PGIMER Recruitment 2026

PGIMER has announced 162 tenure vacancies across Chandigarh and Sangrur.

A total of 122 Senior Resident vacancies have been announced at PGIMER Chandigarh, spread across medical, surgical, dental and allied specialties.

PGIMER Chandigarh Demonstrator and Senior Medical Officer Vacancies

This table lists 17 vacancies: 16 Demonstrator posts and one Senior Medical Officer post.

The PGI Satellite Centre, Sangrur, Punjab, has 23 vacancies, made up of 21 Senior Resident posts and two Senior Medical Officer posts.

Posting Clarification: Candidates chosen for the PGI Satellite Centre, Sangrur, will be appointed at Sangrur itself. Selection against Sangrur vacancies gives no right to claim a posting at PGIMER Chandigarh.

PGIMER Recruitment 2026 Category-Wise Vacancies

Some departments and categories include backlog vacancies. The advertisement also marks the Senior Resident positions that are eligible for horizontal PwBD reservation, so applicants should go through the department-wise reservation table before choosing a post.

Applicants must hold the prescribed qualification and registration certificates, and these qualifications vary with the chosen specialty and post.

Senior Resident applicants must possess:

• A recognized medical qualification prescribed under the applicable medical education requirements.
• Registration with the Central or State Medical Council.
• An MD/MS degree or equivalent postgraduate qualification in the concerned specialty.

Applicants for Senior Resident posts in the Oral Health Science Centre must hold a recognized dental qualification, registration with the Central or State Dental Council and an MDS degree in the relevant specialty.

Three dental specialties have been notified: Conservative Dentistry and Endodontics, Periodontics, and Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery.

For Demonstrator posts, eligibility follows separate medical and non-medical routes, and the essential qualifications vary by department and appointment level.

A valid qualifying degree or pass certificate must be obtained and provided by candidates by 31 December 2026.

Those taking their final qualifying examination in December 2026 can also apply, as long as they obtain the qualification and submit the pass certificate before the prescribed deadline.

Important: Candidates will not be eligible if their qualifying examination result comes out after 31 December 2026 or if they are unable to provide the required pass certificate by that date.

Each selected candidate will be paid at the pay level that applies to their post under the Central Government pay matrix.

NPA stands for Non-Practising Allowance and applies to the specified medical positions. Any other admissible allowances will follow the institute's applicable service rules.