Army College of Nursing OAT (Online Admission Test) 2024

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Important Dates

OAT (Online Admission Test) is the entrance examination for admission to B.Sc. Nursing Courses into Army College of Nursing (ACN), Jalandhar Cantt. and Army Institute of Nursing (AIN), Guwahati

Army College of Nursing (ACN) was established for female dependants of Army personnel/Ex-servicemen in Aug 2005. One seat each for wards of Indian Navy (IN) and Indian Air Force (IAF) is reserved. ACN is functioning under the aegis of Army Welfare Education Society (AWES) which is managing 137 Army Public Schools and 12 professional colleges throughout the country. ACN Jalandhar Cantt was opened after having obtained sanction from the Department of Research and Medical Education (DRME), Government of Punjab. ACN is recognised by Indian Nursing Council (INC), New Delhi, Punjab Nursing & Registration Council (PNRC) and is affiliated to Baba Farid University of Health Sciences (BFUHS), Faridkot.

Eligibility :

The admission to BSc (Nursing) course at ACN Jalandhar Cantt is exclusively for the female dependant wards of serving Army persons, eligible Retired Army persons, war widows (Veer Naaris) and widows of Army persons. Two seats are reserved for OP SADBHAVANA candidates from J & K and one seat each is reserved for wards of Indian Navy (IN) and Indian Air Force (IAF) is reserved. The children of following categories of Army/IN/IAF persons are eligible and they are required to upload the relevant certificates as given against the category applicable to them as
proof of their eligibility for admission to ACN Jalandhar Cantt :-

The applicants must fall into one of the following categories:-

• Children of serving IA/IN/IAF persons with minimum 10 years continuous service in the Army (Ref Certificate No 1).
• Children of retired IA/IN/IAF persons granted/ awarded regular pension, liberalized family pension, family pension or disability pension at the time of their superannuation, demise, discharge, release medical board/ invalided by medical board. This includes wards of recruits medically boarded out and granted disability pension (Ref Certificate No 1).
• Children of retired IA/IN/IAF persons who have taken discharge or released after ten years of service (Ref Certificate No 1).

 Adopted / Step Children and Children of Remarried Widows.

• Adopted Child of Army/IN/IAF persons if adopted at least five years prior to seeking admission (Ref Certificate No 2).
• Step Children are eligible provided they are born from a wedlock where at least one parent belonged to the Army/IN/IAF who is otherwise eligible (Ref Certificate No 2).
• Children of widows of IA/IN/IAF personnel who are born as a result of second marriage with IA/IN/IAF personnel only. However, children of widows of IA/IN/IAF personnel born out of remarriage with Non-IA/IN/IAF personnel would not be eligible for admission.

Eligibility Criteria in Special Cases.

• Eligibility Criteria for Wards of Ex Army Medical Corps Officers/Army Dental Corps Officers presently serving with Indian Navy or Indian Air Force(IN/IAF). Wards of only those Ex Army Medical Corps Officers/Army Dental Corps officers presently serving / served with Indian Navy or Indian Air Force who have served with the Army for atleast 10 years (Ref Certificate No 3).
• Eligibility Criteria for Children of Army Postal Service (APS) /MNS/TA Personnel (Ref Certificate No 3).
• Children of APS persons classified as ex- servicemen as per Govt of India, Ministry of Defence letter No 9 (52)/88/D(Res) dated 19 Jul 89.
• Children of those APS persons who are on deputation and who have put in 10 years of service in the Army.
• Children of APS persons, who are directly recruited into APS and have completed 10 years of service and of those, who, as per their terms and conditions of service, retired from APS without reversion to P&T Department after completing their minimum pensionable service of which 10 years was in the Army.
• Children of only those members of MNS who have 10 years service as regular members of MNS or are in receipt of pension from the Army.
• Children of only those TA personnel who have completed 10 years of embodied service.

Candidates who are ineligible. The following category of candidates are not eligible:-

• Those who are not included in any of the categories mentioned in Para 36 (a) to (c) above on the date of commencement of the course.
• A candidate who has passed any examination of a statutory University, recognized as equivalent to the course in the College(s)/Institute(s), shall not be permitted to appear for the examination for the same course.

Educational Qualification

• The higher secondary examination or the Indian School Certificate Examination which is equivalent to 10+2 Higher Secondary Examination after a period of 12 years study, the last two years of study comprising of Physics, Chemistry, Biology and Mathematics or any other elective subjects with English at a level not less than the core course for English as prescribed by the National Council for Educational Research and Training after the introduction of 10+2+3 years educational structure as recommended by the National Committee on education.
  Or
• The Intermediate examination in science of an Indian University/Board or other recognized body with Physics, Chemistry and Biology which shall include a practical test in these subjects and also English as a compulsory subject.
  Or
• The pre-professional/pre- medical examination with Physics, Chemistry and Biology, after passing either the higher secondary school examination, or the pre university or an equivalent examination. The preprofessional/pre-medical examination shall include a practical test in Physics, Chemistry and Biology and also English as a compulsory subject.
  Or
• The first year of the three years degree course of a recognized university with Physics, Chemistry and Biology including a practical test in three subjects provided the examination is a “university examination” and candidate has passed 10+2 with English at a level not less than a core course.
  Or
• B.Sc examination of an Indian University, provided that she has passed the B.Sc Examination with not less than two of the following subjects Physics, Chemistry, Biology (Botany, Zoology) and further that she has passed the earlier qualifying examination with the following subjects Physics, Chemistry, Biology and English.
  Or
• Any other examination which, in scope and standard, is found to be equivalent to the Intermediate science examination of an Indian University/Board, taking Physics, Chemistry and Biology including practical test in each of these subjects and English.

Selection Procedure

A Combined Online Admission Test (OAT) for ACN Jalandhar and AIN Guwahati will be held on 30 Jun 2024 at the selected exam centres by ACN Jalandhar Cantt and approved by HQ AWES. The paper will be of 2 hours duration containing 5 subjects (namely Aptitude for Nursing, Physics, Chemistry, Biology and English).

Centres for OAT.

The OAT-2024 is tentatively planned at the following centres:-

Jalandhar Cantt,Bengaluru,Delhi,Jaipur,Lucknow,Pune,Ambala,Kolkata,Guwahati,Trivandrum,Chennai,Secundrabad,Jammu,Srinagar,Dehradun,Bhopal

How to Apply

1. An Online Admission Test (OAT) for admission to the B.Sc. Nursing Course 2024-25 of Army College of Nursing (ACN) Jalandhar Cantt & AIN Guwahati will be held on 30 Jun 2024.
2. Candidates desirous of seeking admission to ACN Jalandhar Cantt can visit ACN, Jalandhar Cantt website www.acn.co.in  and fill the form Online. The guidelines to fill the form, uploading of documents and payment of Application Fee will be available on the ACN, Jalandhar Cantt website link.
3. OAT roll numbers / admit cards will be uploaded on ACN website for registration of those candidates only who have paid the ‘Online’ Application Fee.
4. Candidates should ensure their eligibility for the B Sc Nursing course before filling in their online application forms. Ineligible candidates will forefeit the Application fee.

For further details refer prospectus of respective colleges.

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