HPRCA Assistant Staff Nurse 2026 — 312 Posts, Apply by 29 Aug (Himachal)

Himachal Pradesh Rajya Chayan Aayog (HPRCA), Hamirpur has issued Advertisement No. 12/2026 dated 23 July 2026 for 312 Assistant Staff Nurse vacancies under Post Code 26044. The posts fall under the Director of Medical Education and Research, Himachal Pradesh, and applications are invited exclusively from female candidates who hold Bonafide Himachali status. HPRCA has stated that the figure of 312 is tentative and may rise or fall depending on the requisitions it receives from the department, so candidates should treat the final vacancy count as subject to revision. Assistant Staff Nurses appointed under this advertisement are posted across medical colleges and healthcare institutions run by the Medical Education and Research Department in Himachal Pradesh, handling ward duties, patient care and clinical support. The engagement carries a fixed monthly honorarium of ₹25,000 and is made purely on an engagement basis rather than as a regular cadre appointment, a point candidates should weigh before applying. Eligibility rests on BSc Nursing or a GNM 'A' Grade diploma with at least 50 per cent marks, together with mandatory registration with the Himachal Pradesh Nursing Registration Council at Shimla. Selection is through a written examination followed by document verification. The HPRCA Assistant Staff Nurse 2026 online application opens on 30 July 2026 and the last date is 29 August 2026 at 11:59 PM. Applications are submitted through the HPRCA Online Recruitment Application portal at hprca.hp.gov.in, and candidates must first complete One Time Registration on the portal before the application form becomes available. Candidates who already hold an OTR number from a previous HPRCA recruitment can log in directly. The notification also sets out the correction window and document verification arrangements, so read Advertisement No. 12/2026 in full at hprca.hp.gov.in before applying.

BSc Nursing with a minimum of 50 per cent marks, or a GNM 'A' Grade Nursing Diploma with a minimum of 50 per cent marks from a recognised institution. Registration with the Himachal Pradesh Nursing Registration Council (HPNRC), Shimla is mandatory. Applications are invited from female candidates only, who must be Bonafide Himachali residents.

21 to 45 years as on 01 January 2026. Reserved category candidates of Himachal Pradesh are eligible for age relaxation as per Himachal Pradesh Government rules.

• Female candidates only, as the advertisement does not admit male applicants
• Bonafide Himachali resident status is mandatory
• BSc Nursing with a minimum of 50 per cent marks, or GNM 'A' Grade Nursing Diploma with a minimum of 50 per cent marks from a recognised institution
• Registration with the Himachal Pradesh Nursing Registration Council (HPNRC), Shimla is compulsory
• Age 21 to 45 years as on 01 January 2026
• Age relaxation for reserved category candidates of Himachal Pradesh as per State Government rules
• One Time Registration on the HPRCA portal must be completed before the application form can be filled
• The engagement is on a fixed honorarium basis and confers no regular cadre rights

As prescribed category-wise in Advertisement No. 12/2026. Payment is made online through the HPRCA Online Recruitment Application portal at the time of submitting the application.

Fixed monthly honorarium of ₹25,000. The appointment is purely on an engagement basis and is not a regular cadre post. Should the Government of Himachal Pradesh later advertise the post under regular cadre rules, those rules will apply from that point.

1. Visit the official HPRCA website at hprca.hp.gov.in
2. Download Advertisement No. 12/2026 dated 23.07.2026 and read the eligibility and reservation details in full
3. Complete One Time Registration on the HPRCA portal if you do not already hold an OTR number
4. Log in to the Online Recruitment Application portal using your OTR credentials from 30 July 2026 onwards
5. Select Post Code 26044 for Assistant Staff Nurse and open the application form
6. Fill in your personal, Himachali bonafide, educational and HPNRC registration details exactly as they appear on your certificates
7. Upload your scanned photograph, signature and supporting documents in the formats specified in the notification
8. Pay the application fee applicable to your category online through the portal
9. Submit the application before 29 August 2026, 11:59 PM, and download the confirmation
10. Take a printout of the submitted application form and retain it for document verification