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AIIMS NORCET Exam Date:11 Apr' 26 - 11 Apr' 26
The All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), New Delhi, conducts the Nursing Officer Recruitment Common Eligibility Test (NORCET). Through AIIMS NORCET, recruitments will be done for the 1794 posts of Nursing Officer in various AIIMS/ NITRD/ AIIPMR, Mumbai/ CNCI Kolkata. The AIIMS NORCET 10 2026 exam for stage 1 will be held on April 11, while the stage 2 exam is scheduled for April 30.
The application form for the AIIMS NORCET 2026 exam will be available on aiimsexams.ac.in. Those who will submit the application forms within the deadline will be issued AIIMS NORCET 2026 hall tickets. During the AIIMS NORCET 10 stage 1 exam, candidates have to solve 100 multiple-choice questions. The stage 2 exam includes 160 multiple-choice questions. The AIIMS NORCET 10 exam has a negative marking of 1/3 mark. The result of AIIMS NORCET 2026 will be released in PDF form. Candidates who will qualify for the prelims exam will be eligible for the mains round.

| Full Exam Name | Nursing Officer Recruitment Common Eligibility Test |
| Short Exam Name | AIIMS NORCET |
| Conducting Body | AIIMS New Delhi |
| Frequency Of Conduct | Twice a year |
| Exam Level | University Level Exam |
| Languages | English |
| Mode Of Application | online |
| Application Fee | Online : 3000 |
| Mode Of Exam | online |
| No Of Seats | 1794 |
AIIMS NORCET Nursing Officer Recruitment Common Eligibility Test (session 2026)
AIIMS New Delhi announced the result of the NORCET stage I exam at the official website: aiimsexams.ac.in. The AIIMS NORCET 2026 stage II exam will be conducted for the prelims-qualified candidates only. The authority prepares a merit list based on the scores obtained in the NORCET 2026 stage II exam. Candidates who are qualified for the stage II AIIMS NORCET 10 exam are called for the document verification process. After the documents are verified, candidates are recruited in the AIIMS colleges in India.
NORCET 10 tie breaking criteria
In case two or more candidates secure equal marks in AIIMS NORCET 10 exam, the authority applied the below mentioned tie breaking criteria.
Candidate older in age is placed higher.
If the tie is not resolved, the candidate with fewer wrong answers is considered first.
Candidates appearing for AIIMS NORCET 2026 must check the eligibility criteria set by the authority.
Eligibility criteria | Description |
Age | Candidates must be between 18 to 30 years of age. Age is calculated from the AIIMS NORCET application form last date |
NORCET qualification I |
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NORCET qualification II |
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NORCET 2026 application form can be filled in online mode at aiimsexams.ac.in. To complete the AIIMS NORCET 10 application form, candidates need to follow the steps mentioned below.
Step1: Registration
Candidates must fill their full name, date of birth, category, gender, email ID and mobile number.
Login credentials are created and sent to the registered email ID.
Login using the credentials and change password.
Login again using the newly created credentials.
Step 2: Filling qualification and address details
Candidates need to enter their qualification details as required.
In the next step, candidates must enter the permanent and correspondence address details.
Step 3: Filling working experience
Candidates are required to enter their working experience details such as the name of the organization where they worked, designation and others.
Step 4: Paying application form fees
Once all the details are entered, candidates need to pay the NORCET 10 application form fees.
Application fee can be paid in online mode through credit card/ debit card/ internet banking. The AIIMS NORCET 2026 application fee can be checked from the table below.
NORCET 2026 application fees
Category | Application form fees |
General/ OBC | Rs 3,000 |
SC/ST/EWS | Rs 2,400 |
PwD | Exempted |
Note: Application fees of SC/ST candidates who appear for the NORCET exam are refunded after declaration of results when the SC/ST certificate is verified.
Step 5: AIIMS NORCET test city selection
Candidates need to select the NORCET 10 exam centre from the available list.
Candidates must note that the exam city once selected cannot be changed later.
Step 6: Uploading images
In the next step, candidates are required to upload the images of photograph, signature and left thumb impression in the application form in prescribed format. The AIIMS NORCET 2026 photo specifications can be checked from the table below.
Particulars | Details |
Photograph |
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Signature |
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Left thumb impression |
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Step 7: Taking print out of the application form
Once the application form is filled, candidates must review the details filled in the AIIMS NORCET 10 application form and submit.
Candidates must download the application form and take print outs for future reference.
