In view of the COVID-19 outbreak, AIIMS has deferred the release of AIIMS Nursing 2020 Admit Card and the entrance exams. In its recent notification, AIIMS has announced the revised dates for its exams.
AIIMS Nursing 2020 Entrance exam for BSc Post-Basic and MSc Nursing will now be conducted on June 11, 2020, AIIMS New Delhi in its recent notice announced. Earlier, the exams were scheduled for June 5, 2020 and now has been further postponed for additional six days. The Entrance Examination for July/August 2020 session has been rescheduled in view of an evolving situation related to COVID-19 outbreak.
AIIMS in its recent notification has announced that it will upload the AIIMS Nursing 2020 admit card on June 3, 2020 (Wednesday) by 05:00 pm on their official website. Previously, AIIMS has also deferred the release of the Admit Card for AIIMS BSc Post-Basic Nursing 2020 and AIIMS MSc Nursing 2020 which was scheduled to be uploaded on May 23, 2020. Due to unavoidable circumstances amid COVID-19 outbreak and had announced to upload the same in the next few days. AIIMS has also re-opened the Exam-Centre choosing window from May 15, 2020 to May 18, 2020 till 5:00 pm. Previously, AIIMS has revised all the AIIMS Nursing 2020 dates in the view of spread of COVID-19.
Below is the revised date and schedule issued by the AIIMS in its recent notification:
Exam Name |
Previous Date |
Revised Date |
---|---|---|
BSc Nursing (Post-Basic) |
June 5, 2020 |
June 11, 2020 |
MSc Nursing |
June 5, 2020 |
June 11, 2020 |
The duration of both the exams will be of 90 minutes and the time will be 1:00 pm to 2.30 pm.
The AIIMS has allotted the best possible exam city to the candidates according to their choice and the subject to availability of seats. Candidates can check the allotted city by visiting the official website of AIIMS and after login using their credentials in the ‘Final Registration’ tab click on the ‘MyPage’ button, the list of allotted centres will appear. Below is the list of Exam Cities for AIIMS Nursing 2020 Centre:
- Bangalore
- Bhopal
- Chandigarh
- Chennai
- Dehradun
- Delhi
- Guwahati
- Bhubaneshwar
- Jodhpur
- Kolkata
- Mumbai
- Patna
- Raipur
- Thiruvananthapuram
AIIMS has already instructed all the advisories and guidelines issued by the Government of India to follow social distancing and sanitization norms at all examination centres.
AIIMS nursing 2020 exam is a national level entrance exam and will be held to facilitate admission in to 20 BSc Nursing (Post-Basic) and 124 MSc Nursing seats across seven AIIMS Institutes in India. Recently the AIIMS has added 12 additional seats for the MSc Nursing programme at the AIIMS Patna campus.
The national level entrance exam will be held online and will have multiple-choice questions (MCQs). Candidates can refer to the table below to know more about the AIIMS Nursing 2020 Exam Pattern.
Name of exam |
AIIMS Nursing |
Conducting body |
All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), New Delhi |
Exam level |
National |
Exam Frequency |
Once a year |
Courses offered |
BSc Nursing (Post-basic) (Exam on June 11, 2020) BSc (H) Nursing (Exam date to be announced) MSc Nursing (Exam on June 11, 2020) |
Mode of exam |
Online mode (computer-based exam) |
Languages offered in exam |
English |
Shift |
Morning shift (1:00 pm to 2:30 pm) |
Duration of Exam |
BSc Nursing (Post-basic) - 90 minutes BSc (H) Nursing - 120 minutes MSc Nursing – 90 minutes |
Number of Questions Asked |
BSc Nursing (Post-basic) – 70 questions BSc (H) Nursing – 100 questions MSc Nursing – 90 questions |
Seats Offered |
BSc Nursing (Post-Basic) - 20 BSc (H) Nursing - 571 MSc Nursing – 124 + 12 AIIMS Patna |
Type of Questions |
Multiple-Choice Questions (MCQs) |
Marking Scheme |
Correct Answer: 1 mark Incorrect Answer: -1/3 mark Un-attempted Question: 0 mark |
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