AIIMS NORCET-11 2026 Nursing Officer Recruitment: Full Notice Details

AIIMS NORCET-11 2026 — Quick Summary

AIIMS New Delhi has invited online applications for NORCET-11 (Nursing Officer Recruitment Common Eligibility Test) 2026, as per official notice dated 24 July 2026 (Notice No. 103/2026), for the recruitment of Nursing Officer posts at Level-7 (Group-B) for AIIMS New Delhi and other participating AIIMS/institutes, against vacancies reported by each institute. As per official notice, online registration closes on 13 August 2026 (5:00 PM), application fee is Rs. 3,000 (General/OBC) or Rs. 2,400 (SC/ST/EWS), and the exam runs in two stages — NORCET Preliminary on 12 September 2026 and NORCET Mains on 30 September 2026. As per official notice, the annexures list a tentative total of 2,218 vacancies across participating institutes (UR 899, OBC(NCL) 599, SC 323, ST 157, EWS 240), figures explicitly stated to be tentative and liable to change.

📌 Post: Nursing Officer  |  Notice No.: 103/2026  |  Last Date: 13 Aug 2026  |  Fee: ₹3,000 / ₹2,400

✍️ By: Sarkari Nokrii Team | 📅 Published: 27 July 2026 | 🔄 Last Updated: 27 July 2026

📑 Table of Contents

1. Overview
2. Important Dates
3. Eligibility Criteria
4. Age Limit & Age Relaxation
5. Application Fee
6. Vacancy Details
7. Participating AIIMS / Institutes
8. Exam Pattern — Stage I & Stage II
9. How to Apply — Key Process Points
10. Documents Required at Verification
11. OBC-NCL / EWS Certificate Validity Windows
12. What This Notice Does and Does Not Guarantee
13. Critical Warnings
14. Important Links
15. Official Sources Used
16. FAQs
17. Conclusion

📌 Overview

As per official notice.

📅 Important Dates

As per official notice. Note: exam centre allocation is final — "any request for change of allocated examination centre will be summarily rejected without any notice."

🎓 Eligibility Criteria

As per official notice, candidates must satisfy EITHER Path I OR Path II:

Path I:

• (a) B.Sc.(Hons.) Nursing / B.Sc. Nursing from an Indian Nursing Council (INC) / State Nursing Council recognized Institute or University, OR B.Sc. (Post-Certificate) / Post-Basic B.Sc. Nursing from an INC/State Nursing Council recognized Institute/University; AND
• (b) Registered as Nurse & Midwife with a State/Indian Nursing Council.

OR

Path II:

• (a) Diploma in General Nursing Midwifery from an INC/State Nursing Council recognized Institute/Board/Council;
• (b) Registered as Nurse & Midwife in State/Indian Nursing Council; AND
• (c) Two years' experience in a minimum 50-bedded hospital, acquired after obtaining the essential qualification — i.e., after completing the residency period, declaration of result, and registration with the State/Indian Nursing Council.

As per official notice. The crucial date for possessing all essential qualifications and experience is the closing date of online registration (13.08.2026).

🎂 Age Limit & Age Relaxation

As per official notice, the age limit for all AIIMS is 18–30 years, with the crucial date being the closing date of online registration.

As per official notice. Note: SC/ST/OBC candidates applying against unreserved (UR) vacancies are NOT eligible for age relaxation or cut-off relaxation. The Central Govt. civilian employee relaxation clause is not applicable to AIIMS New Delhi or AIIMS-CAPFIMS specifically, as stated in the notice.

💳 Application Fee

As per official notice. Fee once remitted is not refundable under any circumstances, except SC/ST candidates who appear in the exam get a refund after result declaration and category-certificate verification. Applications without the prescribed fee will be summarily rejected.

📊 Vacancy Details

As per official notice (Annexure-V), the tentative category-wise vacancy totals across all participating institutes are:

As per official notice: "The number of posts mentioned is tentative and is liable to change. It is possible that institutes not currently declaring vacancies may do so subsequently." Also stated: 80% of seats are reserved for Females and 20% for Males at participating AIIMS (per the 4th CIB meeting held 27 July 2019).

Note: Annexure-V also gives a full institute-wise, gender-wise breakdown across roughly 27 participating institutes/hospitals (including some non-AIIMS entities such as ESIC New Delhi, JIPMER Puducherry, Safdarjung Hospital, and Dr RML Hospital, in addition to the AIIMS list below). That granular grid is too dense to transcribe reliably from this source without risking a misplaced figure, so only the verified totals are reproduced here — please refer to the original notice PDF for exact institute-wise numbers.

