JOIN MILITARY NURSING SERVICE

BSc (NURSING) COURSE - 2019

1. Applications are invited from FEMALE CANDIDATES (only) for admission to 4

years B Sc. (Nursing) Course commencing in 2019 at Colleges of Nursing of Armed
Forces Medical Services. Candidates will be awarded admission in Colleges of Nursing
based on the merit cum choice, subject to medical fitness and the vacancy in each
College. The Selected candidates shall execute an Agreement/Bond to serve in the
Military Nursing Service. On successful completion of Nursing Training (4years), the
candidates will be granted Permanent/Short Service Commission in the Military Nursing
Service, under the Terms and Conditions laid down for grant of such Commission. They
shall have to refund the Bond money as per the Bond executed in the event of
withdrawal from the Course, Termination of training or refusal to accept Commission in
the MNS, if offered. During training they will be provided with free ration,
accommodation, uniform allowance and monthly stipend as per existing Terms and
Conditions as amended from time to time.

Subsequent to passing the final year University examination for B Sc (Nursing)

Course, the candidates will be offered Commission in the Military Nursing Service
subject to medical fitness. The date of declaration of result from respective Universities
will be the date of Commission for the candidates. The date of Commission
determines the date of seniority in service among all candidates who have joined
the Course in the same year. The tentative month of declaration of result of the
existing 06 Colleges by the Universities is as given in the table below:-

S NO Name of Institution No of Choice of Tentative date of

seats centre in Declaration of
available order of Result
preference
(1 to 6)
1. CON, AFMC Pune 30 Aug
2. CON,CH(EC) Kolkata 20 Sep/Oct
3. CON, INHS Asvini 30 Aug
4. CON, AH (R&R) New Delhi 30 Jul/Aug
5. CON,CH (CC) Lucknow 30 Nov/Dec
6. CON,CH (AF) Bangalore 20 Jan/Feb (of next
year of exam)

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2. Eligibility Conditions:
(a) Female candidates who are unmarried/divorcee/legally separated/ widow without
encumbrances.
(b) Nationality – Citizen of India
(c) Date of Birth – Between 01 Oct 1994 to 30 Sep 2002 (both days inclusive).
(d) Educational Qualification – Candidates must have passed in the first attempt,
Senior Secondary Examination (10+2) or equivalent (12 Years schooling)
examination with Physics, Chemistry, Biology (Botany & Zoology) and English
with not less than 50% aggregate marks as a regular student from a Statutory /
Recognized Board /University/ Examination Body. Candidates who will be
appearing for Final year of qualifying examination during the current academic
session may also apply provisionally.
The candidates finally selected for the course will have to submit proof of
passing the qualifying examination with requisite subjects and marks before
joining the Course.

(e) Physical standards - Medical fitness will be determined as per standards

applicable for Commission in the Armed Forces as amended from time to time. X-Ray
examination of Chest and USG (of abdomen & pelvis) will be done. Minimum height
should not be less than 148 cm (relaxed by 5cm in case of candidates belonging to
Western Himalayan region, Eastern Himalayan region and Scheduled Tribes). Details of
medical standards can be seen in the Indian Army websites www.joinindianarmy.nic.in /
www.indianarmy.gov.in
3. Selection: Eligible applicants will be called for an objective type Written Test of
90 minutes duration likely to be held in Jan 2019, covering General English, Biology,
Physics, Chemistry and General Intelligence. On the basis of merit of written Test,
candidates will be called for interview during Apr 2019. Final selection will be based on
Combined merit of Written Test & Interview, subject to medical fitness and vacancy in
each College.
4. Interview & Medical Examination: Merit listed candidates of Written Test will
appear for Interview & medical examination at selected centers. Candidates declared
FIT/UNFIT in medical examination will be informed about their medical status by the
President of the Selection Medical Board (SMB), including the procedure of requesting
for APPEAL/REVIEW MEDICAL BOARD.
5. Written Test Centres : Agra, Ambala, Bangalore, Barrackpore, Bhopal,
Chandimandir, Coimbatore, Chennai, Danapur, Dehradun, Delhi, Guwahati, Jalandhar,
Jabalpur, Jaipur, Jammu, Jhansi, Kochi, Kirkee, Kolkata, Kanpur, Lucknow, Meerut,
Mumbai, Namkum, Secunderabad, Thiruvananthapuram, Ezhimala (Cannanore) , Pune
& Vishakhapattnam.
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Note : If the number of candidates are inadequate/more than the capacity of a

centre, the candidates opting for that centre will be allotted the centers of their
second/third choice or any one of the above, mentioned centers as per the
administrative feasibility. No correspondence/requests regarding change of centre
from any candidate will be accepted.

