Applications invited for the ‘IAPC’s Gold Medal for Nurses 2025’
The Indian Association of Palliative Care (IAPC) is delighted to invite applications for the IAPC’s Gold Medal for Nurses 2025!
This award aims to encourage excellence in nursing within palliative care.
The winner of the ‘IAPC’s Gold Medal for Nurses 2025’ will be presented with a cash prize of Rs. 25,000/- (Twenty-five thousand only), a citation, and a medal, during IAPCON 2026, scheduled to be held held at NI-MSME, Hyderabad, organised jointly by Sparsh Hospice – Centre for Palliative Care and Basavatarakam Indo American Cancer Hospital, Hyderabad, between Friday, 13th and Sunday, 15th February 2026.
Eligibility Criteria to participate in the IAPC’s Gold Medal for Nurses 2025
- Applicants must have a Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing or a Diploma in General Nursing and Midwifery (GNM).
- The Degree / Diploma must have been earned no earlier than 2016.
- Applicants must have a valid Nursing Registration with the Nurses Council of India or State Nursing Council in India.
- Only Indian national nurses working in India are eligible to register and participate in the IAPC’s Gold Medal for Nurses 2025
Registration Fee
- Registration is free for all those interested to participate in the IAPC’s Gold Medal for Nurses 2025.
How to Apply
- Please Click here for Registration and participate in the IAPC’s Gold Medal for Nurses 2025.
Selection process for the IAPC’s Gold Medal for Nurses 2025
The selection process consists of two steps:
- Step 1 will be an open book online screening examination for all interested candidates. Candidates can participate in this virtual screening process from anywhere.
- Step 2 will be applicable only for the top 5 rank holders from the Step 1 online screening process. This will be an in-person examination conducted at the Shree Krishna Hospital, Bhaikaka University, Karamsad, Anand, Gujarat.
Details about Step 1: Online Screening Examination
- Registration and Examination:
- Interested candidates must register to participate in the Step 1 online examination.
- Once registered, candidates can participate in the online examination starting from Thursday, 1st August 2025.
- Question paper link to participate in the online Step 1 examination will be sent to all registered candidates separately.
- Please note that the registration and the access to participate in the examination will close at 5 p.m. on Saturday, 31st August 2025.
- Examination Format: 100 MCQs, with 60% questions from nursing topics and 40% questions from palliative care topics.
- Examination Pace: Candidates can complete the examination at their own pace before 5 p.m. on Sunday, 31st August 2025.
- Review and edit of submissions: Candidates will have the option to review and edit responses until they submit their responses. Please note that once submitted, responses cannot be edited.
- Submission Deadline: 5 p.m. on Sunday, 31st August 2025.
- Result Publication: Results will be announced on the IAPC’s website on Monday, 15th September 2025.
Details about Step 2: In-person Examination
- The top 5 rank holders from the Step 1 online screening process will be invited to participate in the in-person Step 2 Examination for the IAPC’s Gold Medal for Nurses 2025
- Examination Date: Monday, 3rd November 2025.
- Examination Venue: Shree Krishna Hospital, Bhaikaka University, Karamsad, Anand, Gujarat
- Examination Format:
- Theory examination
- OSCE (Objective Structured Clinical Examination)
- Viva-Voce
- Provisions for Invited Candidates:
- II AC train fare (Round-trip) to the examination centre, Anand, Gujarat (Reimbursement will be provided only upon submission of original bills).
- Local commute expenses, if any (Reimbursement will be provided only upon submission of original bills).
- Accommodation for two nights (Sunday, 2nd November and Monday, 3rd November 2025) at the Bhaikaka University Guest House. Additional nights are chargeable and subject to availability.
- 3 Meals per day on Sunday, 2nd November and Monday, 3rd November 2025.
- Preparations for Step 2 In-person Examination:
- Reference textbooks will be couriered to the top 5 rank holders from the Step 1 online screening process.
- The examination will be based on the textbooks provided.
In case of any queries, please feel free to reach out to us at: +91 7874397051 / iapcgoldmedalnurse@gmail.com
Dr. Dinesh Kumar, Professor, Community Medicine, Pramukhswami Medical College, Bhaikaka University, has been designated as the coordinator for the IAPC’s Gold Medal for Nurses 2025.