GSSSB opens 11 staff nurse posts for candidates with disabilities: apply on OJAS by 29 October

The Gujarat Subordinate Service Selection Board (GSSSB) has advertised 11 posts of Staff Nurse, Class III under its special recruitment drive for persons with disabilities. The posts are in the office of the Director, Employees’ State Insurance Scheme, under Gujarat’s Health and Family Welfare Department. Only candidates with a benchmark disability can apply. Applications are open on OJAS from 2 pm on 15 October 2026 to 11:59 pm on 29 October 2026 (Advertisement No. 462/2026-27).

The 11 posts, by disability group

Group	Disabilities covered	Posts
A	Low vision (40-70%)	4
B	Deaf and hard of hearing	0
C	Locomotor disabilities: one leg, cerebral palsy, leprosy cured, dwarfism, acid attack victims, both arms or both legs, spinal deformity or injury	4
D and E	Specific learning disability, mental illness, multiple disabilities	3

Only candidates whose disability falls in a group with posts can apply. There are no separate seats for women or ex-servicemen in this drive. Selected SC, ST, SEBC and EWS candidates are counted against their own category. You need a disability certificate in Form V, VI or VII under the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Rules, 2017.

Eligibility

• Qualification: a B.Sc Nursing degree, or a diploma in General Nursing and Midwifery (GNM) from an institution recognised by the Gujarat Nursing Council or the Indian Nursing Council.
• Basic computer knowledge and adequate Gujarati or Hindi, or both.
• You must be registered with the Gujarat Nursing Council by the time you are appointed.
• Age: 18 to 35 years on 29 October 2026, with relaxation of 10 years for general-category men, 15 years for general-category women and reserved-category men, and 20 years for reserved-category women. Nobody can be older than 45.

Pay

A fixed ₹40,800 a month for the first five years. After five years of satisfactory service you move to the regular Level 5 pay scale of ₹29,200 to ₹92,300.

The exam

Paper	What it covers	Marks	Time
Paper 1: Nursing	Fundamentals; medical-surgical; midwifery and paediatric; mental health and psychiatric; community health nursing (20 marks each)	100	2 hours
Paper 2: Gujarati	Language 30, grammar 40, literature 30	100	2 hours

Both papers are multiple choice, and every wrong answer costs a quarter of a mark. You need 40% in each paper to qualify, and the merit list uses the total of both papers. You can take Paper 1 in Gujarati or English. Paper 2 is in Gujarati only.

What to do

1. Apply on ojas.gujarat.gov.in by 11:59 pm on 29 October and note your confirmation number.
2. Pay the ₹400 exam fee online by 11:59 pm on 1 November 2026. An application without the fee is rejected, and the board accepts no fee after that date.
3. Keep your originals ready: nursing degree or diploma, council registration if you have it, disability certificate, and caste or EWS certificate issued within the dates the advertisement sets.

CareerBox News Desk, reporting on the Gujarat Subordinate Service Selection Board’s detailed Advertisement No. 462/2026-27 for Staff Nurse, Class III (special recruitment drive for persons with disabilities). Official portal: gsssb.gujarat.gov.in. Dates and eligibility change; confirm them on the official portal before you act.