Master in Nursing

Two-year TU postgraduate professional program preparing nurses for advanced clinical practice, leadership, education, and research roles across major nursing specialties.
Program develops specialty-level competence in adult/medical-surgical nursing, critical care, midwifery, community health, psychiatric nursing, pediatric nursing, and women’s health. Training includes clinical practice, nursing research, leadership, health policy, and educational science. Graduates become capable of managing clinical units, leading nursing education, conducting research, and working in senior managerial roles within hospitals, government sectors, and NGOs.

General curricular structure
(TU does not publish a single uniform semester-wise syllabus for all nursing specialties; structure is standard for professional Master in Nursing programs.)

Year I

Year II

Year III

Features

• Advanced professional program aimed at producing senior-level nurses for clinical, academic, managerial, and research roles.
• Multiple specialization tracks: Adult/Medical-Surgical, Community Health, Pediatric/Child Health, Midwifery, Psychiatric Nursing, Critical Care, and Women’s Health.
• Strong clinical focus with multi-hospital rotations, supervised patient management, and specialty procedures.
• Integration of leadership, management, ethics, and educational science for career progression into teaching and hospital administration.
• Competency-based training aligned with national health-care standards and MEC requirements.
• Emphasis on nursing research, evidence-based practice, and thesis completion for professional advancement.
• Entrance-based selection ensuring standardized competency level across institutions.
• Eligibility aligned with NNC registration and clinical experience to ensure readiness for advanced practice.

Eligibility

• BN, BNS, B.Sc. Nursing, B.Midwifery (eligible only for MSc Midwifery).
• Valid Nepal Nursing Council registration.
• One year of clinical experience.
• Minimum 50% in the MEC entrance exam.

Admission process

• Mandatory MEC entrance exam for all candidates.
• 200 MCQs, 3 hours, single-best-response.
• Distribution: 30% recall, 50% understanding, 20% application.
• Merit lists published separately for Nepali and foreign candidates.
• Admission through merit-based open house counseling.

Entrance exam weightage

Job prospects

• Advanced clinical nurse specialist
• Nurse educator in colleges and universities
• Nursing officer / ward manager
• Hospital quality and training coordinator
• Research nurse / nursing researcher
• Public health and community nursing specialist
• Midwifery specialist (for MSc Midwifery track)
• Mental health nursing practitioner
• NGO/INGO program officer (maternal health, child health, emergency care, community health)
• Leadership roles in governmental health institutions