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RECRUITMENT SPECIAL ADVERTISEMENT NO.52/2024

Instructions For Filling Online Application Form NURSING OFFICER

Examination 2024

1. Applicants are advised to carefully go through the detailed Notice of NURSING

OFFICER which can be viewed on the website of the Commission
(https://www.upsc.gov.in/) as well as on the website https://upsconline.nic.in/ .

2. Go to Website / URL https://upsconline.nic.in in your browser.

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3. Click on “ONE-TIME REGISTRATION (OTR) FOR EXAMINATIONS OF

UPSC AND ONLINE APPLICATION” link. This will take to the sample screen
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displayed below:

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4. If you have NOT registered, then go to the “New Registration” button and register yourself with
personal details & verify the same as given below:

4.1 Name as recorded in the Matriculation/Secondary Examination Certificate. Please do

not use any prefix such as Mr. or Ms. etc. unless it consists of only 3 letters as 4 letters
are mandatory for NAME field.
4.2 Enter your name within 100 characters as per the Matriculation/Secondary
Examination Certificate only.
4.3 Gender: Select from Male/Female/Transgender.
4.4 Date of Birth: Date of Birth as recorded in the Matriculation/Secondary Examination
Certificate should be filled carefully.
Note: - Candidate should note that only the date of birth as recorded in the
Matriculation/Secondary Examination certificate or an equivalent certificate on the
date of submission of application will be accepted by the Commission, and no
subsequent request for its change will be considered or granted.
4.5 Father’s Name: Please do not use any prefix such as Shri or Dr. etc.
4.6 Mother’s Name: Please do not use any prefix such as Smt or Dr. etc.
4.7 Primary and Alternate Mobile Number & E-Mail ID.
4.8 10th Class Roll No. & Security Questions.
4.9 After Completion of registration, you will get One Time Registration (OTR)-
ID on your Mobile Number and E-Mail ID.
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5. If you are already registered then Login with given mode (E-Mail or Mobile with OTP /
OTR ID with Password) as displayed below:

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6. After Login successfully, “Dashboard” page will be displayed below:

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7. For apply examination of Nursing Officer Examination 2024, click on “Latest

Notification” tab displayed below:

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8. “Click Here for Part I” registration given against Notice. This will lead you to the
Part-I Registration Form. The candidates must read the instructions carefully and
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must agree that he/she has read them. The Part-I Registration is done in 2 steps in
which the applicants have to fill in the requisite information, particulars and details
asked for.

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The candidates will be taken to the next screen to fill up their personal details when
they have read the instructions to fill Online Application Form.

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9. Applicant must fill all the required fields except OTR details. Fields with red STAR (*)
marks are mandatory and essential to be filled in by the applicant.
9.1 Nationality: Should opt from Indian/Others.
9.2 Marital Status: Should choose from Unmarried /Married /Widow/
Widower/Divorcee.

9.3 PwBD (Persons with Benchmark Disability): Applicant should

indicate by Yes/No.
9.4 PwBD Category: There are five categories i.e (a) blindness and low vision;
deaf and hard of hearing; (c) locomotor disability including cerebral palsy, leprosy cured,
dwarfism, acid attack victims and muscular dystrophy; (d) autism, intellectual disability,
specific learning disability and mental illness; and (e) multiple disabilities from amongst
persons under clauses (a) to (d) including deaf- blindness.

Applicants with less than 40% disability will not be considered as PWD candidates and are not
eligible for age relaxation and fee exemption under the rules. For other details, Applicant may
refer to the Detailed Notice of the Examination.
9.5 Certificate of Disability date: Date of issue of the Certificate.

9.6 Community: Fill the appropriate category

from EWS/General/OBC/SC/ST. Applicants who belongs to OBCs but come in the ' Creamy
Layer ‘are not entitled to OBC reservation as per rules. Such type of applicants will be treated
as unreserved.

