Eligibility
Education
Postgraduate Medical Degree, i.e. M.D./M.S./DNB/M.Ch./D.M., or equivalent in the concerned specialty, recognized by MCI.
Experience
Candidates who have completed three years tenure of Senior Residency are not eligible for the post of Senior Resident. Previous Senior Residency in any Central Institution or Hospital under the Central Residency Scheme is counted toward the maximum three-year tenure.
Age
Upper age limit is 45 years as on 05 October 2026. Age relaxation is 3 years for OBC, 5 years for SC, 5 years for Government servants applying through proper channel, and 10 years for eligible widows, deserted women, and women judicially separated from their husbands who are not remarried.
Registration
Registered either with the Medical Council of India or a State Medical Council.
