Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research Chandigarh Answered Questions

There are a total of 93 seats in the PGIMER BSc nursing (Hons.) programme. General category candidates have 47 seats, SC category candidates have 14 seats, ST category candidates have 07 seats, OBC category candidates have 25 seats, and PwBD category candidates have 5 seats in all. It is a 4 year course. Please note that reservation to PwBD candidates is given on horizontal basis and as per Govt. of India guidelines revised from time to time. So, the number of seats mentioned for Persons with Benchmark Disability (PwBD) will be adjusted against the category to which he / she belongs.

Candidates who will fill the PGIMER BSc Nursing application form 2025 successfully will be issued PGIMER BSc Nursing admit card. Candidates failing to carry the admit card to the exam centre will not be allowed to enter the exam hall. The PGIMER BSc Nursing admit card for the BSc Nursing programmes will be issued on on the pre-specified date as released by PGIMER Chandigarh. 

No, one cannot take admission to any other university or institution by clearing the PGIMER BSc Nursing exam as no other institute or university accepts PGIMER BSc Nursing scores. Selected candidates will be invited for the counselling process after the exam. No individual intimation is sent to unselected candidates, and no correspondence on the subject is entertained.

Yes, it is mandatory for the applicants to appear separately for the PGIMER BSc Nursing exam because NEET-UG score will not be aceepted by PGIMER, Chandigarh for the BSc nursing programme. PGIMER BSc Nursing exam is a gateway for admission into BSc nursing course and the candidates should have passed class 12 examination with Physics, Chemistry, Biology and English subjects. A separate counselling will be conducted by PGIMER for grating admission to candidates on the basis of the merit scored in the entrance exam. 

Only FEMALE candidates who have cleared class 12 exams or equivalent exam from a recognised board with Physics, Chemistry, Biology and English subjects and have secured a minimum of 55 per cent marks in aggregate in class 12 and SC/ST category candidates should have secured 50 per cent in aggregate. The detailed eligibility criteria is provided in the programme prospectus released by the exam conducting authorities. 

The counselling for PGIMER BSc Nursing and BSc Nursing (Post-Basic) programme is being conducted by the Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER), Chandigarh. Candidates are required to be present for the counselling process and formalities at the pre-mentioned time and location. There will tentatively be four rounds of counselling. The round-1 counselling concluded in September 2024 first week. It is mandatory to present a set of self-attested documents along with the originals for the verification on the day of PGIMER nursing 2024 counselling.  

A self-attested copy of candidate’s photograph, signature, passing certificates of the qualifying exam, mark sheet of the qualifying exam, proof of age certificate, category certificate (if any) will be required to fill the PGIMER BSc Nursing application form successfully. As per the guideline issued, incomplete applications will not be considered, and no correspondence will be entertained in this matter. All particulars in the application form must be entered carefully. All claims made in the application must be supported with documentary proof.

The PGIMER BSc Nursing entrance exam will tentatively be conducted in July last week in the morning slot. The exam date will be announced through official notification by the PGIMER, Chandigarh at the official website, pgimer.edu.in. Candidates who will appear in the exam will be able to check their result and answer key around 15 days after the exam.

As per the guidelines issued by the exam conducting body, students must not be more than 25 years of age and should not be less than 17 years on 1st September, 2025. Hence, applicants born after 01.09.2007 and before 01.09.1999 are not eligible to apply for the course. For the BSc Nursing course (4 years), only FEMALE students are eligible to apply within this age bracket. 

The application fee for PGIMER BSc nursing is INR 1500 for the general and OBC category candidates and INR 1200 for the SC/ST candidates. PwD candidates are exempt from paying any application fee for the exam. The PGIMER application fee can be paid online using a credit/debit card and Internet banking.