Candidates must meet both the age and educational qualification requirements simultaneously. All eligibility conditions must be fulfilled as on the **date of advertisement (12 June 2026)**, except for the Nursing Council registration requirement which must be valid as on the date of submission of the online application form. Age Limit Candidates must have attained the age of 21 years and must not be above 42 years as on the date of advertisement. Date of birth will be verified only from the HSC Certificate issued by the Board of Secondary Education, Odisha or an equivalent certificate from any recognised Board/Council/Indian University. Age relaxation: Category Relaxation SC / ST / SEBC / Women 5 years (upper age limit becomes 47 years) Persons with Disabilities (PwDs) 10 years (upper age limit becomes 52 years) PwDs under SC/ST/SEBC Cumulative 10 years over and above SC/ST/SEBC relaxation Ex-Servicemen Relaxable by the total period of defence service rendered Contractual Nursing Officer (OSH&FW Society/Scheme and ASHAs) Upper age limit is 45 years Candidates falling under more than one relaxation category are eligible for only the single most beneficial relaxation, except PwDs under SC/ST/SEBC who get cumulative relaxation as specified. Ex-Servicemen who have already secured regular State Government employment and availed the Ex-Servicemen benefit once are not eligible for reservation under Ex-Servicemen category for subsequent recruitment. Educational Qualification Candidates must satisfy all three of the following: 1. Academic Qualification: Must have passed 10+2 in the 10+2 system or its equivalent. 2. Professional Qualification: Must hold a Diploma in GNM (General Nursing & Midwifery) or BSc Nursing from any Medical College and Hospitals of the State or any other institution duly recognised and approved by the Indian Nursing Council. 3. Registration: Must have registered their name in the Nursing Council in the State of Odisha and must possess a valid Registration or Renewal Certificate as on the date of submission of the online application form. This certificate must be uploaded online at the time of application. 4. Odia Language: Candidates must be able to speak, read, and write Odia, and must have satisfied one of the following: passed the Middle School Examination with Odia as a language subject; passed Matriculation or equivalent with Odia as the medium of instruction in non-language subjects; passed Odia as a language subject in the final examination of Class-VII or above from a School recognised by the Government of Odisha or Central Government; or passed a test in Odia in M.E. School Standard conducted by the School & Mass Education Department. Other Eligibility Conditions Candidates must be Indian citizens and of good character. Married candidates must not have more than one spouse living. Sportsperson category claimants must possess a Sportsperson ID card issued by the Sports & Youth Services Department, Government of Odisha and upload the scanned copy of the original (not photocopy). Candidates debarred from any OSSSC recruitment for a specified period are not eligible during that period. DON'T MISSRRB 6565 Technician Online Form 2026 (Short Notice)6,565 Posts • Technician • RRB29 Jul 20266,565 postsGSRTC 4599 Driver Online Form 20264,599 Vacancies • Driver05 Jul 20264,599 postsGSRTC 4318 Conductor Online Form 20264,318 Openings • GSRTC05 Jul 20264,318 postsKSP Civil Police Constable Online Form 20263,991 Posts • KSP03 Jul 20263,991 postsRSSB 3951 Senior and Basic Computer Instructor Online Form 20263,951 Vacancies • Senior Computer Instructor & Basic Computer Instructor • RSSB23 Jun 20263,951 postsUPSSSC 2587 Lower PCS Online Form 20262,587 Openings • Combined Lower Subordinate Services25 Jun 20262,587 posts

The examination fee is straightforward, with a full exemption for reserved categories. Candidates who pay the fee and actually appear in the examination will receive a refund after the examination is conducted and attendance records are verified. Category Fee All candidates other than SC, ST, and PwDs ₹500 SC / ST / Persons with Disabilities (PwDs) Nil The fee of ₹500 must be paid positively using Net Banking, Credit Card, Debit Card, or UPI through the Payment Gateway available during online application submission. If the Confirmation Page is not generated after payment, the transaction will be cancelled and the refund will be credited within 48 hours. If no Confirmation Page is generated, the applicant must make another payment. The ₹500 fee will be refunded to candidates who actually appear in the examination. The refund will be processed within a reasonable period after the examination and verification of attendance records. No refund is admissible to applicants who fail to appear in the examination for any reason. The refund will be credited to the same bank account or payment method used during registration - candidates are advised to use their own account for smooth refund processing.

The selection is based on a single Written Test followed by Document Verification. No interview is conducted. The selection process has three stages: Written Test, Provisional Master Merit List, and Document Verification followed by a Provisional Select List. Stage 1 - Written Test (100 marks, MCQ, OMR/CBRE Mode) The Written Test consists of 100 questions for 100 marks to be completed in 2 hours. The exact mode (OMR or CBRE) will be notified separately. The test paper is divided as follows: Section No. of Questions Marks Subjects as per syllabus (Annexure-II) 60 60 Questions based on practical skills 25 25 Arithmetic (High School Certificate Standard) 10 10 English (High School Certificate Standard) 5 5 Total 100 100 Negative Marking: For every wrong answer, 0.25 marks will be deducted as penalty. Each question has four options. If a candidate marks more than one option, it is treated as a wrong answer. Unanswered questions carry no penalty. Minimum Qualifying Marks: Candidates belonging to ST, SC, PwDs, Ex-Servicemen, and Sportsperson categories must score a minimum of 30% (normalized score). All other candidates must score a minimum of 35% (normalized score). Tie-breaking sequence (applied in order if two candidates score identically): (a) fewer wrong attempts; (b) higher percentage of marks in Diploma in GNM or BSc Nursing; (c) age seniority (older candidate ranked higher); (d) higher marks in +2 examination; (e) Commission's discretion. In CBRE mode, the test will be conducted in multiple shifts on different dates and a normalization formula will be applied to convert raw scores to normalized scores. Stage 2 - Provisional Master Merit List After the Written Test, a Provisional Master Merit List will be prepared in order of marks/normalized scores. Candidates who meet the minimum qualifying marks will be shortlisted for Document Verification at not less than 1.25 times the number of advertised vacancies, category/special category wise. Stage 3 - Document Verification (DV) Shortlisted candidates will be called to appear before the District Level Board in the office of the Collector and District Magistrate of each district. Original documents will be verified by the Chief District Medical & Public Health Officers. Failure to attend Document Verification will result in rejection of candidature. Candidature remains provisional until validated by the appointing authority. Stage 4 - Provisional Select List A Provisional Select List equal to the number of advertised vacancies will be drawn from the DV screening list, based strictly on merit, availability, and the candidate's district preference as exercised during application or physical counselling. Physical Counselling (Optional): The Commission may, at its discretion, call shortlisted candidates for physical counselling for district allocation, based on merit-cum-choice as per actual vacancies available. Written Test Syllabus (as per Annexure-II): Anatomy & Physiology; Microbiology; Psychology; Sociology; Nursing Foundation; First Aid; Community Health Nursing; Nutrition; Medical Surgical Nursing/Adult Health Nursing (as per revised BSc Nursing syllabus 2021); Mental Health Nursing; Child Health Nursing; Midwifery & Gynaecological Nursing; Nursing Education; Research and Statistics; Professionalism, Professional values & ethics; Nursing Administration & Management.