West Bengal Health Recruitment Board

BENFISH TOWER ( 1st & 2nd Floor)

GN 31, Sector-V, Salt Lake, Kolkata 700091

www.wbhrb.in

Advt. No. R/MO(S)/38/01(01)/2016

Recruitment to the posts of Medical Officer ( Specialist )

Online applications are invited from Indian Citizen and such other national as declared eligible by Government of India for recruitment to the posts of Medical Officer ( Specialist ) in the cadre of West Bengal Health Service under Health & Family Welfare, Department, Government of West Bengal in different disciplines in existing vacancies at Multi/ Super Specialty Hospitals/ DH/ SDH/ SGH/ CCU/ Trauma Units.

Only online registration of Application will be allowed on the website ( www.wbhrb.in ) between 15.03.2016 to 28.03.2016 (before 8 PM)

Posts are temporary but likely to be permanent in future.

The relevant rules and necessary particulars are stated in the following paragraph :

A candidate should verify from the notified rules that he/she is eligible. The condition prescribed cannot be relaxed. The recruitment will be made by selection but where a large number of applications are received, as a result of Advertisement, the Board may, for the purpose of short-listing, hold a preliminary examination.

Scale of Pay: Rs. 15600/- - Rs. 42000/-, [Grade Pay Rs. 5400/-]. Other allowances will also be admissible as per existing Government rules.

Anticipated Vacancies :

Sl.No	Name of discipline	U R	SC	ST	BC Category A	BC Category B	PWD	Total
1.	General Medicine	91	37	11	17	12	4	172
2.	General Surgery	88	36	11	18	12	4	169
3.	Gynaecology & Obstetrics	84	31	10	19	12	4	160
4.	Anaesthesiology	121	53	14	23	16	6	233
5.	Opthalmology	54	22	7	12	8	3	106
6.	Otorhinolaryngology	58	25	7	12	8	3	113
7.	Dermatology	4	1	1	1	0	0	7
8.	Pathology	29	14	4	6	5	1	59
9.	Biochemistry	33	15	4	7	5	2	66
10.	Microbiology	3	1	1	1	0	0	6
11.	Paediatric Medicine	86	36	10	17	12	5	166
12.	Orthopaedic Surgery	55	22	7	11	8	4	107
13.	Onchology	5	3	1	1	1	1	12
14.	Radiodiagnosis	55	22	6	10	7	3	103
15.	Psychiatry	2	1	0	0	1	0	4
16.	Medico-legal	15	8	2	3	3	1	32
	TOTAL	783	327	96	158	110	41	1515

Qualification :

Essential :

i) MBBS Degree included in the First or Second Schedule or Part-II of the Third Schedule of the Indian Medical Council Act, 1956

ii) Recognized Post-Graduate qualifications in respective speciality or equivalent qualification

iii) Registration as Medical Practitioner in West Bengal

Desirable :

i) One Years practical training as House Staff in any Govt. Hospital or other recognized institution.

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Age : Not more than 40 years on the 1st day of January of 2016. Age is relaxable for the candidates belonging to the categories of Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes, Other Backward Classes and PWDs as per Government rules or orders for the time being in force.

Age also may be relaxed to those who worked on contractual basis as Medical Officer under Government of West Bengal for an equivalent period of service rendered on contractual full time basis subject to a maximum period of 3 Years.

Age is also relaxable for otherwise well qualified and experienced candidates.

NOTE:

1) Age As recorded in Madhyamik or equivalent certificate will only be acceptable;

2) The claim of candidates for relaxation of age as a Govt. employee should be proved by a certificate from the appropriate authority showing the period of his/her continuous service under Government of West Bengal and the same should be furnished when called for;

3) Candidates must fulfil the essential Qualifications by the closing date.

Fee : Candidates must submit the application fee amounting to Rs. 210/- (Rupees two hundred ten only) through Bank Counter in any branch of Banks participating in the GRIPS ( Govt. Receipt Portal System ), Govt. of West Bengal through duplicate challan, as generated after filling up the online application Form. Govt. Receipt Head of Account is 0051-00-104-002-16.

