Armed Forces Medical Services Recruitment 2026: Armed Forces Medical Services (AFMS) has started the application process for recruitment to the posts of Medical Officer in the year 2026. Under this recruitment, eligible male and female candidates will be appointed through Short Service Commission (SSC).
The special thing is that candidates having MBBS and postgraduate degree in medical can apply for this recruitment. This is a good opportunity for those candidates who want to serve the country with a government job in the medical field. A total of 120 posts will be filled through this recruitment drive.
Of these, 90 posts have been kept for male candidates and 30 posts for female candidates. The process of online application has started from 9 November 2026. Interested candidates can submit their applications by 18 November 2026. The detailed notification of recruitment was released on 7 November 2026.
If we talk about educational qualification The candidate must have MBBS degree from a recognized medical institute. The candidate must have passed the final MBBS examination in maximum two attempts. Apart from this, the candidate must have permanent medical registration from National Medical Commission (NMC) or any State Medical Council.
The candidate's mandatory internship must be completed by 30 September 2026. It is also necessary for the applying candidates to appear in the NEET PG 2025 or NEET PG 2026 examination.
age limit Talking about, the age of candidates holding MBBS degree should be less than 30 years till 31 December 2026. Whereas the age of the candidates having postgraduate degree should be less than 35 years. MBBS candidates should be born on or after 2nd January 1997 and PG candidates should be born on or after 2nd January 1992.
selection process Will be completed in several phases. Firstly the candidates will be shortlisted on the basis of NEET PG score. After this the selected candidates will be called for interview. There are 50 marks in the interview and it is necessary to score at least 50 percent marks in it. After this, medical examination of the candidates and verification of documents will be done. The final merit list will be prepared on the basis of NEET PG marks and marks obtained in interview.
If we talk about salary Selected candidates will be appointed to the post of Captain. They will be given Rs 61,300 basic pay along with Rs 15,500 Military Service Pay (MSP) and other allowances as per rules. In this way, candidates will get an opportunity to work in army medical services with good salary.
application fee Rs 200 has been fixed for all categories of candidates. Its payment can be done through online mode.
how to apply? Candidates first go to the official website of AFMS join.afms.gov.in. After this click on the link of Medical Officer (Short Service Commission) Recruitment 2026. New candidates should first complete the registration and then login and fill the required information in the application form.
After this, upload the required documents and submit the form by paying application fee of Rs 200. After completion of the application, keep the printout of the form and payment receipt with you.
Interviews for this recruitment are going to start from 2 December 2026 at Army Hospital (Research and Referral), Delhi Cantt. Candidates are advised to read the official notification carefully before applying and submit their form without waiting for the last date.