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Conducted By
Kerala Public Service Commission (Kerala PSC)
Name of Examination
Kerala PSC DME Staff Nurse Grade II Recruitment Exam
Post Name
Staff Nurse Grade II
Department
Directorate of Medical Education (DME), Kerala
Eligibility Qualification
GNM or B.Sc. Nursing from a recognized institution + Valid KNMC Registration
Registration Requirement
Valid Kerala Nurses & Midwives Council (KNMC) Registration
Pay Scale
₹39,300 – ₹83,000 per month
Mode of Application
Online via Kerala PSC portal (www.keralapsc.gov.in)
Selection Process
Written/OMR/Online Exam → Confirmation → Interview/Doc Verification → Final Selection
Posting Locations
Government medical colleges & teaching hospitals across Kerala under DME
Official Website

Understanding Kerala PSC DME.

What is Kerala PSC DME Staff Nurse?

The Kerala PSC DME Staff Nurse Grade II recruitment is conducted by the Kerala Public Service Commission (Kerala PSC) under the Directorate of Medical Education (DME), Kerala. It offers a permanent government job as Staff Nurse Grade II in government medical colleges, teaching hospitals, and health facilities across Kerala — with a pay scale of ₹39,300 – ₹83,000 per month. It is one of the most sought-after government nursing positions in Kerala.

State Government RecruitmentConducted by Kerala PSC under DME
Posting Across KeralaMedical colleges & teaching hospitals
100+ Annual VacanciesAcross 20+ government medical institutions
Government Job Security₹39,300 – ₹83,000 Pay Scale + Benefits
Career GrowthPromotions & professional recognition in Kerala health sector
Attractive Salary₹39,300 – ₹83,000 / month

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Official Exam Syllabus.

