CJH Tihar Recruitment 2026 – Apply Offline for 20 Senior Resident, Junior Resident Posts

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• Updated October 21, 2026 06:18 PM
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• Applications closed on 29 October 2026. The original recruitment details are preserved below.
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Where and How to Send

• Send the filled application form with the required documents by Speed Post, or hand it in, at this address: R&I Section, Prison Head Quarter, Near Lajwanti Garden Chowk, Janak Puri, New Delhi-110058. The form must be in by 29 October 2026. Forms by hand are accepted between 10:00 AM and 05:00 PM, Monday to Friday.
• Use the "Application Proforma for the post of Sr./Jr. Resident (MBBS)" on page 5 of the notification. It asks for:
• A passport size photograph, affixed in the box
• Name of the candidate (in capital), Father's/Husband name, date of birth, postal address and permanent address
• Contact number, Aadhar number and email ID
• Date of completion of internship and category (UR/EWS/SC/ST/OBC)
• Any earlier work as a Sr./Jr. Resident, with the post, period and name of the hospital or institute ("Nil" if none)
• Qualifications from Class 10 onwards: total marks obtained, percentage of marks, college/university, year of passing and number of attempts
• Delhi Medical Council Registration/Acknowledgement number
• A signed declaration, a list of enclosures, and the candidate's name and signature
• Under the declaration, an application or selection is liable to be cancelled at any time if any information in it is found to be fake or incorrect.

Posts, Eligibility and Pay

• The notice says the number of vacancies may vary at any stage.

Sr. Residents: Speciality-wise Vacancies

Sr. Residents: Qualification and Age Limit

• Qualification: Post Graduate Degree (MD/MS/DNB)/Diploma in concerned specialty.
• If no PG candidates are available: if PG Degree/Diploma candidates are not available, a candidate with at least 02 years' experience after graduation (MBBS) from a Govt./Govt. Empanelled Hospital may be considered. At least 01 year of that experience must be in the concerned specialty, from a Govt. Hospital/Health Institution.
• Preference: preference will be given to candidates with 02 years or more experience in the concerned specialty from a Govt. Hospital/Health Institution.
• Bar: the candidate must not have completed 03+01 years of Senior Residency in any recognized institute, on a regular or ad-hoc basis.
• Age limit: the upper age limit is 45 years as on the closing date, 29 October 2026.
• Age relaxation: 5 years for qualified Ex-Service personnel with a continuous service of not less than 5 years, 5 years for SC/ST candidates and 03 years for OBC (Delhi only).

Jr. Residents (MBBS): Qualification and Age Limit

• Qualification: MBBS with 01 year internship. An equivalent foreign degree will be accepted only after passing the Screening test conducted by the National Board of Examination (NBE).
• Foreign Medical Graduates (FMGs): FMGs who completed their internship outside India and qualified the Foreign Medical Graduate Examination (FMGE) are eligible based on the date of declaration of the FMGE (date of passing FMGE), whatever the date of completion of internship.
• Internship completed in India: the internship must be completed on or after 29 October 2024. Candidates who completed their internship before 29 October 2024 (except FMG candidates) will not be considered in any circumstances and need not apply.
• DMC registration: a DMC Registration certificate is a must at the time of applying. Candidates who have applied for it and hold a valid DMC Acknowledgement receipt will be allowed to appear for the interview. If selected, they must hold a valid DMC registration certificate at the time of joining, or the appointment will be cancelled without any opportunity.
• Age limit: the upper age limit is 30 years as on the closing date, 29 October 2026, for the General/EWS category.
• Age relaxation: 5 years for qualified Ex-Service personnel with a continuous service of not less than 5 years, 5 years for SC/ST candidates and 03 years for OBC (Delhi only).

Selection Process

• Candidates are selected by interview. Both interviews are held at the Conference Hall, Prison Head Quarter, Near Lajwanti Garden Chowk, Janak Puri, New Delhi-110058.
• Reporting: eligible candidates should report at the Conference Hall between 10:00 AM and 11:00 AM to register for the interview. No candidate who reports after 11:00 AM will be allowed into the interview in any circumstances.
• Merit: the interview marks set the order of merit. If services have to end, they end in ascending order of interview merit, so the candidate with the lowest marks is terminated first.
• Before appointment: medical fitness and verification of certificates.
• Joining: selected candidates must join within 07 days of the offer letter being issued, or the offer is automatically cancelled.

Important Dates

Important Instructions

• Nature of appointment: the posts are ad-hoc, initially for 44 days or until the Centralized Recruitment Committee, chaired by the Dean, MAMC, makes its selection, whichever is earlier. The period may be extended by 44 days at a time, up to a total of 03 years for Sr. Residents and 01 year for Jr. Residents, counted from the date of joining.
• If the Committee makes no selection: if the Centralized Recruitment Committee makes no selection during the 44-day tenure, the tenure of selected candidates shall be extended by 44 days at a time. The limit is 03 years for Sr. Residents and 01 year for Jr. Residents, or until Sr. and Jr. Residents are selected and join, whichever is earlier.
• Termination: services end immediately, even before 44 days, when SRs/JRs selected by the Centralized Recruitment Committee, MAMC (on a contractual/regular basis) join.
• Posting: selected candidates may be posted in any Central Jail of Delhi located at Tihar, Rohini, Mandoli and Lampur Detention Centre.
• Resignation: a Resident Doctor must give 07 days' notice, or deposit the salary for the days by which the notice falls short.
• TA/DA: no TA/DA will be given for appearing in the interview.
• Eligibility check: candidates must make sure they meet the eligibility criteria in the advertisement before appearing for the interview.
• Service conditions: other service conditions apply as prescribed by the Govt. of NCT of Delhi from time to time.
• Jurisdiction: any legal dispute falls under the jurisdiction of the courts of Delhi/New Delhi.

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Q1. How many vacancies are there in CJH Tihar Recruitment 2026?

• There are 20 vacancies: 07 Sr. Residents (Medicine 03, Orthopedics 01, Psychiatry 01, Ophthalmology 01, Pathology 01) and 13 Jr. Residents (MBBS). The number of vacancies may vary at any stage.

Q3. What qualification is needed for the Sr. Resident post?

• A Post Graduate Degree (MD/MS/DNB)/Diploma in the concerned specialty. If no PG candidates are available, MBBS graduates with at least 02 years' experience from a Govt./Govt. Empanelled Hospital, 01 year of it in the concerned specialty, may be considered.

Q5. What is the age limit for CJH Tihar Recruitment 2026?

• The upper age limit is 45 years for Sr. Residents and 30 years for Jr. Residents of the General/EWS category, both as on 29 October 2026. There is a relaxation of 5 years for SC/ST candidates, 03 years for OBC (Delhi only) and 5 years for qualified Ex-Service personnel with at least 5 years' continuous service.

Q6. What is the salary of Sr. and Jr. Residents at Tihar Jail Hospital?

• Sr. Residents get Pay Matrix Level-11 (Rs. 67,700-208700) plus other admissible allowances per month under the residency scheme. Jr. Residents get Pay level 10 (Rs. 56100-Rs. 177500/-) plus usual allowances as per rules/residency rules.

Q8. Is there an application fee?

• No. The notice states that there is no fee for appearing in the interview.