IGNOU Post Basic BSc Nursing Exam 2026: Registration, Exam Date, Syllabus & Pattern

Before filling out the application form, candidates must check the eligibility criteria of IGNOU BSc nursing Post Basic. A detailed IGNOU BSc nursing Post Basic eligibility criteria 2026 can be checked from the points below. 

IGNOU Post Basic BSc nursing eligibility criteria 2026 

1. For candidates with a 10+2 qualification

• Candidates must be Registered Nurses and Registered Midwives (RNRM).
• Candidates should have completed 10+2 (senior secondary education).
• They should possess a 3-year Diploma in General Nursing and Midwifery (GNM).
• They must have a minimum of 2 years of experience in the profession after registration as RNRM.
• Male nurses who have not studied midwifery in their GNM program must have a 6–9 month certificate course in any Nursing subject, as prescribed by the Indian Nursing Council (INC), in lieu of midwifery.

2. For candidates with a class 10 qualification

• Candidates must be Registered Nurses and Registered Midwives (RNRM).
• Candidates should have completed class 10 or its equivalent.
• Aspirants must have a 3-year Diploma in General Nursing and Midwifery (GNM).
• They must have a minimum of 5 years of experience in the profession after registration as RNRM.
• Male nurses who have not studied midwifery in their GNM program must have a 6–9 month certificate course in any Nursing subject, as prescribed by the Indian Nursing Council (INC), in lieu of midwifery.

3. There is no upper age limit. 

The IGNOU BSc nursing Post Basic application form 2026 has been released in online mode. Eligible candidates are required to fill out and submit the IGNOU Post Basic BSc nursing within the stipulated period. 

Steps to fill the IGNOU BSc nursing Post Basic application form 2026 

• Go to the official website of IGNOU: ignou.ac.in. 
• On the homepage, click on ‘Post Basic BSc nursing entrance examination’.
• Click on ‘New registration’. 
• Enter user name, email ID, password, mobile number and captcha code correctly and click on ‘Submit’. 
• Once registration is done, the username and password is sent to the mail ID automatically. 
• Log in by entering the user name and password to complete the application form. 
• Enter personal details, education details and other asked information in the IGNOU Post Basic BSc nursing application form 2026. 
• Upload a passport-size photograph and signature in the specified format. 
• In the next step, candidates need to enter three programme study centre codes (PSC codes) in which they want to get admission. 
• Select the entrance exam centre code. 
• Submit the IGNOU BSc nursing Post Basic application form fee. 

The IGNOU BSc nursing Post Basic exam is conducted in offline mode. The questions are asked from the General Nursing and Midwifery (GNM) curriculum. A detailed exam pattern is provided in the table below. 

Post Basic BSc nursing IGNOU exam pattern 2026 

Indira Gandhi National Open University issues the BSc nursing Post Basic admit card at the official website. Candidates must note that the IGNOU BSc nursing Post Basic admit card 2026 is issued to the registered candidates only. Steps to download the admit card can be checked below. 

Steps to download the IGNOU Post Basic BSc nursing admit card 

• Go to the official website: ignounursing.samarth.edu.in. 

• Enter registered user name and password. 

• Click on ‘Login’.

• IGNOU BSc nursing Post Basic 2026 admit card gets displayed on the screen. 

• Download the admit card and take multiple printouts for future use.

The student evaluation division (SED) of IGNOU announces the BSc nursing Post Basic result at the official website. Candidates can check the IGNOU Post Basic BSc nursing result 2026 by entering their enrollment number 

How to download IGNOU BSc nursing Post Basic result 2026?

• Go to the official website: ignou.ac.in. 

• Click on the BSCN(PB) Entrance Test 2026 direct link. 

• Enter your enrollment number and click on ‘Submit’. 

• The IGNOU BSc nursing Post Basic result appears on the screen. 

• Download the BSc nursing Post Basic result of IGNOU for future reference. 

IGNOU Post Basic BSc nursing merit list 2026 

The region-wise merit list is prepared by the authority after the IGNOU BSc nursing Post Basic result declaration. In case two or more candidates secure equal marks in the entrance exam, the merit list is prepared by applying the tie-breaking criteria. 

IGNOU Post Basic BSc nursing merit list: Tie-breaking criteria

• Candidates with higher experience are placed higher in the merit list. 

• If tie still remains, candidates with a higher percentage of overall percentage of marks in the GNM course are placed higher in the merit list. 

• If tie is not resolved, a candidate older in age is placed higher in the merit list. 

• At last, the rank is decided through a draw of lot. 

The counselling process of the IGNOU BSc nursing Post Basic course is conducted by the particular regional centres. Qualified candidates have to appear before the counselling committee at the regional centres. The schedule and seat allotment result is published by the concerned regional centres. 

The IGNOU Post Basic BSc nursing counselling 2026 is conducted in a single session only. However, if seats remain vacant after round 1 counselling, the authority conducts the second round of counselling also. The programme study centre once allotted cannot be changed. Candidates who are offered admission in the Post Basic BSc nursing courses are required to deposit the admission fee and appear for the verification of original documents and receipt of the programme fee. 

IGNOU BSc nursing Post Basic 2026: Documents required at the time of verification 

• IGNOU BSc Nursing Post Basic admit card 

• Class 12 certificate/ class 10 certificate (as applicable)

• Valid RNRM registration certificate 

• Experience certificate

• GNM marksheet 

• Date of birth certificate

• NOC from the organic where the candidate is currently working to ensure in-service status

• Category certificate/ PH/ Kashmiri Migrant/ War Widow/ EWS (whatever required)

• Passport-sized photographs

• Photocopy of IGNOU BSc nursing Post Basic application form 

• Demand Draft for Rs 23,000 payable at the concerned regional centre