Bachelor of Nursing Science

• Three-year specialized nursing bachelor’s program under Tribhuvan University designed for PCL/Diploma nurses to advance into professional, managerial, educational, and research roles.

• Program prepares nurses for advanced practice in community, adult health, child health, and psychiatric nursing.
• Structured to build clinical leadership, teaching skills, case-management capability, problem-solving, and evidence-based practice.
• Uses integrated teaching: lectures, case discussions, demonstrations, clinical postings, simulations, and supervised practice.
• Follows national nursing standards and MECEE-BL unified entrance examination.

Curricular Structure in Table

Year 1 – Foundation & Core Nursing

Year 2 – Specialization Start

Year 3 – Advanced Specialty & Leadership

Features
• Four specialization tracks: Community, Adult Health, Child Health, Psychiatric
• Strong emphasis on fieldwork and community practice
• Structured leadership and teaching training
• Evidence-based and competency-focused curriculum
• Integrated clinical postings across hospitals and community settings
• MECEE-BL standardized entrance examination

Fee (Tentative)
• NPR 518,000 (varies slightly by campus)

Admission Process
• Eligibility: Minimum 50% or 2.4+ CGPA in PCL/Diploma Nursing and Nepal Nursing Council registration
• Apply for MECEE-BL entrance examination
• Must secure at least 50 percentile to qualify
• Scoring: +1 for correct answer, –0.25 for wrong answer
• Selection strictly through merit ranking
• Required documents at admission:
– PCL/Diploma mark sheet & character certificate
– SLC/SEE certificates
– Nursing Council registration certificate
– Citizenship/Passport copy
– Entrance admit card
– Reservation documents
– Equivalence (for foreign study)
• Foreign candidates apply under vacated foreign quota as per rules

Job Prospects
• Clinical nurse in hospitals and specialty units
• Community health nurse
• Adult health, pediatric, psychiatric, or community nursing practitioner
• Nursing educator in colleges and training institutes
• Nursing supervisor or ward manager
• Public health and community program implementer
• NGO/INGO health project officer
• Research assistant or nursing researcher
• Government health service positions
• Eligibility to pursue MSc Nursing and advanced specialties