9.7 If you belong to Minority: In case of yes, must choose appropriate

minority option.
9.8 Fee Remission Claimed: Fee exemption is admissible only to SC/ST, PwBD and Female
candidates.
9.9 Educational Qualification: Applicant must fill the appropriate
information.
9.10 Address: An applicant must fill the correct information regarding address.
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10. Click on “Continue” button at bottom of the page to go to the next

step. This takes you page asking for claiming Age relaxation

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11. Here the system asks if the candidate wishes to apply for ‘Age Relaxation’. The candidate
will be given the option to select the category under which he/she is applying for age relaxation.
(Candidates are advised to refer to the detailed Notice which is available in the website
https://upsconline.nic.in/ as well as on the website of the Commission https://upsc.gov.in)

12. After filling Claiming Age Relaxation, Applicant must click on “Continue” button at bottom of
the page to proceed to the next step. The candidate should provide the details of Photo ID like
Voter ID /Aadhaar /Driving License etc.

12.1 The candidate should provide Photo ID number and confirm it.
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13. Percentage at Graduate level must be filled correctly. The system asks for the percentage
of marks obtained at the Graduation Level. This information is for statistical purposes only. In
cases where grades/CGPA is awarded by the University, the equivalent percentage of marks, as
per University guidelines, may be filled. In cases where there are no guidelines on this issue, the
indicative percentage of marks may be calculated based on the CGPA. For example, if a candidate
obtained a CGPA of 7.0 out of 10, then the percentage may be filled as 70%.

14. Click on “Continue” button at bottom of the page to proceed to the next step. Here the
system displays all the information provided by the candidate in the application form for
verification. ‘Update’ button is also provided therein at the bottom of the Online Application
details to move back and make any correction in the information filled in. The candidates are
advised to check the filled in details and satisfy themselves that all information is correctly filled
up. No change in information filled in by the candidates would be allowed at any subsequent
stage of the examination process except during the correction window.

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15. Declaration box: In case the candidate opts to “I Do not Agree”, the application
will be dropped and the procedure will be terminated. Accepting to “I Agree” only
will submit the candidate’s Online Application.
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16. When an applicant clicks on “I Agree” button, his/her eligibility for
age relaxation and other criteria is automatically checked by the
system. With the correct eligibility, the system Displays the system generated unique
‘Registration ID’ along with the essential identification information about the candidate
viz. ‘Name’, ‘Father’s Name’, ‘Mother’s name’, ‘DOB’, ‘Address’, ‘Examination Centre’ etc.
opted by the candidate.

17. The candidate is also intimated that he has completed PART-I of the Registration of
Online Application procedure. The candidates may however note that
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Application would be treated as incomplete and rejected unless

accompanied with Part-II Registration.

18. CANDIDATES ARE ADVISED TO TAKE A PRINT OF THIS PAGE BY

CLICKING ON THE “Print Slip” OPTION AVAILABLE BELOW THEREIN.

PART-II Registration:

19. Once PART-I of the Online Application procedure is completed,

an applicant has to complete the PART-II Registration by clicking
on the “Latest Notification” for submission of Online Application
successfully.

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20. PART-II REGISTRATION COMPRISES THREE STEPS: -
1. FEE PAYMENT (Female / SC, ST & PwBD Candidates are exempted from payment
of fee)
2. EXAMINATION CENTRE for NURSING OFFICERS HAS TO BE CHOSEN
FROM THE AVAILABLE DROP-DOWN MENU.
3. UPLOADING OF PHOTOGRAPH, SIGNATURE, PHOTO ID and RELEVANT
DOCUMENTS.

21.1 Applicants have to upload images of their latest photograph and signature in .jpg format. Scanned
photograph should be in JPG format and must be uploaded first. The digital size of file should not
exceed 300 KB each and must not be less than 20 KB and resolution 550 pixels (Width) X 550 pixels
(Height) minimum, 1000 pixels (Width) X 1000 pixels (Height) maximum and Bit Depth of image
file should be 24 bit. The photograph should be clear with plain white background and
3/4 of photograph should present full face (full head from top of hair to bottom of
chin) the photograph should be latest (Not older than 10 days for filling Online
Application Form) and at bottom of photograph name of candidate and date of
photo to be mentioned.
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21.2 Scanned signature should be in JPG format and must be uploaded. The digital size of
each file should not exceed 300 KB each and must not be less than 20 KB and resolution
350 pixels (Width) X 350 pixels (Height) minimum, 550 pixels (Width) X 550 pixels
(Height) maximum and Bit Depth of image file should be 24 bit.

21.3 Photo identity card document in PDF format must be uploaded. The digital size of PDF
file should not exceed 300 KB and must not be less than 20 KB.

