and EWS men, 40 years for UR and EWS women and for BC and EBC candidates, and 42 years for SC and ST candidates. Selection is a 75-question, 75-mark Computer Based Test of 75 minutes with 0.25 negative marking, weighted at 0.8 of the score percentage and topped up by up to 20 marks for provisional COVID-19 period service, followed by document verification at a 1:2.5 ratio and a category-wise merit list.
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Application Fee
Age Limit
Age Limits As On 01 August 2025
Vacancy Details
| Post Name | vacancies |
|---|---|
| Laboratory Technician - Unreserved (UR) | 433 |
| Laboratory Technician - Extremely Backward Class (EBC) | 198 |
| Laboratory Technician - Scheduled Caste (SC) | 166 |
| Laboratory Technician - Backward Class (BC) | 113 |
| Laboratory Technician - Economically Weaker Section (EWS) | 106 |
| Laboratory Technician - Women of Backward Classes (WBC) | 39 |
| Laboratory Technician - Scheduled Tribe (ST) | 13 |
| Senior Laboratory Technician (NTEP) | 7 |
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Frequently Asked Questions
How many posts does Bihar SHS Advertisement No. 09/2025 carry?
1,068 Laboratory Technician posts across nine NHM programmes, split 433 Unreserved, 198 EBC, 166 SC, 113 BC, 106 EWS, 39 Women of Backward Classes and 13 ST, plus 7 Senior Laboratory Technician posts under NTEP. The category figures are inclusive of 35 percent reservation for women, 4 percent for persons with disabilities and 2 percent for grandchildren of freedom fighters.
What qualification is required for Laboratory Technician and Senior Laboratory Technician?
A Laboratory Technician needs Intermediate / 10+2 with Physics, Chemistry and Biology, followed by a BMLT or DMLT from a recognized University or Institution. A Senior Laboratory Technician needs an M.Sc in Medical, Applied or General Microbiology, Biotechnology or Biochemistry with two years of TB laboratory testing experience, or a B.Sc in Microbiology, Biotechnology, Biochemistry, Chemistry, Life Science, Botany or Zoology with DMLT and three years of that experience.
What was the application window?
From 10:00 AM on 01 September 2025 to 06:00 PM on 15 September 2025, a single deadline for both filling the online form and paying the fee. Age is reckoned as on 01 August 2025 and the advertisement sets 03 September 2025 as the cut-off for educational qualification and work experience certificates.
What is the application fee?
Rs 500 for General, BC, EBC and EWS candidates, and Rs 500 for any candidate from outside Bihar whatever their category. Rs 125 applies to SC and ST candidates who are permanent residents of Bihar, to women of reserved or unreserved categories who are permanent residents of Bihar, and to candidates with 40 percent or more disability. Bank and payment gateway charges are payable on top.
What is the age limit and which relaxations apply?
Minimum 21 years as on 01 August 2025. 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, 05 years for departmental staff, a period equal to service rendered for provisional COVID-19 period lab technicians, and continued eligibility for anyone who was within the upper limit at any time between 01 January 2021 and 01 August 2025. Only one of these may be claimed.
How is the Bihar SHS Laboratory Technician merit list calculated?
Out of 100 marks. The percentage scored in the 75-mark Computer Based Test is multiplied by 0.8, and up to 20 marks are added at 5 marks per year for service as a provisional Laboratory Technician engaged during COVID-19 control. Candidates must first 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.
What are the terms of the engagement?
The posts are purely contractual for 11 months, extendable on satisfactory service up to age 60 or until the post's approval under the NHM Record of Proceedings and funds last, whichever is earlier. Contract appointees are not government servants and have no claim to regularisation. Applicants currently serving or formerly serving on these posts are ineligible.
What is the last date to apply for Bihar SHS Laboratory Technician 2025?
The last date to submit the online application is 15 September 2025 (06:00 PM). Applications received after this date are not considered.
When did the online application form for Bihar SHS Laboratory Technician 2025 open?
The online application window opened on 01 September 2025 (10:00 AM). Eligible candidates can apply through the official portal until the last date.
What is the educational qualification required for Bihar SHS Laboratory Technician 2025?
Candidates must have 12th Pass or Graduate or Post Graduate. Refer to the official notification for post-wise eligibility details.
When is the exam for Bihar SHS Laboratory Technician 2025?
The exam is scheduled for Notify Soon. Admit cards are released closer to the exam date.