National Health Mission Rajasthan Staff Nurse

NHM Rajasthan Staff Nurse recruitment fills contractual nursing posts under the National Health Mission in Rajasthan. In the most recent verified cycle, the written test and merit list were run by the Rajasthan Staff Selection Board (RSSB), not by the health department itself. That detail matters, because the notice, admit card, result and cut-off all appear on the board's website.

This page tells you where the recruitment stands today, what the last cycle looked like, and how to prepare while you wait for the next notice. Facts we could confirm are stated plainly. Anything that comes from secondary reports, or that the board has not yet announced, is marked as indicative or tentative.

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NHM Rajasthan Staff Nurse at a Glance

Current Recruitment Status

As of 19 October 2026, we could not find a fresh, official Staff Nurse advertisement from NHM Rajasthan or the Rajasthan Staff Selection Board. Several third-party pages talk about an expected notification, a figure of 2,000 or more posts and an exam in December 2026. None of them points to an official notice, so treat those numbers as speculation.

What you can do is simple. Check the recruitment and notice sections of the board's website every week, keep your nursing council registration current, and keep studying in the last known pattern. A candidate who starts early loses nothing if the pattern changes slightly, because most of the syllabus is subject knowledge that does not expire.

Last Verified Cycle

The last cycle ran under a combined advertisement for NHM and RajMES contractual paramedical and nursing posts. The board's website also shows later activity for the same advertisement, such as document verification schedules for the Community Health Officer post in January 2026, which confirms that the board handles these NHM selections end to end.

Secondary reports describe the Nurse written test as held in the second week of June 2025, with the final result and cut-off lists following in early 2026. These dates come from third-party summaries and should be checked against the board's results page before you quote them anywhere.

The older pattern of NHM hiring, where district or state health societies ran their own tests, is no longer the reference. Older pages may still show that process, so follow the board's notice for anything that affects your application.

Important Dates

Tentative dates come from reports and can change. Track the official notice section on the board's website and your registered mobile number and email.

Vacancy Details

Reports on the last cycle give the Nurse vacancy under NHM as 1,941 posts, split between scheduled-area and non-scheduled-area vacancies, with the rest of the combined advertisement covering other nursing and paramedical posts. This is an indicative figure from secondary sources. The category-wise split changes from notice to notice and is not worth memorising.

For the next cycle, no vacancy number has been published. Ignore any total you see before the official advertisement appears.

Eligibility Summary

Qualification

The usual requirement for the Nurse post is senior secondary (Class 12) followed by a General Nursing and Midwifery (GNM) diploma, along with registration with the Rajasthan Nursing Council or an equivalent council. Some postings in the same advertisement, such as Public Health Care Nurse, ask for a B.Sc. Nursing degree, so read the post name carefully. Our eligibility guide explains each condition in detail.

Age limit

The commonly reported range is 18 to 40 years as on the reference date in the notice. Upper-age relaxation for reserved categories follows state government rules, and the exact years are decided in the advertisement.

Other conditions

• Registration validity: Registration normally needs to be valid by the last date of application.

• Domicile and category: Reservation benefits usually apply to residents of Rajasthan with proper certificates.

• Computer knowledge: The board has asked for basic computer knowledge in some NHM posts, so check the notice.

Application Process and Fee

Applications for board recruitments are filed online through the Rajasthan SSO login, using a One Time Registration profile. The general flow is below.

1. Create or update your SSO and OTR profile with correct name, date of birth, category and qualification details.

2. Open the active advertisement on the board's website and read the full notice.

3. Fill in the application form for the Nurse post and choose your category.

4. Upload documents in the format the notice asks for.

5. Pay the fee online and download the final submitted form.

The fee varies by category and changed between sources for the last cycle, so we are not quoting a figure. The next notice will carry the final amounts. Typical reasons for rejection include a mismatch between name or date of birth and certificates, an expired or missing nursing council registration, and a wrong category claim.

Exam Pattern Summary

Secondary reports describe a single written test of 150 objective questions carrying 450 marks, with 3 marks per question. The nursing section is the heaviest by far.

This pattern is indicative. Reports disagree on whether the paper is offline or computer based and on how negative marking works, so confirm both in the official notice.

Syllabus Summary

The board's notice for these posts has not been shown to publish a detailed topic list, so the topics below are working guidance drawn from the section names and past questions. They are not an official list.

Selection Process

1. Written test: Merit is built mainly from your score in this test.

2. Document verification: Shortlisted candidates present original certificates, nursing council registration and category documents.

3. Final merit list: Selected candidates are posted on contract at health facilities, district-wise.

Weightage rules, any bonus marks and the exact qualifying rule are set in each notice. If a rule affects you, read it in the original advertisement and not in a summary.

Salary and Career Growth

Pay for contractual Nurse posts is fixed by NHM and is a consolidated amount, not a regular government pay scale. Sources quote different monthly figures, from Rs. 18,900 to roughly Rs. 25,000, so we cannot give a single number. Treat both as unverified until the notice states the pay.

Contractual NHM roles can build useful experience in public health nursing, which helps when you later apply for regular state or central government nursing posts. Keep copies of your experience certificates.

Cut-off Reference

The board publishes final result and cut-off lists after each selection. We could not verify numeric figures for the Nurse post, so we do not quote any.

How to Prepare for the Staff Nurse Exam

Because nursing questions carry 270 of 450 marks in the reported pattern, spend most of your hours there, and still cover the smaller sections so none drags your total down.

• Start with the heavy section: Revise your GNM textbooks topic by topic, then practise MCQs on each topic.

• Do not skip NHM and RMNCH+A: It is a short section with predictable questions, so it is an easy place to gain marks.

• Build a current affairs habit: Spend 20 to 30 minutes a day, with a focus on health schemes and Rajasthan.

• Brush up Hindi, English and computers: Short daily practice is enough for most candidates.

• Take timed tests: Move to full-length papers in the last six weeks and analyse each one the same day.

Common Mistakes to Avoid

• Trusting unofficial dates: Plan on the notice, not on social media posts.

• Ignoring registration status: Check your nursing council registration validity well before the form opens.

• Studying only nursing: Weak scores in GK or computers can cost several marks in a close merit list.

• Skipping analysis: A mock test without review teaches you very little.