🏥 Participating AIIMS / Institutes (Annexure-I)

As per official notice, the following AIIMS may notify Nursing Officer vacancies under this common recruitment (in addition to other institutes reflected in the vacancy annexure):

As per official notice: any other institute/hospital not on this list may still be included before the closing date of application, and any published vacancy may be withdrawn at any stage of the recruitment process.

📝 Exam Pattern — Stage I & Stage II

Stage I: NORCET Preliminary (as per official notice)

• Qualifying exam only — not used for merit/rank in final selection.
• Duration: 90 minutes. 100 MCQs / 100 marks (20 on General Knowledge & Aptitude, 80 on the Nursing syllabus at the essential-qualification level).
• Negative marking: 1/3 mark per wrong answer.
• 5 sections of 18 minutes each (20 questions per section), sequential — once a section's time lapses, it cannot be revisited.
• Qualifying percentile: 50 (UR/EWS), 45 (OBC), 40 (SC/ST); +5 percentile relaxation for PwBD (so 45/40/35 respectively).
• Candidates called for Stage II: 5 times the total seats per category (UR/OBC/SC/ST/EWS), plus all qualifying PwBD candidates and tie cases at the cutoff.

Stage II: NORCET Main (as per official notice)

• Duration: 180 minutes. 160 MCQs / 160 marks, case-scenario based questions testing nursing skill competency across the syllabus.
• Negative marking: 1/3 mark per wrong answer.
• 4 sections of 45 minutes each (40 questions per section), sequential.
• Qualifying marks: 50% (UR/EWS), 45% (OBC), 40% (SC/ST); +5% relaxation for PwBD (45%/40%/35%).
• Final merit list is based on Stage II (NORCET Main) performance only. Normalisation applies if the exam runs in multiple shifts.

Tie-breaking order (as per official notice): fewer wrong answers in Stage II → higher Stage I score → fewer wrong answers in Stage I → older date of birth → alphabetical order of name, then father's name, then mother's name.

📋 How to Apply — Key Process Points

As per official notice, the key points every applicant should know:

• Apply only online via www.aiimsexams.ac.in — no physical documents are to be sent; any physical submission will be treated as null and void and destroyed.
• Correction in registration is not allowed through any mode (email/letter) after the specified dates — fill the form carefully the first time.
• Category (SC/ST/OBC/EWS/UR) cannot be corrected once the registration fee is submitted.
• Candidates already registered under OTR or a previous exam must apply using their old ID/OTR registration — a different registration ID will lead to rejection.
• Photo, signature, and thumb impression images must strictly follow the "Upload Image Instructions" — non-compliant images will cause rejection.
• Working in Government/Semi-Government/PSU/Autonomous Body/Government-funded institution (including as a contractual employee)? A No Objection Certificate (NOC) is mandatory, to be uploaded by 18 August 2026 (5:00 PM) — failure leads to cancellation of candidature.
• When choices/preferences among institutes are invited later, exercise them carefully — not choosing an eligible institute means you won't be considered for it at any later stage.
• Admit cards are issued online only — no postal admit cards. Download and carry it to the exam, and hand it to the invigilator afterward.
• No extension of dates of any kind will be provided — apply well before the closing date.

📁 Documents Required at Verification

As per official notice, provisionally qualified candidates must produce originals (plus one attested photocopy each) of: registration slip, admit card, date-of-birth certificate, caste/income-and-asset certificate (if applicable), disability certificate (if PwBD), age-relaxation certificate (if applicable on grounds other than caste/PwBD), No Objection Certificate (if applicable), educational qualification certificates, INC/State Nursing Council registration, experience certificate (if any), and any other certificate as required.

📜 OBC-NCL / EWS Certificate Validity Windows

As per official notice, these certificates must fall within specific windows — a common rejection point, worth checking carefully:

• OBC-NCL: must be valid for financial year 2026–27, based on income up to 31.03.2026, and issued on or after 01.04.2026 and up to the closing date (13.08.2026). If not yet available at registration, the previous OBC-NCL certificate plus proof of renewal application may be uploaded, but the valid FY2026–27 certificate must be produced within the time notified later.
• EWS: must be issued in the prescribed Central Government format, based on FY2025–26 income, issued between 01.04.2026 and 13.08.2026, valid for FY2026–27. Certificates issued outside this window are treated as invalid.

📖 What This Notice Does and Does Not Guarantee

As per official notice, this is stated repeatedly and explicitly, so it's worth stating plainly here too: eligibility remains provisional at every stage. Detailed scrutiny of eligibility is not done before the exam — admit cards are issued provisionally based only on the candidate's own declarations. Mere application, appearing for the exam, qualifying, or being included in the merit list does not confer any right to appointment. Candidature can be cancelled at any stage — including after document verification, allocation, or even after joining — if any ineligibility, false information, or invalid certificate is found.

