If you have an ANM certificate and you've been waiting for a Gujarat government health job, this is the one to look at closely. GSSSB has opened recruitment for Female Health Worker (FHW), a Class-3 post under the health and family welfare department, and the competition is going to be tight because these posts don't come up every year.
This article walks you through everything from the notification to the syllabus, so you don't have to hunt across ten different websites. Let's get into it.
Quick Answer
The GSSSB Female Health Worker 2026 notification is already out. GSSSB released it on June 11, 2026 for 155 posts, applications closed on June 29, 2026, and the exam date has not been announced yet. If you missed this window, keep an eye on pareeksha.in/exams and the exam news page for the next cycle, because GSSSB usually repeats this recruitment when fresh vacancies pile up.
Latest Notification and Important Dates
The current cycle is for 155 FHW posts, and a separate special recruitment drive for 25 posts is running for PwD (Divyang) candidates. Here are the key dates for the main 155-post drive.
| Event | Date |
|---|---|
| Notification released | June 11, 2026 |
| Online application starts | June 15, 2026, 2:00 PM |
| Online application ends | June 29, 2026, 11:59 PM |
| Last date for fee payment | July 1, 2026, 11:59 PM |
| Admit card release | Not announced yet (tentative) |
| Written exam date | To be announced (tentative) |
Note that applications for this round are already closed. If you're reading this after the window shut, don't panic. GSSSB has also run a parallel special drive for 25 PwD posts, and GPSSB (a different but related board) separately announced a much bigger FHW-type drive for around 1,948 posts in April 2026. Always confirm which board and which advertisement number you're applying under before you pay the fee, because GSSSB and GPSSB run different exams with different syllabi.
What the Job Actually Is
A Female Health Worker is a grassroots health worker posted at a Primary Health Centre (PHC), sub-centre, or community health centre in rural or semi-urban Gujarat. You are, in plain words, the first point of contact for maternal and child health in your assigned area.
Day to day, the job involves antenatal and postnatal check-ups, immunisation drives, family planning counselling, maintaining health records for the villages under your sub-centre, and coordinating with ASHA workers and the local Primary Health Officer. It's fieldwork heavy. You'll be doing home visits, running health camps, and reporting data upward. It's not a desk job, and that's exactly why the government wants candidates with real ANM training, not just theory knowledge.
Vacancy Details
There are 155 posts advertised in this cycle, broken up by category as follows.
| Category | Vacancies |
|---|---|
| General/Unreserved | 17 |
| EWS | 15 |
| SEBC | 80 |
| ST | 43 |
| SC | 0 |
| Total | 155 |
SEBC and ST candidates have the biggest share this time, which tells you something about where the postings are concentrated (tribal and rural belts of Gujarat need more health workers). A separate 25-post drive is reserved specifically for PwD candidates.
Eligibility
You need to be a woman aged 18 to 40 years, with relaxation for reserved categories.
Age limit is calculated as of the last date of application (June 29, 2026 for this cycle).
| Category | Maximum Age |
|---|---|
| General/Unreserved | 40 years |
| SC/ST/SEBC/EWS | 45 years |
| PwD (with reservation) | Further relaxation of 10 years on top of category limit |
Education qualification: you must have passed SSC (Class 10) or HSC (Class 12), and you must hold either the Female Health Worker Basic Training Course certificate or an ANM (Auxiliary Nurse Midwife) certificate registered with the Gujarat Nursing Council. Basic computer knowledge is also asked for, and working knowledge of Gujarati is expected since you'll be dealing with local records and villagers directly.
Domicile: preference and reservation benefits generally apply to Gujarat domicile candidates, so check the specific advertisement PDF for the exact domicile clause before applying.
There's no separate physical standard test for this post, unlike police or forest guard recruitments, since the job is clinical and administrative rather than physically demanding in the running-jumping sense.
Application Process and Fee
You apply online through the OJAS portal (ojas.gujarat.gov.in), and the process is fully digital from form-filling to fee payment.
| Category | Application Fee |
|---|---|
| General/Unreserved | ₹500 |
| SC/ST/SEBC/EWS/PwD/Ex-servicemen | ₹400 |
The fee is refundable if you actually appear for the written exam, which is a GSSSB policy that applies across most of its recruitments now.