Anatomy & Physiology
  • Anatomical terms and orientation
  • Circulatory System — structure & function of heart and blood vessels
  • Lymphatic System — lymph vessels, lymph circulation, spleen and thymus
  • Respiratory System — organs, normal respiration and deviations
  • Digestive System — structure and function of alimentary tract
  • Excretory System — kidneys, urine formation, fluid and electrolyte balance
  • Endocrine System — thyroid, parathyroid, pituitary, adrenal gland and pancreas
  • Reproductive System — male and female organs, breast and reproductive health
  • Nervous System — brain, cranial nerves, spinal cord, motor/sensory pathways, autonomic NS
  • Sense Organs — skin, eye, ear, nose and tongue; physiology of vision, hearing, smell, touch, taste and equilibrium
  • Skeletal & Muscular System — bones, tendons, ligaments, cartilages, axial and appendicular skeleton, muscle structure
Microbiology
  • History of bacteriology and microbiology
  • Types of microorganisms and normal flora of body
  • Pathogenesis and common diseases
  • Culture and isolation of microbes
  • Sources and types of infection
  • Factors affecting growth of microbes
  • Cycle of transmission of infection
  • Reaction of body to infection and mechanism of resistance
  • Collection of specimen
Psychology
  • Concept, scope and significance of psychology for nurses
  • Structure of mind — conscious, preconscious, id, ego and super ego
  • Psychology of human behaviour, basic needs, dynamics, motivation and mental health
  • Mental mechanisms — uses and importance
  • Attitudes — meaning, development, changes and effects on behaviour; importance of positive attitude
  • Habits — meaning, formation, breaking bad habits and importance of good habit formation
  • Learning — nature, types, laws and factors affecting learning; memory and forgetting
  • Thinking and reasoning — types, problem solving and creative thinking
  • Observation and perception — attention, laws, factors and errors in perception
  • Personality development, assessment and characteristics of age groups
  • Nature and measurement of intelligence; individual differences
Sociology
  • Nature, scope and significance of sociology in nursing
  • Socialisation process and influence of environment on individual development
  • Rights and responsibilities of individual in society
  • Family — concept, types, functions, problems and interdependence
  • Marriage — types and medico-social aspects
  • Society — social groups, structures, group behaviour and morale
  • Social change, social control, social stratification and social problems
  • Social agencies and remedial measures
  • Culture and characteristics of community — rural and urban
Core Nursing Concepts
  • Concept, scope, ethics and principles of nursing; history of nursing in India
  • Holistic approach, determinants of health and effects of illness
  • Therapeutic environment — physical, psychological and aesthetic factors; prevention of environmental hazards
  • Patient's adjustment to hospital — personal, socio-economic and cultural background
  • Admission, transfer and discharge procedures
  • Basic nursing skills — communication, interview, recording and reporting
  • Nursing process — assessment, diagnosis, planning, implementation and evaluation
  • Meeting basic needs — physical, hygienic, elimination, nutritional, psychological and spiritual
  • Diversional and recreational therapy; care of terminally ill and dying patient
  • Assessment of patient — physical, physiological and psychological
Infection Control & Waste Management
  • Nature and types of infection, chain of infection transmission
  • Medical and surgical asepsis, isolation precautions, barrier nursing
  • Hand washing, personal protective equipment — types, techniques of wearing and removing
  • Transportation of infected patient
  • Biomedical waste management — types, hazards, decontamination, segregation and disposal
Clinical Pharmacology
  • Principles, routes, effects and storage of medications
  • Medication errors and broad classification of drugs
  • Systems of drug measurements, dosage calculations, terminologies and abbreviations
  • Oral and parenteral therapies
  • Advanced techniques — epidural, intrathecal, intraosseous, intraperitoneal, intrapleural, intraarterial
  • Topical administration, inhalations; recording and reporting of medications
  • Therapeutic nursing care — respiratory problems, altered temperature, fluid/electrolyte imbalance, pain
  • Care of unconscious and bed-ridden patients
First Aid
  • Importance, principles, procedures and CPR
  • First aid in emergencies — asphyxia, drowning, shock, wounds and bleeding
  • Injuries to bones, joints and muscles — fractures, sprains, strains and falls
  • Burns, scalds and poisoning — ingestion, inhalation, bites and stings
  • Foreign body in eye, ear, nose and throat
  • Community emergencies — fire, explosions, floods, earthquakes; role of nurse in disaster management
  • Community resources — Police, Ambulance, Voluntary agencies (local, state, national, international)
Community Health Nursing
  • Concept of health and disease, primary health care, promotion and maintenance of health
  • Philosophy, goals, objectives and principles of community health nursing
  • Qualities and functions of community health nurse and steps of nursing process
  • Health system in India, health care delivery system and health planning
  • National health and family welfare programmes; major health problems in India
  • Specialized community health services and nurse's role
  • Concept and function of health team; role of nursing personnel at various levels
  • Health information system; health agencies — international and national
  • Health assessment — infant, preschool, school, adolescent, adult, antenatal, postnatal and elderly
  • Principles of epidemiology, levels of prevention, disease transmission, immunization and control of infectious disease
  • Family health services — goals, home visits, bag technique, referral system
  • Records and reports — types, preparation and maintenance
