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PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY
लद्दाख, 25 नवंबर, 2025
LADAKH, TUESDAY, NOVEMBER, 25, 2025
Part II - Section 3
के न्द्र-शासति प्रदेश लद्दाख प्रशानि ADMINISTRATION OF UNION TERRITORY OF LADAKH
Health and Medical Education Department UT Ladakh.
Notification
Ladakh, the 10th of November 2025.
S.O. 123 — In exercise of the powers conferred by the proviso to Article 309 of the Constitution of India, read with the Government of India Ministry of Home Affairs, New Delhi Notification No. S.O. 5088(E), dated 1st November, 2022, and in supersession of all earlier notifications on the subject matter, the Lieutenant Governor (Administrator) of the Union territory of Ladakh, hereby makes the following rules regulating the method of recruitment to the post of Dental Surgeon in the Ladakh Health and Medical Education Department, namely:-
1. Short title and commencement:-
i. These rules may be called the Ladakh Administration, Dental Surgeon in the Ladakh Health and Medical Education Department Recruitment Rules, 2025.
ii. These rules shall come into force from the date of their publication in the official Gazette.
2. Number of Posts, classification, and Level in the Pay Matrix:-
The number of said posts, its classification, and Level in the Pay Matrix attached thereto shall be as specified in columns (2), (3) & (4) of the Schedule annexed hereto.
3. Method of recruitment, age limit, other qualifications:-
The method of recruitment to the said post, age limit, qualifications, and other matters relating to said posts shall be as specified in columns (5) to (13) of the Schedule annexed hereto.
4. Provision for Resident Criteria for appointment by direct recruitment: -
The eligibility for appointment will be subject to residency requirements prescribed in any Act, Rule, Regulation or Order in force in the Union territory of Ladakh.
5. Disqualification: -
No person,
a. who has entered into or contracted a marriage with a person having a spouse living;
OR
b. who, having a spouse living, has entered into or contracted a marriage with any person(s) shall be eligible for appointment to the said post.
Provided that the Lieutenant Governor (Administrator) of Ladakh may, if satisfied that such marriage is permissible under the personal law, applicable to such person(s) and the other party to the marriage or there are other grounds for so doing, exempt any person from the operation of these rules.
6. Power to relax: -
Where the Lieutenant Governor (Administrator) is of the opinion that, it is necessary or expedient to do so, he may, by order for reasons to be recorded in writing and in consultation with UPSC, relax any of the provisions of these rules with respect to any class or category of persons.
7. Savings: -
Nothing in these rules shall affect reservations, relaxation in age limit, and other concessions required to be provided for the Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes, and other special categories in accordance with the Rules, Instructions, or Orders issued by the Administration of the Union territory of Ladakh.
By order and in the name of the Lieutenant Governor, UT Ladakh.
Sd/-
Sanjeev Khirwar, IAS Principal Secretary
Health and Medical Education Department Copy to the: -
1. Secretary, Union Public Service Commission.
2. Joint Secretary (Jammu, Kashmir & Ladakh), Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India.
Copy also to the: -
1. All Administrative Secretaries.
2. Secretary to Hon'ble Lieutenant Governor.
3. Administrative Secretary, General Administration Department. 4. Deputy Commissioners/CEOs, LAHDC, Leh/Kargil.
5. Director Health Services, Ladakh.
6. All Heads of the Departments.
7. Joint Director, Information.
8. Technical Director, NIC, Leh.
9. Superintendent, Archives, Archaeology & Museums.
10. Pvt. Secretary to the Chief Secretary, UT Ladakh, for the information of the Chief Secretary, UT of Ladakh.
11. Pvt. Secretaries to the Chairman/Chief Executive Councilor, LAHDCs, Leh/Kargil, for the information of the Hon'ble CECs.
12. Order/Stock file/ E-File No. 12219
Jigmet Angchuk
Digitally signed by Jigmet Angchuk Date: 2025.11.12 21:18:21 +05'30'
Jigmet Angchuk (JKAS)
Under Secretary
Health and Medical Education Departmen 13 Point Schedule – Annexure I
RECRUITMENT RULES FOR THE POST OF DENTAL SURGEON IN LADAKH
HEALTH & MEDICAL EDUCATION DEPARTMENT
| 1 | Name of Post | Dental Surgeon |
| 2 | No. of Post | 26* (Twenty-six) 2025 *Subject to variation dependent on workload |
| 3 | Classification | General Central Service, Non-Ministerial Gazetted, Group 'B' |
| 4 | Level in the Pay Matrix | L-9 (52700-166700) |
| 5 | Whether selection or non- Selection Post | Not Applicable |
| 6 | Age limit for direct Recruits | Not exceeding 35 years Note 1: Relaxable for government servants upto 5 years in accordance with the instructions or orders issued by the Central Government. 6 (a) Crucial Description: The crucial date for determining the age-limit shall be as advertised by UPSC. |
| 7 | Educational and other Qualifications required for direct recruits | Qualification: i. A Bachelor's Degree in Dental Surgery included in Part. I or Part. II of the Schedule to the Dentists Act, 1948 (16 of 1948): and ii. Should be registered with a Dental council of India or with State Dental Council. Experience: NA |
| 8 | Whether age and educational qualifications prescribed for direct recruits will apply in the case of promotees? | Not Applicable |
LADAKH GAZETTE : EXTRAORDINARY 5
| 9 | Period of probation, if any | 02 years | |||
| 10 | Method of recruitment whether by direct recruit or by Promotion or by deputation/absorption & % of the vacancies to be filled by various methods | ||||
| Method | Percentage | ||||
| Direct recruitment. | 100 | ||||
| 11 | In case of recruitment by promotion/deputation/Absorption, grades from which promotion/deputation/Absorption, to be made | Not Applicable |
| 12 | If a D.P.C exists, what is its composition? | Departmental Confirmation Committee (DCC) 1. Administrative Secretary H&ME - Chairman 2. Administrative Secretary GAD - Member 3. Director Health Services - Member |
| 13 | Circumstances in which UPSC is to be consulted in making recruitment. | Consultation with UPSC is necessary. |
Under Secretary Health and Medical Education Department "No legal responsibility is accepted for the contents of publication of advertisements/publications in this part of The Ladakh Gazette. Persons notifying the advertisements/public notices will remain solely responsible for the legal consequences and also for any other misrepresentation etc."