Indian Army Soldiers Nursing Assistants M.E.R Exam is conducted four times in a year for recruiting personnel to the Indian Army’s medical core.

Indian Army Soldiers Nursing Assistant’s MER Exam Eligibility

Matriculation / equivalent examination preferably with Physics, Chemistry, Biology and English as the main

Age

Male candidates belonging to the age group of 16 to 23 years are eligible (relax able by 5 years for SC/ ST candidates)

Nationality

A candidate must either be:

a citizen of India, or
a subject of Bhutan, or
a subject of Nepal, or
a Tibetan refugee who came over to India before the 1st January, 1962 with the intention of permanently settling in India, or
a person of Indian origin who has migrated from Pakistan, Burma, Sri Lanka and East African Countries of Kenya, Uganda, the United Republic of Tanzania, Zambia, Malawi, Zaire and Ethiopia and Vietnam with the intention of permanently settling in India.

Provided that a candidate belonging to categories (ii), (iii), (iv) and (v) above shall be a person in whose favour a certificate of eligibility has been issued by the Government of India.

Certificate of eligibility will not, however, be necessary in the case of candidates who are Gorkha subjects of Nepal.

Marital Status

Unmarried Indian male citizens are eligible.

Physical Standard-

Minimum Height of the candidates must be 167 cm, which can be relaxed for candidates belonging to certain regions.

Chest Measurement:
On expansion, the candidate's chest measurement should not be less than 77 cm with minimum range of expansion of 5 cm.

Minimum Weight of the candidates must be 50 kilograms, which can be relaxed for candidates belonging to certain regions.

The candidate must be free of all communicable diseases and cardiovascular, medical or surgical deformities or infection.

Indian Army Soldiers Nursing Assistant’s MER Exam Pattern

Selections for the Indian Army Soldiers Nursing Assistants M.E.R Exam are made on the basis of a written test divided into two parts.

The First Paper contains three sections:-

General Intelligence,
Mathematical Aptitude and
General Knowledge.

The Second Paper contains questions on Physics, Chemistry (total 50 marks) and Biology (50 marks).

Each Test is of 45 minutes duration and carries a maximum mark of 100.

Only the successful candidates will be put through the aptitude test and interview.

Final selection will be on basis of overall merit attained in all the test.

Physical Fitness Test carries 100 marks