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B.Sc Nursing

Undergraduate nursing degree

A four-year nursing degree that prepares you to work as a registered nurse and midwife, with clinical training in hospitals throughout. It is regulated by the Indian Nursing Council and the State Nursing Councils.

4 years
Course length
8 semesters with hospital-based clinical training
~1–1.1 lakh1
B.Sc Nursing seats

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~1–1.1 lakh
B.Sc Nursing seats
MoHFW replies in Parliament (as reported) · 2020–21
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~5.5 lakh2
Students enrolled
All modes

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~5.5 lakh
Students enrolled
AISHE 2023-24 (Ministry of Education) · 2023-24
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How you get in

Class 12 with Physics, Chemistry and Biology (and English). Entry varies by state: some use NEET-UG scores, others a state or university entrance test. AIIMS runs its own entrance for B.Sc (Hons) Nursing.

At a glance

  • Graduates register with a State Nursing Council as a Registered Nurse and Registered Midwife.
  • Regular-mode enrolment rose about 88% between 2019-20 and 2023-24.
  • Government nursing-officer posts are filled through exams such as the AIIMS NORCET.

In numbers

B.Sc Nursing enrolment by year3
in students
2,55,0712018-192,89,2802019-203,40,4042020-213,99,9102021-224,86,4362022-235,44,9532023-24

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B.Sc Nursing enrolment by year
AISHE 2022-23 & 2023-24, regular mode (Ministry of Education) · 2018-19 to 2023-24
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