22. After uploading a fresh page shows the preview of the uploaded images by the
candidate. Here the candidate is advised to see his/her uploaded
photograph that the photograph is clearly visible/identifiable in the
upper row and the specimen signature in the lower row. In no case these
rows should be swapped and uploaded photograph and specimen signature must be
clearly identifiable / visible, otherwise the candidature of the candidate is liable to be
cancelled by the commission and no representation from the candidate will be
entertained by the commission regarding any change for the wrong data uploaded /filled
up by the candidate. If the candidate is satisfied with the uploaded images, he may
CONFIRM the uploading of photograph and signature by clicking on Confirm Upload
button. If by any reason uploaded images are not up to the mark then
the candidate can RELOAD these images by clicking on the Reload
Photograph and/or Reload Signature button. They can view reloaded
Photograph/signature by clicking on “Image refresh” button. The software will not save
photograph and signature of the candidate unless he confirms the upload by clicking on
Confirm Upload button.
Note: Candidates should satisfy themselves about the quality of photograph &signature files
upload. Applications having poor quality photo or signature files are liable to be rejected.

23. At the bottom of the page there is a 'Declaration' for the candidates. Candidates are
advised to go through the contents of the Declaration carefully. Candidate has the option to
either agree or disagree with the contents of Declaration by clicking on “I have read
Declaration & Agree” or “I Do Not Agree” buttons. In-case the candidate opts to 'I Do
Not Agree', the application will be dropped and the procedure will be terminated.
Accepting to “I have read Declaration & Agree” only will submit the
candidate's Online Application Finally.

24. FOR FEE PAYMENT CANDIDATES HAVE THREE OPTIONS: -

24.1 THEY CAN PAY CASH AT ANY BRANCH OF STATE BANK OF

INDIATHROUGH THE PAY-IN-SLIP GENERATED BY THE ONLINE APPLICATION
PROCESS.

24.2 THEY CAN PAY ONLINE USING THE INTERNET BANKING FACILITY OF
THE STATE BANK OF INDIA.
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24.3 THEY CAN PAY ONLINE USING ANY VISA/MASTER CARD Debit OR
Credit Card/UPI ISSUED BY ANY BANK/INSTITUTION.

25. Applicants who opt for "Pay by Cash" mode should print the system generated Pay-in-
slip during part II registration and deposit the fee at the counter of SBI Branch on the next
working day only. "Pay by Cash” mode will be deactivated at 11.59 P.M. of 26.03.2024 i.e.
one day before the closing date; however applicants who have generated their Pay-in-Slip
before it is deactivated may pay at the counter of SBI Branch during banking hours on the
closing date. After receipt of cash, the Bank would stamp the pay-in-slip and also provide a
“TRANSACTION ID” as indicated on the Challan Form as SBI Journal Number. After
paying fee through Cash Mode, the candidate would have to go to the website
(www.upsconline.nic.in)again and fill the transaction id and other details with PART-II
Registration process.

26. After filling fee details (in case of cash payment) or paying fee through other than Cash
mode, the application must click on the Continue button provided at the bottom of the page.

27. In next step, Applicant must fill in the Centre of Examination for N u r s i n g
O f f i c e r E x a m i n a t i o n 2 0 2 4 and click on the submit button given at the bottom
of the page.

28. In a next step, through a fresh page the applicant is intimated that their application has
been submitted successfully. This page has also a link to view the complete application.
Applicants are advised to take printout of their completed application right after they have
completed the application process.

29. To view the application submitted by the candidate a link View/Print Application is also
given on the home page.

30. Candidates applying online need NOT send hard copy of the
Online Application filled by them online or any other
document/certificate/testimonial to the Union Public Service
Commission. However, they are advised to take printout of the
Online Application and retain it for further communication with
the Commission.

31. The Candidates applying for the examination should ensure that they fulfill all eligibility
conditions for admission to examination. Their admission at all the stages of the examination
will be purely provisional subject to satisfying the prescribed eligibility conditions.
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32. Mere issue of admission certificate to the candidate will not imply
that his candidature has been finally cleared by the Commission. The
Commission takes up verification of eligibility conditions with reference to original
documents at subsequent stages of examination process.

LAST DATE FOR RECEIPT OF APPLICATIONS:

Online Application process must be completed (including filling up of

Part-I and Part-II of the Form) before 1800 HRS of 27th March, 2024.

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