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REgistration
How To Register
Admissions are conducted as per Government of Odisha guidelines.
Eligible candidates may apply online through the Directorate of Medical Education & Training admission portal.
B.Sc. Nursing
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General Nursing & Midwifery (GNM)
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B.Sc. Nursing - Online Registration Process
Online Registration
(i). Assistance:
The candidates finding difficulty to register online can get the assistance of the Govt. 9 facilities like CDM & PHO (DPMU Office), Community Health
Centre (CHC) & Common Service Center (CSC) at Gram Panchayat level. Service charges of Rs. 35 /- only is to be paid towards filling up of form at
Common Service Centre.
(ii). Procedure for online Registration:
- Open the website https://dohodisha.nic.in
- Click on “Apply Now" and fill the fields as per your record. The compulsory fields with star mark (*) must be filled in. After completion of form click on “Register Now”. Then Registration Number will be generated and will be sent to the candidate through mobile number and email id.
- Then click on the “Login”. Login using Registration Number and Password. The online application form will be displayed. Please go through the instruction in detail before filling the application.
- Fill the fields as per the record. The compulsory field with star mark (*) must be filled up. After completion of form click on “Save & Next”.
- Then the candidate uploads all the requisite documents within the stipulated time period & click on “Save & Next” failing which application will be rejected.
- Before Payment, candidate must review all the filled data and selected courses. After completion of Payment and final submit, he/she can't edit any data.
- Then pay the application fee through Net Banking /Card payments / other payment mode (UPI). The receipt will be generated after successful payment & keep it for future reference.
- Click on “Print Application” to get the Print out copy of the Application form
Filling up of Online Application Form
1. The candidate has to fill up the following details in the form: Personal Details, Address Details, choice for Nodal Centre, Academic details & service details (for in service candidates).
2. After filling the application form the candidate is requested to pay the requisite application fees amounting (details in Annexure-VII) which is nonrefundable. Login using Registration Number & password to make payment through Net Banking/ Card payments / Other payment modes (UPI), failing which the application form will liable to be rejected.
3. The candidate is required to verify her/his personal details before submission of the Application Form as per documentary evidence.
4. The selection committee is not responsible for any omission & commission in the submitted data and the consequences there after.
5. Help centers like (CSC, CHC, CDM & PHO) Office will hand over a printed copy of the submitted application form (duly signed both by the candidate & officer in charge of the center) to the candidate 10 & retain the second copy for the official record.
Documents to be uploaded by the applicant are as follows:
1. Color Photograph must be a recent passport size color picture on light background (not older than 3 weeks).
2. Signature image, must sign on white paper with Black ink pen.
3. 10th (HSCE) pass certificate and mark sheet issued by BSE Odisha or equivalent thereof.
4. 10+2 pass certificate and mark sheet issued by CHSE Odisha or equivalent thereof.
5. GNM pass certificate and mark sheet issued by ONMEB or equivalent thereof & original valid GNM registration certificate (front & back page) issued by ONMRC or equivalent thereof for Basic B.Sc. Nursing course.
6. Work Experience certificate for M.Sc./ Post Basic Diploma Nursing course.
7. Caste certificate (SC/ST candidate) issued by the competent authority.
8. Authentic certificate for proof of passing of M.E. standard Odia (for candidates applying for Govt. Institutions & 85% of Govt. quota seats of Private Institutions. Passed the Middle School Examination with Odia as a language subject; or Passed Matriculation or equivalent examination with Odia as the medium of examination in non-language subjects; or Passed Odia as language subject in the final examination of Class-VII or above from a School or Educational Institution recognized by the Government of Odisha or Central Government; or Passed a test in Odia in M.E. School Standard conducted by the School & Mass Education Department.
9. Residential/Nativity Certificate issued by appropriate authority, issued within five years. OR Service Certificate of parent/spouse. In case no such certificate obtained by the candidate, HSC or equivalence certificate issued by the competent board will be considered subject to condition that for eligibility under state category the local address of the educational institution will be treated as his place of residence. (The validity of the resident certificate shall be 5 years as on last date of submission of online application form from the date of issue of the said certificate).
