BPSC cancels hiring for 1,711 Bihar medical college posts, fresh notice in work

BPSC has cancelled 25 advertisements covering 1,711 Assistant Professor posts in Bihar medical colleges. Applicants now await a fresh notification based on the Health Department's revised requisition.BPSC has cancelled 25 advertisements covering 1,711 Assistant Professor posts in Bihar medical colleges. New Delhi,Oct 30, 2026 14:31 ISTThe Bihar Public Service Commission (BPSC) has cancelled its recruitment advertisements for 1,711 Assistant Professor (Specialty) posts in government medical colleges and hospitals in the state. The decision puts the hiring process on hold and leaves candidates who applied under the earlier notifications waiting for a fresh schedule.In a notice, BPSC said the Health Department, Government of Bihar, had withdrawn its requisitions for appointments to the 1,711 vacant posts. Consequently, Advertisement Nos. 04/2025 to 28/2025, published on April 4, 2025, have been cancelled.The commission said a new advertisement based on the revised requisition is being prepared. However, it has not provided a date for the fresh notification or clarified whether the revised exercise will retain the same number of vacancies.WHY THE OLD NOTIFICATIONS ARE OFF THE TABLEThe cancelled advertisements covered Assistant Professor (Specialty) positions across various departments in state medical colleges and hospitals. The recruitment drive was intended to fill 1,711 vacancies under the state Health Department. The posts covered clinical and non-clinical departments, including anaesthesia, general medicine, obstetrics and gynaecology, paediatrics, anatomy, biochemistry, pathology, radiology and microbiology.With the original advertisements withdrawn, candidates cannot treat the earlier vacancy details or application conditions as confirmation of the terms for the next recruitment round. The revised requisition will form the basis of the new advertisement.WHAT APPLICANTS NEED TO WATCH NOW For candidates who had applied, the concern will be whether they need to register again and whether their earlier applications or documents will be carried forward. BPSC's notice does not address these questions.It also does not clarify whether the number of posts, speciality-wise distribution, eligibility conditions, age limits or selection process will change. Candidates will have to check these details in the fresh advertisement.Applicants should wait for the revised notification before relying on the earlier recruitment details. Any new application dates, fee requirements and instructions will need to be confirmed through the commission's communication.BPSC has not announced a fresh timetable. Candidates can monitor the commission's website for updates.For now, the 1,711-post recruitment drive stands cancelled, while the commission says a fresh advertisement is being prepared based on the Health Department's revised requisition for affected candidates.- Ends