Qualifying Examination:
A candidate seeking admission to first Basic B.Sc. Nursing course:
I. Shall have passed two years Pre University examination conducted by Department of Pre-University Education, Karnataka State, with English as one of the subjects and Physics, Chemistry and Biology as optional subjects. The candidate shall have passed subjects of English, Physics, Chemistry and Biology individually and must have obtained a minimum of not less than 50% marks in Physics, Chemistry, Biology and English (PCBE) taken together in the qualifying examination. In respect of candidates belonging to Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes or Other Backward Classes, the marks obtained in Physics, Chemistry, Biology and English taken together in qualifying examination is not less than 40% instead of 50% as above.
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II. Shall have passed any other examination conducted by Boards/Councils/Intermediate Education established by State Governments/Central Government and recognised as equivalent to two year Pre University examination by the Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences/Association of Indian Universities (AIU), with English as one of the subjects and Physics, Chemistry and Biology as optional subjects and the candidate shall have passed subjects of English, Physics, Chemistry and Biology individually and must have obtained a minimum of not less than 50% marks in Physics, Chemistry, Biology and English taken together in the qualifying examination. In respect of candidates belonging to Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes or Other Backward Classes, the marks obtained in Physics, Chemistry, Biology and English taken together in qualifying examination be not less than 40% instead of 50% as above.
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III. In case of candidates from the stream of Vocational Higher Secondary Course conducted by the Board of Vocational Higher Secondary Examination, Kerala, the candidate shall have taken a minimum of 5 (five) subjects including Physics, Chemistry, Biology and English in addition to the vocational subject (vide RGUHS Notification No. RGUHS/SEF/EC.B.Sc.Nsg/191/2005-06 dated 18.05.2006) and shall have passed the said examination in all the subjects individually and shall have obtained a minimum of not less than 50% marks in Physics, Chemistry, Biology and English taken together in the qualifying examination. In respect of candidates belonging to Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes or Other Backward Classes, the marks obtained in Physics, Chemistry, Biology and English taken together in the qualifying examination be not less than 40% instead of 50% as above.
IV. Age: The candidate should have completed 17 years on or before 31st day of December of the year of admission. The maximum age limit for admission shall be 35 years
V. Candidate shall be medically fit.
VI. Selection: Selection of the candidate should be based on the merit in the entrance examination held by University or competent authority.
VII. Candidate shall be admitted once in a year
VIII. Duration of the Course: The duration of the course shall be four completed years (8 Semester) Choice Based Credit System (CBCS) & Semester system Competency based curriculum.
IX. Medium of Instruction: English shall be the medium of for the course as well as for the examination.