DSSSB Nursing Officer Exam Details 2026

The selection process for **DSSSB Nursing Officer** is conducted in the following stages:\n1. **Written Online Examination (CBT)**: Qualifying objective test.\n2. **Skill Test / Physical Test**: (For specific posts like Clerk or Constable).\n3. **Document Verification**: Detailed check of academic qualifications and category certificates.\n4. **Medical Fitness Test**: Standard government medical examination.

The recruitment written exam covers:\n- **General Intelligence & Reasoning**: Verbal and non-verbal reasoning, series, coding-decoding, puzzles.\n- **Quantitative Aptitude**: Arithmetic, algebra, geometry, data interpretation.\n- **General English**: Vocabulary, grammar, reading comprehension, error spotting.\n- **General Awareness**: Current affairs, Indian history, geography, polity, and general science.

### Written Exam Scheme\n- **Mode**: Computer Based Test (CBT).\n- **Type**: Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs).\n- **Duration**: 120 Minutes.\n- **Negative Marking**: 0.25 marks deducted for each incorrect answer.

Candidates recruited for the **Nursing Officer** post will receive the following pay scale:\n- **Salary Pay Scale**: **₹44,900 - ₹1,42,400**\n- **Allowances**: Dearness Allowance (DA), House Rent Allowance (HRA), Transport Allowance (TA), and medical benefits.

To be eligible for recruitment through **DSSSB Nursing Officer**, candidates must meet the following official criteria:\n- **Educational Qualification**: Must possess a **Diploma** in a relevant field.\n- **Age Limit**: Candidates must be between **18 and 30 years** of age. Standard age relaxations apply for OBC, SC, ST, and PwD categories as per government rules.

The age of all the candidates applying for the Nursing Officer recruitment must not exceed 30 years. However, age relaxation is given to reserved category candidates, as detailed below:

| Category | Age Relaxation |

| --- | --- |

| SC/ST | |

| 5 years | |

| OBC | |

| 3 years | |

| PwD | |

| 10 years | |

| PwD + SC/ST | |

| 15 years | |

| PwD + OBC | |

| 13 years | Departmental candidate with at least three years continuous service |

| Extension up to 40 years of age (45 years for SC/ST) | |

| Meritorious Sports Person | |

| Extension up to 5 years of age (10 years for SC/ST and 8 years for OBC) | |

| ESM | |

| Extension by military service plus 3 years (6 years for OBC and 8 years for SC/ST) | |

Check the steps to download the DSSSB Nursing Officer answer key here!

The age of all the candidates applying for the Nursing Officer recruitment must not exceed 30 years. However, age relaxation is given to reserved category candidates, as detailed below:

| Category | Age Relaxation |

| --- | --- |

| SC/ST | |

| 5 years | |

| OBC | |

| 3 years | |

| PwD | |

| 10 years | |

| PwD + SC/ST | |

| 15 years | |

| PwD + OBC | |

| 13 years | Departmental candidate with at least three years continuous service |

| Extension up to 40 years of age (45 years for SC/ST) | |

| Meritorious Sports Person | |

| Extension up to 5 years of age (10 years for SC/ST and 8 years for OBC) | |

| ESM | |

| Extension by military service plus 3 years (6 years for OBC and 8 years for SC/ST) | |

Check the steps to download the DSSSB Nursing Officer answer key here!

Candidates need to be citizens of India and must submit verified documents to prove their citizenship.

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Candidates need to be citizens of India and must submit verified documents to prove their citizenship.

Check out the details of the DSSSB Nursing Officer salary & job profile here!

Candidates are liable to appear for repeated counts for the DSSSB Nursing Officer Recruitment. Candidates are eligible to appear for exams as many times as they want until they reach the upper age limit and fulfill all the other DSSSB Nursing Officer eligibility criteria.

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Candidates are liable to appear for repeated counts for the DSSSB Nursing Officer Recruitment. Candidates are eligible to appear for exams as many times as they want until they reach the upper age limit and fulfill all the other DSSSB Nursing Officer eligibility criteria.

Check out the steps to download the DSSSB Nursing Officer result here!