Karnataka Nursing Admission 2024-25: Dates, Eligibility, Form, Fees & More!

Karnataka Nursing Entrance Exam 2024: The Karnataka Nursing Entrance Exam 2024 will be conducted by the Karnataka Examination Authority. Applicants who want admission in Nursing courses offered in different government nursing colleges and self-financing nursing colleges are located in Karnataka.

Throughout these articles, we provide detailed information about Karnataka Nursing Admission 2024, like the Application Form, Eligibility Criteria, Merit List, Counseling, etc.

Table of Contents

• Quick Facts
• Karnataka B.Sc Nursing Dates
• Application Fees for B.Sc. Nursing Course
• Eligibility Criteria
• How to Apply?
• Eligibility Criteria for M.Sc. Nursing
• Important Dates (M.Sc. Nursing)
• M.Sc. Nursing Entrance Exam
• Counselling & Seat Allocation
• Participating College
• State-wise Nursing Entrance Exam 2024
• Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)

Quick Facts

Exam Name	Karnataka Nursing Entrance Exam 2024
Full-Form	Karnataka B.Sc Nursing/M.Sc Nursing Entrance Exam 2024
Exam Types	UG, PG
Exam Level	State Level
Courses Offered	Science
Conducting Body	Karnataka College of Nursing
Application Mode	Online Registration & Application
Official website	cetonline.karnataka.gov.in

Karnataka B.Sc Nursing Dates

Below we have mentioned the Important dates of Karnataka B.Sc. Nursing 2024 Admission, let’s have a look.

Event	Dates
Date of issue of Notification & Brochure	To be Announced
Hosting of Online Registration & Application	To be Announced
Last Date for Online Registration & Application	To be Announced
Last Date for Payment of prescribed fees	To be Announced

Application Fees for B.Sc. Nursing Course

Category	Fees
General and OBC	Rs. 1,000/-
SC, ST, Category – I and PwD	Rs. 5,00/-

Mode of Payment: The prescribed registration fee should be remitted through the payment gateway by using Debit or Credit Cards (Master or Visa) only.

Eligibility Criteria

This section provides information about Karnataka Nursing Admission Eligibility Criteria; candidates have to be advised to check the complete eligibility criteria before filling the application form.

Courses	Eligibility Criteria
B.Sc. Nursing	Candidates must have passed in PCB and English papers individually and must have obtained a minimum of 45% marks together in PCB papers at the II PUC or 12th Standard. Candidates belonging to SC/ST or other backward classes shall obtain 40% marks in PCB papers together in the qualifying examination.

How to Apply?

Here you can find information about Applying Karnataka Nursing 2021 Admission (B.Sc. Nursing) courses application form; candidates are advised to check the application form before applying. Let’s have a look.

Step 1: Enter all the details ONLINE by browsing the URL on the official website (http://kea.kar.nic.in) by selecting “B.Sc Nursing, B.P.T, B.P.O and Allied Health Sciences-2024 Online Registration”. After completing all the details, candidates will receive an application ID and Password to their registered mobile phone number and email address, and the same information will be displayed on the screen.
Step 2: Upload the scanned copy of the recent passport size Colour Photograph, Signature and Left Hand Thumb Impression in JPG / JPEG format separately.
Step 3: The candidates have to pay the requisite fee in the prescribed method.
Step 4: Take a printout of the application form on A-4 Size paper, and the same copy should be produced during document verification.

Eligibility Criteria for M.Sc. Nursing

Particular	Description
Qualification	Candidates must have passed B.Sc Nursing (Basic) or B.Sc. Hons. Nursing or Post Basic B.Sc. in Nursing degree or Post Certificate B.Sc Nursing with a minimum of 55% aggregate marks from RGUHS, or any other University located in Karnataka state, accepted as equivalent by Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences, Karnataka. The INC should have recognized the institution. SC/ST candidates should have a minimum of 50% aggregate marks in the qualifying examination.
Nationality	Candidates must be a citizen of India.
Other Qualification	Passed B.Sc. Nursing (Basic) or Post Basic B.Sc. in Nursing degree or Post Certificate B.Sc. Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences, Karnataka (RGUHS), or any other University accepted as equivalent by Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences, Karnataka. Minimum of one year of experience after obtaining B.Sc. Nursing (Basic), in a Hospital or Nursing educational Institution or Community Health setting (completed or completing on or before Date of Counselling. For a candidate with Post Basic B.Sc. in Nursing Degree, no such experience is needed after graduation.
Entrance Test	The Candidate should not have attained the age of 45 years on the the last date fixed for submission of an application to the PG Degree Entrance Test.

Important Dates (M.Sc. Nursing)

Below we have mentioned the Important dates of Karnataka M.Sc. Nursing 2024 Admission, let’s have a look.

Event	Dates & Time
Date of Notification	To be Announced
Hosting of Information Bulletin on the KEA Website and Entry of Applications through online	To be Announced
Last date for Online Registration	To be Announced
Last date for Payment of Fees	To be Announced
Downloading of Admission Tickets	To be Announced

Application Fees for M.Sc. Nursing Course

Category	Fees
General and OBC	Rs. 1,000/-
SC, ST, Category – I and PwD	Rs. 8,00/-

Note: The registration fee is not refundable under any circumstances.

