UPSC Advt 13/2026 Notification: Dental Surgeon, AYUSH Physician and BSI Scientist B

UPSC Advt 13/2026 offers 13 permanent Group A gazetted posts across four jobs. They are Dental Surgeon (5), Ayurveda Physician (2), Homeopathic Physician (1) and Scientist ‘B’ in the Botanical Survey of India, or BSI (5). The online form runs from 14 November to 4 December 2026, until 6 PM, on upsconline.nic.in. Dentists with a BDS degree, Ayurveda and Homoeopathy graduates, and MSc holders in Botany, Horticulture or Organic Chemistry can apply. All four posts are at Pay Level 10 of the central pay table. Selection is by interview. If many people apply, UPSC may first shortlist or hold a recruitment test.

Vacancies, departments and age caps in UPSC Advt 13/2026

Each post has its own vacancy number. You apply separately for each one you want, and each gets its own application number.

UR means unreserved, OBC means other backward classes, SC and ST mean scheduled castes and tribes, and EWS means economically weaker section. PwBD means persons with benchmark disability (40% or more). Persons with a listed disability get up to 10 more years in age (pages 2, 5, 7 and 10). Pay Level 10 is a row in the central 7th Pay Commission (7th CPC) pay table. The notice names the level but prints no rupee figure.

Dental Surgeon: five posts linked to Safdarjung, RML and Najafgarh

The five Dental Surgeon posts sit in the Department of Health and Family Welfare. The duties list outpatient (OPD) and ward patients at Safdarjung Hospital, Dr. RML Hospital and the Rural Health Training Centre (RHTC) at Najafgarh. They also include treating central government staff, pensioners and others under the Central Government Health Scheme (CGHS) (page 3). Even so, the headquarters line says “Anywhere in India” (page 4).

You need a recognised BDS degree listed in Part 1 of the Dentists Act, 1948. Older Part II and Part III degrees, and foreign degrees with the 2009 Screening Test, are also accepted. You must also be registered with any State Dental Council or Tribunal in India (page 3).

• Internship can be pending. You may apply before you finish the compulsory rotating internship. If selected, you must complete it before you join (page 3).
• The one PwBD post is for deaf and hard of hearing candidates. The table on page 1 places the single reserved post in that group.
• Probation is one year. The posts are permanent but filled on a temporary basis until probation ends (page 4).

NDMC Ayurveda and Homeopathic Physician posts: Level 10 plus non-practising allowance

These three vacancies are in the AYUSH (Ayurveda, Yoga, Unani, Siddha and Homoeopathy) cadre of the New Delhi Municipal Council. The headquarters is NDMC, New Delhi (pages 6 and 8). Both posts pay Level 10 plus NPA. NPA is the non-practising allowance. It is paid because private practice of any kind is banned in these jobs.

• Ayurveda Physician (2 posts): a degree in Ayurveda recognised under the Indian Medicine Central Council Act, 1970. Your name must also be on the Central or a State Register of Indian Medicine (page 5).
• Homeopathic Physician (1 post): a degree in Homoeopathy recognised under the Homoeopathic Central Council Act, 1973. Your name must also be on the Central or a State Register of Homoeopathy (page 8).

The single Homeopathic post is shown as EWS-01, and the age line on page 7 gives a limit for EWS only. Duties include OPD and ward work, running the Ayurveda or Homoeopathy unit you are put in charge of, and health camps run by NDMC or the Delhi and central governments. Probation is one year.

BSI Scientist ‘B’: five Kolkata posts re-advertised from Advt 06/2026

UPSC first advertised these same five posts in Advertisement No. 06/2026 of 13 June 2026. That form closed on 3 July 2026. The new notice on page 11 explains the change. The posts are now also open to people with these disabilities:

• hard of hearing (HH)
• a specific learning disability (SLD)
• mental illness (MI)
• multiple disabilities (MD)

All other post details stay the same.

The five posts are split by subject: MSc Botany 3, MSc Horticulture 1 and MSc Chemistry (Organic) 1 (page 11). A PhD in one of those subjects is a desirable extra, not a must (page 10). The headquarters is the Botanical Survey of India at the CGO Complex, Salt Lake City, Kolkata. Probation is two years and includes at least two weeks of induction training.