10. 5% disability reservation to be considered for disabled candidates with a disability of loco-motor to the tune of 40% to 50% of the lower extremity
and other eligibility criteria with regard to qualification will be same as prescribed for General category candidates. (i.e. the Medical Board certifying that the applicant is eligible for pursuing the Nursing Course). Persons with Disability certificate issued by SSEPD Department, Govt. of Odisha is accepted through on-line. (Certificate issued by any other mode will not be accepted).
11. Certificate from Rajya Sainik Board for the candidates applying for widow/children of Ex- 11 Serviceman category only (Annexure III).
12. Green Card (with all pages) issued by the CDM & PHO of the concerned District, in case of candidate claiming the seat reserved for children of “Green Card Holders”. The name, father’s name, mother’s name & date of birth of the candidate must have been mentioned clearly on this certificate and should tally with the data mentioned in the High School certificate (If any discrepancy found, then the GC facility will not be applicable and the candidate will be considered in unreserved category). This facility of the green card must not have been used before by the same candidate. No affidavit or undertaking shall be accepted for consideration for the mismatch.
13. The original Medical Fitness certificate issued by the Govt. Allopathic medical officer (Annexure – V).
14. Marriage declaration in the prescribed form applicable for married candidates (Annexure-VI).
In case the candidate fails to produce any original documents as per the prospectus at the time of reporting, her/his name will be deleted from the
admission list. If any Candidate is found to have furnished false information or certificate or is found to have withheld or concealed any material information in his/her application, he/she will be debarred from admission process. If in-eligibility of the candidate is detected at any stage during the publication of merit list / counseling/ after admission, his / her candidature or admission will be cancelled without any notice.
Document Verification at Nodal Center
1. Document verification is incomplete, if the candidate has not uploaded all the requisite documents.
2. The documents will be verified online at the Nodal Centers. The candidates are not required to go physically to the Nodal center. If any discrepancies found during the document verification work, the convener of Nodal center will contact the candidate over submitted contact number. The candidates are instructed to keep their mobile ON during the period of document verification.
3. The original documents along with original payment slip, Original College Leaving Certificate / Transfer Certificate, Original character /conduct certificate from the Head of the Institution last attended, Marriage declaration in the prescribed form applicable for married candidates will be
verified by the concerned institutions at the time of reporting at the institution.
Publication of Provisional Merit List
The Provisional Merit list will be prepared after the verification of documents at the Nodal centers. There will two separate merit list (state quota and outside state quota) for the Basic B.Sc. Nursing. The outside-state quota candidates will be eligible for admission only against the unfilled seats under the management quota in private institutions
Online Choice Filling and Locking
- The candidate shall fill the choices for institution in her/his Applicant login ID. The candidates are also requested to go through the fee structure details & seat matrix details for the available seats while filling the choices.
- Candidate can also verify the institutions details with intake capacity from the official website of Directorate of Medical Education and Training, Odisha www.dmetodisha.gov.in (In ONMRC section) and https://dohodisha.nic.in.
- The candidate shall give her/his choices in order of preference from the enlisted institutions as per her/his desire. Select as many choices of Institutions as possible on priority basis to have better option for allotment of a seat in the process. Always give best choice as first and follow in that sequence. Better preferred choice should be at upper level.
4. The candidates are permitted to change / re-order (through move/swap options) their choices, delete earlier choices and add new choices as many times till, they finally lock their choices by using OTP (One Time Password).
5. After completing the choice filling and locking, click on “print locked choice” button to take a print out of Filled in Choice Slip for reference. This printed copy is your personal document, no need to share it with others.
6. Candidates are advised to give maximum numbers of choices in order of preference.
7. The Final Choice locking must be completed before last date for submission of online choice locking & filling.
8. If any candidate is unable to fill and lock the choice of the institutions within the stipulated time, she/he shall not be allotted any seat.
Publication of Allotment list and deposit of part Course fee - Round 1
1. The allotment of seat will be based on best fitment of the rank and category / reservation of the candidate.
2. The allotment of seats will be available on the official website: https://dohodisha.nic.in and SMS alert regarding allotment of seat will be sent to the registered Mobile No. of the candidates.
3. The candidate who are allotted seats during 1st round seat allotment and wish to continue in the counseling process have to deposit the prescribed Part Course Fees (details in Annexure-VII) only excluding bank charges through Netbanking/Card payments/Other payment modes (UPI) by logging in their Registration Number & Password.
