Kerala PG Nursing Entrance Exam 2016

Kerala PG Nursing Entrance Exam 2016 - CEE Kerala conducts the exam to ascertain the merit of eligible candidates to admit into government seats in Government/self finance nursing colleges. The merit list of the exam is used as the admission criteria for various nursing specializations offered in the colleges across Kerala state.  Kerala PGN Entrance Exam 2016 is scheduled on 13th August 2016 and aspiring candidates have to apply online through CEE Kerala website. Along with general candidates, in-service candidates can also apply for P.G. entrance exam.

Application Process

Candidates wish to appear for Kerala PG nursing entrance exam for academic year 2016-17 have to apply online on http://cee.kerala.gov.in website.  Application fee for entrance exam can be paid online or by demand draft. Last date for submitting application along with required documents is 22nd July. Application procedure contains following steps.

Candidate Registration

Candidates applying for PG nursing entrance exam have to do one time registration and during this process an application number will be generated. Candidates have to fill-in basic information to create a password which will be mandatory for logins till the end of the process.

Filling up Online Application

Candidates have to login using application number and password generated during one time registration process to fill the application. Candidate has to click on Fill-up application button and a soft copy of photograph is to be uploaded. All the Data to be entered carefully and after successful completion of application “save and preview” button will be visible.  

Final submission

Candidate can recheck the data entered using preview button and if found satisfactory can proceed for final submission. Once the final submission is done applicant can’t edit the data produced in the application.

Fee payment

Once final submission of Application is done fee payment facility will be available to pay online. Candidates can also remit the prescribed application by demand draft drawn in favor of Commissioner for Entrance Examinations, payable at Thiruvananthapuram. Once payment details are updated candidates can print the application. A sum of Rs 1000/-(500 for SC/ST) has to be remitted against application fee.

Application Submission along with Documents

Candidates have to affix a photograph(identical to uploaded one) on the printed application, and duly signed application along with all the necessary documents have to be sent to “Commissioner for Entrance Examinations, Vth Floor, Upper Zone,Housing Board Buildings, Santhi Nagar, Thiruvananthapuram” before the last date of application submission.

*In service candidates have to submit a set of application form with necessary documents to concerned DME/DHS.

Eligibility

General Eligibility

  • Candidate shall be domicile of India with Kerala origin.
  • Candidates who studied B.Sc. nursing in college with in Kerala state are also eligible.
  • Candidates who resided in Kerala for a period of 8 years are also eligible.

Academic eligibility

  • Candidates who have passed a bachelor degree in nursing in regular degree mode from any university across Kerala or other universities recognized by KUHS.
  • Candidates who have passed Post Basic B.Sc. nursing in regular degree mode from any university across Kerala or other universities recognized by KUHS provided he/she shall pass GNM course.
  • Candidate who have one year experience by the time of notification date.
  • Candidate who obtained registration from Kerala nursing council.

*Candidates should not cross age of 42 for general candidates and 49 for In-service candidates by the date of notification.

Entrance Test Duration and Pattern

PG nursing entrance exam (PGN 2016) is pen and paper base exam and Exam paper will comprise 200 questions which have to be answered in duration of 2 ½ hours. All the questions are MCQ type where candidates have to bubble the OMR sheets with blue/black ball point pens only. Each question will have four options with single correct answer. Every correct answer will fetch 4 marks and 1 mark will be deducted for every wrong answer.

Entrance test will be conducted to all the candidates (including In-service) in single session, where candidates have to score a minimum of 40% in the entrance exam to get eligible for admission. CEE Kerala will publish separate merit list for both the candidates. Exam will be conducted at a standard of graduation level and subjects covered in B.Sc. nursing. Number of subject wise questions distributed in the exam is as bellow.

Subject

Number of questions

Anatomy

6

Physiology &Biochemistry

10

Microbiology

6

Nutrition

4

Psychology

6

Sociology

6

Nursing Foundations

30

Medical Surgical Nursing including Pharmacology and Pathology

44

Community Health Nursing

20

Obstetrics & Gynecology Nursing

14

Child Health Nursing

16

Psychiatric Nursing

14

Nursing Education

10

Nursing Administration

8

Research

6

Admit Card

Admit cards will be available on CEE Kerala website from the date 3rd August and Candidates whose application has been accepted should download the admit card by logging in using application number and password. A print out is mandatory to enter into the test center.

Test Center and Reporting

PG nursing entrance exam is conducted only at Thiruvananthapuram and candidates have to report the test center on exam date prior to 30 minutes of commencement of exam. No things other than admit card print out and ball point pens will be allowed in to test center. Candidates will we allowed to leave the exam hall only after test concludes.

Admission Procedure

All the seats in Post graduate nursing programs will be filled based on the merit obtained in the entrance exam. A centralized allotment process will be conducted by CEE Kerala and allotment will be done on merit cum preferences given b y the candidate.

Event Calendar and Important Dates

online application starts from

13th July 2016

online application ends on

22nd July 2016 (3:00PM)

Last date and time to submit the application along with documents

before 5:00PM 22nd July 2016

Admit card download available from

3rd August 2016

Entrance exam schedule

13th August 2016 (10:00AM-12:30PM)

Result Declaration

Announced later

UPDATE 17-08-2016: CEE Kerala Published answer key for Kerala PG Nursing Entrance Exam 2016.