🔗 Important Links

Note: the source PDF link supplied for this post is a temporary signed AWS link that expires within hours of generation — it is not used here as it will not remain valid. Please download and save the official notice PDF directly from the AIIMS Exams website.

📚 Official Sources Used

• AIIMS New Delhi, Examination Section — NORCET-11 Detailed Recruitment Advertisement, Notice No. 103/2026, dated 24 July 2026 (28-page notice with 5 Annexures and 3 Appendices).

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❓ Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)

Q1: What is AIIMS NORCET-11?
As per official notice, NORCET-11 (Nursing Officer Recruitment Common Eligibility Test) is a common online examination conducted by AIIMS New Delhi to recruit Nursing Officers (Level-7, Group-B) for AIIMS New Delhi and other participating AIIMS/institutes, based on vacancies reported by each institute.

Q2: What are the eligibility qualifications for NORCET-11?
As per official notice, candidates need EITHER (I) a B.Sc.(Hons.)/B.Sc. Nursing or Post-Basic B.Sc. Nursing from an INC/State Nursing Council recognized institute, registered as Nurse & Midwife with a State/Indian Nursing Council, OR (II) a Diploma in General Nursing Midwifery from a recognized institute, registered as Nurse & Midwife, plus 2 years' experience in a minimum 50-bedded hospital acquired after obtaining the essential qualification.

Q3: What is the last date to apply for NORCET-11?
13 August 2026, up to 5:00 PM, as per official notice. Online registration opened on 24 July 2026. As per official notice, no extension of dates of any kind will be provided.

Q4: What is the application fee for NORCET-11?
As per official notice: Rs. 3,000 for General/OBC candidates, Rs. 2,400 for SC/ST/EWS candidates, and the fee is exempted for Persons with Disabilities (PwBD). The fee is non-refundable except for SC/ST candidates who appear in the examination, who get a refund after result declaration and category verification.

Q5: What is the age limit for NORCET-11?
As per official notice, the age limit for all AIIMS is 18 to 30 years, with the crucial date being the closing date of online registration. Age relaxation applies for SC/ST (5 years), OBC (3 years), PwBD (10 years), and other categories as detailed in this post.

Q6: When will the NORCET-11 exam be held?
As per official notice, Stage I (NORCET Preliminary) is scheduled for Saturday, 12 September 2026, and Stage II (NORCET Mains) for Wednesday, 30 September 2026, both as Computer Based Tests (CBT).

Q7: Is NORCET Preliminary used for merit ranking?
No. As per official notice, NORCET Preliminary is only a qualifying exam to shortlist candidates for Stage II; it is not used for deciding merit or rank. Final merit is based on NORCET Mains (Stage II) performance only.

Q8: How many candidates are called for Stage II from Stage I?
As per official notice, candidates qualifying Stage I equal to 5 times the total seats in each category (UR, OBC, SC, ST, EWS) are called for Stage II, along with all qualified PwBD candidates and tie cases at the cutoff.

Q9: Can I correct my category (SC/ST/OBC/EWS/UR) after submitting the application?
No. As per official notice, category cannot be corrected once the registration fee has been submitted, and candidature will be cancelled if incorrect information is found at any stage.

Q10: Is a No Objection Certificate (NOC) required?
Yes, for candidates currently working in Government/Semi-Government/PSU/Autonomous Bodies or any Government-funded institution, including contractual employees. As per official notice, failure to upload the NOC by the notified deadline (18 August 2026, 5:00 PM) leads to cancellation of candidature.

Q11: Does AIIMS authorize any coaching centre or agent for this recruitment?
No. As per official notice, AIIMS does not authorize any agent, coaching centre, social-media channel, WhatsApp/Telegram group, or third-party website for recruitment, appointment, recommendation, document verification, or payment other than the prescribed online application fee. Candidates should rely only on official notices at www.aiimsexams.ac.in.

Q12: Does qualifying the exam guarantee a job?
No. As per official notice, mere submission of application, appearance in examination, qualifying the exam, or inclusion in the merit list does not confer any right to appointment. Appointment is subject to document verification, identity/biometric verification, medical fitness, and satisfaction of the respective competent authority, and eligibility remains provisional even after joining.

✅ Conclusion

AIIMS NORCET-11 2026 opens a genuinely large opportunity — a tentative 2,218 vacancies for Nursing Officer across AIIMS New Delhi and other participating institutes — but it comes with a dense, exacting notice: strict category-lock-after-fee-payment, a mandatory NOC for government employees, precise OBC-NCL/EWS certificate date windows, and a firm no-extension policy on the 13 August 2026 deadline.

The single most repeated warning in the notice itself is worth repeating here: nothing about your eligibility is confirmed until final document verification, no matter how far you progress — read it carefully, and rely only on www.aiimsexams.ac.in for anything beyond what's covered in this guide.

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