DHS Krishnagiri Recruitment 2026 – Apply Offline for 69 Lab Technician, Health Inspector & Other Posts

Vacancies: 69 · Posts: 25 · Type: Contractual · Mode: Offline (in person / Speed Post) · Fee: Not mentioned · Apply: 08 September–22 September 2026 · Remuneration: ₹11,000–₹60,000/month · Selection: Application scrutiny + interview (written exam not printed) · Location: Krishnagiri, Tamil Nadu

Krishnagiri’s public health network is filling field and hospital gaps in one offline window, not through a statewide MRB exam. District Health Society (DHS), Krishnagiri, under the National Health Mission and the Department of Public Health and Preventive Medicine, Government of Tamil Nadu, is hiring 69 contractual staff for the Government Medical College and Hospital, Government Hospitals and Government Primary Health Centres in the district.

Applications opened on 08 September 2026 and must reach the District Health Officer by 22 September 2026, 5:00 PM. There is no online portal. The form is on page 4 of the official notice on krishnagiri.nic.in.

Lab Technician Grade-2 and Health Inspector Grade-II together account for 38 of the 69 seats. Medical Officer, Dentist, Microbiologist and several AYUSH or counsellor posts are single-seat roles. Engagement is purely temporary and will not be converted to a permanent post at any time.

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Who Should Apply?

Map your qualification to the post before you print the form. One application form names one post.

• MBBS + TNMC registration → Medical Officer – 1 post
• M.Sc (Microbiology) → Microbiologist – 1 post
• BDS → Dentist – 1 post (filled on a rotation basis)
• BNYS → Consultant (Yoga and Naturopathy) – 1 post
• BASLP / B.Sc (Speech and Hearing) from an RCI-recognised institute → Audiologist – 1 post
• BOT / MOT from a recognised university → Occupational Therapist – 1 post
• B.Ed / M.Ed (Special Education – Intellectual Disability) from a UGC-recognised university + live RCI number → Special Educator for Behavioural Therapy – 1 post
• GNM / B.Sc (Nursing) from an INC-recognised government or government-approved private college → MLHP (Mid-Level Health Provider) – 2 posts
• BA (Sociology / Psychology / Social Work) / B.Sc (Nursing) from a recognised university → Tribal Counsellors – 1 post
• BA / B.Sc / B.Com / BBA (any discipline) or B.Com + computer knowledge → Account Assistant – 1 post
• BMLT (BMLS) / DMLT → Lab Technician Gr-2 – 19 posts
• Siddha pharmacist qualification (2-year Indian Medicine / Siddha institution) → Dispensers (Siddha) – 2 posts; Tribal Mobile Medical Unit Dispensers (Siddha) – 1 post
• Tamil in SSLC + 12th with Biology or Botany and Zoology + MPHW(M) / Health Inspector / Sanitary Inspector course with certificate granted by the Director of DPH&PM → Health Inspector Gr-II – 19 posts
• Nursing Therapeutic Course → Therapeutic Assistant (Yoga and Naturopathy) – 1 post; Therapeutic Assistant (NAM) – 1 post; Therapeutic Assistant (Yoga and Naturopathy) M-01 & F-01 – 2 posts; Therapeutic Assistant (Female) – 1 post
• 10th pass or fail + Heavy Driving Licence → Driver – 1 post
• 8th pass with ability to read and write Tamil → Multipurpose Hospital Workers – 4 posts; CEmONC Security – 2 posts; Cleaner – 1 post; Lab Assistant – 1 post

Alternative eligibility routes (list both; do not treat only one path as valid):

• Tuberculosis Health Visitor – 1 post: BA / B.Sc / B.Com or 12th with MPW / LHV / ANM / Health Worker experience + health education or counselling certificate + recognised TB Health Visitor course + computer course of at least 2 months
• TANSAC Counsellors – 2 posts: BA / B.Sc in Psychology / Social Work / Sociology / Anthropology / Human Development / Nursing with 3 years’ counselling or education experience under a National Health Programme or MA / M.Sc / M.SW in the same subjects (experience not stated as mandatory on the PG route)

Gender note: Therapeutic Assistant (Female) is a female-coded seat. The Yoga and Naturopathy M-01 & F-01 line is one male and one female seat.

