Kohima, August 22 (MExN): The Nagaland Staff Selection Board (NSSB) has notified the cancellation of the recruitment process for sixty-one posts of Auxiliary Nurse Midwife/Female Health Worker (ANM/FHW) in compliance with an order of the Gauhati High Court, Kohima Bench.
According to the NSSB notification, the cancellation follows a letter issued by the High Court bearing No. W.P.(C) 122/2024/979-80 dated August 20, 2025. The recruitment process was earlier advertised under Item No. 4 of Advertisement No. NSSB/EXAM-4/CTS-1/18 dated December 15, 2023.
The board directed the Department of Health and Family Welfare, Government of Nagaland, “to consider bringing necessary amendments in the Nagaland Nursing Services Rules, 1988 so as to provide therein the education/eligibility criteria for appointment to the post of ANM/FHW in an unambiguous manner, within a period of forty five (45) days from the date of the said Order.”
It further stated that on completion of the amendments within the stipulated forty-five days, the Department of Health and Family Welfare shall, “within 15 days thereof make a requisition to the NSSB, strictly complying with the provisions of Regulations 14 of the NSSB Regulations 2020.”
Following the receipt of requisition from the department, the NSSB “shall issue necessary advertisement for the same within fifteen (15) days thereof.”
“In compliance with the aforesaid order of the High Court, the Nagaland Staff Selection Board, has notified that the examination conducted for Item No. 4, ANM/FHW post, as advertised under ADVERTISEMENT NO.NSSB-1/CTSE 2023 dated 15th December 2023 and written examination conducted on 24th February 2024 stands cancelled with immediate effect,” the notification read.
The NSSB added that fresh recruitment for the posts would be conducted “as and when the amended eligibility criteria by the concerned Department are notified and other directives are fully complied with.”