  • Management of minor ailments
Nutrition
  • Classification of foods, normal dietary requirements and balanced diet
  • Diseases and disorders caused by nutrient imbalance
  • Food intolerance and inborn errors of metabolism
  • Methods of food preparation, preservation and storage
  • Therapeutic diet — modifications for medical and surgical conditions
  • Special diets — low sodium, fat free, iron rich, low/high protein, high caloric, geriatric, diabetic, bland, high fibre, liquid, semi-solid and soft diet
  • Nutritional programmes and problems in India
Medical & Surgical Nursing
  • Pathophysiological mechanism of disease, altered immune response and autoimmune diseases
  • Fluid electrolyte imbalance, operation room technique
  • Preoperative, intraoperative and postoperative management
  • Patients with respiratory, GI, metabolic/endocrinal, renal, neurological and connective tissue disorders
  • Nursing management of elderly
  • Prevention, screening and early detection of cancer; warning signs
  • Oncological conditions — epidemiology, staging, treatment modalities (immunotherapy, radiotherapy, stem cell therapy, gene therapy)
  • Oncological emergencies, psychosocial aspects, rehabilitation and palliative care
  • Burns, breast disorders and integumentary disorders
  • Plastic and reconstructive surgery — skin grafts, flaps, complications, pre/postoperative care
  • Ophthalmic conditions — national programmes, ocular emergencies, eye banking
  • ENT disorders, cardiovascular, haematological and communicable diseases
  • STDs and musculoskeletal disorders
  • Emergency nursing — triage, airway obstruction, haemorrhage, shock; trauma and poisoning
  • Environmental emergencies — heat stroke, drowning, hanging; disaster nursing
Mental Health Nursing
  • Concept of mental health and illness; principles of psychiatric nursing
  • History and trends of psychiatric nursing; national mental health programme
  • Mental health assessment — history taking, MSE, interview technique
  • Therapeutic nurse-patient relationship — components, phases and significance
  • Communication skills and factors influencing communication
  • Psychopathophysiology of human behaviour and classification of mental disorders
  • Disorders of thought, motor activity, perception, mood, speech, memory, concentration and judgement
  • Management of patients with various mental disorders
  • Personality types related to psychiatric disorders
  • Substance use; child and adolescent psychiatric disorders; sleep, eating and sexual disorders
  • Bio-psychosocial therapies and role of nurse
  • Preventive mental health services across childhood, adolescence, adulthood and old age
  • Psychiatric emergencies and crisis intervention — overactive, underactive, violent behaviour, suicide, withdrawal
  • Forensic psychiatry and legal aspects
Child Health Nursing
  • Concept of child health care, trends and emerging challenges
  • Preventive paediatrics and vital statistics
  • Growth and development
  • Role of nurse in caring for a sick child; paediatric procedures
  • Behavioural disorders, communicable diseases and child abuse
  • Protein energy malnutrition, bites, stings, pica and tics
  • Health problems — accidents, obesity and juvenile delinquency
  • Congenital disorders management
  • Disorders of renal, respiratory, GI, CVS, haematological, neurological and endocrine systems
  • Management of handicapped children — mental retardation, dyslexia, vision and hearing impairment
  • Fluid electrolyte imbalance and burns
  • Problems of locomotion — osteomyelitis, poliomyelitis, kyphosis, lordosis, scoliosis, fractures
  • Pre and postoperative care; child welfare services and ethical/legal aspects
Midwifery & Gynaecological Nursing
  • Scope and trends in midwifery; vital statistics related to maternal health
  • Stages of embryological and fetal development
  • Normal pregnancy — preconception care, genetic counselling, physiological changes, antenatal care, minor disorders
  • Stages of labour and role of midwife in caring for a woman in labour
  • Management of normal newborn and normal puerperium
  • Complications during pregnancy, risk pregnancy and high-risk labour
  • Complications of third stage and puerperal complications
  • Assessment and management of high-risk and sick newborn; neonatal ICU levels of care
  • Obstetric emergencies and post abortion care
  • Drugs in obstetrics, teratogens; ethical and legal issues in midwifery
  • Gynaecological history taking, examination and investigation
  • Physiology, psychology and pathology of puberty; fertility and infertility
  • Pelvic infections, gynaecological disorders and breast disorders
  • Menopause — physiological changes, HRT, health education and surgical menopause
Nursing Education & Research
  • Concept of education and teaching-learning process
  • Methods of teaching
  • Significance of research in nursing
  • Research process — purposes, objectives and steps
  • Research approach and design — types, methods, advantages and disadvantages
  • Data collection — methods and instruments
  • Data analysis — compilation, tabulation, classification, summarization, presentation and interpretation
  • Descriptive statistics — scales of measurement, frequency distribution, mean, median, mode and standard deviation
  • Utilization of research in nursing practice
Professional Trends & Administration
  • Nursing as a profession; role of professional nurse
  • Professional ethics and etiquettes for employment
  • Personal and professional development — career nursing, continuing and in-service education
  • Legislation in nursing and professional organizations
  • Philosophy and principles of administration
  • Management process — POSDCORB
  • Policies of hospital and various departments
  • Administration of different health care units; legal responsibilities; leadership styles
  • Management of supplies and equipment
  • Cost and financing of health care services in India
  • National health plans; role of state and central government in fund allocation
  • Health insurance

