Jharkhand Staff Selection Commission Grade A Nurse

The JSSC Grade A Nurse exam is a state-level nursing recruitment test conducted by the Jharkhand Staff Selection Commission (JSSC) for Grade A Nurse posts in Jharkhand government health institutions. It is a single computer-based written test followed by document verification, so the whole selection rests on one paper.

This page brings the essentials together: who can apply, how the paper is built, what to study, how selection works and how to prepare. Details come from the 2022 cycle, the most recent full Grade A Nurse cycle we could confirm through published reports. We could not confirm a newer full notification at the time of writing, so treat every figure as a reference and check the JSSC website before you act.

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JSSC Grade A Nurse at a glance

Notification status and vacancies

The 2022 recruitment was reported as 370 vacancies, made up of 350 regular posts and 20 backlog posts. A new advertisement can change the number, the category split and even the pattern, so do not plan around old vacancy figures.

JSSC also advertises separate nursing and paramedical posts, such as ANM and other health-staff vacancies, under different notifications with different qualifications. Make sure the advertisement you read is for Nurse Grade A before using any rule from this page.

Important dates

These are past dates and are shown only so you can see the usual order of events. Dates for any new cycle come from the official notification. Track the JSSC website and your registered email.

Eligibility in brief

Candidates need a recognised nursing degree or a General Nursing and Midwifery diploma, registration as a Nurse and Midwife with the State or Indian Nursing Council, and two years of experience in a hospital of at least 50 beds. The reported age band was 18 to 35 years as on 31 March 2021, with higher upper limits for women, reserved categories and certain backward-class candidates. Our JSSC Grade A Nurse eligibility guide explains each condition with the relaxation table.

Application fee and how to apply

The 2022 process was online. The usual sequence was:

1. Open the JSSC website and find the Grade A Nurse advertisement.

2. Register and fill in personal, educational and experience details.

3. Upload a recent photograph and signature in the stated size.

4. Pay the fee online before the deadline.

5. Use the correction window if you spot an error, then keep a copy of the final form.

Common reasons for rejection include experience certificates that do not show the hospital bed strength, a missing nursing council registration and category certificates in the wrong format.

Exam pattern and syllabus summary

Exam pattern

Each correct answer carries 4 marks and each wrong answer costs 1 mark. The paper is bilingual, in English and Hindi. A detailed breakdown with a time plan is on the exam pattern page.

Syllabus areas

The topic lists come from published exam guides built on past papers, not from an official topic-wise syllabus, so use them as a working checklist. The full list is in the syllabus guide.

Selection process

1. Computer-based test: candidates are ranked on marks scored in the single paper, subject to the category-wise minimum qualifying percentage.

2. Document verification: shortlisted candidates present qualification, registration, experience, age and category documents in original.

3. Final merit list: candidates who clear verification are considered against the vacancies in each category.

There is no interview in the process reported for 2022, which means every mark in the written test counts.

Salary

Reports for the 2022 cycle place the post at pay level 7 with a pay band of Rs. 44,900 to Rs. 1,42,400. This is the pay-matrix range, not the monthly in-hand amount, which depends on allowances, deductions and posting. Confirm the current pay level in the notification.

How to prepare

With one paper and no sectional split, the winning approach is steady, wide coverage of all six nursing areas followed by timed practice.

• Start with Midwifery and Community Health Nursing: these two areas have the longest topic lists and give the most room for questions.

• Revise your nursing textbooks selectively: use them for concepts, then switch to question practice quickly.

• Solve previous questions: they show how factual or application-based the questions are.

• Practise the full 120-question paper in 120 minutes: one minute a question is tight when each wrong answer costs a mark.

When you are ready for timed practice, you can attempt JSSC Grade A Nurse online mock tests on Testkart and use the analysis to find weak areas. Our study notes guide shows how to keep short revision notes alongside.

Cut-off reference

JSSC reports minimum qualifying percentages by category rather than a single cut-off score. Reported figures for 2022 were 40% for unreserved and EWS candidates, with lower minimums for reserved categories. Final selection depends on merit among qualified candidates and the number of vacancies. See the cut-off page for the full table and how to set a target.

For official updates, visit the Jharkhand Staff Selection Commission website.