Overview
NORCET is conducted by AIIMS for Nursing Officer posts at AIIMS and participating institutions named in each notification. Eligibility, qualifications, experience, age limits, examination stages, negative marking, dates, vacancies, and participating institutions can change by notification.
Who it is for
Candidates for the Nursing Officer posts in the current AIIMS notice. Read that notice before you decide the exam applies to you.
Typical assessment format
Use the pattern printed in the current notice. This page does not copy a pattern that the next notice might change. The site should show the current official notice and a dated “last checked” label. Last checked for this draft: 26 October 2026, against the brief rather than a live notice.
Study topics
- Nursing foundations
- Medical-surgical nursing
- Community health
- Obstetrics and gynaecology
- Paediatric nursing
- Psychiatric and mental health nursing
- Anatomy and physiology
- Pharmacology
- Microbiology
- Nursing research and management
- General awareness and aptitude, if the notice includes them
Official source
Questions
Does NORCET licence me to work abroad?
No. It is a recruitment route for the posts in the notification.
Preparation on Med RankMaster
- Daily practice with rationales
- Flash cards and revision history
- Clinical cases
- Terminology and drug guide, after clinical review
- Timed mock tests and readiness reports