B.Sc NURSING

The B.Sc Nursing programme is designed to enable students to get a wider understanding of nursing based on scientific principles and clinical experience. The annual intake of students is 60. The programme includes a 4 year course. It is affiliated to The Tamil Nadu Dr M.G.R. Medical University. Students have to appear for University examinations at the end of each year during the course. The course includes basic sciences (Anatomy, Physiology, Biochemistry, Microbiology and Nutrition), Nursing Foundation inclusive of Bioethics, Psychology, English and Computer Applications in the first year.

The First year focuses mainly on General Medical Surgical Nursing and an orientation to Community Health Nursing. Subjects like Sociology, Genetics, Pharmacology, Pathology, Communication and Education Technology are also covered in this year.

The second year focuses mainly on General Medical Surgical Nursing and an orientation to Community Health Nursing. Subjects like Sociology, Genetics, Pharmacology, Pathology, Communication and Education Technology are also covered in this year.

The third year deals with specialties in Medical Surgical Nursing, Child Health Nursing, Mental Health Nursing and Nursing Research.

The first half of fourth year is spent on Obstetrics and Gynaecology Nursing, Community Health Nursing and Management of Nursing Services & Education. The second half of the fourth year is a rotatory internship in all the areas of Nursing.

Applications & Procedures

As per The Tamilnadu Dr.MGR Medical University Norms and Indian Nursing Council Norms

Candidates belonging to all categories for admission to the B.Sc., Degree course in Nursing (Basic) should have passed the qualifying examinations (Academic Stream) after period of 12 years of study with the following subjects of Physics, Chemistry and Biology or Botany and Zoology.

  • 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.
  • The minimum educational requirements shall be passing of Higher Secondary School Certificate Examination (12 years course) Or Senior School Certificate Examination (10+2), pre-degree Examinations (10+2)  Or An equivalent with 12 years schooling from a recognized Board or University with Science (Physics, Chemistry, Biology) and English with minimum 45% aggregate marks (PCBE); for SC/ST candidates – the minimum percentage of marks is 40%.
  • 35% of the seats can be filled under the management. Eligible candidate should get the application form from the college office or download from the website.

The candidate should have completed the age of 17 years at the time of admission or would complete the said age on or before 31st December of the year of admission to the B.Sc. (Nursing) degree course.

The candidate who has passed any qualifying examinations other than the Higher Secondary Course Examination conducted by the Government of Tamil Nadu, before seeking admission to any one of the affiliated institutions shall obtain an Eligibility Certificate from the University by remitting the prescribed fees along with application form which shall be downloaded from the University website (www.tnmgrmu.ac.in)

Candidate admitted in the B.Sc. Degree Course in Nursing (Basic) in any one of the affiliated institutions of this University shall register his / her name with TheTamilnadu Dr.MGR Medical University by submitting the prescribed application form for registration duly filled, along with the prescribed fee and a declaration in the format to the Academic Officer of this University through the affiliated institution within 60 days from the cut-off date prescribed for the course for admission. The applications should have date of admission of the course.