GOVERNMENT OF TELANGANA

MEDICAL HEALTH SERVICES RECRUITMENT BOARD

NOTIFICATION NO.03/2022, DATED:30.12.2022

STAFF NURSE
(GENERAL RECRUITMENT)

1. Applications are invited from qualified persons online on Board’s website

(https://mhsrb.telangana.gov.in) for the posts of Staff Nurses under various
departments.
(1.1) ONLINE application will be enabled from 10.30 am on 25.01.2023.

(1.2) Last date for submission of ONLINE application is 5.00 pm on 15.02.2023.

(Note: Time is provided between the issue of this notification and
commencement of receipt of online application forms, to enable the persons
with contract/outsourced experience in state government hospitals/
institutions/ programs to obtain experience certificates from competent
authority).
2. The details of posts, vacancies, age eligibility and scale of pay are given below:

Post Name of the Department No. of

Code Post Vacancies
01 Staff Nurse Director of Medical Education/ Director of 3,823
Public Health and Family Welfare
02 Staff Nurse Telangana Vaidya Vidhana Parishad 757
03 Staff Nurse MNJ Institute of Oncology & Regional 81
Cancer Centre (MNJIO&RCC)
04 Staff Nurse Department for Disabled and Senior Citizens 8
Welfare
05 Staff Nurse Telangana Minorities Residential 127
Educational Institutions Society
06 Staff Nurse Mahatma Jyothiba Phule Telangana 197
backward Classes Welfare Residential
Educational Institutions Society
07 Staff Nurse Telangana Tribal Welfare Residential 74
Educational Institutions Society
(Gurukulam)
08 Staff Nurse Telangana Social Welfare Residential 124
Educational Institutions Society
09 Staff Nurse Telangana Residential Education 13
Institutional Society
Total 5,204

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 (2.1) The details of vacancies are given at Annexure-I
(2.2) The scale of pay associated with these posts is 36,750 – 1,06,990.
(2.3) The number of vacancies is subject to variation on intimation being received
from the department concerned. Addition or deletion of vacancies if any, can
be done up to the declaration of result.

3. SELECTION PROCEDURE (G.O.Ms.No.60, HM&FW(B) Dept., Dated:7.6.2022;

G.O.Ms.No.59, HM&FW (B) Dept., Dated:7.6.2022 & G.O.Ms.No.63, HM&FW (B)Dept.,
Dated:14.6.2022)

(3.1) Applicants will be selected based on 100 points of which:

(3.1.1) Maximum of 80 points for percentage of marks obtained in written

examination (written examination will be of 80 marks comprising of
multiple-choice questions).
(3.1.2) Maximum of 20 points will be awarded for service in state government
hospitals/ institutions/ programmes on contract/outsourced basis.

(3.2) Maximum of 20 points shall be awarded for the service in state government
hospitals/ institutions/ programmes for both contract and outsourced
employees as detailed below:

(3.2.1) 2.5 points per 6 months for service rendered in tribal areas.

(3.2.2) 2 points per 6 months for service rendered in other than tribal areas.

(3.2.3) Points to be given for only completed 6 months

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(3.3) Points shall be awarded for service (contract/outsourced) rendered in state
government hospitals/ institutions/ programmes as per certificates issued by
competent authority (Annexure-II)

(3.4) The applicants seeking experience certificate should apply to respective competent
authority. After obtaining the experience certificate, the candidate should apply
online for these posts. They should upload this experience certificate while applying
online for the above posts.

(3.5) Points for contract/outsourced service rendered shall be awarded only for service
in the same category of post for which application is made. (For example, if a
candidate has applied for Staff Nurse post, she will not be given weightage for
previous service rendered on contract/outsourced as ANM, even though she has
qualification to be eligible for Staff Nurse).

(3.6) The application for seeking experience certificate and the proforma in which
experience certificate shall be issued by respective competent authorities are

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 appended as Annexures III-A, III-B & III-C.