Who cannot apply (hard filters printed or implied by the form):

• Candidates who cannot produce the listed certificate copies with the application (the notice says such forms will be rejected)
• Driver applicants without a Heavy Driving Licence (LMV alone does not match the wording)
• Special Educator applicants without a live RCI registration number
• Medical Officer applicants without TNMC registration

Domicile is not printed as a hard bar. Posting is only inside Krishnagiri district facilities.

Important Dates

No extension is printed in the current PDF. A late Speed Post that arrives after 5:00 PM on 22 September 2026 is at your risk.

Quick Overview – DHS Krishnagiri Recruitment 2026

What Posts Are Available?

Most seats sit in two field cadres. Lab Technician Gr-2 (19) and Health Inspector Gr-II (19) dominate the list. Support roles start at ₹11,000. Specialist seats are few but pay more. Vacancy numbers may change; the notice says so in so many words.

✅ Confirmed: 25 post names, 69 total seats, post-wise honorarium, offline receipt by 22 September 2026.
❓ Not specified: category-wise roster (UR/BC/MBC/SC/ST), exact age band, written-exam syllabus, contract tenure in months.

Medical and specialist posts — 7 posts

Nursing, AYUSH and counsellor posts — 12 posts

Paramedical, field and office posts — 41 posts

Support posts — 8 posts

Total: 69 posts.

Health Inspector Gr-II needs the DPH&PM-granted course certificate, not only a 12th science marksheet. Driver needs a Heavy Driving Licence, not a light-motor-vehicle card.

What Is the Age Limit?

Not mentioned in the official notification. Do not copy 18–32 or 18–40 from other NHM district drives unless Krishnagiri issues a separate circular.

If a later call letter or clarification prints an age cut-off, check it against your date of birth before you travel for the interview.

Use our Age Eligibility Calculator once an official cut-off date is notified.

What Is the Honorarium for Krishnagiri Health Posts?

Pay is a consolidated monthly honorarium, not 7th CPC basic + DA + HRA. There is no separate DA or HRA line in this notice.

Claim + proof: figures above are the exact monthly amounts printed in the official PDF, not 7th CPC estimates. No PF, NPS or HRA is stated. Treat them as contractual consolidated pay.

Most posts sit under ₹58,000 a month. Many workers may stay below the income-tax threshold if they have no other taxable income. Medical Officer at ₹60,000 can attract TDS. Actual tax depends on your total annual income from all sources. Estimate liability with the Income Tax Calculator.

This honorarium is payable only while the contract continues. It is not a regular state government scale.

What Is the Application Fee?

Not mentioned in the official notification. The PDF does not ask for a DD, challan or online payment.

Do not pay anyone who calls claiming a “processing fee” for this drive.

How to Apply?

Mode is offline only. No email and no district online form.

Step 1. Open the Krishnagiri district recruitment page and download the DHS Krishnagiri September 2026 notification PDF (opens 08 September 2026; last date 22 September 2026). The prescribed form is on the last page.

Step 2. Fill one form per post. Write the exact post name from the vacancy table. Paste a recent passport photo in the box marked புகைப்படம்.

Step 3. Attach self-attested copies of the seven certificate sets listed in the notice (see Documents).

Step 4. Submit in person or by Speed Post only so that it reaches by 22 September 2026, 5:00 PM:

Secretary / District Health Officer,
Behind District Collectorate, near District Transport Office,
Ramapuram Post, Krishnagiri District – 635 115.

Step 5. Keep the Speed Post receipt. The notice does not describe an online acknowledgement number.

TANSAC and Tuberculosis Health Visitor applicants should total their experience months before posting the form. Use the Experience Calculator against the 3-year National Health Programme condition.

Common Mistakes to Avoid

1. Posting the form to the Collectorate tapal without the DHO / DHS designation. The notice names the Secretary / District Health Officer at Ramapuram, behind the Collectorate, near the RTO / District Transport Office. A cover that only says “Collector, Krishnagiri” can sit in the wrong tray.
2. Using an LMV licence for Driver. The PDF asks for a Heavy Driving Licence.
3. Leaving RCI or TNMC numbers off the form for Special Educator and Medical Officer.
4. One form for many posts. The form has a single “விண்ணப்பிக்கும் பதவியின் பெயர்” field. File a separate set for each post.
5. Skipping community or priority copies and hoping to produce them only at interview. The notice says applications without the listed copies will be rejected.