M.Sc. Nursing Entrance Exam

The examination will be conducted at Predetermined Test Centers in Bangalore
only. The details of the Test Centre will be intimated in the Hall Ticket. The place & date
will be intimated on the KEA website.

Particular	Description
Syllabus	The Syllabus content will ordinarily be equal to the syllabus prescribed for the particular degree courses as the case may be under apex body regulations and RGUHS Ordinances.
Language	The Entrance Test will be conducted in English.
Marks & Duration	There will be one Question Paper (booklet) consisting of 100 questions with 90 minutes.
Question Type	Questions will be of objective type, each question having one best response out of four possible alternatives.
Marking Scheme	Each question carries one mark. The correct answer will be awarded- one mark. If more than one alternative is marked for a question, it will be treated as a wrong answer. Wrong answers carry no marks.

Exam Schedule for M.Sc. Nursing

Date	Timings	Marks	Duration
To be Announced	10.30 am to 12.00 NOON	100	90 Minutes

Determination of Merit and Publication of Results:

• A merit list will be prepared based on the marks obtained in the
• Entrance Test.
• Provisional Merit lists will be published on the KEA website.
• The minimum percentage of marks for admission eligibility is 50% for General Merit candidates and 40% for candidates belonging to SC, ST and OBC categories.

Computation of result Criteria:

• 50% in PGET for “GM” and >=40% in PGET for “SC, ST & OBC”
• Marks Secured in PGET (1st Order) – Descending.
• If candidates have secured the same marks in PGET, then go to Total No. of Attempts taken in UG (2nd Order) – Ascending.
• If candidates have secured the same marks in PGET & the same Total No. of attempts taken in UG, then go to % of total marks secured in UG (3rd
• Order) – Descending
• If candidates have secured the same marks in PGET, the same Total No. of attempts taken in UG & same % of total marks in UG, then go to % of final year marks secured in UG (4th Order) – Descending.

NOTE: For admission to M.Sc. For nursing and MPT, the candidate should have obtained at least 40% in the entrance examination as per Government order No. MED 122 RGU 2024, Bangalore dated 21-10-2024.

Counselling & Seat Allocation

Counselling & Seat Selection: the counselling will be conducted online. The Counseling dates for each faculty will be published on the KEA Website. No individual intimation will be sent to the candidates.

Availability of Seats in different courses and colleges: Details of the precise number of seats in different courses and colleges, their classification and the category-wise reservation will be announced as soon as they receive it from the Government.

Participating College

Below this table, we have mentioned the participating colleges of Karnataka state.

Name of College	Links Here
AE & CS Maruti College of Nursing, Bangalore	Click Here
AVK College Of Nursing, Bangalore	Click Here
Acharya Nursing College, Bangalore	Click Here
Akka Mahadevi College of Nursing, Bidar	Click Here
BGS College of Nursing, Mysore	Click Here

State-wise Nursing Entrance Exam 2024

Below the table, you can check the state-wise nursing Admission Process and all details like Dates, Exam Patterns, Syllabus, Application Fees etc.

S. No.	State-wise Entrance Exams	Link
1	Bihar Nursing Entrance Exams	Click Here
2	Punjab Nursing Entrance Exams	Click Here
3	Andhra Pradesh Nursing Entrance Exams	Click Here
4	Uttar Pradesh Nursing Entrance Exams	Click Here
5	Uttarakhand Nursing Entrance Exams	Click Here
6	Tamil Nadu Nursing Entrance Exams	Click Here
7	Telangana Nursing Entrance Exams	Click Here
8	Jammu & Kashmir Nursing Entrance Exams	Click Here
9	Goa Nursing Entrance Exams	Click Here
10	Madhya Pradesh Nursing Entrance Exams	Click Here
11	Karnataka Nursing Entrance Exams	Click Here
12	Gujarat Nursing Entrance Exams	Click Here
13	Jharkhand Nursing Entrance Exams	Click Here
14	West Bengal Nursing Entrance Exams	Click Here
15	Delhi Nursing Entrance Exams	Click Here
16	Arunachal Pradesh Nursing Entrance Exams	Click Here
17	Assam Nursing Entrance Exams	Click Here
18	Chhattisgarh Nursing Entrance Exams	Click Here
19	Haryana Nursing Entrance Exams	Click Here
20	Himachal Pradesh Nursing Entrance Exams	Click Here
21	Kerala Nursing Entrance Exams	Click Here
22	Maharashtra Nursing Entrance Exams	Click Here
23	Manipur Nursing Entrance Exams	Click Here
24	Meghalaya Nursing Entrance Exams	Click Here
25	Mizoram Nursing Entrance Exams	Click Here
26	Nagaland Nursing Entrance Exams	Click Here
27	Odisha Nursing Entrance Exams	Click Here
28	Rajasthan Nursing Entrance Exams	Click Here
29	Sikkim Nursing Entrance Exams	Click Here
30	Tripura Nursing Entrance Exams	Click Here
31	Daman & Diu Nursing Entrance Exams	Click Here
32	Chandigarh Nursing Entrance Exams	Click Here
33	Andaman & Nicobar Island Nursing Entrance Exams	Click Here
34	Dadar & Nagar Haveli Nursing Entrance Exams	Click Here
35	Lakshadweep Nursing Entrance Exams	Click Here
36	Pondicherry Nursing Entrance Exams	Click Here
37	Ladakh Nursing Entrance Exams	Click Here

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)