(3.7) Experience certificates other than those issued in formats specified at Annexure
III-B & III-C will not be taken into consideration.

(3.8) Date of notification shall be cut off date for calculating the weightage marks and
competent authorities shall issue the experience certificates accordingly.

4. Merit list will be displayed on the Board’s website.

5. Before applying for the posts online, applicants are requested to keep the soft copy (PDF)
of the following documents ready for uploading:
i. Aadhaar Card
ii. SSC or 10thclass Certificate (for date of birth proof)
iii. GNM/B.Sc(Nursing) Certificate
iv. Telangana Nursing Council Registration Certificate
v. Experience Certificate (if applicable)
vi. Study Certificate (1stto7th class ) for claiming local status
vii. For candidates who have not studied in any school, Residence Certificate by
competent authority of Telangana Government (1stto7thClass period) for claiming
local status
viii. Community Certificate (SC/ST/BC) issued by the competent authority of
Telangana Government (as applicable)
ix. Latest Non-Creamy Layer Certificate in case of BCs issued by the
competent authority of Telangana Government in Form VII.B.
x. Latest ‘Income and Asset Certificate’ for applicants claiming EWS
Reservation issued by the competent authority of Telangana Government
xi. Sports certificate issued by competent authority for applicants claiming
reservation under sports category
xii. SADAREM certificate for applicants claiming PH reservation
xiii. Service certificate for NCC Instructor claiming age relaxation
xiv. Service certificate for in-service (regular) applicants claiming age relaxation
xv. Applicant’s Photograph Jpg/Jpeg/png
xvi. Applicant’s signature Jpg/Jpeg/png

6. The applicants who possess requisite qualification should apply online after satisfying
themselves about the terms and conditions of this recruitment.

7. EDUCATIONAL QUALIFICATIONS: Applicants must possess the following qualifications

as on the date of the notification:
General Nursing and Midwifery (GNM) OR B.Sc (Nursing)

Further, the applicants should register with Telangana State Nursing Council as on date
of their application and should upload this certificate online.
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8. EQUIVALENT QUALIFICATION: At the time of verification of certificates, if it is noticed
that any applicant who possesses a qualification other than requisite qualification and
claims that said qualification is equivalent to the requisite qualification, the matter shall
be referred to an ‘Expert Committee’ constituted by the Board and the Board will take
a decision based on the report of the ‘Expert Committee’.

9. AGE: The applicants should possess minimum age of 18 years and cannot exceed
maximum age of 44years. The age is reckoned as on 01/07/2022 (Rule-12(1)(a)(v) of
State and Subordinate Service Rules).

(Upper age limit of 44 years is considered as per G.O.Ms.No.42, General Administration

(Ser.A) Dept., Dt:19/03/2022)

10. AGE RELAXATIONS: The upper age limit prescribed above is however relaxed in the
following cases:
Sl. Category of applicants Relaxation of age permissible
No.
1. Telangana State Government Employees Up to 5 Years based on the
(Employees of TSRTC, Corporations, length of regular service.
Municipalities etc. are not eligible).
2. Ex-Servicemen 3 years & length of service
rendered in the armed forces.
3. N.C.C.(who have worked as Instructor in N.C.C.) 3 Years & length of service
Rendered in the N.C.C.
4. SC/ST/BCs &EWS 5Years
5. Physically Handicapped persons 10Years
Note:
(10.1) Provided that the persons referred at S.No.2 & 3 in the above table shall, after
making deductions referred to in Sub Rule–12(c) (i) & (ii) of Telangana State and
Subordinate Service Rules, not exceed the maximum age limit prescribed for the
post.
(10.2) The age relaxation for Ex-servicemen is applicable for those who have been
released from armed forces other than by way of dismissal or discharge on
account of misconduct or inefficiency.
(10.3) Age relaxation for NCC Instructor: A person who was recruited as a whole-time
Cadet Corps Instructor on or after the 1stJanuary, 1963 on his discharge from the
NCC either before or after expiry of the initial or extended tenure of his office in
NCC having served for a period of not less than six months prior to his release
from the NCC.
(10.4) However, no person shall be eligible if he/she crossed 61 years of age
(superannuation age) after availing of the eligible age relaxations as on
01/07/2022.

