Bachelor of Nursing Science (BNS)

Bachelor of Nursing Science (BNS) is a three-year undergraduate program designed for registered nurses to advance clinical competence, leadership capacity, and professional nursing practice.

Description

The Bachelor of Nursing Science program at Madhesh Institute of Health Sciences is a post-basic undergraduate degree aimed at producing qualified and competent nursing professionals. The program builds on prior nursing education and emphasizes advanced clinical nursing, community health, leadership, and management. Graduates are prepared for expanded roles in healthcare delivery, supervision, education, and advanced nursing practice within national and international health systems.

Curricular Structure

Features

• Duration: 3 years
• Post-basic undergraduate nursing degree
• Designed for diploma-level registered nurses
• Emphasis on leadership, management, and advanced nursing practice
• Eligibility for advanced nursing roles
• Government-regulated scholarship provisions

Fee

• Total tuition fee: NPR 518,000

Admission Process (Points)

• Mandatory appearance in MECEE-BL entrance examination
• Minimum 50 percentile required to qualify
• Merit-based selection under Medical Education Commission
• Marking scheme: +1 for correct answer, −0.25 for incorrect answer
• Submission of academic certificates, citizenship/passport, entrance admit card, reservation and equivalence documents if applicable

Job Prospects

• Registered Nurse
• Senior Staff Nurse
• Community Health Nurse
• Nursing Supervisor
• Advanced Practice Nurse (with further education)
• Nursing Educator (with higher qualification)