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Exam Process.

Step 1 of 6
01
Application
02
Screening
03
Written Exam
04
Confirmation
05
Doc Verification
06
Final Selection
01

Application Submission

Apply online via the Kerala PSC portal (www.keralapsc.gov.in) during the notified application period. Fill in personal, academic, and professional details accurately as per the advertisement.

02

Screening

Kerala PSC screens all applications for eligibility based on qualification, age, and KNMC registration criteria. Only eligible candidates are permitted to appear for the written examination.

03

Written / OMR / Online Examination

Eligible candidates appear for the written, OMR, or online exam on the scheduled date. The exam covers nursing subjects, Kerala general knowledge, and basic healthcare topics as per the Kerala PSC syllabus.

04

Confirmation & Admission Ticket

Candidates who qualify the written test receive confirmation and admission ticket for the next stage. Candidates must verify their details and confirm their candidature as per Kerala PSC instructions.

05

Interview / Document Verification

Shortlisted candidates attend document verification. KNMC registration certificate, educational certificates, age proof, and category certificates are thoroughly verified at this stage.

06

Final Selection

Based on exam score, document verification, and merit list, final selection is made. Selected candidates are appointed as Staff Nurse Grade II under DME, Kerala, and posted to government medical colleges and teaching hospitals across the state.

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From Kerala PSC DME eligibility to exam preparation strategies, find answers to your most pressing questions about the Staff Nurse Grade II recruitment.

The Kerala PSC DME Staff Nurse Grade II recruitment is a competitive selection process conducted by the Kerala Public Service Commission (Kerala PSC) under the Directorate of Medical Education (DME) to hire Staff Nurses for government medical colleges and teaching hospitals across Kerala.

Candidates holding GNM or B.Sc. Nursing from a recognized institution with valid Kerala Nurses and Midwives Council (KNMC) registration and aged between 20–40 years (general category) are eligible to apply.

The pay scale for Kerala PSC DME Staff Nurse Grade II is ₹39,300 – ₹83,000 per month, along with additional government allowances and benefits as per Kerala state government rules.

The age limit is 20–40 years for general category candidates. Age relaxation is available: SC/ST (+5 years), OBC (+3 years), PwBD (+10 years), Widows (+5 years), BPL Kerala (+3 years), and Ex-servicemen (up to 5 years).

The selection process includes 6 stages: Application Submission → Screening → Written/OMR/Online Exam → Confirmation & Admission Ticket → Interview/Document Verification → Final Selection and posting under DME, Kerala.

Yes, a valid and active Kerala Nurses and Midwives Council (KNMC) registration is mandatory for all applicants. The registration must remain valid at the time of application and appointment as per Kerala PSC norms.

Required documents include GNM/B.Sc. Nursing certificates, KNMC registration certificate, identity proof, age proof, category certificate (if applicable), passport-size photographs, signature, and character certificate.

DME Staff Nurses provide direct patient care in government medical college wards, administer medications, assist doctors during procedures, monitor patients, maintain nursing records, and ensure quality care standards in teaching hospitals under DME, Kerala.

Staff Nurses can advance to Senior Staff Nurse, Nursing Superintendent, Deputy Nursing Superintendent, and nursing administration roles within the Kerala Health Services and DME system through departmental promotions.

Kerala PSC DME Staff Nurse Grade II offers permanent government employment with a pay scale of ₹39,300 – ₹83,000, job security, career advancement, and the opportunity to serve in reputed government medical colleges and teaching hospitals across Kerala.

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