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GPSSB Multi Purpose Health Worker (Male) Recruitment: syllabus and eligibility

Gujarat MPHW key facts
Conducting bodyGujarat Panchayat Service Selection Board (GPSSB). Official website ↗
PostsMulti Purpose Health Worker (Male), Class 3
QualificationOne of these: a one-year Multi Purpose Health Worker basic course certificate or diploma; a one-year Sanitary Inspector diploma; a one-year Health Sanitary Inspector certificate from an ITI or other recognised institute; or a Sanitary Inspector or Health Sanitary Inspector diploma from a university. You also need basic knowledge of computer applications as set in the Gujarat Civil Services Classification and Recruitment (General) Rules, 1967, and adequate knowledge of Gujarati, Hindi or both.
Age limit18–33 years on 20 May 2026 (general category)
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GenderMale candidates only
Selection stagesWritten competitive exam (objective, OMR or computer-based) → Document verification
Latest notificationAdvt. No. 06/2026-27: Multi Purpose Health Worker (Male), Class 3 · 420 vacancies

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About Gujarat MPHW

Multi Purpose Health Worker (Male) is a Class 3 panchayat health post in Gujarat, recruited by GPSSB. You need a one-year health worker or sanitary inspector course to apply. Advt. No. 06/2026-27 was for 420 posts.

Eligibility

Age limit

General category: 18–33 years, counted on 20 May 2026.

Age relaxation

  • OBC: 5 years
  • SC: 5 years
  • ST: 5 years
  • EWS: 5 years
  • PwBD: 10 years
  • SC, ST, SEBC and EWS men of Gujarat origin: 5 years
  • Candidates with disabilities: 10 years (unreserved), 15 years (reserved)
  • Ex-servicemen: length of service plus 3 years
  • Relaxed upper age cannot go beyond 45

Qualification

One of these: a one-year Multi Purpose Health Worker basic course certificate or diploma; a one-year Sanitary Inspector diploma; a one-year Health Sanitary Inspector certificate from an ITI or other recognised institute; or a Sanitary Inspector or Health Sanitary Inspector diploma from a university. You also need basic knowledge of computer applications as set in the Gujarat Civil Services Classification and Recruitment (General) Rules, 1967, and adequate knowledge of Gujarati, Hindi or both.

Selection process

  1. Written competitive exam (objective, OMR or computer-based)
  2. Document verification

Exam pattern

Written exam

Mode: Objective MCQ (OMR or computer-based) · Duration: 3 hours · Negative marking: 0.25 of the question's marks cut for each wrong answer

SUBJECTMARKS
General Awareness and General Knowledge35
Gujarati Grammar20
English Language and Grammar20
General Mathematics, Reasoning and Data Interpretation25
Job-related and technical knowledge of the qualifying course100

Gujarat MPHW syllabus

General Awareness and General Knowledge

  • General mental ability and general intelligence
  • History of India and Gujarat
  • Cultural heritage of India and Gujarat
  • Geography of India and Gujarat
  • Sports
  • Indian polity and the Constitution
  • Panchayati Raj
  • Welfare schemes of the Gujarat and Union governments
  • Indian economy and planning
  • General science, environment and ICT
  • Current affairs: regional, national and international

Gujarati Grammar

  • Gujarati grammar (Gujarati medium)

English Language and Grammar

  • English grammar and usage

General Mathematics, Reasoning and Data Interpretation

  • Arithmetic
  • Reasoning
  • Data interpretation

Job-related and technical knowledge

  • Subjects of the MPHW or sanitary inspector course
  • Knowledge needed for field health work

What they ask

The MPHW paper is 200 marks in 3 hours. The technical section is worth 100 marks and tests what you studied in the health worker or sanitary inspector course. The rest is general awareness (35), Gujarati grammar (20), English (20) and maths with reasoning and data interpretation (25).

How to prepare

  • Revise your MPHW or sanitary inspector course notes chapter by chapter. The technical section decides half the marks.
  • Learn the Gujarat and central health and welfare schemes, which fall under the general awareness syllabus.
  • Practise Gujarati grammar and English together; they add up to 40 marks.
  • Attempt timed 200-mark mock papers to get used to three hours of MCQs with negative marking.
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