B.Sc Nursing Admission through NEET 2025 - Eligibility, Colleges, Admission Process

B.Sc Nursing 2025 - Highlights

The Bachelor of Science in Nursing, commonly known as B.Sc nursing is a 4-year undergraduate course in the field of medical science. Nursing provides an opportunity for people to work in the health sector and help and serve people in need.

B.Sc Nursing 2025 - Overview

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B.Sc Nursing admission through NEET 2025 - Eligibility criteria

The Indian Nursing Council (INC) has prescribed the latest update on NEET UG eligibility criteria for B.Sc Nursing. NTA has no role in laying down B.Sc Nursing eligibility conditions for NEET 2025, which is confirmed by the officials through the notice.

Candidates seeking admission into BSc (Nursing) courses are advised to check the eligibility criteria from the respective colleges/ institutes/ deemed universities. Given below are the basic eligibility criteria for B.Sc Nursing admission 2025 through NEET scores.

• Minimum age: Aspirants should be 17 years as of December 31 of the year of nursing admission.

• Qualifying examination: Candidates should have passed Class 12 with physics, chemistry, biology and English as compulsory subjects.

• Aggregate marks: Aspirants belonging to the General category must have passed the qualifying examination with 45% marks, while for SC/ST/OBC the minimum marks should be 40%.

• Reservation policy: 3% of the reservation is provided to the Person with Disability (PwD) candidates, 10% reservation for Economically Weaker Section (EWS), 15% to Scheduled Caste (SC), 7.5% to Scheduled Tribes (SC), and 17% to OBC (Non-Creamy Layer) candidates.

NEET BSc Nursing 2025 application form

Aspirants are advised to register for NEET 2025 for BSc nursing admission on or before the last date. Candidates searching for how to apply for BSc nursing through NEET can check the below-mentioned steps.

• Registration: Candidates need to register at neet.nta.nic.in, to apply for NEET-UG 2025. After login, candidates are asked to fill in personal, identification, and communication details at the registration page.

• Filing of application form: After registration, candidates are required to fill out the NTA NEET BSc nursing 2025 application form. The filling of the NEET form requires information such as caste category, nationality, state code, choice of exam cities, choice of language for question paper, academic qualifications, and details of the parents.

• Uploading of images: Aspirants then have to upload the documents required for NEET 2025 application form within the specified NTA format. The images must be uploaded as per the specifications by the authority to avoid rejection of the NEET-UG application form.

• Application fee: NEET 2025 BSc nursing application form fee is to be paid in an online mode via Debit/Credit Card/Net-banking/UPI or service provider. After successful payment, a confirmation page is generated.

• Print application form: After completing the process, candidates must take a printout of the submitted NEET UG application form for BSc nursing admission 2025.

B.Sc Nursing admission through NEET 2025 - Exam pattern

Aspirants who are applying for admission to BSc nursing courses through NEET scores should be aware of the NEET 2025 exam pattern. As per the released NEET UG paper pattern, there are a total of 180 multiple choice questions.

NEET UG 2025 exam pattern for B.Sc nursing admission

B.Sc Nursing admission through NEET 2025 - Participating institutes

As confirmed by officials and aforementioned, the result of NEET (UG) 2025 may be utilized by other entities of Central/State Governments (including Indian Nursing Council/ Nursing Colleges/ Schools, JIPMER) for admission to relevant courses [including B.Sc Nursing and B.Sc Life Sciences] in accordance with their rules/ norms/ guidelines. Following this BSc Nursing admission through NEET UG 2025 in top institutions like JIPMER, BHU and AFMS are granted based on NEET 2025 scores.

Maharashtra admission to BSc nursing admission through NEET

The State Common Entrance Test Cell, Maharashtra grants admission to BSc nursing courses on the grounds of the NEET result. Candidates need to apply for NEET 2025 to be eligible for BSc nursing admission in Maharashtra.

BHU admission to B.Sc nursing course

In order to fill 60 B.Sc nursing seats, BHU also grants BHU nursing admission on the basis of NEET scores.

JIPMER admission to B.Sc nursing course

The authorities grant admission to 75 B.Sc nursing seats in JIPMER, Puducherry through JIPMER nursing admission. NEET scores are considered for the admission process.

Admission to B.Sc nursing course at AFMC colleges

As per the official notification, admission to 220 seats for B.Sc nursing under 6 colleges of the Indian Army are granted through NEET 2025 scores.

Given below is the list of Indian army institutes offering B.Sc nursing courses along with the number of seats.

How many marks required in NEET for BSc nursing in government college

To get admission to government colleges in BSc nursing course candidates must secure NEET cutoff. NEET cutoff BSc nursing vary every year depending on various factors such as NEET difficulty level, number of candidates appeared and others. The BSc Nursing NEET marks for government college is provided below.

Marks required for BSc nursing in NEET

BSc Nursing counselling through NEET

The Medical Counselling Committee (MCC) conducts the counselling for the BSc Nursing courses for the NEET qualified candidates. During the counselling process, candidates need to register online, fill in their choices of colleges and courses and participate in the counselling rounds for seat allotment. Seat allotment is done based on the candidate's NEET rank, category and availability of seats. Once a seat is allotted, candidates are required to report to the assigned institute, complete the document verification process and pay the admission fee to confirm their seat.

Note: BSc nursing seats in MNS and JIPMER are granted based on the NEET scores however, the counselling is conducted by the respective authorities. Candidates must visit the official website and register to participate in the MNS and JIPMER BSc nursing counselling through NEET.

BSc Nursing college through NEET

Below provided is the list of colleges offering BSc Nursing through NEET.

List of BSc Nursing colleges through NEET

Top Nursing entrance exams in India

Aspirants can check other nursing entrance exams in India, which the authority conducts for granting admission to nursing colleges.

• AIIMS B.Sc Nursing

• Indian Army B.Sc Nursing

• AFMC Nursing Exam

• PGIMER Nursing

• RUHS Nursing

• NEIGRIHMS B.Sc Nursing

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