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Nursing, Pharmacist & Medical Exam Preparation

Health-department recruitment mainly tests the subjects you studied in your course. Revising your textbooks and solving previous papers is the core of the preparation.

Who can usually apply

  • Staff nurse or nursing officer: usually B.Sc Nursing or GNM with nursing council registration
  • ANM and health worker: ANM course or the certificate named in the notice
  • Pharmacist: D.Pharm or B.Pharm with registration
  • Medical officer: MBBS with registration; resident posts as the notice states
  • Lab technician and paramedical posts: DMLT or the relevant diploma or degree

How selection usually works

  1. Computer-based or written test (subject and general sections)
  2. Document verification (registration certificates matter)
  3. Interview for some posts, and walk-in interviews for contract posts

Subjects to cover

  • Core nursing: anatomy, physiology, medical-surgical, community health, midwifery
  • Pharmacology and pharmacy (for pharmacists)
  • Clinical subjects (for doctors)
  • General knowledge and reasoning (some exams)

How to prepare

  1. Read the notification of the recruiting body: AIIMS, ESIC and state health departments all differ
  2. Revise your nursing or pharmacy textbooks: most questions come from the core subjects
  3. Make short notes on drugs, procedures and public-health programmes
  4. Practise multiple-choice questions from previous papers
  5. Keep your registration and experience certificates current

Official websites

Exam patterns, age limits and dates change from year to year. Treat this page as a starting point and always read the official notification before you apply.

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