AIIMS NORCET 11 Nursing Officer Recruitment 2026: Pre Result

Candidates must possess B.Sc. (Hons.) Nursing/B.Sc. Nursing or B.Sc. (Post-Certificate)/Post-Basic B.Sc. Nursing from an Indian Nursing Council/State Nursing Council recognized Institute/University and must be registered as a Nurse & Midwife with the State/Indian Nursing Council. Alternatively, candidates with Diploma in General Nursing Midwifery (GNM) from an Indian Nursing Council/State Nursing Council recognized Institute/Board/Council, registration as Nurse & Midwife with State/Indian Nursing Council and 2 years' experience in a minimum 50-bedded hospital after acquiring the required qualification are eligible. The required experience must be obtained after completion of the qualification/course, declaration of result and registration with the State/Indian Nursing Council. 

Age Calculation: As on 13/08/2026

• AIIMS: 18 to 30 Years
• JIPMER: Up to 35 Years
• ESIC: Maximum 30 Years
• SC/ST: +5 Years
• OBC: +3 Years
• PwBD: +10 Years
• PwBD + OBC: +13 Years
• PwBD + SC/ST: +15 Years

Other Relaxation: As per applicable Institute/Government Rules. AIIMS NORCET में सामान्य age 18–30 है और participating institutes के Recruitment Rules के अनुसार institute-specific age conditions लागू हो सकती हैं।

NORCET-11 includes participating AIIMS such as AIIMS New Delhi, Bathinda, Bhopal, Bilaspur, Bhubaneswar, Deoghar, Gorakhpur, Guwahati, Kalyani, Mangalagiri, Nagpur, Patna, Rae Bareli, Raipur, Rewari, Rishikesh, Vijaypur and AIIMS-CAPFIMS, among others. The list of participating Institutes and vacancies may be updated before the closing date. AIIMS New Delhi is the examination-conducting body, while recruitment, posting, service conditions and appointment-related matters are governed by the respective participating Institute/Hospital.

Important Documents: Candidates may be required to produce Registration Slip, Admit Card, Date of Birth certificate, SC/ST/OBC/EWS certificate, PwBD certificate, age-relaxation certificate, NOC, educational qualification certificate, Nursing Council registration, experience certificate and other applicable documents during document verification.

Total Posts / Vacancy: The notification does not specify a final fixed total number of vacancies at the time of advertisement. Vacancies in participating AIIMS/Institutes/Hospitals will be reported in due course and may be added before the closing date. Any published vacancy may also be withdrawn during the recruitment process. The vacancy details are to be referred to in Annexure-V/official updates.
Pay Scale: Nursing Officer posts carry Level-7 of the Pay Matrix, pre-revised Pay Band-2 ₹9,300–34,800 with Grade Pay ₹4,600/-, along with allowances admissible to Central Government employees of similar status at the respective Institute/Hospital.
Selection Process: Selection/recruitment through NORCET-11 will be conducted in two successive stages: Stage-I NORCET Preliminary and Stage-II NORCET Main. Stage-I is qualifying in nature and is not used for determining final merit/rank. Candidates qualifying Stage-I as per the prescribed scheme are shortlisted for Stage-II, generally up to 5 times the total seats in each category, subject to the notified conditions. Final merit and seat allocation are based on Stage-II NORCET Main performance, eligibility and choices/preferences.
NORCET Stage-I Exam Pattern: NORCET Preliminary consists of 100 MCQs for 100 marks with a duration of 90 minutes. There are 20 questions from General Knowledge & Aptitude and 80 questions from the Nursing syllabus at the essential qualification level. There is negative marking of 1/3 mark for every wrong answer. The paper is divided into 5 sections of 20 questions each, with 18 minutes allotted to each section.
NORCET Stage-II Exam Pattern: NORCET Main consists of 160 MCQs for 160 marks with a duration of 180 minutes. Questions cover the complete Nursing syllabus at the essential qualification level and are focused on case-scenario-based questions for testing nursing skills competency. There is negative marking of 1/3 mark for every wrong answer. The examination is divided into 4 sections of 40 questions each, with 45 minutes for each section.
Qualifying Marks: Stage-I qualifying percentile is 50 percentile for UR/EWS, 45 percentile for OBC and 40 percentile for SC/ST. PwBD candidates receive an additional 5 percentile relaxation. In Stage-II, qualifying marks are 50% for UR/EWS, 45% for OBC and 40% for SC/ST, with an additional 5% relaxation for PwBD candidates.

Choice & Preference: NORCET is a common examination for multiple participating organizations. Qualified candidates will be invited to submit choices/preferences at a later stage. Candidates must carefully exercise their choices within the prescribed period; failure to submit choices or submitting choices for only selected organizations may affect consideration for those organizations.

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