Nursing courses at AFMC

Nursing courses at AFMC
and Armed Forces Hospitals

The Director General of Medical Services (Army), has invited applications from female candidates for admission to the 4 year B.Sc (Nursing) Programme commencing in August/September 2008 at Armed Forces Medical College (AFMC), Pune, and for the 3 ½ years Training in Diploma in General Nursing & Midwifery (GNM) course commencing in August/September 2008 at various Armed Forces Hospitals.

Indian National, females, unmarried or divorcees/legally separated or widow without encumbrances whose date of birth falls between 1.1.1983 and 1.1.1991 who have passed as a regular student, in the first attempt, the complete Senior Secondary (10+2)/equivalent examination from a recognized Board/University with Physics, Chemistry and Biology and a minimum of 50% marks in aggregate are eligible to apply. Those who have passed such examinations as private students or with compartment in any subject are not eligible. Minimum height required is 142 cm. Applicant should be medically fit as per the standards laid down by the Military authorities.

Eligible candidates will be called for an objective type written test of 90 minutes duration likely to be held in February/March 2008, covering topics in General English, Biology and General Intelligence, with questions relating to the last two parts being bilingual in English and Hindi. The Written examination will be held at Bangalore, Chandimandir, Chennai, Dehradun, Delhi, Danapur, Guwahati, Jabalpur, Jammu, Jaipur, Kochi, Kolkata, Lucknow, Mumbai, Secunderabad, Thiruvananthapuram and Vishakapatnam. If sufficient number of candidates is not available at a centre, the candidates who opt for that centre will be allotted the centre of their second choice.

Candidates as per merit of the written test will be called for interview to be held in April/May 2008. The final merit list will be prepared based on the combined merit of the written test and interview, subject to medical fitness.

Selected candidates shall execute an agreement/bond to serve in the Military Nursing service (MNS) for 5 years. On successful completion of Nursing Training, the candidates will be granted Commission in the MNS under the terms and conditions laid down for the grant of such commission.

Candidates will also be provided with free ration, accommodation, uniform allowance and monthly stipend as applicable, during the training period. They will have to refund the entire cost of training in the event of withdrawal from the course, premature termination of training or refusal to accept commission in the MNS if offered.

Application: Application may be submitted on plane paper of 21 cm x 36 cm as per the format given in the Advertisement published in the Employment News of 29.12.2007- 4.1.2008. The format has to be typed in block capital letters. Applications should not be submitted on newspaper cuttings or its photocopies.

Applicants should have passed the qualifying examination before the submission of the application. The details of the documents (photocopies) to be attached to the application are given in the advertisement. They include

(i) Attested copy of the Matric/equivalent certificate showing date of birth.

(ii) Attested copy of complete Mark sheet of Senior Secondary (10+2)/equivalent examination (Copies of both sides of the mark sheet is to be submitted in case subject codes and maximum marks are given on the reverse side of the mark sheet)

(iii) Attested copy of Caste Certificate in case of SC/ST candidates.

(iv) In case the time gap between the 10th and 12th classes is more than two years, a Certificate from the concerned School/College that the candidate has passed the complete Senior Secondary Examination in the first attempt as a regular student.

(v) Four Copies of Admit Card in the format given in the advertisement on full-scape paper with passport size photo to be pasted in the space provided (photo should not be attested)

(vi) Four self-addressed envelopes of good quality of size 27x12 cm with stamps worth Rs.6/- affixed on each.

(vii) In case of widow/divorcees, an affidavit stating that the applicant is issueless

(viii) Legal documents of the divorcee and an affidavit that the matter is not under consideration with the Higher Court.

Completed applications should reach Director General of Medical Services (Army), DGMS-4B, AG’s Branch, Integrated HQ of MOD (Army), Room No.45, ‘L’ Block Hutments, New Delhi-110 001 by 1300 hrs on 25.1.2008 (Friday)