Community Health Nursing for NORCET: Topics, MCQs | NPrep

Community Health Nursing (CHN) for NORCET covers national health programmes, epidemiology, health indicators, immunisation, biomedical waste and survey data such as NFHS. In NORCET 10 Prelims it gave about 9 of 100 questions by candidates' recall. Many are direct facts, so CHN is one of the most scoring subjects if you keep it updated.

Updated 5 November 2026. The exam pattern is from AIIMS Notice 103/2026. Question counts are NPrep's analysis of the NORCET 10 Prelims paper as recalled by candidates; AIIMS publishes no subject weightage. Programme facts follow Ministry of Health and Family Welfare guidance.

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Community Health Nursing in NORCET at a glance

Item	Detail	Source
Stages where it appears	Stage I and Stage II	Notice 103/2026
CHN questions, NORCET 10 Prelims	About 9 of 100	NPrep analysis, candidates' recall
Recent-update questions	About 10 in NORCET 10, many from CHN (NFHS, biomedical waste)	NPrep analysis
Overlaps with	GK and aptitude (health GK), Child Health (immunisation)	NPrep analysis
Negative marking	Minus 1/3 per wrong answer	Notice 103/2026

How many CHN questions come in NORCET?

AIIMS publishes no weightage. In NORCET 10 Prelims, candidates recalled about 9 Community Health Nursing questions out of 100. CHN also feeds the 20 GK and aptitude questions in Stage I, because health schemes and health days are common GK topics. See NORCET GK and aptitude.

What are the high-yield CHN topics for NORCET?

Area	Topics to know
National health programmes	National Health Mission, maternal and child health schemes (JSY, JSSK, PMSMA), RBSK, TB elimination, vector-borne disease control, HIV/AIDS control, non-communicable disease control
Health care delivery	Sub-centre, PHC and CHC population norms, Ayushman Arogya Mandir, ASHA and ANM roles
Epidemiology	Incidence and prevalence, rates and ratios, levels of prevention, outbreak investigation, screening
Health indicators	IMR, MMR, TFR, contraceptive use, sex ratio
Survey data	NFHS-5 and NFHS-6 headline figures and the direction of change
Immunisation	Universal Immunisation Programme, cold chain, Mission Indradhanush
Environment	Water purification and chlorination, biomedical waste rules, sanitation
Nutrition	Nutrition programmes, deficiency disorders, food fortification

Which CHN facts should I memorise for NORCET?

Fact	Value
NFHS-5 (2019-21) total fertility rate	2.0
NFHS-5 contraceptive use (any method)	66.7%
NFHS-6 (2023-24) total fertility rate	2.0
NFHS-6 contraceptive use (any method)	69.1%
Biomedical waste: needles, blades	White puncture-proof container
Biomedical waste: syringes without needles, tubing, catheters	Red bag
Biomedical waste: anatomical waste, soiled dressings	Yellow bag
Biomedical waste: broken glass vials	Blue box

NORCET 10 asked NFHS trend questions, and candidates mixed up NFHS-4 and NFHS-5 values. Learn the direction of change first, then the number.

What does a NORCET CHN question look like?

Under the Bio-Medical Waste Management Rules, 2016, where should a used plastic syringe with its needle removed be discarded?

A. Yellow bag B. Red bag C. White puncture-proof container D. Blue box

Answer: B. Contaminated recyclable plastics, such as syringes without needles, tubing and catheters, go in the red bag. The needle itself goes in the white puncture-proof container. Yellow, red and black confusion was the most common trap in NORCET 10.

How should I prepare CHN for NORCET?

1. Make a programme sheet: for each national programme, note its launch year, target group, key benefit and the nurse's role.
2. Keep a "latest data" page for NFHS, health indicators and renamed schemes, and update it monthly until the exam.
3. Practise epidemiology calculations, such as rates and screening test values, with 10 questions a week.
4. Solve 20 CHN questions a day and mark every question that depends on a recent change.

For textbooks, see best books for NORCET.

FAQs

How many Community Health Nursing questions come in NORCET?

AIIMS publishes no subject weightage. In NORCET 10 Prelims, candidates recalled about 9 CHN questions out of 100, and CHN topics also appear in the 20 GK and aptitude questions.

Which CHN topics are most important for NORCET?

National health programmes, epidemiology, health indicators, NFHS data, immunisation and biomedical waste segregation.

Which bag is used for syringes in biomedical waste?

Syringes without needles go in the red bag. Needles and other sharps go in the white puncture-proof container.

Which book is best for Community Health Nursing for NORCET?

Park's Textbook of Preventive and Social Medicine for concepts, plus your own updated sheet of programmes and survey data.

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