Nursing courses

Nursing is the course most families come to us about. Most of our nursing seats are in Karnataka, with colleges in Jharkhand, Bihar and Delhi NCR as well. That distance is the thing parents worry about, and it is the reason we keep our own teams on the ground rather than handing you a college name and wishing you luck.

There are two routes in from school. B.Sc. Nursing is a degree. GNM is a diploma. Both lead to registered nursing work; the degree opens more supervisory and teaching roles later, and the diploma is quicker.

Two more are for later. P.B. B.Sc. Nursing is the two-year degree that GNM nurses take once they are working and registered, and M.Sc. Nursing is the two-year postgraduate degree above it, which is what nursing colleges hire teaching faculty on.

That matters when you are choosing at eighteen. The full ladder runs GNM, then registration and work, then P.B. B.Sc., then M.Sc., so picking GNM now because it is quicker is a decision about timing, not a ceiling.

One thing worth knowing before you choose: GNM does not require Science. Any stream will do, with 40% and a pass in English. B.Sc. Nursing does require Physics, Chemistry and Biology. So if you did not take Science at 10+2, GNM is still open to you.

Entrance-exam rules differ between states and have changed since 2021. We check the current rule for the state you are applying to rather than repeating what was true a few years ago.

One thing worth knowing before you sign anything. The Indian Nursing Council states in the rules for all three of these courses that taking service bonds from students, and forcefully retaining their original certificates, is an unethical practice, and that it will act against the institution under Section 14 of the INC Act, 1947. Some colleges still ask. If yours does, stop and call us before you hand anything over.