PGI Chandigarh Recruitment 2026 Apply online for 59 Posts Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education & Research (PGIMER), Chandigarh invites online applications from the citizens of India who fulfill the prescribed eligibility conditions for selection to various 55 posts of Group ‘A’, ‘B’ & ‘C’ for PGIMER, Chandigarh and 04 posts of Group ‘C’ for PGI Satellite Centre, Sangrur, Punjab (as mentioned in Section 2 of this notice) on DIRECT RECRUITMENT basis. Important timelines will be as under:-
Information about qualifications and other eligibility criteria, pay level, application process and methodology & other terms and conditions of the recruitment is given in the succeeding sections of these guidelines.
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PGI Chandigarh Recruitment 2026 : Pay Scale
Level-1 (Rs.18,000 – 56,900/-) to Level-11 (Rs.67,700 – 2,08,700/-) as per 7th CPC pay matrix, post-wise
PGI Chandigarh Recruitment 2026 : Age Limit
For Blood Transfusion Officer: 18–35 years.
For all other advertised posts: 18–30 years.
Upper age limit shall be determined as on the last date of submission of online application form i.e. 16.02.2026.
Permissible relaxations in upper age limit for SC/ST, OBC, PwBD, Central Govt. Civilian Employees, Ex-Servicemen, Widows/Divorced women/women judicially separated and not remarried, candidates domiciled in J&K, Defence personnel disabled, Service Clerks and permanent employees of PGIMER are as per detailed table in the guidelines.
PGI Chandigarh Recruitment 2026 Application Fee
Persons with Benchmark Disabilities (PwBD): Exempted from payment of application fee.
SC/ST category candidates: Rs. 800/- plus Transaction Charges as applicable.
All others including General/OBC/EWS candidates: Rs. 1500/- plus Transaction Charges as applicable.
Application fee is to be deposited through online payment gateway available at the application portal using Debit/Credit Card/Net Banking (payment through UPI may be avoided).
The cost of Application Form includes the fee for the Computer Based Test and is non-refundable.
Important Dates
Item / Activity
Timeline / Remarks
Opening date for online registration for filling up of online application on PGIMER’s website (Recruitment link at Home Page)
01.01.2026
Closing date for online registration & submission of online applications
16.02.2026
Crucial date for determining eligibility w.r.t. essential qualification(s), age and experience
16.02.2026
Selection Process
Candidates who successfully submit online applications will appear in an online Computer Based Test (CBT) conducted in English language only, on an all-India basis.
For Group ‘A’ posts: CBT of 85 MCQs (85 marks) and Interview of 15 marks; total 100 marks with minimum qualifying criteria of 40% (General/EWS) and 35% (SC/ST/OBC).
For Group ‘B’ and ‘C’ posts: CBT of 100 MCQs (100 marks) with minimum qualifying criteria of 40% (General/EWS) and 35% (SC/ST/OBC); no interview for Group ‘B’ and ‘C’ posts.
There will be negative marking of 0.25 marks for each wrong answer in CBT.
Shortlisting will be done post-CBT for scrutiny of applications and document verification, using candidate-wise merit and prescribed ratios (3× or 5× of posts as applicable).
For Staff Car Driver Ordinary Grade and Security Guard Grade-II, shortlisted candidates must qualify Trade Test/Physical Efficiency Test as per parameters given in the guidelines.
Final selection will be based purely on merit: marks in CBT for Group ‘B’ and ‘C’ posts, and CBT plus Interview for Group ‘A’ posts, subject to verification of documents and eligibility conditions.
