Banaras Hindu University Nursing Officer

The BHU Nursing Officer exam is the recruitment test for Nursing Officer (Group B) posts at Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, mainly for the university's hospitals, including Sir Sunderlal Hospital under the Institute of Medical Sciences. It is a single written test, followed by a skill test and document verification, so every mark in the objective paper matters.

BHU does not advertise Nursing Officer posts every year. As of 19 October 2026, we could not find a new Nursing Officer advertisement from the university, so this page describes the last cycle we could trace (the December 2023 notification and the April 2024 test) and tells you plainly which details are reported by secondary sources and which you must confirm on the official website. Use it to plan your preparation before the next notification arrives.

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BHU Nursing Officer Exam at a Glance

Notification Status as of October 2026

BHU recruits through its Recruitment and Assessment Cell, and the Nursing Officer drive has run as part of a larger non-teaching advertisement. The last drive we could trace was notified in December 2023, with the computer-based test conducted for the university in April 2024. Several prep websites have since published "expected soon" pages for 2025 and 2026, but those pages carry no official advertisement number, date or link, so we treat them as speculation.

What this means for you: do not wait for a notification to start. The pattern and eligibility have been stable enough that preparing now is safe, as long as you re-check every figure when BHU publishes a fresh advertisement. Older pages may still show 2023-24 figures as if they were current, so follow the official notification once it is out.

Important Dates (Last Verified Cycle)

The dates below belong to the 2023-24 cycle and are given as a reference for how long the process took. They are not dates for a new cycle.

Tentative dates come from reported schedules and can change. Track the official recruitment notices on the BHU website and your registered email and phone number.

Vacancy Details

Secondary sources report 221 Nursing Officer posts for the last cycle. This is an indicative figure, and the official advertisement is the only reliable source for the exact number and for the category-wise split. Posts are normally distributed across unreserved, OBC, SC, ST and EWS categories under government norms, with horizontal reservation for persons with benchmark disabilities.

Vacancy numbers can be revised, and a future advertisement may list a different count. When the next notice appears, check three things: the total, the reserved share for your category, and whether any posts are marked for a particular unit.

Eligibility Criteria

The conditions below are those reported for the last cycle. A full breakdown, including the age and experience rules, is on the BHU Nursing Officer eligibility page.

Educational qualification

• Degree route: B.Sc. Nursing or Post Basic B.Sc. Nursing from a recognised institute, with registration as a Nurse (or Nurse and Midwife) with a State Nursing Council.

• Diploma route: General Nursing and Midwifery (GNM) from an Indian Nursing Council or State Nursing Council recognised institute, with registration as Nurse and Midwife.

Experience and age

• Experience: Reported as one year after the degree and two years after the diploma, in a hospital with at least 50 beds.

• Upper age limit: Reported as 30 years. Relaxation for reserved categories follows university and government rules, so confirm the exact cut-off date and relaxation in the notification.

Application Fee and How to Apply

These fee figures are reported by secondary sources and should be checked against the new advertisement. The application steps have been broadly the same each year.

1. Open the recruitment section of the official BHU website and read the full advertisement.

2. Register with a working email address and mobile number, as all alerts go there.

3. Fill in personal, educational, registration and experience details exactly as in your certificates.

4. Upload the photograph, signature and documents in the sizes the notice asks for.

5. Pay the fee if it applies to you, submit, and save the confirmation page.

Common reasons for rejection are an expired or missing nursing council registration, experience certificates that do not show bed strength or dates, and mismatched names between documents.

Documents to Keep Ready

Gather these before the window opens, because uploading under time pressure is where most errors happen.

Exam Pattern

The reported pattern for the last written test is a single objective paper, taken on a computer in English medium. The mode is worth confirming each cycle, because some sources describe it as offline.

Marking is reported as 4 marks for each correct answer and a deduction of 2 marks for each wrong answer. The marks per part are worked out from that scheme and the question split, not published separately. With such high negative marking, a wrong guess costs half of what a right answer earns. The exam pattern page explains the arithmetic and a time plan.

Syllabus Summary

BHU names only the two broad areas of the test and, as far as we could verify, does not publish a topic-wise syllabus. The table below is a working checklist built from the nursing curriculum and the paper's two parts, not an official list.

The full topic list is on the BHU Nursing Officer syllabus page.

Selection Process

1. Written test: Objective paper scored out of 200. Marks decide the merit order.

2. Skill test: Candidates who clear the written test cut-off are reported to be called for a practical assessment of nursing skills.

3. Document verification: Registration, qualification and experience certificates are checked in original. Any mismatch can end the candidature.

The weightage between the written test and skill test is not verified. If the skill test is only qualifying, the written test alone decides rank. Read the notification for this rule.

Salary and Career Growth

Nursing Officer posts in central universities are generally placed at Level 7 of the 7th Pay Commission matrix, with a basic pay range of Rs. 44,900 to Rs. 1,42,400. This is an indicative figure from secondary sources, not an official BHU statement, so confirm the level in the advertisement.

Allowances such as dearness allowance, house rent allowance, transport allowance and nursing allowance apply as per the rules in force. In-hand salary depends on city classification and deductions, and it will differ from the basic pay. Growth within the university depends on departmental promotion rules, which the university publishes separately.

Why Candidates Choose This Post

A Nursing Officer role at a university hospital combines clinical work with the stability of a central university service. Many applicants like the structured pay matrix, the allowances and the exposure to a large teaching hospital that handles complex cases. Others value the fixed promotion pathways and the chance to work alongside medical faculty.

The trade-off is competition. A written test for a modest number of vacancies draws applicants from several states, and the process is short, so a few marks can change your rank. Treat the exam as a test of speed and accuracy in revision-level nursing knowledge rather than a test of deep research.

How to Prepare for the BHU Nursing Officer Exam

With 50 questions in 60 minutes, the paper rewards accuracy more than volume. A simple plan works well.

• Anchor on Part A: It carries the larger share of marks. Revise your nursing textbooks subject by subject and make short notes with drug names, normal values and procedure steps.

• Keep Part B steady: Spend 30 minutes a day on reasoning, arithmetic, English and current affairs. These are the easiest marks to protect.

• Practise under a timer: Take sectional tests first, then full 50-question papers with a 60-minute limit.

• Log your errors: Write down every wrong answer and the reason. Revise the log weekly.

• Prepare for the skill test: Revise common procedures and practise explaining the steps in order.

A simple 12-week plan

Adjust the timeline to the date of the notification. If you are already a practising nurse, shift the balance towards Part B and timed practice, since clinical subjects are familiar.

For timed practice, you can attempt online tests on Testkart and use the analysis to plan revision. Pair them with BHU Nursing Officer study notes and previous questions to understand difficulty.

Cut-off Reference

We could not verify an official cut-off for the last cycle, so no figure is quoted here. Any number circulating online before the result was an estimate. Cut-offs change every year with difficulty, vacancies and the number of applicants. Treat past figures as a benchmark only, and aim for a clear margin above them rather than a bare pass. The cut-off page explains how to set a target score.