Steps to apply:
- Go to ojas.gujarat.gov.in and find the Female Health Worker advertisement link.
- Register with your basic details if you're a new user, or log in if you already have an OJAS profile.
- Fill in personal, educational and category details carefully. Double-check your ANM/FHW certificate number.
- Upload photo, signature and required documents in the specified format and size.
- Pay the fee online through the available payment modes.
- Download and save the confirmation page and application number for future reference.
Do this early. Portals slow down or crash in the last two days before closing, and a lot of candidates lose their shot simply because the server hung at 11:55 PM on the last day.
Exam Pattern
Selection is through a single written exam. There's no interview stage for this post, which is good news because it means your written score decides everything.
| Part | Subject Area | Marks | Questions |
|---|---|---|---|
| Part A | Reasoning, Quantitative Aptitude, Constitution of India, Current Affairs, Comprehension/General English-Gujarati | 90 | — |
| Part B | Nursing and Health technical subjects | 120 | — |
| Total | 210 | 210 |
Key exam facts: total duration is 3 hours, each question carries 1 mark, and there's negative marking of 0.25 for every wrong answer. You need at least 40% in Part A and 40% in Part B individually to qualify, so you can't coast through the general knowledge part and hope your nursing score carries you.
Detailed Syllabus
Part A (General Section, 90 marks)
- Reasoning: analogy, series, coding-decoding, blood relations, direction sense, syllogism, seating arrangement
- Quantitative Aptitude: percentage, ratio-proportion, average, profit-loss, simple and compound interest, time-speed-distance, data interpretation
- Indian Constitution: fundamental rights and duties, structure of government, Panchayati Raj, Gujarat state government structure
- Current Affairs: national and Gujarat-specific events, government schemes, health-related policy updates
- Comprehension: passage-based questions in Gujarati/English/Hindi to test reading and understanding
Part B (Technical/Nursing Section, 120 marks)
- Community Health Nursing: principles of community health, health education methods, epidemiology basics
- Primary Health Care: PHC structure, referral systems, National Health Mission programs
- Maternal and Child Health / Midwifery: antenatal care, delivery care, postnatal care, high-risk pregnancy identification
- Child Health Nursing: immunisation schedule, growth monitoring, nutrition, common childhood illnesses
- Family Welfare and Family Planning: contraceptive methods, government family planning schemes
- Health Promotion and Disease Prevention: communicable and non-communicable disease control, national health programs like RCH, NRHM
- Health Centre Management: record keeping, reporting formats, drug and vaccine cold-chain management
If you already went through your ANM training properly, Part B should feel familiar. The trap is Part A, where a lot of nursing candidates lose marks because they haven't touched reasoning or current affairs in years. Don't skip it. Use topic-wise practice sets to sharpen the reasoning and quant portions specifically, since that's where most FHW aspirants are weakest.
Salary, Pay Scale and Career Growth
For the first five years, a newly appointed FHW gets a fixed monthly pay of ₹26,000. After successful completion of the probation/fixed pay period, you move into the regular pay matrix under 7th Pay Commission Level-2, which ranges from ₹19,900 to ₹63,200 basic, plus dearness allowance, house rent allowance, and other standard state government allowances.
In hand, during the fixed-pay phase, you can expect close to ₹24,000 to ₹25,000 after basic deductions. Once regularised, total in-hand pay with allowances typically crosses ₹35,000 to ₹40,000 depending on your posting location and applicable HRA slab.
Career growth is steady but slow in this cadre. Promotions typically move toward Senior Health Worker, Health Supervisor, and eventually administrative roles within the district health department, based on seniority, departmental exams and vacancy availability.
Previous Year Cut-off
GSSSB has not released a separate FHW-specific cut-off list publicly for a recent past cycle, since this recruitment doesn't run every year like Talati or Junior Clerk. Based on similar Class-3 nursing/paramedical GSSSB exams in the last few years, general category cut-offs have generally landed in the 130 to 150 mark range out of 210, while reserved category cut-offs have been 10 to 25 marks lower depending on category and zone. Treat this as a rough benchmark, not a guarantee, and aim to comfortably cross 150 to stay safe regardless of category.
Best Books and Preparation Strategy
You have roughly 2 to 3 months before the exam date is announced, so use this time wisely instead of waiting around.
