GOVERNMENT OF KERALA
NOTIFICATION
In exercise of the powers conferred by sub- section (1) of section 2 of the Kerala Public
Services Act, 1968 (19 of 1968), the Government of Kerala hereby make the following rules
further to amend the Kerala Medical Education (Nursing in Hospital Wing) State Service Rules,
2011 issued by notification under G.O.(P) No.302/2011/H&FWD dated 11th May, 2011 and
published as S.R.O. No.301/2011 in the Kerala Gazette Extraordinary No.1026 dated 16th May,
2011, namely:-
Dated, Thiruvananthapuram, 23rd December, 2025
G.O. (P) No. 131/2025/H&FWD
Health and Family Welfare (C) Department
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2026
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KERALA GAZETTE
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dated 05-09-2012 with RNI
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RULES
1. Short title and commencement.- (1) These rules may be called the Kerala Medical
Education (Nursing in Hospital Wing) State Service (Amendment) Rules, 2025.
(2) They shall come into force at once.
2. Amendment of the rules.- In the Kerala Medical Education (Nursing in Hospital Wing)
State Service Rules, 2011, in the TABLE under rule 5, in the entries in Column (3) against
Category 3. Deputy Nursing Superintendent, the words "with Science as optional subjects" shall
be deleted.
By order of the Governor,
Dr. RAJAN NAMDEV KHOBRAGADE I A S
Additional Chief Secretary
Explanatory Note
(This does not form part of the notification, but is intended to indicate its general purport.)
The Government have issued the Kerala Medical Education (Nursing in Hospital Wing)
State Service Rules, 2011 as per notification issued under G.O(P)No.302/2011/H&FWD dated
11th May, 2011 and published as S.R.O. No.301/2011 in the Kerala Gazette Extraordinary
No.1026 dated 16th May, 2011. In accordance with the recommendations contained in the 27th
report of the Subordinate Legislation Committee (2014-16) and the re-designation of posts
ordered as per G.O.(Ms) No.112/2022/H&FWD dated 10th June, 2022, the said rules were
amended as per notification issued under G.O.(P)No.77/2023/H&FWD dated 19th October, 2023
and published as S.R.O. No.1143/2023 in the Kerala Gazette Extraordinary No.3528 dated 1st
November, 2023. As per the Indian Nursing Council guidelines, candidates who have passed the
Higher Secondary Examination in any stream can apply for General Nursing and Midwifery
Course. Therefore, the Government have considered it necessary to amend the educational
qualification required for appointment to the post of Deputy Nursing Superintendent regulated
under this special rules in tune with the Indian Nursing Council guidelines.
This notification is intended to achieve the above object.
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