National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences

Applications for admission at NIMHANS Bangalore are accepted entirely in the online mode. Offline application are not entertained. The application process can be completed by filling and submitting the online application form available on the official NIMHANS Bangalore website. Make sure that the minimum eligibility requirement for the preferred course is met before applying for admission to the same.

NIMHANS Bangalore has an entrance based admission process. The selection criteria is clearing the entrance exam specified according to the preferred course. Make sure that the minimum eligibility requirement is met before applying for the accepted entrance examination.

NIMHANS Provides about 10 seats for. Neurosurgery (6-year) courses. The entry is through the INI-CET exam conducted by AIIMS. For the general category, the cutoff rank has been around 68 (air) in recent years. Due to their reputation and limited seats, the competition is intense, and only the top -ranked candidates secure admission to this highly specialised program.

To apply for B.Sc Nursing 2025 at NIMHANS, you must fill the online form on the NIMHANS website between June 1–15, 2025 with an application fee of INR 1,000 (Gen/OBC) or INR 750 (SC/ST). You need 10+2 with PCB and English with at least 45% (40% for reserved). The entrance exam will be held on July 3–4, 2025, and admission is based on your rank followed by document verification.

NIMHANS B.Sc Nursing admission for 2025 started from June 1 and the last date to apply was June 15.

The entrance exam will be held on July 27, 2025. Students who want to join must fill the online form before the last date.

After applying, they have to appear for the entrance exam.

Based on the exam result, admission will be given.

So, if you are planning to study B.Sc Nursing at NIMHANS, make sure to apply on time and prepare well for the entrance test held in July.

1. M.Sc. in Neuroscience: INR 20,000 per year 
2. M.Sc. in Psychiatric Nursing: INR 20,000 per year 
3. M.Sc. in Neuroscience Nursing: INR 20,000 per year 

There is no specific syllabus given for  the NIMHANS entrance exam, But the student preparing for the entrance exam, they needs to study whole syllabus of the B.Sc life sciences and some basic knowledge of neurosciences is mandatory.

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