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11. FEE:
(11.1) Examination Fee: Each applicant must pay Rs.500/-(Rupees Five Hundred Only)
towards Examination Fee. There is no fee exemption under this category.
(11.2) Application Fee: The applicant must pay Rs. 120/- (Rupees Two Hundred Only)
towards application fee. However, the following categories of applicants are
exempted from payment of processing fee.
(11.2.1) SC, ST, BC, EWS, PH & Ex-servicemen of Telangana State.
(11.2.2) Unemployed applicants in the age group of 18 to 44 years of
Telangana State.
(11.2.3) Note: Applicants belonging to other states are not exempted from payment
of Fee.
(11.3) Mode of Fee Payment:
(11.3.1) The fee is to be paid online through payment gateway duly following
online instructions once the application form details are filled.
(11.3.2) The fee once remitted, shall not be refunded, or adjusted under any
circumstances. Failure to pay the Online Application fee and
Examination/Processing fee, wherever applicable, will entail total rejection of
application. If full payment of both Online Application fee and
examination/processing fee (unless exempted) is not made, the application will
not be accepted.

12. PROCEDURE FOR APPLICATION:

(12.1) The application has to be made online on MHSRB website from 10.30 am on
25.01.2023 to 5.00 pm on 15.02.2023.
(12.2) The applicants should upload all required certificates (original certificates have
to be produced for verification at the time of scrutiny before finalizing the
selection list).
(12.3) Applications once submitted online shall be final and no changes shall be
permitted thereafter.
(12.4) Upon submission of online form, Reference ID Number shall be generated.
The same may be used for any future reference.
(12.5) Applicant must compulsorily fill-up all relevant columns of the application form
carefully. The applicant alone shall be responsible for information provided by
them and decisions taken by Board based on the same.
(12.6) Incomplete / incorrect application form will be rejected. The information if any
furnished by the applicant subsequently in any form will not be entertained by
the Board under any circumstances.
(12.7) The applicant should not furnish any particulars that are false, tampered,
fabricated, or suppress any material information while submitting online
application. The applicant shall be liable for criminal action in such cases.
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13. WRITTEN EXAMINATION
(13.1) The date of written examination will be notified on MHSRB website in due
course.
(13.2) The examination will be OMR based and will have 80 multiple choice questions
and each question carries one mark.
(13.3) The syllabus of the examination is given at Annexure V
(13.4) The examination will be held in English.
(13.5) Applicants have to download the hall-tickets online and the date on which
downloading of hall tickets to be enabled will be notified.
(13.6) The examination centers will be at the following places and the applicants have
to choose two places:
(i) Hyderabad
(ii) Warangal
(iii) Khammam
(iv) Nizamabad

14. GENERALPROVISIONS
(14.1) The required original certificates should be submitted at the time of verification
of certificates or whenever called for. Failure to produce the required
certificates will lead to disqualification.
(14.2) Important: The claim of the applicants with regard to the date of birth,
educational qualifications and community etc., are accepted provisionally on
the basis of information furnished by them in their application form and is
subject to verification and satisfaction of the Board. Mere inclusion of the
name of an applicant in a Merit List will not confer on the applicant any right
for appointment. The candidature is therefore, provisional at all stages and the
Board reserves the right to reject candidature at any stage of the selection
even after declaration of results, if any mistake is noticed at a later date.
(14.3) As per G.O.Ms.No.14 WCD & SC Dept., dated 25.4.2022, the posts notified herein
are exempt from the following benchmark disabilities:
(i) Blindness and low vision
(ii) Deaf and hard of hearing
(iii) Autism, Intellectual Disability, Specific Learning Disability and Mental Illness
(iv) Multiple Disabilities
(14.4) The above categories of disabilities will be inter changed by providing 4%
reservation to the said posts in favor of persons with locomotor disability.
(14.5) Physically Challenged applicants who are claiming reservations under Disability
quota must note that they will be referred to State Medical Board (Appellate

