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EXTRAORDINARY
प्राधिकार से प्रकाशित
PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY
लद्दाख, 30 जुलाई, 2026
LADAKH, THURSDAY, JULY, 30, 2026
Part II - Section 3
के न्द्र-शासित प्रदेश लद्दाख प्रशासन ADMINISTRATION OF UNION TERRITORY OF LADAKH
File no:- A/1223/2026-EST SEC (DHS) Health and Medical Education Department Union Territory of Ladakh.
Notification
Ladakh the 22nd April, 2026.
S.O. 176 — 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 notification on the subject matter, the Lieutenant Governor (Administrator) of Union territory of Ladakh, hereby makes the following rules regulating the method of recruitment to the post of Associate Professor Dentistry in the Ladakh Health & Medical Education Department, namely:-
LADAKH GAZETTE : EXTRAORDINARY 21. Short title and commencement:-
i. These rules may be called the Ladakh Administration, Assistant Professor Dentistry in the Ladakh Health & Medical Education Department Recruitment Rules, 2026.
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 column (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 column (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.
LADAKH GAZETTE : EXTRAORDINARY 37. 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 Union territory of Ladakh.
Sd/-
(Dr. Laltinkhuma Franklin, IAS)
Commissioner Secretary
Health and Medical Education Department By order and in the name of the Lieutenant Governor, Ladakh.
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 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 Advisor, Ladakh for information of the Advisor.
11. Pvt. Secretaries to Chairman/Chief Executive Councilor, LAHDCs, Leh/Kargil for information of the Hon'ble CECs.
12. Order/Stock file.
Amir Suhail, JKAS
Under Secretary
Health and Medical Education DepartmentLADAKH GAZETTE : EXTRAORDINARY 4
SCHEDULE
RECRUITMENT RULES FOR THE POST OF ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR DENTISTRY IN
LADAKH HEALTH & MEDICAL EDUCATION DEPARTMENT
| 1. | Name of the Post | Associate Professor Dentistry | |||
| 2. | Number of Post | 01* (One) 2026 *Subject to variation dependent on workload | |||
| 3. | Classification | General Central Service Group "A" (Non- Ministerial) | |||
| 4. | Level of Pay Matrix | Level-12 (78800-209200) | |||
| 5. | Whether Selection Post or Non- Selection Post. | Not Applicable | |||
| 6. | Age limit for Direct Recruits. | Not Applicable | |||
| 7. | Educational and other qualifications required for direct recruits. | Not Applicable | |||
| 8. | Whether age and educational qualifications prescribed for the direct recruits will apply in the case of promotees. | Not Applicable | |||
| 9. | Period of probation, if any | Not Applicable | |||
| 10. | Method of Recruitment, whether by Direct Recruitment or by Promotion or by deputation/transfer and percentage of the vacancies to be filled by various methods. | ||||
| Method | Percentage | ||||
| Deputation including Short Term Contact/ Promotion. | 100 | ||||
| 11. | In case of recruitment by promotion/deputation/transfer, grades from which promotion /deputation /transfer, to be made. | Deputation/Including short-term contract (ISTC)/Promotion; Officers under the Government of India or State Government or Union Territories or Autonomous or |
| Government Medical College or Statutory Organization or Public Sector Undertakings or University or Recognized Research Institution : A) (i) Holding analogous post on a regular basis in the parent cadre or department, or (ii) With five years service in the grade rendered after appointment thereto on a regular basis in Level 11 of Pay Matrix or equivalent in the parent cadre or department; B) Possessing the following educational qualification and experience: - Essential Qualification: i. Master of Dental Surgery (M.D.S) from an Institution duly recognized by Dental Council of India. ii. Should be registered in a State Dental Council or Dental council of India. iii. Should have at least two Research Publications (only original papers, meta-analysis, systematic reviews, and case series that are published in journals included in Medline, PubMed, Central Science Citation Index, Science Citation Index, Expanded Embase, Scopus, Director of Open Access Journals (DOAJ) will be considered) | ||
| iv. Should have completed the basis course in Medical Education Technology from Institutions designated by NMC. v. Should have completed the basic course in Biomedical Research from Institutions designated by NMC. Note: The departmental Assistant Professor Dentistry in Pay level-11 with four years of regular service and having the educational qualifications, experience and eligibility criteria as indicated in SI. No.(B) above shall be considered along with the outsiders. If the departmental candidate is selected for appointment to the post, the post shall be treated as having been filled by promotion. Standard Note: The period of deputation including the period of deputation in another ex-cadre post held immediately preceding this appointment in the same or some other organization / department of the Central Government shall ordinarily not exceed four years. The maximum age limit for appointment by deputation shall be not exceeding 56 years as on the last date of receipt of applications | ||
| 12. | If a D.P.C exists, what is its composition? | Not Applicable |
| 13. | Circumstances in which Union Public Service Commission is to be consulted in making recruitment. | Consultation with UPSC is not necessary |