CAPF Medical Officer Recruitment 2026: 282 Doctor Posts in BSF, CRPF, ITBP, SSB and Assam Rifles
The Medical Officer Selection Board under the Ministry of Home Affairs has opened 282 Group A combatised posts for doctors across the Central Armed Police Forces and Assam Rifles. Recruitment is run by ITBP on behalf of all five forces, and it is one of the few routes into a Defence and paramilitary career where final merit is decided on a single 200-mark interview. The application window closes on 8 September 2026 at 11:59 PM, which leaves very little room to gather the certificates you have to produce in original.
Three separate grades are on offer and they are not interchangeable. Read the row for your own grade before you start: the age ceiling drops from 50 to 30 across the three, one grade exists in ITBP alone, and two advertised specialities carry no seat at all this cycle. Getting that wrong costs you the fee and the deadline.
What are the Key Highlights of CAPF Medical Officer Recruitment 2026?
| Detail | Information |
|---|---|
| Recruiting Board | Medical Officer Selection Board (MOSB-2025), Ministry of Home Affairs |
| Conducted By | Directorate General, ITBP |
| Forces Covered | BSF, CRPF, ITBP, SSB and Assam Rifles |
| Total Vacancies | 282 |
| Posts | Super Specialist MO, Specialist MO, Medical Officer |
| Grade | Group A (Gazetted, Combatised) |
| Application Window | 10 August 2026 to 8 September 2026 |
| Job Location | Anywhere in India or abroad, as per service requirement |
This is a straight medical and healthcare government job opening, but the posts are combatised, so you join as a uniformed officer rather than as a civilian doctor on deputation.
CAPF Medical Officer Vacancy 2026: How Many Posts in BSF, CRPF, ITBP and SSB?
The reservation split is different for every grade, so read your own row rather than the total.
| Post | Category-wise Vacancies | Total |
|---|---|---|
| Super Specialist MO (Second-in-Command) | UR 4 / OBC 1 / SC 0 / ST 0 / EWS 0 | 5 |
| Specialist MO (Deputy Commandant) | UR 55 / SC 27 / ST 9 / OBC 51 / EWS 20 | 162 |
| Medical Officer (Assistant Commandant) | UR 32 / SC 23 / ST 18 / OBC 32 / EWS 10 — includes the 10% Ex-Servicemen quota, which exists in this grade only | 115 |
The five Super Specialist posts carry no SC, ST or EWS seat at all, and all five sit in ITBP. If you hold a DM or M.Ch. and expected to apply against a reserved seat in that grade, there is none this cycle.
| Force | Vacancies by Post | Total |
|---|---|---|
| BSF | Specialist 46 (no ST seat) / Medical Officer 47 | 93 |
| CRPF | Specialist 86 / Medical Officer 5 | 91 |
| SSB | Specialist 17 (all UR — no SC, ST, OBC or EWS seat) / Medical Officer 18 | 35 |
| ITBP | Super Specialist 5 / Specialist 8 (no ST seat) / Medical Officer 37 | 50 |
| Assam Rifles | Specialist 5 (UR 4 and SC 1 only) / Medical Officer 8 | 13 |
The 162 Specialist posts are split by speciality, and two of the nine listed specialities are advertised with a nil figure.
| Speciality | Force-wise Split | Total |
|---|---|---|
| Radiologist | BSF 10 / CRPF 21 / SSB 3 / ITBP 3 / AR 1 | 38 |
| Medicine | BSF 9 / CRPF 18 / SSB 3 / ITBP 3 / AR 1 | 34 |
| Surgery | BSF 7 / CRPF 20 / SSB 3 / ITBP 0 / AR 1 | 31 |
| Ophthalmologist (Eye) | BSF 4 / CRPF 13 / SSB 3 / ITBP 0 / AR 1 | 21 |
| Gynaecology and Obstetrics | BSF 6 / CRPF 5 / SSB 3 / ITBP 1 / AR 1 | 16 |
| Anaesthetist | BSF 6 / CRPF 7 / SSB 1 / ITBP 1 / AR 0 | 15 |
| Pathologist | BSF 4 / CRPF 2 / SSB 1 / ITBP 0 / AR 0 | 7 |
| Paediatrics | Nil in every force | 0 |
| Psychiatrist | Nil in every force | 0 |
Paediatrics and Psychiatry appear in the speciality table but carry zero seats. Both are printed in the notification, so a paediatrician or psychiatrist reading the speciality list alone could easily assume a post exists. There is none. The Super Specialist grade is one seat each in Neurology, Neurosurgery, Gastroenterology, Cardiology and Nephrology.
