Women who are strong, gentle, humble, compassionate, disciplined can foster even stronger, fierce, educated, passionate, and rational to bring laurels in their country. The MNS constituted as an all women, all officer Corps of the Indian Army. The women officers in the MNS treated as an integral part of the Armed Forces Medical Services (AFMS). MNS Written Exam conducted once in a year by Indian Army to recruit candidates in the Indian Army, Navy and Air Forces. The AFMS personnel serve in the medical establishments of Army, Navy and Air Force.
MNS is a two-tier examination, wherein it includes:
Stage-1 Written examination and
Stage-2 SSB Interview.
Glance at MNS Recruitment Drive:
| Exam Name | Indian Army Military Nursing Service Course BSc. (Nursing) |
| Conducting Body | Directorate General of Medical Services (Army) |
| Official Website | joinindianarmy.nic.in |
| Exam Type | National Level |
| Mode of Application | Online |
| Exam Mode | Online |
| Selection Process | Phase I- Written Test (Objective Type) Phase II- SSB Interview Phase III- Medical Test Phase IV- Merit List |
| Tentative Vacancies Per Course | 220 (once in a year) or as notified from time to time |
| MNS Exam Notification (in Employment News/ leading daily news Paper/ IA website) | Dec/Jan |
| MNS Exam Conducted | February/March |
| Duration of Training | For 5 years in any of the 6 Military Nurses Training college |
| Training Colleges | Armed Forces Medical College, PuneCommand Hospital (Eastern Command), KolkataIndian Navy Hospital (INHS) Asvini, MumbaiArmy Hospital Research and Referra, New DelhiCommand Hospital (Central Command), LucknowCommand Hospital (Air Force), Bangalore |
MNS Written Exam Eligibility Criteria:
| Sex | Female only |
| Marital Status | Unmarried/Divorced/Legally separated |
| Age Limit | 16 ½ to 24 year’s (as on the first day of the month in which is due to commence) |
| Educational Qualification | Passed/Appearing 10+2 or equivalent examination with Physics, Chemistry, Biology (Botany & Zoology) and English with not less than 50% aggregate marks |
