JKSSB Recruitment 2026 – Apply Online for 518 Horticulture Technician, Junior Staff Nurse and More Posts

JKSSB has notified a total of 518 vacancies across four departments. The Commission has clarified that the actual number of posts may increase or decrease before completion of the selection process, and JKSSB is not legally liable for such variation. The category-wise vacancy break-up (Open Merit, Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes-1, Scheduled Tribes-2, Other Backward Classes, Residents of areas adjoining Line of Actual Control/International Border, Residents of Backward Areas, and Economically Weaker Sections) is given in parentheses in the table below.

Agriculture Production Department (46 Posts)

Candidates applying for Senior Canning Attendant require Matric or equivalent with 6 months' training in Fruit Preservation. Candidates applying for Horticulture Technician Grade-IV require 10+2 with one year Basic Horticulture training, and the training certificate must be from a Central/State/UT Government institution, a UGC-recognised university, an agricultural/horticultural university, an ICAR institute, or another institution specifically recognised by a competent authority.

Health and Medical Education Department (421 Posts)

Qualification for Health and Medical Education Department posts varies by post: Health Educator requires Graduation with Science; Sanitary Inspector requires 10+2 or above with a minimum 2-year Diploma in Sanitation and Public Health; Junior Pharmacist requires 10+2 Science with a Degree/Diploma in Pharmacy; Para Medical Assistant requires 10+2 with a Diploma in Para Medical Assistant Course; Junior Theatre Technician requires Matric or above with a Degree/Diploma in Operational Theatre Technology; Junior Ophthalmic Technician requires Matric or above with a Degree/Diploma in Ophthalmic Technician Course; Junior Lab Technician requires Matric or above with a minimum 2-year Diploma (or degree) in Lab Technology; Junior Staff Nurse requires Matric with Science and a Diploma in General Nursing Midwifery; and FMPHW/MMPHW require Matric or above with Science and the respective Diploma (minimum 1 year for MMPHW).

Higher Education Department (48 Posts)

Candidates require a Graduate degree with Science; preference will be given to candidates holding a Post Graduate Diploma in a professional laboratory course in Chemistry or another Science subject. Graduate in Science means a Bachelor's degree in Physics, Chemistry, Biology (Zoology/Botany), or Mathematics and their derivative subjects.

Labour and Employment Department (3 Posts)

Candidates require Matriculation or an equivalent examination from a recognised University or Board of Examination.

Qualification is specific to each post and district, as listed in the vacancy tables above (Annexure-A of the notification). Candidates declared qualified/shortlisted for Document Verification must produce original certificates as proof of having acquired the prescribed qualification strictly on or before the cut-off date. Any candidate holding a qualification other than as prescribed is not eligible, and such candidature will be summarily rejected at any stage. Candidates claiming an equivalent qualification must produce an Equivalence Certificate when required by the Board.

• Qualification varies by post, ranging from Matriculation (Supervisor, Senior Canning Attendant) to 10+2 with a diploma (Horticulture Technician, Junior Pharmacist, Junior Staff Nurse, and other paramedical posts) to a Graduate degree with Science (Health Educator, Junior Laboratory Assistant). Full post-wise qualification is listed in the vacancy tables.

Pay scale is specific to each post, ranging from Level-2 (Rs. 19,900–63,200) for posts like Horticulture Technician Grade-IV, FMPHW, MMPHW, Junior Laboratory Assistant, and Supervisor, up to Level-6D (Rs. 35,800–113,200) for Sanitary Inspector and Level-6 (Rs. 35,400–112,400) for Health Educator. Junior Pharmacist, Para Medical Assistant, Junior Theatre Technician, Junior Ophthalmic Technician, Junior Lab Technician, and Junior Staff Nurse carry Level-4 (Rs. 25,500–81,100). Senior Canning Attendant carries Level-2 (Rs. 19,900–63,200). Refer to the vacancy tables above for the exact pay level of each specific post.