Where the seats sit should shape your preference order. CRPF holds more than half the Specialist posts but just five Medical Officer posts, while BSF and ITBP carry the bulk of the MBBS-level intake. Since your preference across the five forces is final once submitted, spend a few minutes matching your grade against that distribution instead of ranking the forces by reputation.
What are the MBBS and PG Eligibility Criteria for CAPF Medical Officer 2026?
| Post | Requirement |
|---|---|
| Super Specialist MO | MBBS or equivalent from a recognised university or institution, State Medical Register enrolment, completed rotating internship, a PG Degree or Diploma in the related speciality mentioned in Section ‘A’ or Section ‘B’ of Schedule-I to the IMC Act, plus DM or M.Ch. or equivalent with 3 years’ experience in the super-speciality after the first PG degree |
| Specialist MO | A recognised Allopathic medical qualification (other than a licentiate qualification), completed rotating internship, plus a PG Degree or Diploma in the concerned speciality mentioned in Section ‘A’ or Section ‘B’ of Schedule-I, or equivalent, with 1.5 years’ experience after a PG Degree or 2.5 years’ after a PG Diploma |
| Medical Officer | A recognised Allopathic medical qualification of the first or second schedule or Part-II of the third schedule (other than a licentiate qualification), i.e. MBBS or equivalent, plus completion of the compulsory rotating internship |
Two lines here are worth a second read. First, Senior Residency counts towards the three-year super-speciality experience, which brings the Super Specialist grade within reach far earlier than most candidates assume. Second, candidates still undergoing their rotating internship may apply and attend the interview, provided the internship is satisfactorily completed before appointment — so a final-year intern is not shut out of the 115 Medical Officer posts. Permanent registration with MCI, NMC or a State Medical Council is required before appointment for every grade. Holders of a Part-II Third Schedule qualification must additionally satisfy sub-section (3) of Section 13 of the IMC Act.
What is the Age Limit for CAPF Medical Officer Recruitment 2026?
| Post | Maximum Age as on 8 September 2026 |
|---|---|
| Super Specialist MO (Second-in-Command) | 50 years |
| Specialist MO (Deputy Commandant) | 40 years |
| Medical Officer (Assistant Commandant) | 30 years |
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| Category | Maximum Relaxation |
|---|---|
| SC / ST | 5 years |
| OBC (Non-Creamy Layer) | 3 years |
| Civilian Central Government servants | 5 years |
| Army Medical Corps SSCOs released after the initial 5-year assignment, and also those whose assignment was extended beyond 5 years if the Ministry of Defence certifies release on 3 months’ notice | 5 years |
| Government servants and SSCOs belonging to SC / ST | 10 years |
| Government servants and SSCOs belonging to OBC | 8 years |
| Other categories | As per Government orders in force |
The notification prescribes no minimum age. Age is computed on 8 September 2026, not on the day you submit, so work out the exact figure before you pay.
What is the Salary and Pay Scale for CAPF Medical Officer 2026?
| Post | Pay Level | Monthly Pay |
|---|---|---|
| Super Specialist MO | Level 12 | Rs 78,800 – 2,09,200 |
| Specialist MO | Level 11 | Rs 67,700 – 2,08,700 |
| Medical Officer | Level 10 | Rs 56,100 – 1,77,500 |
Non-Practicing Allowance, DA, HRA and Transport Allowance are payable on top, but no Post Graduate allowance is admissible. The real draw is the Dynamic Assured Career Progression scheme, which gives time-scale promotion without waiting for a vacancy right up to Level 14 (Rs 1,44,200 – 2,18,200). Pension is under the New Pension Scheme applicable to entrants from 1 January 2004.
