DHS Kanyakumari Staff Nurse Recruitment 2026 — 93 Vacancies

DHS Kanniyakumari Staff Nurse Recruitment 2026: Overview

District Health Society Kanniyakumari (DHS Kanniyakumari), the district health society working under Tamil Nadu's Health and Family Welfare Department, is hiring Staff Nurses on a temporary contract basis. The posts belong to the National Health Mission – Tamil Nadu and are being filled directly by the district society under reference No. 11506/A5/2026.

The vacancies sit across the public health network of Kanniyakumari district: the Government Kanniyakumari Medical College Hospital, the government hospitals, the government primary health centres and the urban primary health centres. You will work wherever the society posts you within the district, so be ready to travel inside Kanniyakumari.

This drive suits nurses who hold a GNM diploma or a B.Sc Nursing degree and are registered with the Tamil Nadu Nursing Council. If you want government hospital experience near Nagercoil without writing a competitive exam, it is worth a look. Council registration is compulsory — the form asks for your registration number.

Service Conditions and Caveats

• Contract length: Each engagement lasts until the 11-month contract ends or the scheme's implementation ends, whichever comes first.
• No regularisation: The post is purely temporary under the National Health Mission. You must sign a declaration on the form accepting that the job will not be made permanent for any reason.
• Tie-breaker: If two applicants have the same marks, the older candidate (by date of birth) gets preference.
• Number of posts: The number of vacancies announced may change.
• Final say: The Chairman of the District Health Society (the District Collector) takes the final decision on appointments.
• Priority claims: The form lets you declare if you are differently abled, transgender, a deserted wife, an ex-serviceman or a destitute widow. Attach the supporting certificate if you claim priority.

Application Submission Notes

This is an offline application. Download the form from kanniyakumari.nic.in, fill it in, paste a passport-size photo and attach copies of your certificates. The form asks for your SSLC and HSC marks and your GNM or B.Sc Nursing percentage, so keep your mark sheets handy.

Submit it in person or by Speed Post to The Executive Secretary, District Health Society / District Health Officer, District Health Office, Krishnancoil, Nagercoil 629 001.

Forms received after the 5 PM cut-off on the last date, or sent without full details and supporting certificates, will be rejected. If you are posting it, send it a few days early so it reaches on time.

• Provide bedside nursing care to patients in wards and health centres
• Give medicines, injections and IV fluids as the doctor prescribes
• Record vital signs, treatment given and patient progress in nursing charts
• Assist doctors during rounds, minor procedures, deliveries and emergencies
• Help run National Health Mission services such as immunisation and antenatal care
• Counsel patients and relatives on medicines, hygiene and follow-up
• Work rotating shifts, including night duty, as required