College of Nursing
Eligibility
- B.Sc. Nursing
- Minimum Age shall be 17 years on or before 31st Dec. of the academics Year
- Minimum Educational qualification shall be passing of H.Sc Examination or Senior School Certificate Examination (10 + 2) or Pre -Degree Examination (10 +2) or an equivalent with 12 years schooling form the recognized Board or University with science( Physics, Chemistry, Biology/Botany & Zoology) and English with Minimum of 45%(PCBE).For SC/ST candidates – the minimum percentage of marks is 40%.
- Candidate shall be Medically Fit
- General Nursing & Midwifery
- Age limit shall be 17 years at the time of admission or should complete the said age on or before 31st December of the year of admission to the 1st year of the course. Married candidates also can apply subject to the conditions.
- Minimum Educational Qualification shall be Pass in +2 in any group with 40% of marks
- P.B.B.Sc Nursing
- Candidates belonging to all categories for admission to the course of Post Basic B.Sc. Nursing
- Should have qualified in Diploma in Nursing and be a registered Nurse and Midwife in the Tamil Nadu Nursing Council or any other State Nursing Council also register in the Tamil Nadu Nursing Council accepted by the authority of this University.
- After GNM with the Registration certificate from the State Nursing Council, the candidate can be permitted to join in Post Basic B.Sc. Nursing without work experience.
- If the registration certificate cannot be obtained immediately, the original evidence for registration in the form of receipt or any other authenticated document from the office of the State Nursing Council will be acceptable in lieu of the Registration Certificate.
- A male nurse, trained before the implementation of the new integrated course besides being registered as a nurse with State Nurses Registration Council, shall produce evidence of training approved by Indian Nursing Council for a similar duration in lieu of in any one of the following areas:
- O.T. Techniques
- Ophthalmic Nursing
- Leprosy Nursing
- TB Nursing
- Psychiatric Nursing
- Neurological and Neuro Surgical Nursing
- Community Health Nursing
- Cancer Nursing
- Orthopedic Nursing
- Occupational Nursing
- To be eligible for admission to this course, a candidate shall have:
- Passed the Higher Secondary or Senior Secondary or Intermediate or 10+2 or an equivalent examination recognized by the University for this purpose. Those who have done 10 + 1 in or before 1986, will be eligible for admission.
- Obtained a certificate in General Nursing and Midwifery and registered as R.N.R.M. with the State Nurses Registration Council
- Every candidate before admission to the course shall submit to the Principal of the institution a certificate of medical Fitness from an authorized medical officer that the candidate is physically fit to undergo the academic course.
- There shall be no upper age limit for admission to the first year of Post Basic B.Sc. Degree Course in Nursing.
- Candidates before seeking admission to any one of the affiliated Nursing colleges shall obtain an Eligibility Certificate from the University by remitting the prescribed fees along with the application form.
Selection of candidates
The selection of candidates will be based on merit in the selection test. After the analysis of the application forms, the eligible students will be called for the written selection test of 100 marks will be of three hours duration and shall contain objective type questions. The test will be based on Higher Secondary School Certificate Curriculum of Physics, Chemistry, Biology, General Knowledge and English. A follow-up interview on personal assessment (oral test of 50 marks) will also be held for short listed successful candidates of the written test. The selected candidates, after the interview, will be subjected to medical examination and only medically fit candidates will be eligible for admission. Admission secured on the basis of false information will be cancelled and their fees forfeited.
