Shrine Board Recruitment 2026 Notification Out - Apply Offline for 105 Junior Assistant, Storekeeper and More Posts

It is an Employment Notice (Advertisement No. 05/2026, dated 15 June 2026) issued by the Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Shrine Board for 105 vacancies across 12 posts — including Assistant Coach, Programmer, Chef, Senior Electrician and Enforcement & Security Guard — based in Katra, Jammu & Kashmir.

There are 105 vacancies in total, with Enforcement & Security Guard carrying the highest count at 30 posts, followed by Sales & Service Executive with 11 posts.

It is an offline process. There is no online application portal; candidates must send or personally deposit their application, along with a Demand Draft, at the Shrine Board's Central Office in Katra.

The completed application must reach the Central Office, SMVDSB, Katra, on or before 07 July 2026. Applications received after this date will be outrightly rejected.

The application fee is ₹200/- per post, payable only through a Demand Draft drawn in favour of the FA/Chief Accounts Officer, SMVDSB, Katra.

Candidates must be at least 18 years old and not more than 40 years old. The maximum age limit is relaxed to 45 years for ex-servicemen.

All posts are on a "Term Employment" basis, initially for one year, extendable based on satisfactory performance and governed by the Shrine Board's prescribed service conditions.

Selection involves shortlisting of candidates, followed by a Written Test and a Personal Interview. Dates are announced only on the official website, with no separate postal communication sent to candidates.

The application must be sent to, or deposited in person at, the Chief Executive Officer, SMVDSB, Central Office, Katra (J&K) – 182301.

Candidates must enclose complete Bio-Data, self-attested qualification certificates, experience certificate, date-of-birth proof, two self-attested passport-size photographs, the original Demand Draft, and (for ex-servicemen) the Discharge Book. Incomplete forms will be outrightly rejected.