AP Senior Residents Recruitment 2026 – 234 Vacancies, Notification No. 2/2026

This article is based on Notification No. 2/2026, dated 10-07-2026, issued by the Directorate of Medical Education, Old Govt. General Hospital Campus, Vijayawada, and signed by the Director of Medical Education. The official notification includes an annexure listing the Government Medical Colleges covered under this recruitment; that annexure was not part of the source pages available for this article, so it is not reproduced here. A direct download link to the notification PDF and the online application portal is not specified in the source pages; candidates should check the Directorate of Medical Education, Andhra Pradesh's official channels for the live application link. DME AP Senior Residents Recruitment 2026 Notification PDF Here DME AP Senior Residents Recruitment 2026 - Direct Link to Apply

The notification does not mention an exam or interview date because selection is based on postgraduate exam marks, not a fresh written test (see Selection Process below).

The notification states that the number of vacancies is provisional and likely to increase or decrease. A detailed break-up of vacancies by specialty or by individual medical college/hospital is not specified in the source pages provided; this detail is included in an annexed list of Medical Colleges referenced in the notification but not available here.

Eligibility shall be as per the National Medical Commission (NMC) regulations . The candidate must hold a postgraduate degree MD/MS in the concerned speciality, or a DNB in Broad Specialties granted by a medical institution with an attached hospital, or by a hospital with a strength of 500 or more beds, granted by the National Board of Examination - such DNB holders are eligible only as per the Teachers Eligibility Qualifications in Medical Institutions Regulations, 2022. The candidate must be registered with the Andhra Pradesh Medical Council . Local candidates to Andhra Pradesh state are eligible for selection. Non-local candidates holding AP Medical Registration are eligible for Senior Residency only if local candidates are not available for a given post. As per the notification, a candidate is considered "local" if they studied at least 4 years from 4th to 10th class in Andhra Prades

Applications submitted without the postgraduate mark list will not be considered, as stated in the notification's application procedure section.

Age relaxation for reserved categories (SC/ST/BC/EWS/PH, etc.) is not specified in the notification.

Broad Specialties: Rs. 80,500 per month, as per G.O.Ms. No. 723, HM&FW (C1) Department, dated 04-12-2024. Super Specialties: The remuneration amount for Super Specialties is not specified in the source notification pages; only the Broad Specialties rate is mentioned.

The post of Senior Residents is a tenured position for 1 year only . Selected candidates are required to compulsorily complete the full one-year period.

The fee must be paid online at the time of submitting the application. A separate fee for EWS or PH candidates is not specified in the notification.

The merit scored in the postgraduate exam (including both theory and practical marks) will be the criteria for preparing the merit list and for further allotting postings as Senior Residents, following the Rule of Reservation (RoR). The Rule of Reservation will be followed as applicable under State and Subordinate Services. If more than one candidate has the same marks, the Date of Birth will be considered, with the elder candidate given first preference. The selection committee reserves the right to alter or modify the conditions laid down in the notification for final selection and the posts notified. There is no separate written examination or interview mentioned in the notification; selection is based on existing postgraduate exam merit.

Applications submitted without the certificates listed at Sl. No. 1 to 5 above will be rejected, as explicitly stated in the notification.

Applications must be submitted online only; no offline application will be received. Senior Residents already working in Government Medical Colleges of Andhra Pradesh are not eligible to apply. Any application submitted without the certificates mentioned at points 8a(1) to 8a(5) - SSC certificate, PG degree registration, PG mark list, MBBS/PG degree copies, and study/migration certificate - will be rejected. Applications without the postgraduate mark list will not be considered at all. The number of vacancies (234) is provisional and may increase or decrease. The selection committee reserves the right to alter or modify the conditions laid down in the notification, as well as the posts notified, for final selection.