AIIMS Nursing Officer Eligibility: Age and Qualification

AIIMS Nursing Officer eligibility under NORCET rests on three conditions: a recognised nursing qualification, registration as a Nurse and Midwife, and an age of 18 to 30 years with category relaxation. GNM diploma holders also need two years of hospital experience. The rules below come from the NORCET-11 notice issued by AIIMS New Delhi, and every condition must be met by the closing date of registration in the notice.

This page sets out both qualification routes, how experience is counted, the full age relaxation table and the certificates you need, so you can confirm your eligibility before you apply.

Table of Contents

• AIIMS Nursing Officer Eligibility at a Glance

• Educational Qualification

• Registration and Experience Rules

• Age Limit and Relaxation

• Certificates and NOC

• Who Is Not Eligible

AIIMS Nursing Officer Eligibility at a Glance

Educational Qualification

No minimum percentage is stated for either route. Read the notice of your cycle carefully, because the layout of the experience clause can be read in more than one way, and AIIMS may apply it differently across participating institutes.

Registration and Experience Rules

• Registration first: You must already be registered as a Nurse and Midwife with a State or Indian Nursing Council by the closing date.

• When experience counts: Experience counts only after you complete the qualifying course, including any internship or residency, the declaration of your result and your registration.

• Hospital size: The experience must be in a hospital with at least 50 beds.

• Final-year students: Since the qualification and registration must be complete by the closing date, students awaiting results cannot apply.

Age Limit and Relaxation

Candidates must be 18 to 30 years old on the closing date of registration. Relaxation applies above the upper limit of 30 years.

• Ex-servicemen: Period of military service plus 3 years (plus 6 for OBC and 8 for SC/ST).

• Central government civilian employees: 5 years (8 for OBC, 10 for SC/ST) with at least 3 years of regular service, except at institutes where the recruitment rules say otherwise.

• Reserved candidates on unreserved seats: SC, ST and OBC candidates competing for unreserved seats get no age or cut-off relaxation.

Certificates and NOC

• OBC: A non-creamy layer certificate in the central government format, valid for the financial year named in the notice.

• EWS: An EWS certificate in the central government format, based on income for the financial year named in the notice.

• PwBD: A benchmark disability of 40% or more in an identified category, certified by a competent authority.

• NOC: Candidates working in a government, semi-government, PSU or autonomous body, including on contract, must upload a No Objection Certificate by the deadline in the notice.

Certificates issued outside the window given in the notice may not be accepted, so check the dates before you upload.

Who Is Not Eligible

• Unregistered nurses: Candidates not registered as a Nurse and Midwife by the closing date.

• GNM without full experience: GNM holders with less than 2 years of qualifying experience in a hospital of at least 50 beds.

• Outside the age window: Younger than 18 or older than 30 on the closing date, after any relaxation.

• Non-citizens: Only Indian citizens can apply.

Once you confirm your eligibility, see the AIIMS Nursing Officer overview for fees and dates and the AIIMS Nursing Officer syllabus to start preparing. You can also attempt nursing online tests on Testkart to check your current level before the next cycle opens.

Official source: AIIMS Examinations (NORCET-11 notice No. 103/2026).