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 Medical Authority) after completion of certificate verification. The report of
Medical Board is final.
(14.6) Request for re-medical-examination by the State Medical Board (Appellate Medical
Authority) for assessment of disability will not be entertained.
(14.7) Guidelines for evaluation of various disabilities and procedure for certification are
mentioned in G.O.Ms.No.31, WD, CW & (DW) Dept, Dt:01-12-2009.
(14.8) Printout of downloaded application form as well as original certificates /documents
as mentioned at Para (5) have to be submitted at the time of certificate
verification.
15. IMPORTANT PROVISIONS GOVERNING THE RECRUITMENT PROCESS:
(15.1) There shall be no waiting list as per G.O.Ms.No.81, General Administration,
(Ser.A) Department, Dated 22/02/1997.
(15.2) Unfilled and Non-Joining vacancies will be carried forward to next recruitment.
(15.3) The Recruitment will be processed as per this notification and as per the rules
and instructions issued by Government from time to time in terms of
respective special rules/adhoc rules governing the recruitment.
16. DISQUALIFICATION FOR APPOINTMENT: Any applicant can be disqualified at any stage
as per Rule-12(4) of Telangana State and Subordinate Service Rules.
17. RESERVATION:-
(17.1) The rule of reservation is applicable as per Rules.
(17.2) Reservation for BC-E group as per G.O.Ms.No.23, Backward Classes Welfare (C.2)
Department, Dt. 07/07/2007, will be subject to the adjudication of the litigation
before the Honorable Courts including final orders in Civil Appeal No:(a)2628-
2637 of 2010 in SLP.No.7388-97 of 2010, dated 25/03/2010 and orders from the
Government.

(17.3) The reservation for ‘Meritorious Sports Persons’ is applicable as per the
amendments made to State and Subordinate Service Rules (G.O.Ms.No.107,
General Administration (Ser.D) Dept., Dt. 27-07-2018) and G.O. Ms. No.5, YAT&C
(Sports) Department, Dt. 14/05/2018, or as may be revised by the government
from time to time. The proformae in which sports certificates to be obtained are
given at Annexure-IV.C
(17.4) Economically Weaker Sections: The EWS reservation is applicable as per
G.O.Ms.No.243 & 244 GA(SER.D) Dept., Dt.24/08/2021.
18. COMMUNITY CERTIFICATES:
(18.1) The applicants belonging to SC & ST are required to produce Community
Certificate issued by the competent authority of Government of Telangana.
(18.2) The applicants belonging to Backward Classes are required to produce
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 Community Certificate (BC-A, BC-B, BC-C, BC-D & BC-E) issued by the Competent
Authority of Government of Telangana obtained through Mee-Seva
(18.3) The applicants claiming Backward classes reservation should produce latest
“Non-Creamy Layer” certificate issued by competent authority of Telangana
government. If applicants fail to upload Non-Creamy Layer certificate, they will be
treated as OC category. The proforma of Non-Creamy Layer certificate is given at
Annexure IV.A.
(18.4) Applicants belonging to Economically Weaker Section (EWS) for claiming EWS
Reservation should produce “Income & Asset Certificate” issued by competent
authority of Government of Telangana. The proforma of “Income & Asset Certificate”
is given at Annexure IV.B.
(18.5) The Applicants belonging to states other than Telangana are not entitled to any
kind of reservation.
19. LOCAL RESERVATION
(19.1) The posts are classified into Zonal posts (except for posts under MNJIO&RCC) and
local reservation is applicable.
(19.2) Local Reservation (95%) is applicable as per Para-8 of G.O.Ms.No.124 General
Administration (SPF-MC) Department, dated: 30.08.2018.
(19.3) Local Candidate is defined in Para-7 of G.O.Ms.No.124 General Administration
(SPF-MC) Department, Dated: 30.08.2018.
(19.4) The following are the Zones in the Telangana vide G.O.Ms. No. 124, G.A. (SPF-
MC) Dept., Dated: 30/08/2018 and amended vide G.O.Ms. No. 128, G.A.(SPF-I) Dept.,
Dated: 30/06/2021 read with G.O.Rt.No.74, Revenue (DA-CMRF)
Dept.,dt:12/08/2021:

