SMC Recruitment 2026 – Apply Online for 70 Deputy Town Planner, Assistant Town Planner Posts

Surat Municipal Corporation is the civic body of Surat, Gujarat. Its office is at Shri Tapi Bhavan, Gordhandas Chokhawala Marg, Tapipura, Surat. The notice is signed by the Deputy Municipal Commissioner (D), and recruitment queries go to its Central Establishment (Recruitment) Department.

As of 5 November 2026 the application window has not yet opened.

The notice lists 123 posts across three cadres, but online applications are invited for 70 of them, the first two rows. The 53 Assistant Engineer (Electrical) posts appear only because their number was corrected. The notice prints a roster (category) table for each cadre covering SC, ST, SEBC, unreserved and EWS posts, with a women column in each. Please see the official notification for that break-up. Divyang (PwD) reservation: Deputy Town Planner 1 post; Assistant Town Planner 2 posts. Only candidates with the disabilities listed against a post can apply for its reserved posts.

SMC Category-wise Vacancy 2026

Experience: at least five years of work related to Town Planning after obtaining the qualification. Computer knowledge: the basic knowledge of Computer Application prescribed in the Gujarat Civil Services Classification and Recruitment (General) Rules 1967, as amended from time to time. Language: adequate knowledge of Gujarati or Hindi or both. Experience: the notice prints no experience requirement for this post. Computer knowledge: the same Rules 1967 standard as above. Language: adequate knowledge of Gujarati or Hindi or both. Experience is counted only if gained after obtaining the qualification, and it must be shown with an experience certificate. An offer letter or appointment letter is not accepted as proof of experience. Candidates who passed the CCC or CCC+ examination (or an equivalent degree approved by the Government), or who were trained by SMC, must submit the certificate.

Age is counted on 30 November 2026, the last date for online application.

Age Relaxation

The notice does not name allowances or an in-hand salary.

The fee is paid online by debit card, credit card or net banking. Cash, demand draft, Indian postal order or pay order is not accepted, and other bank charges are borne by the applicant. The fee is not refundable after the online application is filed.

SMC will prepare a waiting list of candidates who meet the prescribed qualification, to fill the currently vacant posts by direct recruitment. Considering the number of applications received, the Municipal Commissioner will decide whether written, practical or oral interview stages are held; his decision is final. The final selection list and waiting list are prepared on the decisions of the Staff Selection Committee under the recruitment rules for each cadre. Candidates attend any test at the place fixed by the Appointment Authority at their own cost; SMC pays no travel expense. If candidates have equal merit, the older candidate gets priority; if age is also equal, educational merit decides.

Proof of age: birth certificate, school leaving certificate or secondary or higher secondary certificate (any one). Educational qualification: mark sheets, degree certificate, attempt certificates and registration certificate; a grade-to-percentage conversion certificate of the university where marks are given in grades. Experience certificate on the institution's letterhead with signature and date, showing nature of work and basic and total pay. SC or ST candidates: caste certificate issued by the competent authority of the Gujarat Government. SEBC candidates: Non-Creamy Layer certificate in the Gujarati format of Annexure-4, valid for the financial year and the next three, issued on or after 01-04-2024 and not after the last date. An English Annexure-A certificate is not accepted. EWS candidates: eligibility certificate in the Gujarati format (Annexure-G) issued by the Government of Gu