UTTAR PRADESH UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL

SCIENCES
SAIFAI, ETAWAH-206130
Computer Based Test (CBT) – 2024
for Recruitment of Nursing Officer
Online Application is invited for the online Computer Based Test (CBT) - 2024
for the recruitment of Nursing Officer at Level- 07 in the Pay Matrix (Rs. 44900-
142400).
1. ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA FOR APPEARING IN CBT-2024 (for Recruitment of
Nursing Officer)
1.1. Essential Qualification:
I a. B.Sc. (Hons.) Nursing / B.Sc. Nursing from an Institute or University recognized by
Indian Nursing Council/State Nursing Council.
OR
B.Sc. (Post-Certificate)/Post-Basic B.Sc. Nursing from an Institute or University
recognized by Indian Nursing Council/State Nursing Council.
b. Registered as Nurse & Midwife with State/Indian Nursing Council.
OR
II a. Diploma in General Nursing Midwifery from an Indian Nursing Council recognized
Institute/Board or Council.
b. Registered as Nurse & Midwife in State/Indian Nursing Council.
c. Two Years’ Experience in a minimum 50 bedded Hospital (registered with
competent district medical authority) after acquiring the educational qualification.
Remarks- The required two years of experience as in above is as an essential criterion and to
be valid, the experience shall must be acquired after obtaining Essential
Qualification, i.e. after completing internship, declaration of result & registration
with State/Indian Nursing Council.
1.2. Age Limit:
a) Age Limit is between 18-40 years.
b) The decisive date of age calculation is 1 st January 2024.
c) In case of candidates belonging to Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes, OBCs and other such
categories of candidates in Uttar Pradesh, the upper age limit will be as high as specified by
the Government of Uttar Pradesh.
d) In case of Permanent Government Employees who have rendered not less than 3 years regular
and continuous service in the relevant field age is relaxable up to maximum period of 5 years
as per GOs of Government of Uttar Pradesh, Karmik Anubhag -4 Ref No.-2-E.M./2001-Ka-
42013, dated 27.08.2013.
e) For appointment on direct entry posts of an ex-service man vides U.P. Govt Niyukti (kha)
deptt. no. 5/1/66-niyukti (kha), dated 16.3.1970, he/she shall be allowed to deduct the
period of his service in the armed forces from his/her actual age and if the resultant age does
not exceed the maximum age limit prescribed for the post/service for which he/she seeks
appointment by more than 03 years, he/she shall be deemed to satisfy the condition
regarding the upper age limit. However, he/she should have rendered satisfactory approved
military service in any wing of army, navy or air forces and he/she should be otherwise eligible
for the post.

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2. NUMBER OF VACANCIES: 535 (500 New + 35 Backlog)

Total No. of Post UR EWS OBC SC ST

165 109 11
535 200 50
(135+30) (105+4) (10+1)

Horizontal -

Divyang

Ex-Serviceman 5%

Dependents of
Freedom Fighters 2%

Important:
a) The Scheduled Tribes/Scheduled Castes/ Other Backward Castes (OBC), EWS & other
categories (i.e. horizontal) reservation will be admissible as per the periodic/ existing
orders of the Government of Uttar Pradesh.
3. APPLICATION FEES:

The Application Fees is not refundable in any circumstances and the amount is as under:-
S.N. Category Fees GST @ 18% Total
1. Unreserved (UR) Rs. 2000.00 Rs. 360.00 Rs. 2360.00
2. OBC/EWS Rs. 2000.00 Rs. 360.00 Rs. 2360.00
3. SC/ST Rs. 1200.00 Rs. 216.00 Rs. 1416.00
The candidates belonging to the other category (Horizontal) shall have to pay fee according to
their original category..
4. ONLINE COMPUTER BASED TEST DATE WILL BE INFORMED IN DUE COURSE.

5. PROCESS OF FILLING THE APPLICATION FORM:

a) Candidate Registration.
b) Filling up of required details of the form.
c) Uploading scanned photo, signature and other required documents.
d) Payment of Fees and Application Form Submission.
e) Printout of filled Application form.

6. GENERAL CONDITIONS:

1. The aspiring applicants satisfying the eligibility criteria in all respect can submit their
application only through ONLINE mode. The application can be filled online through UPUMS
website https://www.upums.ac.in from 23.02.2024 to 14.03.2024 up to 24:00 hrs.
(All the applicants are advised to keep a copy of registration slip with them, alongwith, proof
of payment for their record. Correction in registration form will not be considered through any
mode i.e. Email/Post.)

2. The candidature of such applicants who fail to complete the online application by the
stipulated date and time will not be considered. No correspondence in this regard will be
entertained.

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 3. Those applying in response to this advertisement should satisfy themselves regarding their
eligibility for the post.
4. The candidates are advised to bring Admit Card downloaded from UPUMS website at the
time of Computer Based Test and must sign in the presence of Invigilator during the
Examination, and the same should be brought during document verification.

5. The original certificates/documents of qualified candidates will be verified by UPUMS, Saifai.

On the basis of Computer Based Test, the provisionally qualified candidates will be required
to produce original certificates along with two sets of self-attested photocopies.
6. Any dispute in regard to any matter referred to herein shall be subject to the jurisdiction of
Hon'ble High Court, Allahabad and District Court, Etawah.

