Recruitment for 4,500 posts in Bihar, apply before this date.

Bihar State Health Society (SHS) has issued a notification for the recruitment of 4,500 posts of Community Health Officer (CHO) in the state. Interested and eligible candidates can apply till November 21, 2024. The application process for these posts has now started on the official website of Bihar State Health Society https://shs.bihar.gov.in.

A total of 4,500 posts will be recruited in this recruitment. Out of these, 979 posts are for unreserved (General) category candidates, while 245 posts are reserved for EWS (Economically Weaker Sections). 1,243 posts have been reserved for Scheduled Caste (SC), 55 for Scheduled Tribe (ST), and 1,170 for economically backward classes. Apart from this, 640 posts are reserved for BC (Backward Class), and 168 posts for WBC (Women Backward Class).

Educational Qualification

Under educational qualification, candidates must have a BSc Nursing degree from a recognized university and a six-month Certificate Course in Community Health certificate issued by the Indian Nursing Council or State Nursing Council.

Age Limit

To apply for the post of Community Health Officer, the minimum age of the candidates is 21 years and the maximum age limit is 42 years for male candidates of General and EWS category, 45 years for female candidates. While the age limit for SC, and ST category candidates has been kept up to 47 years.

This application fee will have to be paid.

The application fee has been fixed differently for different categories. Male candidates of the General, EWS, BC, and EBC category will have to pay a fee of Rs 500, while for female candidates this fee will be Rs 250. All candidates of SC, ST, and PWBD (Persons with Reproductive Disabilities) category will have to pay an application fee of Rs 250.

Salary

Candidates selected for the post of Community Health Officer will get a salary of Rs 40,000 per month.

This is how the selection will be done

Candidates will be selected on the basis of a written test and interview, followed by document verification and medical examination.