UP CNET 2026: Exam Date, Registration, Eligibility, Syllabus, Pattern, Result

No, the UP Common Nursing Entrance Test (CNET) - 2026 nursing entrance exam will tentatively be scheduled in May 2026. It is an offline (Pen & Paper Mode) state-level nursing entrance exam. It will be held for a duration of 140 minutes. The entrance exam grants admission to both the BSc Nursing Course (4 years) and Post Basic BSc Nursing Course (2 Years) programmes. 

UP CNET 2026 registration dates have not been released yet. However, last year the registration deadline was extended from April 26 to May 3. The conducting body, ABVMU, will inform the candidates regarding such changes through a notification, which will be published on the official website.  

The UP CNET exam is conducted by Atal Bihari Vajpayee Medical University (ABVMU), UP, Lucknow for admission to the BSc nursing programme. The UP CNET entrance exam has been instituted for candidates aiming to pursue nursing course in the state of Uttar Pradesh. It is an offline (Pen & Paper Mode) exam which is held once a year. 

The UP CNET BSc nursing application process is conducted by Atal Bihari Vajpayee Medical University, Uttar Pradesh. The candidate should visit the official website, abvmuup.edu.in. and click on the link for Common Nursing Entrance Test (CNET) 2026.

Candidates with minimum age for admission is 17 years on or before 31st December 2025 can apply for the nursing entrance exam. It is mandatory to have passed class 12 with Physics, Chemistry and Biology (PCB) taken together. English must be a mandatory subject in Class 12. 45 per cent aggregate marks in PCB for general category candidates, and 40% marks in PCB for reserved category candidates are mandatory. 

Candidate not more than 35 years of age can apply for the UP CNET exam. The minimum age to appear for the CNET nursing exam is 17 years. Age is an important criterion. Candidates must adhere to it while filling the application form. Candidates not fulfilling this criterion but having qualified the exam will not be given admission to the CNET participating institutes.

To pursue the BSc nursing programme a candidate must have passed 10+2 or its equivalent exam. The candidate should have studied Physics, Chemistry, Biology, and English in class 12. Minimum Marks required to apply for the exam are 45% for reserved categories and 50% marks for the general category to apply for the qualifying examination.

A UP CNET application fee of INR 3000 needs to be paid by the Unreserved/Other Backward Classes (UR/OBC) category students. While applicants from Scheduled Cast/Scheduled Tribe/Persons with Disability (SC/ST/PwD) category are required to pay INR 2000.

The UP CNET BSc nursing 2026 eligibility criteria is mentioned below: 

1. The applicant must be of minimum 17 years of age on or before 31st December 2026
2. Candidate must have passed (10+2) examination with Physics, Chemistry and Biology (PCB) taken together
3. English must be a passed subject individually from the recognised board in (10+2) examination
4. The SC/ST/OBC category who have obtained 40% marks in (PCB) taken together
5. The applicant must have been declared medically fit by the Medical Board of the Government Medical College or the District CMO 

To appear for the UP CNET 2026 exam, a candidate must be at least 17 years of age on or before 31st December 2026. Candidates must fulfill the UP CNET 2026 exam eligibility criteria to apply for the exam. In case a candidate is 35 years or above, he/she is also not eligible to apply for the exam. Along with the age criteria, educational qualification holds another important role in being eligible for the exam. A candidate must have passed 10+2 from a recognised government/private board. Mandatory subjects must be Physics, Chemistry, and Biology (PCB) taken together and passed in English individually from any recognised board. 

While filling the UP CNET application form, students must be declared medically fit by the Government Medical College or the District CMO. Without fulfilling this requirement, admission to the BSc nursing institute will not be accepted. In addition, the applicant's minimum age for applying is 17 years on or before 31st December 2026.

Candidates applying for the UP CNET exam must fulfill the basic eligibility criteria before applying for the exam. The exam conducting body has mandated the following requirements to be fulfilled to apply for the UP CNET 2026 exam:

1. The candidate must possess Science background in Class 12. 
2. He/she must have passed Physics, Chemistry and Biology (PCB) taken together in class 12. 
3. English must be a mandatory passed language subject in Class 12 from a recognised board/university.
4. Candidate must have obtained a minimum of 45 per cent aggregate marks in PCB and English 
5. For SC/ST/OBC category reserved candidates, minimum 40% marks in Physics, Chemistry and Biology (PCB) taken together are mandatory to apply for the exam

The UP CNET application process is expected to begin in March 2026. The UP CNET application forms will be available till April  2026. Candidates need to visit the official website, abvmuup.edu.in to fill out the UP CNET application form online. The UP CNET official notification is expected to release in March 2026.  

UP CNET 2026 registration dates have not been released yet. However, last year the registration deadline was extended from April 26 to May 3. The conducting body, ABVMU, will inform the candidates regarding such changes through a notification, which will be published on the official website.  

Last year, the application window was open till May 3, 2025 after it got extended. The dates for the current year have not been announced yet. The CNET application will be submitted through the online mode only via the official website, abvmuup.edu.in. Please note that application is submitted cannot be withdrawn. The examination fee, once deposited, will not be refunded.

