Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education & Research Nursing Officer

JIPMER Nursing Officer recruitment fills Group B Nursing Officer posts at the Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research, an Institution of National Importance under the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare. Candidates do not sit a separate JIPMER paper. They apply for the Nursing Officer Recruitment Common Eligibility Test (NORCET) that AIIMS New Delhi conducts, and JIPMER then allots seats and verifies documents.

This page brings together the verified details: recent cycles, dates, eligibility, exam pattern, syllabus approach, selection steps, pay and preparation. The most recent JIPMER notices we could verify in full belong to NORCET-9 (2025) and NORCET-10 (2026), and each table says which cycle a figure comes from. Anything we could not confirm from an official notice is marked indicative.

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JIPMER Nursing Officer at a glance

Recent cycles and important dates

JIPMER recruits Nursing Officers once a NORCET cycle closes and seats are allocated. The dates below come from JIPMER's own notices. The next cycle can start at short notice, so check the JIPMER announcements page before you plan.

NORCET-10 (2026)

NORCET-9 (2025)

We could not open the full NORCET-10 advertisement, so its application window, fee and age limit are not confirmed here. AIIMS has also been reported to have announced a further NORCET cycle in 2026 (NORCET-11), but we could not confirm from a JIPMER notice whether JIPMER is taking part or how many seats it has. Tentative dates and participation can change, so track the official pages on jipmer.edu.in and aiimsexams.ac.in and your registered email.

Vacancy details

JIPMER's NORCET-9 advertisement does not carry a vacancy table on its first pages, and a final vacancy count is fixed only when seats are allotted. For NORCET-10, third-party listings show about 383 posts at JIPMER Karaikal, 88 at JIPMER Puducherry and 7 at JIPMER Yanam, with category-wise splits. These are indicative figures that we could not confirm from an official source, and the count varies from cycle to cycle.

The official NORCET-10 document verification notice lists candidates by campus, which confirms that JIPMER Puducherry, Karaikal and Yanam were all part of that cycle. Read the vacancy table in the current advertisement for the final category-wise numbers.

Eligibility

The rules below follow JIPMER's NORCET-9 advertisement. Check the current notice for any change.

Educational qualification

• Route one: B.Sc (Hons.) Nursing or B.Sc Nursing, or B.Sc (Post-Certificate) or Post-Basic B.Sc Nursing, from an institute or university recognised by the Indian Nursing Council or a State Nursing Council, plus registration as a Nurse and Midwife with a State or Indian Nursing Council.

• Route two: Diploma in General Nursing Midwifery (GNM) from a recognised institute, board or council, registration as a Nurse and Midwife, and two years of experience in a hospital of at least 50 beds after obtaining the qualification.

Age limit and relaxation

The NORCET-9 notice sets the age limit at 18 to 35 years for JIPMER Puducherry and Yanam, counted on the closing date of online applications.

Other conditions

• Experience and qualification dates: Both must be complete on or before the last date of online application.

• No Objection Certificate: Candidates working in government, semi-government, PSU or autonomous bodies must produce an employer NOC, including contractual employees.

• Provisional entry: Applications are accepted provisionally, and ineligibility found at any stage cancels the candidature.

Application fee and how to apply

Payment is by debit card, credit card or net banking, and bank charges, if any, are paid by the candidate. The fee is not refunded, except that SC and ST candidates who appear in the examination get a refund after results and certificate verification.

1. Open the official NORCET registration portal at aiimsexams.ac.in and register.

2. Select the NORCET application for JIPMER Nursing Officer posts and fill in personal and educational details.

3. Upload the photograph, signature and thumb impression as per the portal's image instructions.

4. Choose the category carefully, because it cannot be changed after the fee is paid.

5. Pay the fee, submit, and keep a copy of the application form and payment proof.

No physical documents are sent, and applications that miss the image instructions or the closing time are rejected.

Exam pattern

NORCET has two computer based stages. Stage I only qualifies you for Stage II. Final merit comes from Stage II alone.

Each wrong answer carries a negative mark of one third. Both papers are split into timed sections that you cannot revisit.

What this means for you:

• Stage II decides your rank: Stage I only has to be cleared, so protect your energy for the Main paper.

• Guessing has a price: One wrong answer cancels one third of a correct one, so skip questions you cannot narrow down.

• Sections are locked: You cannot return to a section after its time ends, so review within each section.

Older pages may still show a different mark per question, so follow the official notification. Details are on our JIPMER Nursing Officer exam pattern page.

Syllabus summary

The notification says the syllabus follows the nursing courses taught at the essential qualification level and does not publish a topic list. The summary below is a working checklist built from that statement and the standard nursing curriculum. Use it as a guide, not as an official list.

The full topic breakdown is on the JIPMER Nursing Officer syllabus page.

Selection process

1. NORCET Preliminary: A qualifying test. The qualifying marks are the 50th percentile for UR and EWS, the 45th for OBC and the 40th for SC and ST, with 5 percentile relaxation for PwBD. Candidates equal to five times the seats in each category are called for Stage II, along with all qualified PwBD candidates and tie cases.

2. NORCET Main: The merit list is prepared from Stage II marks only. Qualifying marks are 50 percent for UR and EWS, 45 percent for OBC and 40 percent for SC and ST, with 5 percent relaxation for PwBD.

3. Choice filling and seat allocation: Seats are allotted in order of merit against the choices you fill. There is one round, and failing to join an allotted seat cancels your candidature for that NORCET.

4. Document verification: Original certificates, registration and NOC are checked by JIPMER. Any mismatch cancels the candidature.

Ties are broken first by date of birth, with the older candidate placed higher, and then by fewer wrong answers.

Salary and posting

The advertisement gives the pay as Level 07 in the pay matrix, pre-revised Pay Band-2 of Rs. 9,300 to 34,800 with Grade Pay of Rs. 4,600, plus the usual allowances admissible to Central Government employees posted at Puducherry or Yanam. In-hand salary depends on allowances and deductions, and this page does not estimate it. Place of posting is decided by JIPMER after selection.

How to prepare

• Build the base first: Revise your nursing textbooks subject by subject, because the Main paper covers the whole essential qualification syllabus.

• Practise case scenarios: Stage II is built around case-based questions that test nursing skills, so practise reading a case and choosing the best next action.

• Keep general knowledge steady: Spend a short daily slot on current affairs and health news for the 20 Stage I questions.

• Train for timed sections: Practise with section timers of 18 minutes for Stage I and 45 minutes for Stage II.

• Use notes for revision: Short notes help in the last weeks, and you can browse the JIPMER Nursing Officer study notes on Testkart alongside your textbooks.

Review every practice paper the same day, list wrong answers by topic, and revisit that list weekly.

Cut-off reference

JIPMER does not publish a marks-based cut-off for Nursing Officer seats. The published figures are the qualifying marks above, and JIPMER's allocation lists show each candidate's overall NORCET rank and category. Cut-offs change every year with difficulty, vacancies and the number of applicants. Treat last year's ranks as a benchmark only, and aim for a clear margin rather than a bare pass. See the JIPMER Nursing Officer cut-off page for more.