Zones Districts
Asifabad-Kumrambheem, Mancherial, Peddapalli, Jayashankar-
I Bhupalapalli, Mulugu

II Adilabad, Nirmal, Nizamabad, Jagityal

III Karimnagar, Sircilla-Rajanna, Siddipet, Medak, Kamareddy
IV Kothagudem-Bhadradri, Khammam, Mahabubabad, Hanumakonda
(Warangal Urban), Warangal (Warangal Rural)
V Suryapet, Nalgonda, Bhongir-Yadadri, Jangaon

VI Medchal-Malkajgiri, Hyderabad, RangaReddy, SangaReddy,

Vikarabad
VII Mahaboobnagar, Narayanpet, Jogulamba-Gadwal, Wanaparthi,
Nagarkurnool

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 (19.5) The posts under MNJIO&RCC are not under the purview of Presidential Order, as
it is a state level institution.

20. DEBARMENT:
(20.1) Applicants should make sure of their eligibility to the posts applied for and
that the declaration made by them in the application form regarding their
eligibility is correct in all respects. Any applicant furnishing incorrect
information or making false declaration regarding his/her eligibility at any
stage or suppressing any information is liable to be debarred from appearing
for any of the examinations conducted by the Board, and for summary
rejection of candidature for this recruitment.
(20.2) The Board is vested with the duty of conducting recruitment and selection as per
rules duly maintaining utmost secrecy and confidentiality in this process. Any
attempt by anyone causing or likely to cause breach of this duty or by any
action which violates or is likely to violate fair practices followed and ensured
by the Board will be sufficient cause for rendering such action as ground for
debarment and penal consequences as per law and rules shall be involved as
may be decided by the Board.
(20.3) If any applicant is or has been found impersonating or resorting to any other
irregular or improper means in connection with his / her candidature for
selection or obtaining support of candidature by any means, such an applicant
may in addition to rendering himself/ herself liable to criminal prosecution,
will be debarred permanently from any exam or selection.
(20.4) If an applicant himself/herself or through relations or friends or any others
has canvassed or endeavored to enlist for his/her candidature, whether from
official or non-official sources, for appointment to any State Service or
Subordinate Service shall be disqualified.
21. ANNEXURES:
Please read the following Annexures appended to the Notification before filling the
application form.

Annexure-I Breakup of vacancies.

Annexure-II Competent authority to issue ‘Experience Certificate (EC)’.

Annexure-III Proforma for Experience Certificate.

Annexure-IV Proformae of different certificates

Annexure-V Syllabus for written test

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22. SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS TO APPLICANTS:
Applicants are directed to visit the Board’s Website (https://mhsrb.telangana.gov.in)
regularly to know the latest developments of this recruitment and any changes/
modifications/ results/ calling of applicants for verification of Certificates etc.
Applicants may note that individual communication shall not be made. Hence, they
must regularly visit the MHSRB website for updates.

