Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research Chandigarh Answered Questions

As per unofficial sources, PGIMER has a wide alumni network working across multiple sectors. The majority of alumni are placed in Healthcare sector with a 45% share. For more information, refer to the pie chart representing PGIMER alumni distribution:

As per the external sources, the leading Heathcare companies that were part of PGI Chandigarh placements in recent years are tabulated below:PGIMER Placements: Top RecruitersMax HealthcareApollo HospitalManipal HospitalAIIMSMedanta HospitalFortis Hospital

Yes, PGIMER BSc Nursing application forms will be available on the official website of the institute, tentatively from March or April 2026. Applicants should indicate his/her choice of city of examination at the time of filling the online application form. After the test centre is allotted based on the choice of the applicant, it will not be changed. Any request in this regard will not be entertained. Please take a printout of the application form for future reference.

PGIMER BSc Nursing counselling started in August 2025 after the announcement of the results. All the information related to the counselling process is shared at the official website, pgimer.edu.in. Candidates who successfully score the minimum qualifying marks will be shortlisted for the counselling round. All processes, such as document verification and fee payment, will be done at the institute itself by the counselling committee. 

Candidates who will fill the PGIMER BSc Nursing application form 2026 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. 

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.

The PGIMER BSc Nursing entrance exam will tentatively be conducted in July 2026 in the morning slot. The exam date will be announced through an official notification by the PGIMER, Chandigarh, on the official website, pgimer.edu.in. Candidates who will appear in the exam will be able to check their results and answer key around 15 days after the exam.

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. 

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.

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.