Assistant Professor in Orthopaedics — FIRST NCA NOTIFICATION

804/2025 to 805/2025

31.12.2025

Medical Education

Assistant Professor in Orthopaedics

Category No. Community Vacancy 804/2025 SCCC 1 (One) 805/2025 Hindu Nadar 1 (One)

Direct Recruitment (From among the candidates belonging to the SCCC/Hindu Nadar Community). Note:-Applications of candidates belonging to communities other than SCCC,Hindu Nadar will be summarily rejected. Individual communication regarding the rejection of their application will not be issued.

22-48, Only candidates born between 02.01.1977 and 01.01.2003 (both dates included) are eligible to apply for the Post. (including the age relaxation in para 2(i) of the General Conditions) Note:- Members belonging to Scheduled Caste who had converted to Christianity after attaining adulthood and their children are eligible for age relaxation up to 50 years. Such candidates should be born between 02/01/1975 and 01/01/2003 (both dates included) (including the relaxation in para 2(i) of the General Conditions). For other conditions regarding the age relaxation please see Part II, Para 2 of the General Condition except Para 2(i).

1. MS / DNB in Orthopaedics. 2. One Year Experience as Senior Resident in Orthopaedics in a recognized Medical College after acquiring Post Graduate Degree. Note: a.The Experience gained by a Tutor in a medical institution in the concerned subject having a Post Graduate Degree, shall be considered equivalent to the Experience required as a Senior Resident. b. The Experience gained by a Demonstrator in a medical institution in the concerned subject having a MSc and Ph.D Degree, shall be considered equivalent to the Experience required as a Senior Resident. OR c. Specialist Medical Officers of the Armed Forces having at least One year Teaching Experience or two years of Clinical Experience after obtaining Post Graduate Degree in the concerned subject . OR d. A non-teaching Consultant or Specialist or Medical Officer, possessing Post Graduate Medical Degree in the concerned subject with atleast 2 Years of Experience in a Government Hospital having at least 220 beds shall be eligible to become an Assistant Professor in the concerned subject without the requirement of experience as Senior Resident and shall complete the Basic Course in Biomedical Research within two years of appointment. OR e. Diploma holders appointed as Senior Residents in a recognised Medical institution before 08.06.2017 having total experience of 4 Years as Senior resident in the concerned subject . OR f. Diploma holders working as Specialist or Medical Officer in the concerned subject of a government Medical Institution or Government Medical Institution running National Board of Examination and Medical Science recognised teaching programme having cumulative experience of 6 Years. 3. Permanent Registration under Kerala State Medical Council (TCMC) / Council for Modern Medicine. Note:-Qualifications are as per NMC Regulations 2025, Medical Institutions (Qualification of faculty) Regulations, 2025 dtd 30.06.2025

Note: The above vacancies are now in existence. The NCA Ranked list published in pursuance to this notification will be valid until candidates are advised and appointed against the above vacancies earmarked for the above mentioned communities, but remains unfilled and also against vacancies that may arise due to the paucity of candidates during the currency of the Ranked List published for the post of Assistant Professor in Orthopaedics on 03.10.2025 (Cat No. 015/2020, Gazette dated 03.08.2020) . (a) Rule 10(a) ii of Part II of KS & SSR is applicable. (b) In addition to the qualifications prescribed in this notification, the qualifications recognized by executive orders, or standing orders of Government as equivalent to a qualification specified for a post, in the Special Rules and such of those qualifications which pre-suppose the acquisition of the lower qualification prescribed for the post, shall also be sufficient for the post. The copy of the Government orders declaring equivalent/higher qualifications shall be produced as and when required by the Commission. (c) Those who are appointed in the post should serve for four (4) years during the first ten (10) years of their service (including the period of training) anywhere in India or any other foreign country under Defence Services connected with Defence, if required. Differently abled candidates and those who have completed 45 years of age are exempted from the above compulsory Military Service.