TMC Varanasi Anaesthesiology Residents 2026: 5 Shared Posts, Separate MD/DNB–Diploma Routes

🩺 TMC Varanasi Anaesthesiology Residents 2026: five posts, two qualification routes

Advertisement VAR/ACA/45/2026, dated 21 October 2026, is a fixed-tenure recruitment for the Anaesthesiology Department serving Homi Bhabha Cancer Hospital (HBCH) and Mahamana Pandit Madan Mohan Malaviya Cancer Centre (MPMMCC), Varanasi, under Tata Memorial Centre. Its central vacancy table says “Senior Resident / Junior Resident” — 5 posts in one combined row. The notice does not divide those five between the two designations. Nor should the four salary grades be counted as four additional post categories.

This is a specialist hospital residency assignment for up to one year, extendable only if the centre's requirements warrant it. The advertisement does not offer permanent government service or promise an extension.

📅 Key dates and application route

The deadline has a clock time. A form completed after 5:30 PM IST on 6 November is not protected by the fact that the calendar date has not ended. The application requires no postal hard copy. TMC instructs candidates applying for more than one post to submit a separate online application for each.

🎓 Qualification matters more than the generic “Resident” label

The Senior and Junior routes are alternatives, not one combined requirement:

A doctor with MD/DNB in Anaesthesiology but no additional completed year should assess the Senior Resident I qualification route; the advertisement does not make two years of experience compulsory for every Senior Resident. A doctor applying under Senior Resident III must be able to evidence the two years shown against that pay grade. Conversely, the Junior Resident route specifically calls for a Diploma in Anaesthesiology—not merely an unspecified graduation, a general science diploma or a generic postgraduate qualification. These distinctions come from the salary and eligibility tables, not from an assumed seniority ladder.

All relevant medical qualifications must be recognised by the National Medical Commission (NMC). Those selected and appointed must be registered with the Uttar Pradesh Medical Council, as applicable. This registration provision is not a published Uttar Pradesh-domicile eligibility rule. The notice also permits result-awaited applicants where applicable, but they must produce evidence of having passed the required examination at MCQ/interview; awaiting results does not exempt the candidate from ultimately proving the essential qualification.

💰 Four monthly salary grades — compared vertically

The notice prints the following monthly remuneration. These are distinct eligibility/pay grades within the five shared vacancies; the document gives no grade-wise number of appointments.

📊 View four monthly remuneration grades (vertical bar comparison)

How to interpret the pay chart: The highest advertised grade is Senior Resident III at ₹1,40,238/month, against ₹1,17,747/month for Diploma-based Junior Resident III. The comparison uses the actual published amounts, not projected in-hand pay, take-home after deductions, 7th CPC levels or guaranteed placement in a higher grade. There is no published experience-to-pay formula beyond the one-year and two-year grade descriptions. The official PDF does not give an individual deduction calculation.

🔐 Security/Caution Deposit is a separate financial item

The PDF's page-one Security/Caution Deposit table independently specifies amounts that happen to equal the corresponding grade's monthly remuneration: JR III ₹1,17,747; SR I ₹1,33,623; SR II ₹1,36,269; SR III ₹1,40,238. Their equality does not make the deposits an extra salary component or the online application fee. The advertisement provides no deposit collection deadline, deduction schedule or refund procedure. Candidates should obtain instructions from the official hospital channel rather than assuming a deposit is payable during registration. The only application charge explicitly specified is ₹300, payable online by debit/credit card or UPI, non-refundable including duplicate payments.

🎂 Age cutoff and relaxations — not a vacancy reservation chart

45 years is the standard maximum age on 6 November 2026. The notice specifies these upper-age concessions under applicable rules:

The notice does not give a minimum age, a method for combining overlapping relaxations, or category-wise distribution of the five posts. It would therefore be wrong to draw a UR/OBC/SC/ST seat chart from the age-relaxation figures. Applicants relying on concession must retain the relevant supporting certificate.

⚕️ How selection may work — MCQ is conditional

TMC may examine the application pool, use screening criteria and restrict the number called. Its Dean (Academics) may decide to conduct an MCQ examination before interview, but the advertisement does not confirm that an MCQ will be held. No MCQ date, paper pattern, syllabus, qualifying mark, venue or admit-card publication date is prescribed. Similarly, interview timing and a final merit weightage are not announced. The Centre may set shortlisting benchmarks and category/discipline cutoffs later; no numerical cutoff is published now.

The actual process should therefore be read as application scrutiny → optional MCQ if directed → interview → document and eligibility verification. There is no basis to create an announced CBT schedule, admit card, answer key or result entry in the current job lifecycle. No TA/DA is payable to candidates attending MCQ/interview.

🧾 NOC must be ready before interview—not merely before joining

Doctors already employed with a Central/State Government organisation, autonomous body, semi-government body or another government-related employer must obtain a No Objection Certificate issued through the institutional/departmental head. The advertisement requires it both as an upload with the online form and as an original shown at MCQ/interview. Failure to produce the original bars the candidate from appearing. This matters particularly for employed doctors whose organisation has a lengthy NOC approval chain.

Other documents must support declared date of birth, education, relevant experience, category/PwD status and medical registration as applicable. Incomplete or false statements can cause rejection. Applicants awaiting examination results must carry passing proof at the selection stage, not merely an admit card or an undertaking.

📝 Applying without avoidable errors

1. Open TMC Careers, locate VAR/ACA/45/2026 and choose the correct residency designation in its online form.
2. Confirm whether the entry is Senior Resident (MD/DNB or recognised equivalent) or Junior Resident (Diploma), rather than selecting based on salary alone.
3. Where claiming SR II or SR III, check supporting experience as of 6 November 2026, the stated cutoff date.
4. Gather qualification proof and the employer-issued NOC before submission, where applicable. Confirm that a valid email address and phone number are supplied.
5. Pay only the ₹300 online application fee through the official application process and finish before 5:30 PM IST on 6 November. No printed hard copy is required.
6. Watch the registered mailbox, including spam, and the TMC recruitment page. The notice names resident-acad.mpmmcc@tmc.gov.in for applicant correspondence; neither interview dates nor optional MCQ arrangements are available yet.

A final decision point: This is a short-duration specialist hospital role. The ₹1.17–1.40 lakh figures are monthly remuneration grades; the one-year engagement is not evidence of a permanent appointment, and the printed caution-deposit requirement deserves separate attention before accepting any offer.

Official source: TMC recruitment listing · Original four-page advertisement VAR/ACA/45/2026. The original notice governs any later changes.