கிருஷ்ணகிரி மாவட்ட சுகாதார நலவாழ்வு சங்கம் ஆட்சேர்ப்பு 2026 – 69 பதவிகளுக்கு ஆஃப்லைன் விண்ணப்பம்

கிருஷ்ணகிரி மாவட்ட சுகாதார நலவாழ்வு சங்கம் அரசு மருத்துவக் கல்லூரி, அரசு மருத்துவமனைகள் மற்றும் ஆரம்ப சுகாதார நிலையங்களில் 69 ஒப்பந்தப் பணியிடங்களுக்கு ஆட்சேர்ப்பு அறிவித்துள்ளது. விண்ணப்பம் 22 செப்டம்பர் 2026 மாலை 5 மணிக்குள் நேரிலோ அல்லது விரைவு தபால் மூலமோ சென்றடைய வேண்டும். ஆன்லைன் வழி இல்லை.

யார் விண்ணப்பிக்கலாம்?
லேப் டெக்னீஷியன் கிரேடு-2 மற்றும் சுகாதார ஆய்வாளர் கிரேடு-II ஆகியவற்றுக்கு தலா 19 இடங்கள் உள்ளன. மருத்துவர் பதவிக்கு எம்.பி.பி.எஸ். மற்றும் தமிழ்நாடு மருத்துவக் கவுன்சில் பதிவு வேண்டும். சித்த மருந்து விநியோகிப்பாளருக்கு இரண்டு ஆண்டு இந்திய மருத்துவ நிறுவன (சித்த) தகுதி வேண்டும். ஓட்டுநருக்கு கனரக வாகன ஓட்டுநர் உரிமம் அவசியம். எட்டாம் வகுப்பு தேர்ச்சி மற்றும் தமிழில் படிக்கவும் எழுதவும் தெரிந்தவர்கள் பல்நோக்கு மருத்துவமனை பணியாளர், பாதுகாப்பு, சுத்தம் செய்பவர், ஆய்வக உதவியாளர் பதவிகளுக்கு விண்ணப்பிக்கலாம்.

ஊதியம் மற்றும் தேர்வு எப்படி?
மாத மரியாதை ஊதியம் ரூ.11,000 முதல் ரூ.60,000 வரை பதவி வாரியாக நிர்ணயிக்கப்பட்டுள்ளது. இது ஒப்பந்த ஊதியம்; நிரந்தர அரசு ஊதிய அளவு அல்ல. எழுத்துத் தேர்வு விவரம் அறிவிக்கையில் இல்லை. பல் மருத்துவர் பதவி சுழற்சி முறையில் நிரப்பப்படும். நேர்காணலின் போது அசல் சான்றிதழ்களைக் காட்ட வேண்டும்.

எப்படி விண்ணப்பிப்பது?
கிருஷ்ணகிரி மாவட்ட இணையதளத்தின் Recruitment பகுதியிலிருந்து விண்ணப்பப் படிவத்தைப் பதிவிறக்கம் செய்து, சான்றிதழ் நகல்களுடன் மாவட்ட சுகாதார அலுவலரிடம் அனுப்பவும். முகவரி: செயலாளர் / மாவட்ட சுகாதார அலுவலர், மாவட்ட ஆட்சியரகம் பின்புறம், வட்டார போக்குவரத்து அலுவலகம் அருகில், இராமபுரம் அஞ்சல், கிருஷ்ணகிரி – 635 115. முழு அறிவிக்கை krishnagiri.nic.in இல் உள்ளது.

How Are Candidates Selected?

The PDF does not print a written-exam pattern, marks table or syllabus.

Your qualifying certificates matter before any interview. There is no written test described in this notice. Shortlisting will rest on the application and the attached certificates. The form itself tells you to produce originals and experience certificates at interview. A weak certificate set can keep you off that list even if you prepare for a “typical NHM exam.”

Likely stages, based on the notice wording:

1. Receipt of form and compulsory copies by 22 September 2026, 5:00 PM
2. Scrutiny of qualifications, registration and experience
3. Interview/document check for shortlisted names
4. Dentist: rotation method as stated in the notice
5. Offer and contractual joining at the allotted Krishnagiri facility

No interview date is printed. No negative marking scheme exists because no CBT is described. Ties, if any, will follow whatever the district later notifies. Do not assume “older candidate first.”

Physical standards are not listed. These are health-facility posts, not police or forest guard posts.

