PGIMER BSc Nursing Exam Dates 2026: Get Complete Exam Schedule Here

PGIMER Nursing 2026 ( PGIMER Nursing )

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Rupali Pruthi
Updated on Feb 24, 2026 19:11 IST

By Rupali Pruthi, Deputy Manager - Editorial

PGIMER BSc Nursing Exam Dates 2026: The PGI Chandigarh will soon release the information bulletin for the PGIMER BSc Nursing 2026 entrance exam. The PGIMER Nursing 2026 information bulletin will inform candidates about the exam date, schedule and details of the events. The PGIMER nursing exam 2026 is likely to be held in July. The PGIMER BSc Nursing registrations 2026 will begin soon at pgimer.edu.in.

Get here the complete information about PGIMER BSc Nursing exam date 2026. Also, read below to know registration dates, admit card release date, result and counselling schedule for BSc Nursing and Post-basic Nursing. The PGIMER Nursing counselling will be held tentatively in August 2026.

Table of contents
  • PGIMER BSc Nursing Exam Dates 2026
  • PGIMER BSc Nursing Year-wise Trend of Events
  • PGIMER Nursing 2026 Exam Pattern
  • PGIMER BSc Nursing Schedule 2026
  • PGIMER BSc Nursing Counselling 2026
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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 details of the PGIMER BSc nursing exam 2026, notified by the PGIMER Chandigarh for the upcoming academic year 2026-27.

  • The first event is the PGIMER nursing application 2026. The online registration and applications are invited from candidates who want to appear for the exam. Candidates need to submit the duly filled application form along with the registration fees.
  • The PGIMER BSc Nursing admit card 2026 will be released around 10 days before the exam. The hall ticket will be available for download online at the official website of PGIMER Chandigarh.
  • The PGIMER BSc Nursing 2026 exam will tentatively be organised in July 2026. Applicants need to visit the test centre on the day of the examination to take the exam. 
  • PGIMER Chandigarh will declare the PGIMER BSc Nursing result 2026 online. 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. 
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Q:   When will PGIMER, Chandigarh conduct PGIMER BSc Nursing exam for BSc Nursing courses?
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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.    

Q:   When will PGIMER Chandigarh release the official notification for the BSc nursing exam?
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The official notification for the PGIMER BSc nursing exam will be released by the exam conducting body in May 2026. 

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PGIMER BSc Nursing Year-wise Trend of Events

As there is time in the announcement of PGIMER BSc Nursing exam date 2026, candidates can take a look at the exam date trends of past 5 years below till then. 

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
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Commonly asked questions
Q:   Is PGIMER BSc Nursing application form available online?
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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.

Q:   Which institutes accept the PGIMER Nursing scores 2026?
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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.

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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. 

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Commonly asked questions
Q:   What is the last date to fill the PGIMER BSc nursing application form?
A: 

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. 

Q:   When will the PGIMER Nursing admit card release?
A: 

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 BSc Nursing Schedule 2026

Take a look at the table below for the complete schedule of PGIMER Nursing 2026 exam

DatesUpcoming 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
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PGIMER BSc Nursing Counselling 2026

The PGI Chandigarh will conduct the PGIMER nursing counselling 2026 after the announcement of exam results. Candidates whose names appear in the merit list will only qualify for the counselling process. The document verification will be held on the assigned time slot on the pre-defined date. Admission seekers are advised to reach the college campus as per their allotted slot and pay the seat confirmation fee at the time of admission to avoid cancellation of admission. No other institute accepts the scores of the PGIMER BSc nursing exam.

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Commonly asked questions
Q:   Has the PGIMER BSc Nursing exam pattern changed?
A: 

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.

Q:   When will PGIMER BSc Nursing counselling begin?
A: 

PGIMER BSc Nursing counselling is expected to begin in August 2026 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. 

Q:   What is the PGIMER Nursing Counselling Cutoff ?
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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.

Q:   What will be the duration of the PGIMER BSc Nursing exam 2026?
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PGIMER BSc Nursing 2026 exam will be a 90-minute duration exam. No extra time will be given to any applicant under any circumstances.

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Answered 3 weeks ago

The PGIMER BSc Nursing exam is of 100 marks. Obtaining around 97 to 99 marks is considered as good score in the exam. Even the PGIMER Nursing cutoff for General category candidates was around 98.7938 percentile in last two years.

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Mukul Pruthi

Contributor-Level 6

Answered 3 weeks ago

The PGIMER BSc Nursing exam comprises questions from Physics, Chemistry, Biology, English and General Knowledge/ Current Affairs. As per the question paper analysis and feedback of candidates, Physics section is a little difficult to prepare. Candidates generally find the questions from PGIMER BSc N

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Virajita Shukla

Contributor-Level 6

Answered 3 weeks ago

Candidates can get the PGIMER Nursing syllabus PDF after the release of information bulletin. The PGI publishes the latest syllabus on the bulletin itself. However, candidates can visit PGIMER BSc Nursing syllabus page to get the syllabus of the exam.

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Pragati Datta

Contributor-Level 6

Answered 3 weeks ago

The total score in the PGIMER BSc Nursing entrance exam is 100. There are 100 objective-types questions in the exam and each question carries 1 mark. The exam also carries negative marking of 0.25 mark for each incorrect answer.

 

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Anangsha B

Contributor-Level 6

Answered a month 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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Shailja Shrivastava

Contributor-Level 6

Answered a month ago

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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Nishtha Singh

Contributor-Level 6

Answered a month ago

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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Anshuman Dhyani

Contributor-Level 6

Answered a month ago

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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Kanishk Dhawan

Contributor-Level 6

Answered a month ago

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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Raj Rai

Beginner-Level 5

Answered a month ago

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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Pallavi Shukla

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