What is the Application Fee for CAPF Medical Officer 2026?
| Category | Fee |
|---|---|
| Male candidates – General, OBC, EWS | Rs 400 |
| SC and ST | Exempted |
| Ex-Servicemen | Exempted |
| All female candidates, every category | Exempted |
Payment is accepted only through the online gateway on the ITBP recruitment portal, and the fee is not refunded under any circumstances. The exemption is unusually wide: every woman applying is exempt regardless of category, as is every SC, ST and Ex-Servicemen candidate, so a large share of applicants pay nothing at all.
What is the Selection Process for CAPF Medical Officer 2026?
| Stage | Detail |
|---|---|
| Documentation | Bring the printed admit card, every listed original and one set of self-attested copies; without them you may not be let into the interview centre |
| Interview | 200 marks; minimum 40% (80 marks), the same bar for every category |
| Physical Standard Test | Height, chest and weight, checked the same day or the day after the interview |
| Medical Examination Test | Conducted by a CAPF and AR medical board; Review Medical Examination available to those declared unfit |
Final merit is prepared solely on the aggregate interview marks. Separate merit lists are compiled for SC, ST, OBC (NCL) and EWS candidates. Everything after the interview is a fitness gate rather than a scoring stage, which makes the interview the entire competition — prepare for it as such, and check the exam and interview preparation guides on GovtJobsAlert.in if you have been out of the interview habit since your PG.
What are the Physical and Medical Standards for CAPF Medical Officer 2026?
| Standard | Requirement |
|---|---|
| Height – Male | 157.5 cms |
| Height – Female | 142 cms |
| Height relaxation | 2 cms for Gorkhas, Garhwalis, Kumaonis, Dogras, Marathas and candidates from the North-Eastern states, Sikkim, Himachal Pradesh, the Kashmir region of UT J&K and UT Ladakh; 3 cms for Scheduled Tribes. Either relaxation needs an Annexure-IV certificate from a District Magistrate, SDM or Tehsildar, produced whenever the Recruitment Board asks for it |
| Chest – Male only | 77 cms unexpanded, 82 cms expanded |
| Weight | Proportionate to height and age per the MHA chart |
| Distant vision | 6/6 or 6/9 better eye, 6/12 or 6/9 worse eye |
| Near vision | N6 better eye, N9 worse eye; age-wise presbyopic relaxation of +1 DS up to 40 years, +2 DS up to 50 years and +3 DS from 51 years |
| Refraction | Hypermetropia +3.50 DS, Myopia -4.5 DS, including astigmatism +/-1.50 DS |
| Colour vision | CP-III on Ishihara plates |
| Eye surgery | Lasik permitted only if done at age 20-35, at least 6 months earlier, with axial length 21-26 mm, corneal thickness 425 micron, pre-Lasik error -6 D and a normal retina |
| Tattoos | Only a religious symbol, figure or a name, on the inner aspect of the left forearm or the dorsum of the hands, smaller than a quarter of that part (elbow or hand) |
| Removed tattoo | If removed before the recruitment process and substantially faded it counts as a scar, not a tattoo; you may complete the whole process with the Presiding Officer’s approval and the scar is reviewed at the detailed medical examination |
| Other | No knock-knees, flat foot or squint |
These standards catch more doctors than the eligibility rules do: a clinician who has never faced a uniformed medical board rarely thinks to check colour perception or refraction beforehand. Get your vision tested now, not at the centre. A candidate declared unfit may give written consent within 24 hours for a Review Medical Examination, usually held the next day, so plan for more than one day away from home.