Why Does DHS Krishnagiri Matter?

District Health Society, Krishnagiri implements National Health Mission work through the Deputy Director of Health Services and the district hospital network. The public health wing runs maternity and child health, immunisation, communicable-disease control and non-communicable-disease programmes across PHCs, urban PHCs and health sub-centres.

Krishnagiri HUD lists 61 Primary Health Centres (including 12 upgraded PHCs), 6 Urban PHCs, 238 Health Sub-Centres and 11 Hospital-on-Wheels units. Hosur also hosts the Institute of Vector Control and Zoonoses. That is the workplace map for most of these 69 seats.

Candidates search this employer for three practical reasons. First, the posts are local: you work inside Krishnagiri, not on an all-India transfer list. Second, Lab Technician and Health Inspector seats are large enough to be realistic for diploma holders who missed MRB cycles. Third, the honorarium for Medical Officer and Microbiologist is printed in clear rupees, unlike many “pay as per rules” slips.

The downside is structural. DHS is a society vehicle for NHM staffing. It is not the Tamil Nadu Medical Services recruitment board. Contract end dates, renewal and termination sit with the district society. If you need pensionable state service, this is the wrong queue. Read more under Tamil Nadu government jobs and public healthcare recruitments.

The SahisarkariJobs.in Analyst’s Take

Hold this notice next to the same-week District Health Society Kallakurichi contractual list and against MRB / TNMSC-style regular paramedical drives. Kallakurichi is a smaller mixed pack. MRB, when it runs, is the permanent-cadre exam with statewide rank and posting. Krishnagiri is a 14-day offline district sprint with 19 Lab Technician and 19 Health Inspector seats already on the table. That is the tab a DMLT or MPHW candidate in Hosur or Krishnagiri town actually has open.

Best fit: DMLT / BMLT holders and DPH&PM-certified Health Inspector course candidates who live in or near the district and can reach Ramapuram with originals. Also a fit for BNYS, BDS, BASLP and BOT graduates who want a printed monthly figure inside a government hospital rather than a private clinic.

Who should walk past this one: Anyone treating the line “will not be made permanent at any time” as fine print. If you need NPS, increment and a service book, wait for MRB or a Directorate regular notification. Fresh 12th-pass candidates without the Health Inspector course certificate will waste a Speed Post on that 19-seat column.

Practical tip: Photocopy the Heavy Driving Licence both sides for Driver, and print the live RCI page for Special Educator, on the same day you fill the form. Those two documents are the ones district counters reject most often when the photocopy set is thin.

Typical district NHM cycles in Tamil Nadu move from last date to interview in about 4–8 weeks, then joining on a short contract. Treat 2–4 months from posting the form to first honorarium as a working guess, not a promise.

What Documents Are Required for Tamil Nadu Health Jobs?

Attach copies with the application. Carry originals to the interview.

1. 10th mark certificate
2. 12th mark certificate
3. Diploma/degree certificate and professional registration (TNMC, RCI, nursing/pharmacy council as applicable)
4. Diploma/degree marksheets
5. Community/caste certificate
6. Previous experience certificate approved by a competent authority
7. Priority / special certificates, if any

The form also asks for date of birth and age, mobile number and email, whether experience copies are enclosed, temporary or permanent address, and any priority copies.

Document alert: Health Inspector Gr-II needs the course certificate granted by the Director of DPH&PM, not only the private institute fee receipt. Tuberculosis Health Visitor needs the recognised TBHV course plus the 2-month computer certificate. Medical Officer needs the TNMC registration page, not only the MBBS provisional.

Service Conditions

• Nature: purely temporary/contractual. The first condition in the Tamil notice is that the post will not be made permanent at any time.
• Place of work: Government Medical College and Hospital, Government Hospitals and Government PHCs in Krishnagiri district.
• Dentist: filled on a rotational basis.
• Vacancy count may change.
• Hostel, quarters, canteen or transport are not guaranteed in this PDF.
• Serving government staff should keep an NOC ready if called for verification. The notice does not demand NOC before you post the form.

What Happens After Selection?