Month 1: Revise your ANM/nursing coursework thoroughly. Go topic by topic through community health, maternal and child health, and family planning. This is 120 out of 210 marks, so it deserves the most hours.
Month 2: Shift focus to Part A. Cover reasoning basics, practice quant daily using a quantitative aptitude guide, and work through a reasoning guide for pattern-based questions. Read the Gujarat Constitution and Panchayati Raj chapters carefully, since GSSSB loves asking state-specific administrative questions.
Month 3: Start full-length mock tests. Use the free mock test series to simulate the real 210-question, 3-hour format, and track your accuracy in both parts separately since you need 40% in each. Also build a daily current affairs habit using the current affairs section, focusing on Gujarat government health schemes and national health missions.
Keep a notebook of formulas for quant and a separate one for nursing terms you tend to forget. Revise both every weekend. Free resources are available in the Reading Room if you want structured chapter-wise material instead of scattered notes.
Common Mistakes and Honest Advice
Don't ignore Part A just because you're strong in nursing. Plenty of good ANM candidates fail to clear the 40% cutoff in the general section because they assumed their technical knowledge would carry them. It won't, since both parts are checked separately.
Don't wait till the last day to submit your application or fee payment. Portal traffic spikes badly in the final hours and candidates genuinely miss out due to server issues, not lack of preparation.
Don't rely only on your ANM training memory from years ago. Health protocols and government scheme names get updated, and GSSSB questions often reflect the latest program names and guidelines, not the old textbook version.
Finally, don't skip mock tests. A 210-question, 3-hour exam with negative marking needs time management practice, not just subject knowledge. Attempt at least 8 to 10 full mocks before the real exam.
FAQ
Is the GSSSB Female Health Worker 2026 notification out? Yes. GSSSB released the notification on June 11, 2026 for 155 posts, and applications closed on June 29, 2026.
How many vacancies are there in GSSSB FHW recruitment 2026? There are 155 posts in the main drive, plus a separate special drive for 25 posts reserved for PwD candidates.
What is the application fee for GSSSB Female Health Worker? General category candidates pay ₹500, while SC, ST, SEBC, EWS and PwD candidates pay ₹400. The fee is refundable if you appear for the exam.
What is the age limit for GSSSB FHW post? Minimum age is 18 years. Maximum age is 40 years for general category and 45 years for reserved categories, as of the application closing date.
What qualification is needed for Female Health Worker in Gujarat? You need SSC or HSC pass along with an ANM certificate or Female Health Worker Basic Training Course certificate registered with the Gujarat Nursing Council.
What is the exam pattern for GSSSB FHW? It's a single written exam of 210 questions and 210 marks over 3 hours, split into Part A (90 marks: reasoning, aptitude, GK) and Part B (120 marks: nursing and health subjects), with 0.25 negative marking per wrong answer.
Is there an interview for GSSSB Female Health Worker recruitment? No. Selection is purely based on the written exam followed by document verification, with no interview stage.
What is the salary of a Female Health Worker in Gujarat? The fixed pay for the first 5 years is ₹26,000 per month. After regularisation, pay moves to the 7th Pay Commission Level-2 scale of ₹19,900 to ₹63,200 plus allowances.
When will the GSSSB FHW exam be held? The exam date has not been announced yet as of August 2026. Check the OJAS portal and pareeksha.in's exam news page for updates.
Where do I apply for GSSSB Female Health Worker recruitment? Applications are submitted online through the official OJAS portal at ojas.gujarat.gov.in and through the GSSSB website at gsssb.gujarat.gov.in.
Related reads on Pareeksha
If you're preparing for other Gujarat government exams alongside this one, check out our guides on Gujarat Police Constable, GSSSB Talati cum Mantri, and browse the full list of Gujarat exam guides for other GSSSB and GPSSB postings you may be eligible for.
Final word
The FHW post is a solid, stable government job if you already have your ANM certificate. The written exam is manageable if you split your time honestly between nursing revision and the general Part A section. This cycle's application window is closed, but GSSSB refills these posts regularly, so build your preparation now rather than waiting for the next notification to drop.
Check the official portals regularly for updates: ojas.gujarat.gov.in and gsssb.gujarat.gov.in. And when the exam date is confirmed, come back and build a proper study plan so you're not cramming in the last two weeks.
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