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The Jharkhand Staff Selection Commission is a well-known organization responsible for conducting the Grade A Nurse examination to select nurses working in different government hospitals and health care facilities located in Jharkhand. The examination is one of the many that is taken by nurses in the state and is highly popular among them. The JSSC Grade A nurse exam involves writing examinations made up of questions from nursing areas of specialty such as fundaments of nursing, medical-surgical nursing, obstetrics and gynecology nursing, pediatrics nursing and anatomy & physiology.
The written examination is of 150 marks for 150 multiple type questions.. The candidates are required to pass the written test by scoring at least 40% of the total marks and qualify physical/skill test which consist 50 marks. The final results are obtained from the written test and the skill test, and the candidates are chosen according to these scores.
| Feature | Estimated Information/Details |
|---|---|
| Exam conducting body | Jharkhand Staff Selection Commission (JSSC) |
| Exam name | JSSC Grade A Nurse Exam 2024 |
| Number of posts | To be announced in the official notification |
| Eligibility | B.Sc Nursing degree with registration in Indian Nursing Council |
| Selection process | Written exam & document verification (may vary) |
| Exam mode | Offline (OMR based) |
| Exam duration | Approximately 2 hours (may vary) |
| Exam pattern | Two sections: General Knowledge & Nursing (may vary) |
| Stage | Tentative Timeline (Based on Previous Years) |
|---|---|
| Notification release | February - March 2024 (Estimated) |
| Online application start date | March - April 2024 (Estimated) |
| Online application closing date | April - May 2024 (Estimated) |
| Exam date | June - July 2024 (Estimated) |
| Result declaration | September - October 2024 (Estimated) |
| Region | Number of Exam Centers (Estimated) |
|---|---|
| Ranchi | 5-7 |
| Jamshedpur | 3-5 |
| Dhanbad | 2-3 |
| Bokaro Steel City | 2-3 |
| Dumka | 1-2 |
| Deoghar | 1-2 |
| Hazaribagh | 1-2 |
| Giridih | 1-2 |
| Palamau | 1-2 |
| Other Districts | 5-7 (Combined) |
| Category | Tentative Application Fee (Based on Previous Years) |
|---|---|
| General | INR 600 |
| OBC/SC/ST | INR 300 |
| Differently Abled | INR 150 |
| Section | No. of Questions | Marks | Time Allotment (Estimated) |
|---|---|---|---|
| General Knowledge | 50 | 50 | half-hour |
| - General Awareness (Current Affairs, History, Geography, etc.) | 25 | 25 | |
| - Mental Ability & Reasoning | 15 | 15 | |
| - Computer Literacy | 10 | 10 | |
| Nursing | 150 | 150 | 120 mins |
| - Fundamentals of Nursing | 20 | 20 | |
| - Anatomy & Physiology | 30 | 30 | |
| - Microbiology & Pharmacology | 30 | 30 | |
| - Nutrition & Dietetics | 10 | 10 | |
| - Community Health Nursing | 20 | 20 | |
| - Medical Surgical Nursing | 40 | 40 |
Tabulated below is the collection of the Top 10 Colleges in India with Fee Structure, including their key features.
| Name of the institute | Fees |
|---|---|
| IIM Bangalore | INR 2,450,000 |
| Film and Television Institute of India | INR 77,813 |
| IIM Calcutta | INR 3,100,000 |
| IIT Madras | INR 1,350,000 |
| IIM Ahmedabad | INR 3,150,000 |
| Indian Institute of Science | INR 266,500 |
| IIT Bombay | INR 4,200,000 |
| Indian School of Business | INR 4,700,000 |
| Loyola Institute of Business Administration | INR 969,400 |
| Department of Management Studies IIT Delhi | INR 1,170,000 |
| Subject | Sub-topics |
|---|---|
| General Knowledge | - Current Affairs (National & International) - History of India & Jharkhand - Geography of India & Jharkhand - Polity & Constitution of India - General Science & Technology - Economy & Finance - Environmental Issues - Literature & Culture - Sports & Games |
| Mental Ability & Reasoning | - Verbal Reasoning (Analogy, Synonyms & Antonyms, Vocabulary, etc.) - Non-verbal Reasoning (Spatial Reasoning, Data Interpretation, etc.) - Numerical Reasoning (Number Series, Average, Ratio & Proportion, etc.) - Logical Reasoning (Syllogisms, Puzzles, etc.) |
| Computer Literacy | - Basic Computer Operations (Hardware, Software, File Management, etc.) - Internet & Email - Word Processing & Spreadsheets - Presentation Software |
| Fundamentals of Nursing | - Introduction to Nursing - Nursing Process - Ethics & Professionalism - Communication Skills - Patient Education & Health Promotion - Basic Life Support (BLS) - Infection Control |
| Anatomy & Physiology | - Musculoskeletal System - Nervous System - Cardiovascular System - Respiratory System - Digestive System - Endocrine System - Urinary System - Reproductive System - Sensory Organs |
