JCECE BSc Nursing 2026: Registration, Dates, Syllabus & Pattern, Result, Counselling

Applicants who want to fill out the application form for JCECE BSc Nursing are advised to check the eligibility criteria first. According to the age-wise qualification, applicants must be 17 years old on December 31, 2026. While students need to pass class 10+2 with Physics, Chemistry & Biology (PCB) & English as a core subject with an aggregate of 45% marks. 

The JCECE nursing is an offline exam, which means that candidates will be given an OMR-sheet to fill in the answers. It will be a pen and paper based exam for which there will be instructions to follow at the test centre. 

The authorities will schedule the JCECE BSc Nursing 2026 exam in offline mode across the various exam centres in the state. The JCECE BSc Nursing exam will be conducted in the morning slot from 10:00 AM to 12:30 PM.

The JCECE BSc nursing exam application forms will be released tentatively in June 2026. The official dates will be released by the board soon. A direct link to apply for the exam will also be shared here. 

Yes, male candidates are eligible to seek admission to the government quota seats allotted by the institutes accepting JCECE BSc nursing scores. Candidates must also check the institute's admission criteria before applying to the college. 

To seek admission to the JCECE nursing post basic program, a candidate must have:

• Passed class 12 Senior Secondary or Intermediate or an equivalent examination on a recognised board. Applicants who have passed class 11 in or before 1987, will be eligible for admission.
• Possess a certificate in General Nursing and Midwifery and should be a Registered Nurse Registered Midwife (RNRM) with the State Nursing Council.

Yes, English is a mandatory language subject that is required to apply for the JCECE BSc nursing exam. The combined scores of this subject along with PCB in HSC will be considered for admission. 

Candidates have to pay the application fees while filling the form as per their respective category. Applicants who are from General, OBC & EWS category have to pay INR 900 while the remaining SC, ST and female candidates have to pay INR 450 as JCECE BSc Nursing application fees while doing the registeration. 

The last date to apply for the exam will be announced soon on the official website. After this cutoff date, no application forms will be accepted. 

In case of any mistakes being made while filling the JCECE BSc Nursing application form 2026, candidates are advised to correct the application form during the JCECE BSc Nursing application correction window. The JCECE BSc Nursing 2026 application correction window will be open for 2-3 days to allow candidates to make required changes. The dates for this event will be released soon. 

The JCECE nursing exam will be held in the following cities: 

• Hazaribagh
• Ranchi
• Jamshedpur
• Dhanbad
• Dumka

No, as the exam is targeted to grant admission to the Jharkhand domiciled nursing aspirants, it will not be held in Delhi NCR. The test centres will be allotted in the popular cities of the state only. 

Candidates with some medical conditions can carry a transparent water bottle to the JCECE BSc Nursing test centre. However, prior permission must be taken from the authorities at the centre. If they don't allow for the same, it must not be taken to the exam hall. 

The JCECE nursing test cities are decided by the conducting body, JCECEB. They release this list in the official prospectus every year for the aspirants. The cities are replaced also sometimes, and some new names get added, and older ones are dropped.   

To download the JCECE Nursing hall ticket, visit the official website and log in using their application number and password. The admit card will be available in a PDF file. Once you take its print, paste your passport size photograph on it in the box provided and self-attest it as well.

The JCECE Nursing admit card will be released online tentatively 10 days before the exam date. Candidates will be able to access it in PDF format. It is mandatory to carry it to the test centre for the purpose of verification. 

In the JCECE nursing exam, there are generally 150 questions of 1 mark each. The question paper is of 150 marks and it is conducted in an OMR-based format, which is an offline mode. Candidates must appear for the exam to get admission in the top nursing colleges of Jharkhand.

Yes, 0.25 mark will be deducted for attempting an incorrect choice in the question paper. Candidates will be awarded +1 mark for attempting a correct answer. 

Revise and understand the topics mentioned below to prepare for the JCECE biology syllabus: 

• The Difference between Prokaryotic & Eukaryotic
• Cell Theory
• Structural Organization of Cell
• Mendel's Law of Inheritance
• Classification Binomial and Nominal Nomenclature
• Five Kingdom Classifications
• The Role of Plants in Human Welfare

The exam conducting body, JCECEB prepares the JCECE nursing syllabus for the physics, chemistry, and biology subjects. The topics are based on Class 12th syllabus majorly. 

The JCECE Previous year papers will be available on the official website, or in the books offered by the experts of the top coaching institutes. Platforms like Amazon also sell books in this genre. Candidates can either download free resources or can purchase books to practice for the exam. 

Some important topics to prepare for the JCECE CHEMISTRY subject are enlisted below: 

• Chemistry in Everyday Life
• General Principles & Processes of Isolation of Elements
• Solutions
• Chemical Kinetics
• Electrochemistry
• Polymers
• P -Block Elements
• Surface Chemistry
• D & F -Block Elements

Majorly the topics will be asked from Class 12th syllabi. 

As per the expert analysis, JCECE nursing is a modetate to easy level exam. Rest it depends on the preparation strategy of the aspirant. As per the previous year analysis it was a moderately tough exam.

The JCECE nursing exam analysis will be available after the exam concludes. It will be available on this page of shiksha.com. In addition, it will also be streamed on the popular Youtube channels for the exam-takers. 

The direct link to download the JCECE answer key will be provided on this page. Click here to download one of previous year:

Jharkhand BSc Nursing Answer Key (previous year) - DOWNLOAD NOW

The JCECE nursing answer key will be available on the official website, jceceb.jharkhand.gov.in a PDF format. Initially a provisional key will be issued followed by a final one on the result date.  

The JCECE BSc Nursing result will be declared on the official website in the first week of August 2026. Candidates will have to visit the login window to access the result. Applicants who appear for the exam will be able to check the JCECE results by entering their login credentials and captcha code. 

To participate in JCECE nursing counselling, a candidate must submit all the documents which are mentioned in the official prospectus. Class 10th documents are mandatory at the time of document verification. The applicants are advised to arrange for the documents before proceeding for admission formalities.  

The JCECE nursing counselling application fee is INR 400 for the General category aspirants. The female aspirants can pay INR 250/- to participate in the counselling. It needs to be paid online through a credit card/debit card/UPI. 

The Jharkhand BSc Nursing counselling registration will start after the result announcement. The counselling will begin in September 2026. After the counselling registration concludes, the JCECE BSc Nursing seat allotment result will be released. Thereafter, the entire counselling events such as seat allotment & reporting to institutes, will continue for the next two consecutive months. 

The JCECEB conducts counselling in three rounds for the BSc nursing course. Candidates can expect an additional stray vacancy round for the seats that remain vacant. Generally, the counselling is conducted in online mode; however, the last round might be held in offline mode as well. 

The JCECE BSc Nursing seat allotment result will be released on the counselling website of the conducting body. Candidates can check the result for each round of counselling separately.