Shillong Medical College Professor & Associate Professor Recruitment 2026

Shillong Medical College Professor & Associate Professor Recruitment 2026 — 11 posts

Shillong Medical College, under the Health & Family Welfare Department, Government of Meghalaya, has invited applications for 11 faculty posts — Professor (7) and Associate Professor (4) — on a contractual basis under Rolling Advertisement No. SMC-97/2026/Estt./HR, dated 3 November 2026. One post is available in each of the listed departments: Professor in Pharmacology, Pathology, Microbiology, Forensic Medicine & Toxicology, General Surgery, General Medicine and Obstetrics & Gynaecology; Associate Professor in Microbiology, Obstetrics & Gynaecology, Physiology and Anatomy. The vacancies are provisional and may increase or decrease.

Who can apply

Candidates need an MD, MS or DNB in the concerned subject, with eligibility as per the NMC Teachers Eligibility Qualifications (TEQ) Guidelines 2025. For Professor, the notice requires 3 years as Associate Professor, 2 research publications as one of the first three authors, and the Basic Course in Biomedical Research. For Associate Professor, it requires 4 years as Assistant Professor (5 years if appointed directly as Assistant Professor in a Government medical institution), 2 publications and the Basic Course in Biomedical Research. Valid registration with the NMC or a State Medical Council is required. Retired faculty from private medical colleges, Institutes of National Importance and Government medical colleges are eligible. The maximum tenure is 7 years (4+3) or 70 years of age, whichever is earlier.

Age limit and pay

The upper age limit is 70 years as on 20 November 2026. No minimum age is stated in the advertisement. Pay is fixed at ₹3,20,000 per month for Professor and ₹2,60,000 per month for Associate Professor, with no allowances. Private practice is strictly prohibited for appointees.

Fee and how to apply

The notification does not mention any application fee, so no fee is payable. Applications must be sent as a single consolidated PDF by e-mail to shgmedicalcollege@gmail.com by 20 November 2026, 5:00 PM. A separate application must be sent for each post. The interview will be held offline; interview dates for applicants under this cut-off will be notified in due course. No TA/DA is payable for the interview.