HYDERABAD
DATE:30.12.2022 Sd/-Member Secretary

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 ANNEXURE–I
BREAK-UP OF PROVISIONAL VACANCY POSITION

S.No Department Zone-I Zone-II Zone-III Zone-IV Zone-V Zone-VI Zone-VII Total
1 Director of Public Health and Family Welfare/ 436 672 220 681 342 888 584 3,823
Director of Medical Education
2 Telangana Vaidya Vidhana Parishad 45 90 115 55 100 262 90 757
3 MNJ Institute of Oncology & Regional Cancer - - - - - - - 81
Centre (MNJIO&RCC)*
4 Department for Disabled and Senior Citizens 0 1 2 1 1 1 2 8
Welfare
5 Telangana Minorities Residential Educational 6 22 15 14 9 49 12 127
Institutions Society
6 Mahatma Jyothiba Phule Telangana backward 15 22 30 27 23 58 22 197
Classes Welfare Residential Educational
Institutions Society
7 Telangana Tribal Welfare Residential Educational 7 9 14 15 11 12 6 74
Institutions Society (Gurukulam)
8 Telangana Social Welfare Residential Educational 16 13 19 17 18 22 19 124
Institutions Society
9 Telangana Residential Education Institutional 1 2 2 3 2 2 1 13
Society
Total 526 831 417 813 506 1294 736 5,204
* State level institution. Not under the purview of Presidential Order.

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 ANNEXURE-II
COMPETENT AUTHORITY TO ISSUE EXPERIENCE CERTIFICATE FOR
CONTRACT/OUTSOURCED SERVICE RENDERED IN STATE GOVERNMENT
HEALTH INSTITUTIONS

S. Type of Administrative Competent authority to issue

No hospital/Institution/ control/HoD Experience Certificate
Programme
1 Sub-centres Commissioner of Health District Medical and Health
& Family Welfare Officer
2 Primary Health Centres Director of Public Health District Medical and Health
Officer
3 Bastidawakhanas Commissioner of Health District Medical and Health
& Family Welfare Officer
/4 Community Health Centres Director of Public Health Superintendent of District
/Commissioner TVVP Headquarter hospitals
5 Area Hospitals, District Commissioner, TVVP Superintendent of District
Hospitals, Dispensaries etc Headquarter hospitals
6 MCH blocks, SNCUs, Commissioner TVVP & Superintendent of District
CEMONC centres etc under Director of Medical Headquarter hospitals (in case
NHM Education (depending on of TVVP hospitals)
the hospital where they OR
are located) Superintendent of teaching
hospital (in case of DME
hospitals)
7 All other programmes under Commissioner of Health District Medical and Health
NHM/CHFW(like 104 FDHS). & Family Welfare Officer
8 Teaching and specialty Director of Medical Superintendent of hospital
hospitals Education concerned
9 Nizam’s Institute of Medical Director, NIMS Director, NIMS
Sciences
10 MNJ Institute of Oncology & Director, MNJIO&RCC Director, MNJIO&RCC
Regional Cancer Centre
11 Labs under IPM Director, Institute of Director, IPM
Preventive Medicine
(IPM)
12 Telangana State AIDS Telangana State AIDS PD, TSACS
Control Society Control Society
13 TSRTC Hospital TSRTC MD, TSRTC
14 Singareni Collieries SCCL CMD, SCCL
Company Hospitals
15 Hospitals under ESI, ESI, Telangana Director, ESI
Telangana
16 Aarogyasri Health Care Trust CEO, AHCT CEO, AHCT
& Employee and Journalist
Health Scheme
17 AYUSH Director, AYUSH Director, AYUSH
18 Other Government Concerned Head of Concerned Head of
Department Department Department
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 ANNEXURE III-A

APPLICATION FOR EXPERIENCE CERTIFICATE FOR CONTRACT/OUTSOURCED EMPLOYEES

I S/o, D/o have worked as

Contract/Outsourced employee in

hospital/ institution/ programme, district from

(Date) to (Date) as

______________________________________. I request you to kindly issue experience

certificate for the purpose of weightage in recruitment in government service as per

Notification No.3/2022 issued by MHSRB.

Enclosures: Supporting documents (Give details)

(Signature)

Date:

To

(Address of competent authority)

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 ANNEXURE III-B
EXPERIENCE CERTIFICATE (CONTRACT)
O/o (Competent Authority)

This is to certify that Sri/Smt/Ms. S/o / D/o

has worked as contract employee in

hospital, district from (Date) to

(Date) as ___________________________________________.

