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PGIMER Nursing 2024 ( PGIMER Nursing )

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PGIMER MSc Nursing syllabus will help the candidates prepare for the entrance exam. It is expected that the MSc nursing entrance will take place in July 2025. The PGIMER, Chandigarh is the conducting body which holds the exam to facilitate admission in the Postgraduate level (MSc) programme in nursing. The PGIMER MSc nursing syllabus is purely based on the topics and subjects taught during the undergraduate level course i.e. during BSc Nursing course. 

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PGIMER MSc Nursing Syllabus

Below are the topics and subjects covers under the MSc Nursing entrance exam.

MSc Nursing Entrance Exam Subjects

Anatomy

Sociology

Physiology

Pharmacology

Nutrition

Pathology and Genetics

Biochemistry

Medical-Surgical Nursing

Nursing Foundation

Community Health Nursing

Psychology

Communication and Educational Technology

Microbiology

Midwifery and Obstetrical Nursing

Introduction to Computer

Community Health Nursing

English

Nursing Research and Statistics

Medical-Surgical Nursing

Management of Nursing Services and Education

Child Health Nursing

Midwifery and Obstetrical Nursing

Below is the detailed description of the topics which are required to cover for the MSc Nursing entrance exam.

Subject

Description

Anatomy

  • General Introduction
  • Skeletal and Joint System
  • Muscular System
  • Circulatory System

Physiology

  • Introduction to Physiology of Cell
  • Blood
  • Respiratory System
  • Gastrointestinal System
  • Excretory System

Biochemistry

  • Introduction to Biochemistry, Study of Cell, biochemical functions of various cells
  • Lipids
  • Proteins
  • Intermediary metabolism
  • Nucleic Acid

Nutrition

  • Introduction to Study of Nutrition, the meaning of food, nutrition, and dietetics
  • Constituents of Food, Water, Protein, minerals, etc.
  • Different methods of cooking and their effects on food and food constituents
  • Principles of Nutrition, Balanced diet

Nursing Foundation

  • Introduction- Etiquettes and Nurses
  • Definition and Scope of Nursing
  • Health Resources in the community
  • Communication Skills
  • Observing, Reporting, recording

Psychology

  • Aim and methods of Psychology
  • Human Behaviour
  • Motives, Drives and Needs
  • Feelings, Emotions and Instincts
  • Personality
  • Mental Hygiene

Community Health Nursing

  • Concept of Optimum Health and its relation to successful living
  • Environmental Health
  • Water Supply
  • Disposal of Refuse
  • Housing

Medical Surgical Nursing

  • Introduction to Surgical Nursing
  • Internal Defences against the invasion of Pathogens
  • Special Problems influencing the care of patients
  • Inflammation
  • Maintaining the body equilibrium
  • Orthopaedic nursing
  • ENT

Sociology

  • Introduction: Importance of studying Sociology in Nursing
  • Individual and Society
  • Culture
  • Social Organisation
  • Social Process

Child Health Nursing

  • Modern concepts of Child Care
  • Growth and Development from birth to adolescence
  • Nursing care of the neonate
  • Nursing Management in common childhood diseases
  • Disorders in children

Midwifery and Obstetrical Nursing

  • Introduction
  • Anatomy and Physiology
  • Embryology
  • The infant

Mental Health Nursing

  • Principles of Mental Health Nursing and their application in general Nursing
  • Classification of Mental Disorders
  • Brief History of Mental Health Nursing in India and Abroad

Nursing Research and Statistics

  • Definition of Research
  • Statistics
  • Bio-Statistics
  • Use of Computers

Community Health Nursing

  • Introduction to Public Health and Community Nursing
  • Organization and Administration of Health Services in India
  • Role of Epidemiology in Community Health
  • Principles and concepts of Public Health Nursing

Management of Nursing Services and Education

  • Aims, Concepts, Scope and Limitations of Health Education
  • National Plan for Health Education
  • Health Teaching and Communication
  • Methods of Health Education
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The institute has not announced the fees for the AY 2025-26. When PGIMER will announce the fee, students will be able to pay it using debit or credit card. Last year, the application fee for this course was INR 1,500 for the general and OBC categories and INR 1,200 for the SC/ST category.

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PGIMER does not accept the NEET UG score. You need to appear in the PGIMER BSc Nursing exam separately for the BSc Nursing program. To appear in this examination, students must have completed the Class 12 examination with Physics, Chemistry, Biology, and English subjects. A separate counseling will

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To appear in this exam, the students must have completed the BSc Nursing/Post Basic Nursing with a minimum of 55%. It should be completed from a recognised institute. They should also have a minimum of one year of work experience working in a hospital with a minimum of 100 beds. The student should b

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