6. How to apply:

 Candidates may apply online and pay the application fee online only
through www.joinindianarmy.nic.in which will be accessible from
12 Nov 2018 to 30 Nov 2018.
 The candidate’s E-mail ID is the user ID for this website and the candidate
will select her own password. It is mandatory for the candidate to give one
live contact mobile number for correspondence.
 Only the Eligible candidates will be able to pay the online application
processing fee of Rs 150/- . On successful completion of online payment
a bank reference number (DU Number) will be generated for the future
correspondence of the candidate.
(The last date for online submission of application & online payment of
fee will be on 30 Nov 2018 by 1700hrs).
 The Admit Card for the Written Test can be generated online by the
rd
candidate by 3 week of Dec 2018
Important Note:-
 Receipt of DU Number is not the criteria for successful payment.
 For successful payment please check the bank account from which the
transaction is done for deduction of the amount of the application fee.
 Always take the printout of the Payment receipt and read it carefully before
completing the submission of online application form.
 For receiving the Admit Card, it is mandatory to have successful payment
and to enter the Correct DU number.
 It is candidate’s responsibility to ensure successful payment of the
application processing fee.
 Applications sent by post will not be accepted.

The selection of the candidate for B Sc. (Nursing) will however be subject to producing
of the original Mark sheet/Certificate of the qualifying examination i.e. 10+2 or
equivalent before final selection and meeting all other eligibility criteria. The selected
candidates, if found not in possession of documents /mark sheets as per eligibility
criteria, at the institution to which they report, the admission is liable to be cancelled. In
such cases no TA will be applicable.
Duplicate submission of application will be summarily rejected without refund of
the money.
It is mandatory for the candidates to submit only one active E-mail ID and one
mobile number for all future correspondence with us. Candidates must remember
their E-mail ID & password for further correspondence.

7. The aforesaid conditions are subject to modification, if deemed necessary.

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8 No correspondence will be entertained from the candidates with regard to

either the receipt of applications/ status of applications/ details or reasons of
rejected applications. Admit Cards of eligible candidates called for Written Test will be
uploaded in www.joinindianarmy.nic.in in the third week of Dec 2018. The result of
the Test will be uploaded in the same website in the first week of Mar 2019.

9. Reasons for rejection of Online application are incomplete application,

submission of more than one application, non -payment of application processing fee.

The address for contact is as follows:-

Integrated Headquarters of MoD (Army)

AG’s Branch
Dte General of Medical Services (Army)-4B
Room No 34, ‘L’ Block
New Delhi – 01
Telephone No : 01123092294
(Telephonic enquiries will be attended from 1000h to 1700h only)
E mail id : plan.plan15@nic.in
 STEPS OF FILLING THE APPLICATION
1. Go to www.joinindianarmy.com and click on Officers entry apply/login to register and apply

2. If already registered, login with your username and password. For new registration, click on
Registration.
3. Click on continue button below

4. Fill all the mandatory details on the registration page and click on submit button below
5. Enter the OTP that has been sent to your registered email id and click on Submit button to
continue

6. Fill the remaining mandatory fields, set your password and click on Save button to continue
7. Click on Communication Details to continue, click on Update button to edit any of the fields
8. Fill the Communication Details and click on Save & Continue to complete the registration.

9. A pop up message that ‘Record saved successfully’ appears, click on OK button. Click on Apply
Online on the dashboard.
10. If the candidate is eligible, an Apply button appears. Click on Apply to proceed. You can go to
My Profile on the dashboard to check and edit any of the fields.

11. Read the important instructions to fill online application form and click on Continue. Fill the
remaining mandatory fields, upload photo and signature as per given specifications and click on Save &
Continue button to proceed
12. Fill Communication details again and click on Save & Continue to proceed

13. Fill the details and click on Save & Continue to proceed
14. This page will show the summary of your details, kindly check your details before clicking on
Submit Now button after which no modifications can be made in the application. Click on Edit button to
modify any of the details.

15. Make the payment through the below payment link only after the activation of the link which
may take between 24 to 48 hours
16. The candidate has to Login again through the Officers Entry Apply/ Login (refer points 1 and 2).
Click on Apply Online in the dashboard

17. Eligibility page will open, click on Apply button to go to the payment link page
18. Enter the DU reference number given by the bank after the payment and choose the written
test centre from the below drop down menu. Click on the Submit button to complete the application.