Introduction to Program
The B.Sc. nursing degree program is a four-year fulltime program comprising eight semesters, which prepares B.Sc. Nursing graduates qualified to practice nursing and midwifery in a variety of settings in either public/government or private healthcare settings. It adopts credit system and semester system as per the Authority guidelines with minor modifications suitable to professional education in a hybrid form.
The program encompasses foundational, core and elective courses. The choice-based system is applicable to electives only and is offered in the form of modules. Modular learning is also integrated in the foundational as well as core courses that is mandatory.
Highlights
The program prepares nurses and midwives for generalist nursing including midwifery practice. Knowledge acquisition related to wellness, health promotion, illness, disease management and care of the dying is core to nursing practice. Mastery of competencies is the main focus. Students are provided with opportunities to learn a whole range of skills in addition to acquiring knowledge related to nursing practice (nursing and midwifery).
This is achieved through learning in skill lab/simulated lab and clinical environment. Simulation will be integrated throughout the curriculum wherever feasible to enable them to develop competencies before entry into real field of practice.
Course structure
| Semester | Subject offered |
| I semester | · Communicative English
· Applied anatomy · Applied physiology · Applied sociology · Applied psychology · Nursing foundation – I |
| II Semester | · Applied biochemistry
· Applied nutrition & dietetics · Nursing foundation II · Health / nursing informatics & technology |
| III semester | · Applied microbiology & infection control including safety
· Pharmacology I · Pathology I · Adult health nursing I with integrated pathophysiology |
| IV semester | · Pharmacology II
· pathology II & genetics · Adult health nursing II with integrated pathophysiology included geriatrics · Professionalism, professional values & ethics including bioethics |
| V semester | · Child health nursing I
· Mental health nursing I · Community health nursing I (including environmental science & epidemiology) · Educational technology/ nursing education · Introduction to forensic nursing & Indian laws |
| VI semester | · Child health nursing II
· Mental health nursing II · Nursing management & leadership · Midwifery/ obstetrics & gynaecology I |
| VII semester | · Community health nursing II
· Nursing research & statistics · Midwifery / obstetrics & gynaecology II |
| VIII semester | · Internship (intensive practicum / residency posting) |
Eligibility for Admission
1. The minimum age for admission shall be 17 years on 31st December of the year in which admission is sought.
2. Minimum Educational Qualification
- Candidate with Science who have passed the qualifying 12th Standard examination (10+2) and must have obtained a minimum of 45% marks in Physics, Chemistry and Biology taken together and passed in English individually.
- Candidates are also eligible from State Open School recognized by State Government and National Institute of Open School (NIOS) recognized by Central Government having Science subjects and English only.
- English is a compulsory subject in 10+2 for being eligible for admission to B.Sc. (Nursing).
3. Colour blind candidates are eligible provided that colour corrective contact lens and spectacles are worn by such candidates.
4. Candidate shall be medically fit.
5. Married candidates are also eligible for admission.
6. Students shall be admitted once in a year.