What are the Important Dates for CAPF Medical Officer Recruitment 2026?
| Event | Date |
|---|---|
| Application opens | 10 August 2026 |
| Last date to apply and pay the fee | 8 September 2026, 11:59 PM |
| Age and eligibility reckoned as on | 8 September 2026 |
| Admit card, interview dates | To be announced on the ITBP recruitment portal |
Which Conditions Can Cost You the CAPF Medical Officer Job?
| Condition | What it means for you |
|---|---|
| Offline application | Any application not submitted online will be summarily rejected |
| Wrong payment mode | The application is rejected forthright and the payment stands forfeited |
| Colour perception | Below CP-III you will not be eligible for appointment, whatever your marks |
| Refractive surgery | Radial Keratotomy or any refraction surgery other than Lasik is not permitted |
| Interview score | Below 80 marks you are eliminated from the selection process |
| Failing the PST | You may appeal on height or chest the same day only, through the Presiding Officer to the centre’s appellate authority; that decision is final |
| Government servants | The original NOC must be produced at document verification, failing which your candidature will be rejected |
| OBC (NCL) certificate | Must already be issued before 8 September 2026, based on income for FY 2025-26, 2024-25 and 2023-24, and you must be outside the creamy layer on that date; a separate Annexure-VI-A self-declaration is also required |
| EWS certificate | The Income & Asset Certificate must be for FY 2024-25, valid for 2025-26, and issued before 8 September 2026 |
| Force preference | Once submitted the preference order is final and no change will be entertained |
| Marriage disqualification | A person who has a living spouse and contracts another marriage, or who marries a person having a living spouse, is not eligible for any of the three grades — unless the Central Government exempts them because the marriage is permissible under the personal law applying to both parties |
| Service bond | You must serve 10 years; resigning earlier means refunding three months’ pay and allowances or the training cost, whichever is higher |
| Private practice | No appointee is permitted private practice, consultancy or laboratory practice |
| Character and antecedents | Appointment is subject to a government inquiry into your character and antecedents; clearing the medical board on its own guarantees nothing |
| Probation | Two years, extendable by one more year in writing, and services may be terminated at any point in either period without reasons being assigned |
| Travelling allowance | Nothing for the first 250 kms each way; SC/ST candidates are paid second-class fare beyond the first 30 kms; nothing at all if you already work for central or state government, a PSU, a local body or a panchayat, and claimants may be asked for an unemployment certificate from an MP, MLA or Gazetted Officer |
How to Apply Online for CAPF Medical Officer Recruitment 2026?
| Step | Action |
|---|---|
| 1 | Open the ITBP recruitment portal from the Essential Links — CAPF Medical Officer 2026 Notification PDF and Apply Online below |
| 2 | Register with an email address you will still be using in six months |
| 3 | Fill the profile strictly as per the eligibility criteria and the instructions given, to avoid disqualification at a later stage |
| 4 | Upload the photograph, signature, MBBS certificate, speciality certificate and Council registration certificate |
| 5 | Choose your order of preference across all five forces — required of Specialist MO and Medical Officer applicants only, since Super Specialist exists in ITBP alone |
| 6 | Pay Rs 400 online if you are not exempted, then submit and save the confirmation |
The originals include the matriculation certificate for date of birth, degree, internship, Council registration, category certificate, one of the six listed citizenship documents, and, for serving civilian central government servants, the Annexure-III NOC. Admit cards are issued online only and the intimation goes to your registered email, so check the spam folder too.
Essential Links — CAPF Medical Officer 2026 Notification PDF and Apply Online
| Resource | Link |
|---|---|
| Apply Online | Apply Here |
| Official Notification | Download Official Notification PDF |
| Official Website | ITBP Recruitment |
If you hold a recognised Allopathic degree and are within the age ceiling for your grade, this is worth the application: 282 Group A posts decided on interview merit, and a career progression scheme that carries you to Level 14 without a vacancy-linked promotion queue. Check the speciality table once more before you pay, confirm your grade’s age limit against 8 September 2026, and submit several days early rather than on the closing evening — government portals slow to a crawl in the last forty-eight hours, and a payment that fails then takes the application with it. More central government job notifications are tracked daily on GovtJobsAlert.in.