1. The district publishes a shortlist or interview call. Watch the recruitment listing on krishnagiri.nic.in.
2. You attend interview with originals and experience certificates.
3. After verification, DHS issues a contractual engagement letter naming the facility (PHC, GH, medical college unit or CEmONC).
4. You join on the date in that letter and complete local joining papers. There is no printed statewide training academy step in this notice.
5. Honorarium starts as per the post row (₹11,000 to ₹60,000). Attendance and continuation of the contract decide whether the month is paid.
6. Renewal, if any, is a fresh administrative decision. Do not plan a promotion ladder of the Junior Assistant → Assistant type; that pathway is not part of this engagement.

Contact & Helpline

⚠️ Contact details sourced from the official notification and the district Health page. Verify before calling. NEVER pay any money over the phone or to any person claiming to offer job assistance. Report fraud to cybercrime.gov.in.

Important Links – DHS Krishnagiri Recruitment 2026

A separate Staff Nurse contract notice on the same site (12–25 September 2026) is not this 69-post list. Use the 936 KB PDF titled for Government Hospital and Government PHC posts.

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FAQs – DHS Krishnagiri Recruitment 2026

What is the last date to apply for DHS Krishnagiri recruitment 2026?

22 September 2026, 5:00 PM. The form must reach the District Health Officer in person or by Speed Post. No extension is printed as of 13 September 2026.

What is the age limit for DHS Krishnagiri posts?

Not mentioned in the official notification. There is no printed UR maximum or category-wise extra years. Wait for a call letter or clarification before assuming 18–32 or 18–40.

Is there an exam for these Krishnagiri health posts, or is it interview-based?

No written exam is described. The selection wording points to scrutiny of applications and an interview where originals must be shown. Dentist is filled by rotation.

What is the salary of a Lab Technician or Medical Officer in this drive?

Lab Technician Gr-2 is ₹18,000 a month consolidated. Medical Officer is ₹60,000 a month consolidated. These are honorarium figures from the PDF, not 7th CPC in-hand with DA and HRA.

Can final-year students apply for this recruitment?

The notification does not say final-year or result-awaited candidates may apply. Safer to treat the diploma or degree as already awarded, with certificates attached to the form.

Is DHS Krishnagiri Medical Officer a permanent government job?

No. The first condition in the notice is that every post is temporary and will not be made permanent at any time. It is NHM / district society contract work.

Can candidates from other districts or states apply?

The PDF does not mention a Krishnagiri-only domicile lock. Work, however, is only in Krishnagiri government health facilities. Confirm any later local preference at the interview.

Where will I be posted if selected?

Inside Krishnagiri district: Government Medical College and Hospital, Government Hospitals or Government Primary Health Centres. You do not get an all-Tamil Nadu choice form in this notice.

Is NHM contract work in Tamil Nadu converted to permanent later?

Worth knowing before you apply: this specific notice says the posts will not be made permanent at any time. Other districts sometimes renew year to year. Renewal is not absorption into regular state service.

Do I need Tamil language for Health Inspector Grade-II?

Yes. The post requires Tamil as a subject at SSLC, plus 12th Biology or Botany and Zoology and the MPHW / Health Inspector / Sanitary Inspector course with a Director of DPH&PM certificate.

What is the honorarium for district NHM support staff in Tamil Nadu?

In this Krishnagiri list, Multipurpose Hospital Workers, CEmONC Security, Cleaner and Lab Assistant are printed at ₹11,000 a month. That is consolidated contract pay, not a Level-1 regular scale.

Is a district health society job better than waiting for MRB?

The trade-off is speed versus security. This window closes on 22 September 2026 and posts you locally. MRB, when notified, is the longer exam for regular cadre. Pick based on whether you can accept a contract that the notice itself says will stay temporary.

How much do contract doctors earn in Tamil Nadu district hospitals?

In this notification, the Medical Officer honorarium is ₹60,000 a month. Other districts print different figures. Always read the local PDF; do not assume one NHM rate statewide.

Final Checklist – Is This the Right Job for You?

• You match the exact qualification and registration for the one post named on your form.
• You accept a contractual honorarium with the written line that the post will not be made permanent.
• Certificate copies travel with the form, not only originals at the interview.
• You can reach Ramapuram, Krishnagiri – 635 115 by 22 September 2026, 5:00 PM.
• Driver / Special Educator / Medical Officer applicants must have an HMV licence, live RCI, or a TNMC ready.
• You are willing to work only in Krishnagiri district health facilities.

📄 Source: Official notification released by the District Health Society, Krishnagiri, on the district website for the window 08–22 September 2026. All details sourced from the DHS Krishnagiri official notification PDF.