This certificate is issued for the purpose of weightage points for contract experience for the

posts of Staff Nurse as per Notification 3/2022 dated:_________ issued by MHSRB.

Signature
(Name & Seal of Competent Authority)
Date:

To

(Name & Address of applicant)

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 ANNEXURE III-C

EXPERIENCE CERTIFICATE (OUTSOURCED)

O/o (Competent Authority)

This is to certify that Sri/Smt/Ms S/o / D/o

Sri. has worked as outsourced employee in

hospital, district from

(Date) to (Date) as

________________________________________________, outsourced from ________

_____________agency.

This certificate is issued for the purpose of weightage points for contract experience for the

posts of Staff Nurse as per Notification 3/2022 dated:_________ issued by MHSRB.

Signature
(Name & Seal of Competent Authority)
Date:

To

(Name & Address of applicant)

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 ANNEXURE-IV.A
Proforma of Non-Creamy Layer Certificate

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 ANNEXURE-IV.B
Proforma of Income Certificate for Economically Weaker Sections

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 ANNEXURE-IV.C
Proforma of Sports Certificates

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 ANNEXURE-V
SYLLABUS FOR WRITTEN TEST (GNM SYLLABUS)

1. Anatomy and Physiology:

(i) Introduction to anatomical terms, organisation of the human body:
(ii) Introduction to detailed structure of the body
(iii) Blood
(iv) The circulatory system
(v) The Lymphatic System
(vi) The Respiratory System
(vii) The Digestive System
(viii) The Excretory System
(ix) The Endocrine System
(x) The Reproductive System
(xi) The Nervous System
(xii) The Sense Organ
(xiii) The Skeleton
(xiv) The Muscular System

2. Microbiology
(i) Introduction
(ii) Micro Organisms
(iii) Infection and its transmission
(iv) Immunity
(v) Control and destruction of Microbes
(vi) Practical Microbiology

3. Psychology
(i) Introduction
(ii) Structure of the mind
(iii) Psychology of Human Behavior
(iv) Learning, Thinking and Reasoning, Observation and Perception
(v) Personality
(vi) Intelligence

4. Sociology
(i) Introduction
(ii) Individual
(iii) The Family
(iv) Society
(v) The Community

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5. Fundamentals of Nursing

(i) Introduction to Nursing

(ii) Nursing care of the patient
(iii) Meeting the Basic Needs of a patient
(iv) Assessment of patient/client
(v) Infection control
(vi) Therapeutic Nursing Care
(vii) Introduction to clinical Pharmacology

6. FIRST AID
(i) Introduction
(ii) Procedures and Techniques in First Aid
(iii) First Aid in emergencies
(iv) Community Emergencies & Community Resources

7. COMMUNITY HEALTH NURSING – I

(i) Introduction to Community Health
(ii) Community Health Nursing
(iii) Health Assessment
(iv) Principles of Epidemiology and Epidemiological methods
(v) Family Health Nursing Care
(vi) Family Health Care Settings Home Visit:
(vii) Referral System
(viii) Records and reports
(ix) Minor Ailments

8. ENVIRONMENTAL HYGIENE
(i) Introduction
(ii) Environmental Factors Contributing to Health
(iii) Community organizations to promote environmental health

9. HEALTH EDUCATION AND COMMUNICATION SKILLS

(i) Communication Skills
(ii) Health Education
(iii) Counseling
(iv) Methods and Media of Health Education

10. NUTRITION
(i) Introduction
(ii) Classification of food
(iii) Normal Dietary Requirements
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 (iv) Food Preparation, Preservation & Storage
(v) Therapeutic Diet
(vi) Community Nutrition
(vii) Preparation of diet / practical

11. MEDICAL SURGICAL NURSING- I

(i) Introduction
(ii) Nursing assessment
(iii) Pathophysiological mechanism of disease
(iv) Altered immune response
(v) Fluid and electrolyte balance and Imbalance
(vi) Operation theatre technique
(vii) Management of patient undergoing surgery
(viii) Nursing management of patient with gastro intestinal disorders
(ix) Nursing management of patients with metabolic and endocrinal disorders
(x) Nursing management of renal and urinary disorders
(xi) Nursing management of patients with neurological disorders
(xii) Nursing Management of Patients with Connective Tissue and Collagen
Disorders
(xiii) Nursing management of the elderly
(xiv) Nursing management of patient with impaired respiratory function and
gaseous exchange.