It may please be noted that after payment to Bank, Candidates have to log in to the site with the log in ID & Password, already provided to them after registration through SMS/ Email for payment verification and filling up rest portion of the application form.

Money order, Cheque, Bank Draft, Cash etc. will not be acceptable.

No application will be considered unless accompanied with the requisite application fee excepting Candidates belonging to SC/ST category of West Bengal and persons with disabilities specified under disabilities rule, 1999 (certificates obtained before the Advertisement date) who do not require to pay any fee. Such exemption of fee is, however, not applicable to any OBC (category A or B) candidate.

No claim for refund of the fee will be entertained nor will it be held in reserved for any other examination.

Application shall be made in the format, as available ,in the Health Recruitment Board Website (www.wbhrb.in).

Application received after the closing date shall be rejected.

In case, any of the statement made in the application be subsequently found to be false within the knowledge of the candidates- his/her candidature will be liable to cancellation, and even if appointed to a post on the results of this examination his/her appointment will be liable to be terminated. Willful suppression of any material fact will also be similarly dealt with.

Candidates should take particular note that entries in their application submitted to the Board must be made correctly against all the items which will be treated as final and no alteration and addition in this regard will be entertained after full submission of the application. Application not duly filled in or found incomplete or defective in any respect or without fee will be liable to rejection.

Particulars and Certificates required:

(a) A candidate claiming to be S.C./S.T./B.C. must have a certificate in support of his/her claim from a competent authority of West Bengal as specified below [vide the West Bengal SCs and STs (Identification) Act, 1994 and SCs /STs Welfare Department order No. 261-TW/EC/MR-103/94 dated 06.04.1995 read with B.C.W. Deptt. Order No. 6320-BCH/MR-84/10 dated 24.09.2010]:

In the District, the Sub-Divisional Officer of the Sub-Division concerned, and

ii) In Kolkata, District Welfare Officer, Kolkata & ex-officio Jt. Director, Backward Classes Welfare Deptt., Govt. of West Bengal [ No. 2420-BCW/MR-61/2012 (Pt.) dated 12.07.13.

No claim for being a member of the SC, ST and BC or a PWD will be entertained after submission of the application.

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(b) Persons with Disabilities (Physically handicapped) [ 40% and above ] must have a certificate from an appropriate Medical Board [vide West Bengal Persons with Disabilities (Equal Opportunities, Protection of Rights and Full Participation) Rules, 1999]

(c) The West Bengal Health Recruitment Board (WBHRB), may require such further proof or particulars from the candidates as it may consider necessary and may make enquiries regarding eligibility.

Original Certificates relating to citizenship (by registration), age, qualifications, caste (SC/ST/BC), Physical disability (40% and above) will have to be submitted when the WBHRB asks for them. If any candidate fails to furnish any certificate or any other relevant document or information relating to his/her candidature within the time specified by the Board, his/her claim for allotment may be passed over without further reference to him/her.

A candidate should note that his/her admission to the Examination/ Interview will be deemed provisional subject to determination of his/her eligibility in all respects. If at any stage even after issue of the letter of appointment a candidate is found ineligible for admission to this Examination, his/her candidature will be cancelled without further reference to him/her.

Canvassing: Any attempt on the part of candidate to enlist support for his/her application will disqualify him/her for appointment.

CLOSING DATE FOR ONLINE REGISTRATION OF APPLICATION : 28.03.2016 (before 8 PM).

Applicants do not need to send any Print out/ hard copy.

Important Dates :

Website Link open For on-line Registration of Applications	15.03.2016 to 28.03.2016
Payment of Fees at Bank Branches (Off line)	16.03.2016 to 04.04.2016 ( Banking Hours )
Last date of full submission of Form	06.04.2016 ( before 8 PM )

Note: - Candidates are advised in their own interest to apply using Online Application Form much before the closing date and not to wait till the last date to avoid congestion on Web-Server on account of heavy load on internet/ website.

All information regarding selection/ recruitment (date of examination, date of interview etc.) to the post will be available, time to time in the Board Website at www.wbhrb.in. Candidates are requested to follow the website (www.wbhrb.in) from time to time for any update/ information.

04.03.2016 Secretary & Controller of Examinations

West Bengal Health Recruitment Board