GSSSB is hiring 131 staff nurses for Gujarat’s ESI hospitals, apply by 12 October

The Gujarat Subordinate Service Selection Board (GSSSB) has advertised 131 posts of Staff Nurse, Class 3 (Advt. No. 458/2026-27) in the office of the Director, Employees' State Insurance Scheme, under the Health and Family Welfare Department. Applications are online only, through OJAS.

Key dates

• Apply: from 6 pm on 28 September to 11:59 pm on 12 October 2026.
• Pay the fee: by 11:59 pm on 15 October 2026, online only. Late fees are not accepted.

Who can apply

• B.Sc. (Nursing) from a recognised university, or a Diploma in General Nursing and Midwifery (GNM), either recognised by the Gujarat Nursing Council or the Indian Nursing Council.
• Basic computer knowledge as prescribed under Gujarat's recruitment rules, and adequate knowledge of Gujarati, Hindi or both.
• Registration with the Gujarat Nursing Council is required at appointment; you can apply before you have it.
• Age: 18 to 35 on 12 October 2026. General-category women and reserved-category men get 5 years' relaxation (up to 40); reserved-category women get 10 years (up to 45); candidates with disabilities get more, capped at 45.

The posts

Category	Posts	Of which reserved for women
Unreserved	46	15
EWS	13	4
SEBC	45	14
SC	16	5
ST	11	3
Total	131	41

Thirteen posts are reserved for ex-servicemen. Posts reserved for candidates with disabilities are not in this advertisement; the board says they will be filled through a separate special recruitment drive.

Pay and the exam

• ₹40,800 a month fixed for the first five years, then, on satisfactory service, regular pay in Level 5 (₹29,200 to ₹92,300) of the Seventh Pay Commission.
• Fee: ₹500 for unreserved candidates; ₹400 for all women and for SEBC, SC, ST, EWS, PwD and ex-servicemen candidates.
• Two MCQ papers of 100 marks and two hours each. Paper 1 (nursing): fundamentals, medical-surgical, midwifery and paediatric, mental health and psychiatric, and community health nursing, 20 marks each; it can be taken in Gujarati or English. Paper 2 (Gujarati): language 30, grammar 40, literature 30; Gujarati only.
• A quarter of a mark is deducted for each wrong answer. You must score 40% in each paper; merit is on the combined total.

Why now

The ESI network these nurses will staff is getting bigger. The Union labour ministry has notified that the scheme will cover all of Gujarat from 1 October 2026, bringing in 15 districts that were outside it and completing coverage in 16 that were only partly covered.

Do not underestimate Paper 2. Nursing graduates tend to prepare only for Paper 1, but the Gujarati paper carries equal weight in the merit list, and failing it rules you out.

CareerBox News Desk, reporting on Advertisement No. 458/2026-27 of the Gujarat Subordinate Service Selection Board for Staff Nurse, Class 3. Official portal: ojas.gujarat.gov.in. Dates and eligibility change; confirm them on the official portal before you act.