Compare AIIMS Delhi vs Apollo College of Nursing, Chennai

a) The examination will be held in Delhi, and in English language only.

b) The selection of candidates will be made on a 2-stage performance evaluation as under:

• Stage I: Written Test: Candidate will appear for an entrance examination (Written Test) of 90 minutes duration consisting of one paper containing 70 objective type (Multiple Choice) questions in the subjects of fundamentals of Nursing, Medical-Surgical Nursing including Anatomy, Physiology & Pharmacology, Obstetrics Nursing and Midwifery, Paediatric Nursing, Community Health Nursing, Psychiatric Nursing and Professional Trends in Nursing.
• Stage II: personal assessment / Interview: On the basis of the merit list based on the marks secured in Stage-I, candidate three times the number of seats will be invited for Personal Assessment by a Selection Committee. If the requisite number of SC or ST candidates are not available, then candidates belonging to SC and ST took together will be invited. In case candidates belonging to SCs, STs & OBCs are not available for Personal Assessment, then the number of candidates from the General category will be proportionately increased.

The candidate must have:

• Passed 12th class under 10+2 system of education or an equivalent examination from a recognised Board/University. (Those who have passed 10+1 on or before 1986 are also eligible.)
• Diploma in General Nursing and Midwifery from any institution recognized by the Indian Nursing Council.
• Registration as the nurse, RN, RM (registered nurse, registered midwife) with any State Nursing Council. In case of male nurses, (if passed before implementation of new integrated course in 2003), besides being registered as a nurse with the State Nursing Council, should have obtained a certificate in General Nursing and instead of Training in Midwifery, training in any subject out of following, for a period of six months: i) O.T. Techniques, ii) Ophthalmic Nursing, iii) Leprosy Nursing, iv) TB Nursing, v) Psychiatric Nursing, vi) Neurological and Neuro Surgical Nursing, vii) Community Health Nursing, viii) Cancer Nursing, ix) Orthopaedic Nursing.

Age Limit for Admission    

• The candidate ( Female ) should complete the age of 17 years at the time of admission or should complete the said age on or before 31st December of the year of admission to the 1st year of the course.

Educational Qualification    

• The Candidate ( Female ) should have passed +2 or equivalent qualifying examination with science subjects Physics, Chemistry, and Biology (or) Physics, Chemistry, Botany, and Zoology.

Eligibility Certificate    

• Candidates (Females) who have passed any qualifying examination other than the higher secondary examination conducted by the Government of Tamil Nadu, should produce an eligibility certificate from TamilNadu. Dr. M.G.R. Medical University before seeking admission.