7. In anticipation of the huge number of applicants, scrutiny of the eligibility criteria etc. may
not be undertaken at the time of Computer Based Test. Therefore, the applications are
accepted provisionally only. The candidates are advised to go through the requirements of
educational qualification, experience, age etc. and satisfy themselves that they are eligible as
per recruitment rules before applying. Candidature will be cancelled at any stage if any
information or claim is not found substantiated including when the scrutiny of documents
is undertaken by the concerned authority.

8. Based on the declaration made by the candidate in their Online Registration form, they will
be provisionally eligible to appear for Computer Based Test. However, a preliminary scrutiny
will be made based on information provided in the application form before declaration of CBT
Score. All Selection will be made in order of merit as per CBT Score. Qualified candidates
are subject to multi stage document verification of Certificates in online/offline mode by
UPUMS, Saifai. If anyone is found not fulfilling the prescribed qualification / experience and
any other eligibility criteria as per the advertisement/Recruitment Rules, at any stage of
process, his/her candidature will be treated as cancelled without any further notice and seat
shall be forfeited.

9. Number of vacancies mentioned may be increased or decreased by competent authority.

7. AGE RELAXATION:

SC/ST/OBC/PWBD candidates who opt to apply for unreserved vacancies will not be eligible
for age relaxation are otherwise allowed to those belonging to these categories. Further,
reserved category candidates (SC/ST/OBC/PWBD) who become eligible by virtue of age
relaxation applicable in their case, will be considered only for the reserved seats of the
category to which they belong.

8. CASTE/CATEGORY CERTIFICATES:

a) Candidates applying under any of the reserved category viz. SC/ST/OBC will be
considered subject to submission of valid Caste Certificate issued by the Competent
Authority. The certificate for OBC candidates must be issued after 1st September, 2023.
The certificate issued before this date will not be accepted.

b) Candidates who fail to produce valid category certificate i.e. OBC/EWS/SC/ST/ PWBD
etc. during document verification or as and when required to produce the same, the
candidature will be cancelled. All candidates are advised to obtain required valid

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 category certificate in advance to avoid cancellation of candidature at any stage of
recruitment process.

9. DOCUMENTS REQUIRED ARE:

1. Latest scanned Passport Size Coloured Photograph of the candidate.

2. Scanned signature of the candidate.
3. Certificate showing the Date of Birth.
4. Caste certificate if applied under SC/ST/OBC/EWS category issued by the competent
authority.
5. Disability Certificate, if applied under PWBD category issued by the competent authority.
6. Education qualification certificates and Mark sheets i.e. High School, Intermediate, and
Professional Qualification etc.
7. Indian Nursing Council/State Nursing Council registration Certificate.
8. Experience certificates, if applicable.
9. Any other certificate as required to submit.

10. Those who are employed with the State/Central Govt./PSUs, must submit a NO
OBJECTION CERTIFICATE (NOC) from the employer at the time of document verification.
Failure to submit NOC will lead to cancellation of candidature. Under special
circumstances, submission of proof of acceptance of resignation by the current employer
or proper relieving letter in original from respective employer may be considered as implied
NOC.

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11. PATTERN & SCHEME OF COMPUTER BASED TEST:

I. Scheme of Examination:-
a) The duration of the Test shall be 03 hrs. (180 minutes).
b) 200 MCQs of 600 marks with four alternatives for each question (English &
Hindi both languages).
- 170 MCQs related to Nursing subjects.
- 30 MCQs related to General English, General Knowledge & Current Affairs,
Reasoning & Mathematics)
c) There will be no negative marking for wrong answer.
d) Minimum qualifying marks of the Computer Based Test (CBT) will be :-
- 40% for General, EWS, OBC
- 35% for SC & ST

II. Resolution of Tie Cases:-

In cases where more than one candidate secure equal score, tie will be resolved,
a) First by using date of birth with older candidates placed higher.
b) If not resolved by (a), by number of wrong answers will be used wherein those
with less wrong answers will be placed higher.
c) If not resolved by (a) and (b), over all % of marks in Degree/Diploma Courses will be
considered.
d) If not resolved by (a), (b) and (c), earlier course completion date will be considered.
e) Merit will be reflected accordingly in CBT Score.
III. Syllabus :-
The syllabus will be in accordance with INC syllabus, educational qualification
and experience as mentioned in the Eligibility Section.
Max. Marks
Sl. No. of (Each question
No. Subject Areas Questions carries 03 marks)
01 General English 10 30
02 General Knowledge & Current Affairs 10 30
03 Reasoning & Mathematics 10 30
04 Anatomy, Physiology, Microbiology & Biochemistry 15 45
05 Psychology & Sociology 15 45
06 Community Health Nursing 15 45
07 Child Health Nursing 15 45
08 Nutrition, Health Education & Communication Skills 15 45
09 Medical Surgical Nursing 15 45
10 Mental Health Nursing 15 45
11 Midwifery & Gynecological Nursing 15 45
12 Nursing Education, Research & Statistics 15 45
13 Professional Trends, Nursing Administration & Ward
Management 15 45
14 Fundamentals of Nursing & First aid 20 60
Total 200 600
All candidates who wish to apply for the recruitment on the post of Nursing Officer as
per details given above are required to apply online for Computer Based Test (CBT)
conducted by UPUMS, Saifai, Etawah on the website https://www.upums.ac.in.

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