The authority provides the opportunity to the registered candidates to make corrections in the application form through the AIIMS NORCET 2026 correction window. Candidates can make corrections in the application form registration and basic candidates' information within the specified dates of the NORCET 10 correction window. No further opportunity is provided to make corrections in the NORCET 2026 application form.
Note: Candidates cannot change their category after the submission of the NORCET 10 application form fees. Once the fee is submitted, the category entered cannot be changed during the correction window process.
| UR | OBC | SC | ST | EWS | PWD | |||||
| SN | Institute Name | Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | Grand_Total | ||
| 1 | AIIMS BATHINDA | 53 | 24 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 96 | |||
| 2 | AIIMS BHOPAL* | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 3 | AIIMS BHUBANESWAR | 7 | 16 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 37 | |||
| 4 | AIIMS BILASPUR | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | |||
| 5 | AIIMS DEOGHAR | 27 | 27 | 16 | 8 | 6 | 84 | |||
| 6 | AIIMS GORAKHPUR | 31 | 15 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 62 | |||
| 7 | AIIMS GUWAHATI | 61 | 41 | 22 | 11 | 15 | 150 | |||
| 8 | AIIMS JODHPUR | 14 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 22 | 49 | |||
| 9 | AIIMS KALYANI | 14 | 18 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 42 | |||
| 10 | AIIMS MANGALAGIRI | 15 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 39 | |||
| 11 | AIIMS NAGPUR | 37 | 24 | 18 | 9 | 7 | 95 | |||
| 12 | AIIMS RAEBARELI | 23 | 12 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 53 | |||
| 13 | AIIMS NEW DELHI | 78 | 66 | 27 | 11 | 20 | 202 | |||
| 14 | AIIMS PATNA | 143 | 57 | 52 | 26 | 30 | 29 | 308 | ||
| 15 | AIIMS RISHIKESH | 20 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 42 | |||
| 16 | AIIMS, RAIPUR* | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 17 | AIIMS, RAJKOT | 21 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 50 | |||
| 18 | AIIMS VIJAYPUR, JAMMU | 17 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 41 | |||
| 19 | CAPFIMS, Maidangarhi | 122 | 81 | 45 | 22 | 30 | 300 | |||
| 20 | CNCI Kolkata | 24 | 16 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 61 | |||
| 21 | NITRD | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 11 | ||
| 21 | AIIPMR, Mumbai | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |||
| 22 | CIP, Ranchi | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | ||
| 23 | Safdurjaung Hospital | 24 | 15 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 56 | |||
| Total | 744 | 470 | 269 | 132 | 179 | 1794 | ||||
The AIIMS NORCET exam is conducted in two stages: stage I (prelims) and stage II (mains). The question paper consists of multiple-choice questions. Check the detailed exam pattern of AIIMS NORCET 2026 from the table below.
AIIMS NORCET 2026 exam pattern
Particulars | Stage I | Stage II |
Mode of the exam | Computer-based test | Computer-based test |
Type of questions | Multiple choice questions | Multiple choice questions |
Number of questions | 100 (20 questions from general knowledge and 80 questions from the nursing course) | 160 |
Duration of the test | 90 minutes | 180 minutes |
Marking scheme |
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AIIMS New Delhi issues the NORCET 2026 admit cards to the registered candidates only. The AIIMS NORCET 10 admit cards are issued at the official website: aiimsexams.ac.in. Candidates need to log in with their credentials to download the NORCET 2026 admit card. It must be noted that the authority does not send the AIIMS NORCET 10 admit card by post. Candidates must download the admit card from the official website and carry the same to the examination centre.
Details mentioned on the AIIMS NORCET admit card
Name of the candidate
Application number
Candidate’s roll number
Date and time of the examination
Details of NORCET 10 exam centre
Reporting time
Candidates securing marks above or equal to the NORCET 10 qualifying marks as set by the authority. Candidates can check the NORCET qualifying marks of the previous year from the table below.
Category | Stage I NORCET 9 cutoff |
General | 90.7161868 |
EWS | 65.6169852 |
OBC | 75.9545125 |
SC | 73.4418098 |
ST | 66.3210743 |
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Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
NORCET full form is the Nursing Officer Recruitment Common Eligibility Test.
All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), New Delhi conducts the NORCET exam.
Yes, there is a criteria of deducting ⅓ marks for every incorrect answer in the AIIMS NORCET exam.
AIIMS NORCET exam is conducted twice a year.
For General/ EWS, the percentile is 50, for OBC, it is 45 percentile, and for SC/ ST, it is 40 percentile. There is a relaxation of 5 percentile for PWD of each category.
There are a total of 1794 vacancies in NORCET 10 exam
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