PGIMER BSc Nursing Exam Dates 2026: Get Complete Exam Schedule Here
PGIMER Nursing 2026 ( PGIMER Nursing )
PGIMER BSc Nursing Exam Dates 2026 will be announced by the conducting body, PGIMER Chandigarh, in online mode at the official website, pgimer.edu.in. It is expected that the PGI Chandigarh exam dates for the academic year 2026-27 will be released in June 2026. Like the previous year, candidates can expect the PGIMER nursing exam 2026 to be scheduled in July.
In this section, you will find complete information about the exam chronology, events, dates, and in case any event gets postponed or cancelled, it will be intimated here. Find out all about the result and counselling schedule for BSc Nursing and Post-basic Nursing, which will tentatively be held in August 2026.
- PGIMER BSc Nursing Schedule 2026
- PGIMER BSc Nursing Exam Dates 2026
- PGIMER BSc Nursing Year-wise Trend of Events
- PGIMER Nursing 2026 Exam Pattern
- PGIMER Nursing 2026 Syllabus
- PGIMER BSc Nursing Counselling 2026
PGIMER BSc Nursing Schedule 2026
Take a look at the table below for the complete schedule of PGIMER Nursing 2026 exam
| Dates | Upcoming Exam Dates |
|---|---|
| Jun ' 26 | PGIMER Nursing Registration 2026 TENTATIVE |
| Jul ' 26 | PGIMER Nursing Application Correction 2026 TENTATIVE |
| Jul ' 26 | PGIMER Nursing Admit Card 2026 TENTATIVE |
| Jul ' 26 | PGIMER BSc Nursing Exam Date 2026 TENTATIVE |
| Aug ' 26 | PGIMER BSc Nursing Result 2026 TENTATIVE |
| Aug ' 26 | PGIMER BSc Nursing Counselling 2026 TENTATIVE |
PGIMER BSc Nursing Exam Dates 2026
Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER), Chandigarh, will conduct the BSc nursing entrance exam as per its annual exam calendar. Below are the crucial event dates of the PGIMER BSc nursing exam 2026, notified by the PGIMER Chandigarh for the upcoming academic year 2026-27.
The PGIMER nursing application and registration process is a completely online process. Candidates will have to submit the duly filled application form by June 2026. After completing the PGIMER BSc Nursing 2026 application process, the conducting body will issue the hall tickets around a week before the scheduled exam date.
The PGIMER BSc Nursing admit card 2026 will present all the necessary details regarding the candidate and the allotted exam centre. The hall ticket will be available for download online at the official website of PGIMER Chandigarh. The PGIMER BSc Nursing 2026 exam will be organised in July 2026. As it is an online mode (CBT) exam, test-takers will have to visit the test centre on the day of the examination as per the instructions mentioned on the PGIMER admit card.
After the exam, the organising body, PGIMER Chandigarh, will declare the PGIMER BSc Nursing result 2026 online, and it will be published on the official website tentatively in August 2026. To access the scorecard, candidates will have to log in to the admission portal and provide their number and password to download it.
After the result declaration, the counselling process will be conducted a week after the result declaration for the aspirants who clear the cutoff.
Commonly asked questions
The official notification for the PGIMER BSc nursing exam will be released by the exam conducting body in May 2026.
PGIMER BSc Nursing exam will be held in July 2026. Last year, the exam was conducted on July 27 in online mode. The state-level exam will be held to facilitate admissions to BSc (Hons.) Nursing and BSc (Post-Basic) Nursing programmes.
PGIMER BSc Nursing Year-wise Trend of Events
Take a look at the PGIMER BSc Nursing Exam Dates trend analysis for the events that have occurred in the past five years:
| PGIMER Event/Year | 2026 | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EXAM DATE | TBA | 27-Jul-2025 | 26-Jul-2024 | 04-Aug-2023 | 22-Jul-2022 | 31-Jul-2021 |
| RESULT DATE | TBA | 09-Aug-2025 | 09-Aug-2024 | 12-Aug-2023 | 11-Aug-2022 | 10-Aug-2021 |
Commonly asked questions
PGIMER Nursing scores are only accepted by the PGIMER Nursing institute in its Chandigarh campus. PGIMER does not affiliate with any other institute or college.
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 Nursing 2026 Exam Pattern
The PGIMER, Chandigarh, the official conducting body, releases the exam pattern and syllabus for the candidates who are eligible and interested in appearing for entrance. Here are some quick highlights of the PGIMER BSc nursing pattern 2026:
| PGIMER Nursing Particulars | PGIMER BSc Nursing Exam Pattern |
|---|---|
| Exam Mode | Online/Computer-based |
| Exam Duration | 90 minutes |
| Medium/Language | English |
| No. of questions | 100 |
| No. of sections | 5 |
| Total Marks | 100 |
| Negative marking | Yes |
In addition to this, candidates can also read about the exam syllabus in the upcoming section.
Commonly asked questions
PGIMER Chandigarh will announce the application dates for the next academic session tentatively in June 2026. Candidates are advised to download the official prospectus to check the event calendar.
Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER), Chandigarh, will release the admit card a week before the scheduled exam date. The PGIMER admit card will be available for download from the official website, pgimer.edu.in.
PGIMER Nursing 2026 Syllabus
As per the syllabus topics for the exam, candidates must be well-versed with the important topics taught in the Class 12 syllabi of PCB subjects. In addition to these three subjects, knowledge of GK and English is also essential to crack the entrance exam. Some important PGIMER nursing syllabus topics to prepare for the exam are listed below:
PGIMER BSc Nursing Biology Topics
- Plant growth and growth hormones
- Bryophytes
- Biochemistry
- Bacteria
- Plant Physiology
- Viruses
PGIMER BSc Nursing Chemistry Topics
- Chemistry in Everyday Life
- General Principles & Processes of Isolation of Elements
- Solutions
- Chemical Kinetics
- Electrochemistry
PGIMER BSc Nursing Physics Topics
- Atoms and Nuclei
- Communication Systems
- Electromagnetic Waves
- Optics
- Dual Nature of Matter
- Electrostatics
PGIMER BSc Nursing GK Topics
- Indian Medieval history
- World Geography
- Indian Polity
- Current Affairs
PGIMER BSc Nursing English Topics
- Comprehension passage
- Synonyms / Antonyms
- Spot the error
- Fill in the blanks
- One word substitutions
- Shuffling of sentence parts
- Shuffling of Sentences in a passage
Commonly asked questions
No, the PGIMER BSc Nursing exam pattern has not changed in the past five years. No alterations in the same have been reported by the PGIMER, Chandigarh. The Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER), Chandigarh, conducts the national-level entrance exam to facilitate admission into the BSc Nursing and Post Basic BSc Nursing. The eligibility criteria and the pattern of both exams are different.
PGIMER BSc Nursing 2026 exam will be a 90-minute duration exam. No extra time will be given to any applicant under any circumstances.
PGIMER BSc Nursing Counselling 2026
PGIMER Chandigarh conducts PGIMER nursing counselling for the candidates at the college campus in the city. The counselling registration is conducted online to determine the number of candidates to be aligned for the interview and document verification. There is only 1 campus where admission will be granted to the aspirants. No other institute accepts the scores of the PGIMER BSc nursing exam. The counselling process is conducted in a span of 15 days. The applications are invited after the result gets declared. The counselling schedule will be updated in this section once the dates will be announced.
Commonly asked questions
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 with the minimum percentile for the BSc nursing programme is 98.7938 for the General category, above 94.8229 for SC candidates, above 91.2454 for ST candidates, above 98.0394 for OBC category, and above 57.5782 for PwBD (UR) and 44.1780 (Reserved) category candidates. For Foreign Nationals, the cutoff percentile is 76.2083.
PGIMER Nursing Exam
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Anything you would want to ask experts?Answered 4 days ago
The PGIMER nursing merit list shows the names of all those candidates who have qualified for participating in the counselling process. In case your name did not appear in the merit list, then you might not be eligible for further processes. However, candidates can log in to the PGIMER admission port
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The PGIMER nursing rank card will be released on the official website of the conducting body, pgimer.edu.in. Candidates will be able to download it from the admission portal by providing their login details. Take a print of the scorecard, which will be available in PDF format.
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Beginner-Level 5
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The PGIMER Nursing counselling result will be released online at the official website, pgimer.edu.in. The results for each round of counselling will be released separately in a PDF document.
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Beginner-Level 5
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The PGIMER nursing counselling participation fee is INR 5000/- + INR 850/- for the BSc (4-year course), and the same is the fee for the Post-basic course for participation.
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Beginner-Level 5
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The PGIMER Nursing open round of counselling will be conducted in the auditorium of the National Institute of Nursing Education (NINE), PGIMER, Chandigarh. Initially, document verification will be done before allotting the seats.
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Beginner-Level 5
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Documents such as PGIMER nursing admit card, Birth Certificate, Class 10th and 12th marksheet, caste certificate, and disability proof, etc., are mandatory to be presented as proof of verification at the time of PGIMER nursing counselling.
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Beginner-Level 5
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No, if you have participated in the PGIMER nursing Round 1 counselling, you will not be able to participate in round-2 counselling. Only those candidates will be able to carry forward the counselling process who did not wish to accept the seat offered in round-1.
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Beginner-Level 5
Answered a week ago
The PGIMER nursing exam was held in four rounds, with three rounds being conducted online and the last round being held in offline mode at the institute campus. The last round is also known as the Open round of counselling. The last round is optional; if the seats remain vacant, then only the offlin
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Beginner-Level 5
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Candidates interested in applying for the PGIMER nursing programme belonging to the General category must have scored above 97.7319 marks in the exam to be eligible for applying to the institute.
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PGIMER Chandigarh charges an admission fee of INR 2200/- for the entire course for 4-year duration. In the first year, a fee of INR 800/- is charged from the admission seekers.
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