12. MEDICAL SURGICAL NURSING- II

(i) Oncology Nursing
(ii) Nursing Management of patients with disorders of Breast
(iii) Nursing Management of patient with diseases and disorders of integumentary
system
(iv) Ophthalmology And Ophthalmic Nursing
(v) Nursing Management of Patient with Disorders and Diseases of Ear, Nose and
Throat
(vi) Nursing Management of Patient with cardio vascular, circulatory and
Hematological disorders
(vii) Nursing Management of Patients with communicable diseases
(viii) Nursing Management of Patients with Sexually Transmitted diseases
(ix) Nursing Management of Patients with Musculo-skeletal disorders and diseases
(x) Emergency Management
(xi) Emergency and Disaster Nursing

13. MENTAL HEALTH NURSING

(i) Introduction

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 (ii) History of Psychiatry
(iii) Mental Health Assessment
(iv) Therapeutic nurse-patient relationship
(v) Mental Disorders and Nursing Interventions
(vi) Bio – Psycho & Social Therapies
(vii) Community Mental Health
(viii) Psychiatric Emergencies and Crisis Intervention
(ix) Forensic Psychiatry / Legal Aspects

14. CHILD HEALTH NURSING

(i) Introduction
(ii) Growth & Development
(iii) The sick child
(iv) Disorders and health problems of a child
(v) Child with congenital disorders
(vi) Children with various disorders and diseases
(vii) Child welfare services

15. MIDWIFERY AND GYNECOLOGICAL NURSING

a) MIDWIFERY NURSING
(i) Introduction
(ii) Reproductive system
(iii) Embryology and foetal development
(iv) Normal pregnancy and its management
(v) Normal labour and its management
(vi) Management of newborn
(vii) Management of normal puerperium
(viii) Management of complications during pregnancy
(ix) Management of high risk labour
(x) Management of complications of puerperium
(xi) High risk and sick newborn
(xii) Obstetric operations
(xiii) Drugs used in obstetrics
(xiv) Ethical and legal aspects related to midwifery
b) GYNECOLOGIAL NURSING
(i) Introduction
(ii) Puberty
(iii) Fertility and infertility
(iv) Pelvic infections
(v) Gynaecological disorders
(vi) Breast disorders

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16. COMMUNITY HEALTH NURSING-II

(i) Heath system in India
(ii) Health care delivery system
(iii) Health planning in India
(iv) Specialized community health services and nurse’s role
(v) National health problems
(vi) National Health programme
(vii) Demography and family welfare
(viii) Health Team
(ix) Health Information System
(x) Health Agencies

17. NURSING EDUCATION

(i) Introduction
(ii) Teaching learning process
(iii) Methods of teaching

18. INTRODUCTION TO RESEARCH

(i) Introduction
(ii) Research process
(iii) Research approaches and designs
(iv) Data collection process
(v) Analysis of data
(vi) Introduction to statistics
(vii) Utilization of research in nursing practice

19. PROFESSIONAL TRENDS AND ADJUSTMENT

(i) Nursing as a profession
(ii) Professional ethics
(iii) Personal and professional development
(iv) Legislation in nursing
(v) Profession and related organizations

20. NURSING ADMINISTRATION AND WARD MANAGEMENT

(i) Introduction
(ii) Management process
(iii) Administration of hospital/department/unit/ ward
(iv) Management of equipment supplies
(v) Cost and financing of health care

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