At a glance
The facts most likely to change your decision.
- Vacancies
- Not announced / not applicable No vacancy or seat number is asserted unless the cited current-cycle notice publishes it.
- Education
- Professional degree · ITI / Diploma B.Sc. Nursing/Post-Basic B.Sc. Nursing with registration, or the prescribed GNM diploma, registration and experience route.
- Age
- Generally 18–30 years for Nursing Officer, subject to institute rules and the notice's category/service relaxations. Relaxations and cut-off dates are category-specific.
- Application fee
- Category-specific under Notice No. 17/2026; PwBD exemption and refund conditions are governed by the advertisement. Use the official payment instructions only.
- Pay
- Nursing Officer posts are generally Pay Level 7, subject to the participating institute's recruitment rules. Gross and in-hand pay vary by posting and allowance.
- Recruitment cycle
- NORCET 10 / 2026 Central · Participating AIIMS and central institutes across India
Vacancies & reservation
What is known, what overlaps and what remains unreported.
Category table not available here
Check the latest official notice for the post- and category-wise distribution.
How to read reservation: UR, EWS, OBC, SC and ST are vertical categories. PwBD, women, ex-servicemen and similar horizontal reservations can overlap them and must not be added again to the total.
Complete timeline
One record from notification to final outcome.
- completed
Notice / applications opened
24 Feb 2026
- completed
Applications closed
16 Mar 2026
- completed
Stage I
11 Apr 2026
- completed
Stage II
30 Apr 2026
- current
Result / allocation
Official date awaited
Who can apply?
A readable first check—not a legal eligibility decision.
Basic eligibility paths
- Confirm the exact qualification, registration, internship, experience, nationality and cut-off date in the official bulletin.
Relaxations & certificates
- SC/ST, OBC-NCL, PwBD and ex-servicemen relaxations follow the applicable notification.
- Always check the certificate format and cut-off date in the official notice.
Selection process & syllabus
Stage by stage, without mixing recruitment years.
Selection stages
- 1Stage-I qualifying CBT
- 2Stage-II main CBT
- 3NORCET rank
- 4Institute/post allocation and document verification
Syllabus snapshot
- Stage-I and Stage-II nursing-domain and general-aptitude scheme in Notice No. 17/2026.
Application document checklist
Prepare before the portal gets busy.
Recent passport-size photograph and scanned signature
Government photo ID with the same name used in the application
Education certificates and marksheets
Category, EWS, PwBD or ex-serviceman certificate, if claimed
Domicile or language proof where the notification requires it
Official links & source record
Go straight to the recruiting body.
- Primary source
- Nursing Officer Recruitment Common Eligibility Test (NORCET)-10, Notice No. 17/2026
- Published / changed
- 24 Feb 2026
- Last checked
- 4 Aug 2026, 16:05 IST
Official notices, corrigenda and recruiting-body pages have final authority. This page is a reading aid.