Recruitment of 897 doctors announced by Gujarat government

Updated: Nov 20th, 2024


Amid the ongoing controversies surrounding the scams in private hospitals, the government of Gujarat’s Health Department has announced the recruitment of 897 doctors to cover the shortage of doctors in public hospitals.

In 2022, government hospitals in Gujarat required 1,376 surgeons, physicians, and paediatricians, and only 127 doctors were available. The number of doctors in primary health centres stood at only 222 across the state.

The Gujarat Health and Family Welfare Department and Gujarat Public Service Commission (GPSC) have invited online applications for recruitment between November 21 and December 10.

The vacancies include posts for general surgeon, physician, gynaecologist, orthopaedic Surgeon, dermatologist, radiologist and anaesthetist Class-I.

Along with this, vacancies for professors in the state-affiliated medical colleges and institutes were announced. A total of 29 vacancies of associate professor Class-I and principal were announced.

Moreover, 1,868 vacancies in Gujarat Medical Services Corporation Limited (GMSCL) Class-II, insurance medical officer (allopathy) under Kamdar Rajya Bima Yojana Class-II, and tutors of various subjects in Class-II were announced.

As per the announcement, after the completion of the application process in December, the preliminary test will be held in January-February 2025, the results will be declared in March 2025, and face-to-face interviews will be held in April 2025 with recruitment scheduled for May-June 2025.

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