Publication of Allotment list and deposit of part Course fee - Round 2
- 2nd Round Seat Allotment will be available in the official website “https://dohodisha.nic.in” as per the scheduled date and time and also will be
intimated through SMS to the registered mobile number of the candidate. - All the candidates those who have opted for Float option after 1st Round Allotment are considered as In Process Candidates (Candidates who do not freeze their option in both Allotment-I and Allotment-II) are eligible for next Final seat allotment through up gradation process.
- Such candidates may get seats at their higher choices / retain at the same allotted seat. They don’t need to pay again.
- If the candidate is satisfied with the allotted seat of the 2nd round and don’t want to be in upgradation then she/he has to opt for FREEZE (no up-gradation) within scheduled date.
- If the candidate wants to be in up-gradation process then she/he has to only follow the upgradation and no need to report at the Nodal Centre
- All newly allotted candidates have to follow step-6 to remain in the process and will be eligible for final round of seat allotment. Newly allotted candidates who do not follow step-6 will not be considered for next round or final allotment. Their allotted seats will be treated as vacant seats for final round of allotment. will be eligible for final round of seat allotment. Newly allotted candidates who do not follow step-6 will not be considered for next round or final allotment. Their allotted seats will be treated as vacant seats for final round of allotment.
- Candidates not allotted any seat in 2nd round are not required to do anything. They have to wait for 3rd Round Seat Allotment for any allotment.
- If any candidate made the payment and unable to select freeze/float within the stipulated time, her/his application will be treated as float.
- Candidates are advised not to report at this stage to allotted Institution based upon this allotment
Publication of Allotment list and deposit of part Course fee - Round 3
1. The final seat allotment can be seen in the official website https://dohodisha.nic.in as per the scheduled date and time and also will be intimated through SMS to the registered mobile number of the candidate.
2. This is the last and final Round. Now at this stage, all candidates in the up-gradation (Float) / no upgradation (Freeze) process, those who have previously got allotment, will get final allotment along with some newly allotted candidates.
3. If any candidate made the payment and unable to select freeze/float within the stipulated time, her/his application will be treated as freeze.
4. All the finally allotted candidates (except newly allotted candidates) are then required to report at their corresponding allotted institution with the final allotment letter, the part course fee deposit slip and all other requisite documents.
5. Newly Allotted candidates have to follow step-6 for deposition of part course fee.
6. After completion of the 3rd Round the candidates has to report at the concerned institution for admission within the scheduled dates along with the intimation letter and all other supportive documents
Special Round / Spot Counseling
Keeping in view the cut-off date of admission process, Special Round / Spot counseling will be done for the Govt. institutions only subject to vacancy in those institutions.
1. Special round counseling is scheduled to be held to fill up the vacant seats in Govt. Institutions only.
2. The eligible merit-listed candidates & who have submitted their choice earlier are eligible for this round.
3. The candidates who have been admitted in the institution as per their choice given in 1st preference are not eligible to participate.
4. All the vacant seats of Govt. institutions will be considered as UR/General Seats and no reservations will be available in this round.
5. There will be an option for “consent for special round” on the applicant log-in page.
6. The candidates who want to participate in this round, have to select the option “consent for special round”.
7. If a candidate does not select his/her option within the stipulated time, it will be treated as he/she is not interested in this special round.
8. Once the candidate has exercised the choice, it cannot be changed.
9. Consent for up-gradation in this special round is firm and final & only up-gradation will be done in this round.
(Example: - If a candidate is allotted against his/her 2nd choice in the previous round, then his/her allotment will be upgraded to 1st choice, if available).
10. The candidates are advised to be very careful while exercising the choice because any change in the allotment-cum-admission in this round will automatically cancel the allotment-cum-admission made in earlier round.
11. The candidates who have paid the part course fee in the previous round are not required to pay the part course fee again. When a candidate is allotted for the 1st time, he/she has to pay the part course fee.
12. During this round, the candidate, who are upgraded to Govt. institution from previously admitted Private Institution, and deposited fee before the Private Institution, the Principal of the concerned Private Institution will have to refund the differential fee as applicable.
General Nursing and Midwifery (GNM) - Offline Application Process
Applications for the GNM programme are accepted through the offline admission process. Download the application form, complete it carefully, attach the required documents, and send the duly filled application to the postal address mentioned in the form.