| Microbiology & Pharmacology | - Microorganisms & Diseases - Antibiotics & Chemotherapy - Antiseptics & Disinfectants - Common Drugs & their Actions - Adverse Drug Reactions |
| Nutrition & Dietetics | - Principles of Balanced Diet - Nutritional Needs of Different Age Groups - Therapeutic Diet in Common Diseases - Enteral & Parenteral Nutrition - Food Safety & Hygiene |
| Community Health Nursing | - Community Health Organisation - Health Promotion & Disease Prevention - Maternal & Child Health - Immunization Programmes - Environmental Health - Geriatric Care - Disaster Management |
| Medical Surgical Nursing | - Medical Conditions & Treatments - Surgical Procedures & Pre/Post-operative Care - Common Medical Emergencies - Critical Care Nursing - Musculoskeletal Nursing - Wound Management - Pain Management |
| Information | Details (Based on previous years) |
|---|---|
| Total vacancies | 200-500 (estimated) |
| Exam date | June-July (estimated) |
| Eligibility | B.Sc Nursing degree with Indian Nursing Council registration |
| Selection process | Written exam & document verification |
| Exam pattern | Two sections: General Knowledge & Nursing |
| Exam mode | Offline (OMR based) |
| Exam duration | Approximately 2 hours |
| Salary scale | ₹ 44,950 – 1,42,400/- (approximately) |
1. It is advisable to adhere to the details such as age limit, educational qualification and other aspects as mentioned in the advertisement. For the candidates 5 years of experience in relevant field and B.Sc Nursing/GNM qualification along with the registered nursing council license is mandatory.
2. Application process is online at the official website of JSSC, but it is always advisable to apply through an @jssconline.org mail. One can visit the official website of the recruitment board of the government of Jharkhand by going to the URL of jssc.nic.in and then click on the apply online link for the Nurse Grade A posts.
3. If you are not yet registered on the portal, then please do make your registration. Fill the application form properly without any error and attach scanned images of photograph and signature.
4. Deposit the application fee online through the use of a credit/debit card or through net banking or through UPI Payment Gateway. Details of the fee payment will be communicated through the notification.
5. Take printout and retain the conformation page and fee payment receipt which contains the registration details.
6. Candidates will be issued admit cards a few weeks before the exam dates and it will contain the details of the exam including the date, time, and venue. Download it.
7. Attend a specific date and time for CBT written examination carrying the allowed documents and materials. It means that selection will be made based on the performance of the candidate in both the written test as well as the interview.
| Subject | Title | Author(s) |
|---|---|---|
| General Knowledge | - Manorama Yearbook (English & Hindi) - Current Affairs Today Magazine - Arihant's General Knowledge for Competitive Exams | Various |
| Mental Ability & Reasoning | - R.S. Aggarwal's Verbal & Non-Verbal Reasoning - Arihant's A Modern Approach to Verbal & Non-Verbal Reasoning - Kiran's Test of Reasoning (Advanced) | R.S. Aggarwal |
| Computer Literacy | - Arihant's Objective Computer Knowledge - Kiran's Objective Computer Knowledge - Steve Davis' Complete Idiot's Guide to Computers | Various |
| Fundamentals of Nursing | - Brunner & Suddarth's Textbook of Medical-Surgical Nursing - Potter & Perry's Fundamentals of Nursing - Kozier & Erb's Fundamentals of Nursing: Concepts, Process, and Practices | Brunner & Suddarth |
| Anatomy & Physiology | - B.D. Chaurasia's Human Anatomy (Vol. 1 & 2) - A.K. Jain's Concise Human Physiology - Guyton & Hall Textbook of Medical Physiology | B.D. Chaurasia |
| Microbiology & Pharmacology | - Jawetz, Melnick & Adelberg's Medical Microbiology - Lippincott Illustrated Pharmacology - Goodman & Gilman's The Pharmacological Basis of Therapeutics | Jawetz et al. |
| Nutrition & Dietetics | - Mahan & Escott-Stump's Krause's Food & the Nutrition Care Process - Wardlaw's Perspectives in Nutrition - Shilpa Arora's Textbook of Medical Nutrition Therapy | Mahan & Escott-Stump |
| Community Health Nursing | - Park's Textbook of Preventive and Social Medicine - C.P. Baveja's Community Health Nursing: A Practical Approach - U.C. Chatre's Textbook of Community Medicine | Park |
| Medical Surgical Nursing | - Brunner & Suddarth's Textbook of Medical-Surgical Nursing - LeMone & Burke's Medical-Surgical Nursing: A Nursing Process Approach - Lewis, Kozier & Erb's Fundamentals of Nursing: Concepts, Process, and Practices | Brunner & Suddarth |
