Nursing

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 be conducted by PGIMER for granting admission to candidates on the basis of the merit scored in the entrance exam.

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 be a registered nurse and registered midwife.

After completing the BSc Nursing course, students can become writers, researchers, or pursue the MSc or other courses. Students can also join foreign universities or take part in a training course. 

Around 3,000 BSc Nursing colleges are there in India offering BSc Nursing courses in different course modes. Fee structure of these colleges can be different according to colleges. 

That is why fee can start from INR 1,000 and can go up to INR 30 Lakh.

In Nursing definition of Health is complete physical, mental and also social well being of a human and not just absence of disease in body.

This definition is given by World Health Organization (WHO).

Yes, Nursing courses are offered at various levels and in many specializations. You can pursue a Nursing at the UG-level (BSc Nursing), PG-level (MSc Nursing), Diploma-level (GNM and ANM), Post-Basic BSc Nursing, etc. Also, at the PG-level, you'll even get to choose the specialised areas like Oncology, Gastroenterology, Psychiatry, Pediatrics, Ophthalmology, and so on.

Today Nursing is one of highest demanding professions worldwide. You can measure importance of a Nursing course by fact that there are only 1.9 Nurses per 1,000 people far below WHO's recommendation of a ratio of 3 nurses per 1,000.

Nurses are centre of any healthcare facility across globe not only providing care to patients but also assisting other healthcare professionals helping medical system run smoothly.

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Candidates should know that avg salary can be different according to company, job and location. A registered nurse can earn around 4.3 LPA (approx). 

But this salary can be different according to different hospitals too. Like Manipal Hospitals offers INR 3.9 LPA to Nurses, King Fahad Specialist Hospital offers INR 3.4 LPA, Apollo offers INR 3 LPA but under Ministry of Health one can get INR 12.5 LPA.

Hope this answer helps!

Being in the Nursing profession, your focus is to promote, protect, and optimize the health of your patients. Nurses are of different types, for instance, Home Nurse, Community Nurse, Emergency Care Nurse, Child Health Nurse, OT Nurse, Dialysis Nurse, and so on. Their work environment and duties differ based on the situations, but the ultimate goal of every Nurse is to provide care to the public.

Candidates can see benefits of going for Nursing course below -

• Getting a Nursing degree will allow you to become a Registered Nurse in healthcare field anywhere around world.
• There will be job security, since Nurses are always in high demand across globe.
• Nursing is a highly trusted and respected profession.