Yes, the UP CNET application correction window will be opened for a span of one week. Candidates will be allowed to make some basic changes in the CNET nursing application form. After the stipulated date, no candidate will be allowed to make changes to the CNET application form. Please note that Primary Information submitted during registration cannot be changed or altered. The editing of limited field(s) can be done during the Form correction window.

UP CNET BSc nursing test centre list is displayed for the candidates when they fill the application form. It is one of the crucial steps to choose the CNET test centre city to appear in the exam. Generally, all the test cities will be located in the state of Uttar Pradesh. Candidates can choose anyone of the test cities among several choices which falls in their vicinity.

The UP CNET 2026 official notification is expected to be released in March 2026. The CNET application process, exam pattern, syllabus, important dates, counselling process, reservation criteria, and participating colleges.

The CNET admit card will be released around 10 days before the exam date. It will be released in online mode in PDF format. Candidates are advised to keep it safe till the counselling process. 

The UP CNET question paper will comprise 120 questions of 1 mark each. There will be MCQs with four options each. Candidates will have to choose one correct option among the four given choices. There is no negative marking in the exam.

The CNET marking scheme says that the candidate will get +1 mark for choosing the correct answer. There is NO negative marking in the exam. Overall, there will be 120 questions to test the aptitude of aspirants. This makes the question paper of 120 marks. 

ABVMU, Lucknow, the conducting body, does not release the UP CNET Syllabus 2026 officially. They recommend that the aspirants prepare the Class 12 syllabus of Physics, Chemistry, Biology, and English subjects. For the nursing aptitude section, candidates are expected to revise the General knowledge syllabus.  

The exam difficulty level depends on the preparation of the candidate. On a general note, most of the aspirants in the past who appeared for the exam have rated UP CNET as an exam of 'Medium' level. The question paper is primarily curated from the Class 12th syllabus of the physics, chemistry, and biology sections.  

As per the prospectus shared by the conducting body, ABVMU, the passing marks in the CNET exam are: 50th percentile for General, 45th percentile for PwD category, and 40th percentile for the reserved categories such as SC/ST/OBC candidates. 

Nothing is impossible if you decide to do so. Yes, three months of preparation are enough for the CNET exam preparation. The focus must be on solving as many MCQs from all five subjects as possible. Refer to the previous year papers. Make notes while learning the concepts. Revise and review your performance by appearing for the mock tests. Do not give up in the process! Be consistent in your CNET preparation.  

The UP CNET provisional answer key was released on May 26, 2025, on abvmucet25.co.in and later the final answer key was released along with the result on the same day. Candidates can refer to both to validate their answers. 

UP CNET 2026 final answer will be released along with the result on the result day itself at the official website. Candidates will be allowed to download the UP CNET 2026 final answer key from the official website.

The UP CNET counselling cutoff is impacted by the following factors as mentioned below: 

1.       Number of applicants

2.       Seat availability

3.       Exam difficulty

4.       Reservation policies

CNET nursing expected cutoff 2025 will be released by the experts of the top coaching institutes. Candidates who appear for the exam generally remain anxious about analyzing and assessing their performance. The expected cutoff scores help candidates ascertain their predictive scores in the entrance exam and also gives an overview about their expected ranks.

The CNET expected cutoff for BSc nursing programme was released by the experts of the top nursing coaching institutes. Candidates can check the expected cutoff scores to ascertain their predictive scores in the exam.

Yes, the CNET expected cutoff is based on the exam analysis and the question paper solved by the experts. However, the actual cutoff is shared by the conducting body to help candidates know their qualifying status for counselling.  

Some of the top private institutes participating in the UP CNET counselling process for BSc nursing admission are: 

1. Sahara College of Nursing, Lucknow
2. Mayo College of Nursing
3. Nightingale Institute of Nursing, Noida
4. Vivekananda College of Nursing, Lucknow
5. Krishna Institute of Nursing Science

The CNET BSc nursing counselling for admission to the BSc nursing four-year programme will tentatively begin in June 2026. There will be three rounds of counselling to fill the vacant seats. Candidates will have to participate in the CNET counselling by paying a counselling registration fee. The CNET exam is expected to be held in May 2026, and the results of the BSc nursing exam will be declared almost a week later. Only those candidates who appeared for the entrance exam will be able to participate in the CNET counselling.

Candidate has to pay INR 500/- as Counselling Registration Fee (NON-Refundable) and INR 5000/- as Counselling Security Fee through online mode. The CNET Counselling Security Fee amount is refundable after the entire counselling process concludes. In case, does not report to the allotted college for document verification and to complete the admission process within the specified date and time, then his/her counselling security fee will be forfeited.

The UP CNET seat matrix for each round of counselling will be released stage by stage before each round of counselling. Candidates will be able to download the CNET seat matrix 2026 either from the official website or through this page of Shiksha.com. The CNET seat matrix will help candidates know the course and college availability as per the rank secured.

Yes, candidates who have qualified the ABVMU CNET 2025 exam must participate in the counselling process. The BSc nursing college will be allotted on the basis of the seats available in the targeted institute and the rank secured in the entrance exam. Those candidates who did not apply for the counselling will not get admission to the UP CNET nursing participating institutes this year. They will have to appear again for the exam in the upcoming academic session.