Age for Scientist ‘B’ is counted on 3 July 2026, not 4 December

This is the easiest rule to miss. For most posts in this notice, eligibility is judged on the closing date, 4 December 2026 (page 13). For Scientist ‘B’, page 11 says the “original closing date, i.e. 03.07.2026 shall prevail” for age and other eligibility. So the 35-year limit for UR and EWS is checked on 3 July 2026.

If you applied under Advt 06/2026, you do not need to apply again. You may edit your old form if you want. If you leave it as it is, UPSC will keep your data and merge it with the new advertisement (page 11). The notice invites “eligible candidates who could not apply earlier” to apply by 4 December 2026.

Pay for Scientist ‘B’ is Level 10, with no NPA, in both UPSC notices (Advt 06/2026 page 197; Advt 13/2026 page 9). Do not mix it up with Scientist ‘C’ (Hydrology), the next post in the June notice, which is at Level 11.

Which disabilities each Advt 13/2026 post is suitable for

A PwBD candidate can apply to a post that is suitable but not reserved, and is then judged on general merit (page 16). The 10-year age relaxation still applies, but your age on the closing date (3 July 2026 for Scientist ‘B’) cannot be above 56 (pages 11 and 23).

Blind and low-vision candidates are not listed as suitable for any of the four posts. For Scientist ‘B’, page 10 adds that SD and SI must be without any linked nerve or limb problem.

Rs 25 or nothing: one post card and one PDF per claim on the UPSC portal

The fee is Rs 25 for men from the UR, OBC and EWS groups. Women of any community, SC, ST and PwBD candidates pay nothing. You can pay by card, UPI or net banking up to the closing time. The fee is never refunded, and a form without the fee is rejected (page 21).

1. Create an account on upsconline.nic.in and fill the Universal Registration. You get a URN, one number for all UPSC jobs. UPSC advises Aadhaar as your photo ID (page 12).
2. Fill the Common Application Form. You must upload a photo and also capture a live photo. You must also upload your signature written three times, one below the other, in black ink on white paper (page 17).
3. Open the post card for the vacancy you want and upload a separate PDF for each claim. Examples are your 10th certificate for date of birth, your degree, your council registration and your caste or disability certificate (pages 18 to 20).
4. Pay the fee if it applies to you, submit, and keep a printout. You cannot withdraw or correct the form after you submit it (pages 18 and 20).

Do not upload pay slips, a resume, appointment letters or unsigned experience letters. The date of birth you enter is final. UPSC will send all letters by e-mail, so use an e-mail address you check often (pages 18 and 20). Apply well before 6 PM on 4 December 2026, because the portal shuts at that time.

How UPSC may shortlist Advt 13/2026 applicants before the interview

Meeting the minimum qualification does not promise an interview call. If many people apply, UPSC can shortlist by the desirable qualification, a higher degree, more experience, or a recruitment test (pages 14 and 15). That is why you should list every extra degree, such as an MDS, an MD (Ayurveda) or a PhD, in the form. Part-time, daily-wage and guest work is not counted as experience for shortlisting (page 18).

The interview is out of 100. The minimum mark (UPSC calls it the minimum level of suitability) is 50 for UR, 45 for OBC, and 40 for SC, ST and PwBD (page 15). If a test is held, you must clear a minimum at both stages. Test centres include Delhi, Kolkata, Lucknow, Bhopal and Jaipur (page 24). Outstation candidates get help with travel costs for the interview, up to the sleeper or second-class train fare (page 27).

Interview dates, a test decision and a rupee figure: not in Advt 13/2026 yet

• Interview dates: page 13 says they will be told separately.
• Whether a recruitment test will be held: the notice keeps it as an option only.
• A rupee pay figure: the notice gives Level 10 (plus NPA for the NDMC posts) and no amount.

For questions on the form, the UPSC helpline is 011-24041001 or 011-40303444, or e-mail upscsoap@nic.in. It runs from 10 AM to 5:30 PM on working days during the application window (page 26).

Other jobs for BDS, AYUSH and MSc holders

The previous UPSC selection notice we covered was UPSC Advt 12/2026 for legal posts. Doctors in Delhi can also look at the ESIC Rohini senior resident and specialist walk-in. MBBS holders can see the ISRO HSFC Medical Officer posts. For more, see all UPSC recruitments, health sector jobs, jobs for postgraduates, jobs for graduates and all-India government jobs.

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