The Uttar Pradesh Public Service Commission (UPPSC) will be conducting recruitment against vacant posts of staff nurse (Unani) for the first time. Till now the Unani department itself used to undertake the recruitment. The UPPSC has so far received requisition for 27 vacant posts from the AYUSH (Unani) department and the posts could rise in the coming weeks, said UPPSC secretary Ashok Kumar. According to officials, rules and exam pattern is being finalised and online applications will be invited soon. Earlier on August 4 the commission had invited applications for staff nurse (Ayurveda) for the first time. The commission has also invited applications for 171 posts of staff nurse (allopathy) for males and 2,069 posts for females under the medical medical education and training department on August 21. Around 90,000 candidates have applied for recruitment to a total of 2,240 posts. On an average 40 candidates are in the fray for each post on offer. Likewise, 9,118 candidates have applied for recruitment to 300 posts of staff nurse Ayurveda (female 252 and male 48) under Uttar Pradesh AYUSH (Ayurveda) department. There are more than 30 contenders for each post on offer in this recruitment. The UPPSC has expedited the recruitment process in the state. Advertisements will be issued within a month after completing all the formalities regarding the requisitions being received from various departments. The commission issued advertisements for 3,782 posts between April 1 and October 31 this year. Till April 1 recruitment process for 5,438 posts was in progress. Out of these, selections for 4,394 posts have been completed by October 31, UPPSC officials said.