GMCH MHI Consultant Psychiatrist Recruitment 2026

MHI Chandigarh Consultant Psychiatrist Recruitment 2026: Overview

The Mental Health Institute (MHI) in Sector 32, Chandigarh, which works alongside Government Medical College and Hospital (GMCH), wants a Consultant Psychiatrist for the District Mental Health Programme (DMHP). It is a single unreserved post on a fixed consolidated salary. The engagement is on contract for one year at first, and it can be extended year by year depending on your work and conduct. If you hold an MD or DNB in Psychiatry and want to work in community mental health in Chandigarh, this one is worth a look.

This is a walk-in interview with a twist: you send a hard-copy application first, the institute scrutinises it, and only then is the interview date fixed in consultation with the SMER, Chandigarh, who chairs the selection committee. Shortlisted applicants get the date and time by e-mail — no separate call letter is posted.

Service Conditions and Caveats

• Contract only: The post is purely temporary and for a fixed term. You cannot later claim regularisation or any other benefit from it.
• Whole-time post: Private practice of any kind is prohibited.
• Unreserved post: Age relaxation applies only to posts reserved for a category, so SC candidates applying for this unreserved post get no relaxation in the upper age limit.
• Category claims: An OBC claim counts only with a certificate from the competent authority, and once claimed in the form it cannot be changed. Persons with disabilities need a UDID certificate showing at least 40% disability under the RPwD Act, 2016.
• Eligibility date: You must hold the qualification and experience on the date of the interview; your candidature stays provisional until documents are checked.
• Former staff: Anyone whose services were earlier dispensed with by this institute for misconduct or otherwise cannot apply.
• Government employees: Bring a No Objection Certificate from your present employer, or you will not be allowed into the interview.
• No travel allowance: No TA, DA or conveyance is paid for attending the interview.

Application Submission Notes

Download the application form (Annexure-A) from the GMCH website, fill it by hand, paste one photograph and attach the fee draft and self-attested certificates. Submit the hard copy at the Establishment Branch, Mental Health Institute, Sector 32, Chandigarh 160030.

The fee draft or banker's cheque must be drawn in favour of the Director, Mental Health Institute, Sector-32, Chandigarh, payable at Chandigarh. Unsigned or incomplete forms, or forms without the fee, photo or certificates, are rejected without any communication. For queries, the institute lists 0172-2601738 (Ext. 230, 233) and mhipsychiatry@gmail.com.