PGIMER MSc Nursing 2025 Syllabus: Download Latest Syllabus PDF

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. 

Find out the list of important topics expected in the 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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Answered 6 days 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 6 days 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

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Answered 6 days 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 6 days 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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