Birgunj Nursing Campus is a constituent campus of Tribhuvan University under the Institute of Medicine, located at Birta-4, Birgunj Metropolitan City, Parsa, Madhesh Province. Established in 2032 BS (1975 AD), the campus has developed from its earlier health-worker training background into an institution focused on bachelor-level nursing education.
Its academic portfolio includes Bachelor of Science in Nursing (B.Sc. Nursing) and Bachelor of Nursing Science (BNS). The programs combine academic study with laboratory work, clinical practice, community-based learning, management, teaching, and research. Bachelor-level admission operates through the national medical education framework administered by the Medical Education Commission, while professional nursing registration and licensing fall within the regulatory role of the Nepal Nursing Council.
| Field | Details | Academic Context |
|---|---|---|
| Institution | Birgunj Nursing Campus | Constituent campus |
| Established | 2032 BS (1975 AD) | Under TU/IOM structure |
| Location | Birta-4, Birgunj Metropolitan City, Parsa | Madhesh Province |
| University | Tribhuvan University | Degree-awarding university |
| Institute | Institute of Medicine | Academic and examination structure |
| Academic Level | Bachelor level | Nursing education |
| Programs | B.Sc. Nursing and BNS | Undergraduate nursing programs |
| B.Sc. Nursing Duration | Four years | Pre-service nursing degree |
| BNS Duration | Three years | Post-basic nursing degree |
| Entrance Framework | MECEE-BL | MEC common entrance and matching |
| Professional Regulation | Nepal Nursing Council | Nursing registration and licensing |
| Practical Learning | Skills laboratories, fieldwork, and clinical practice | Integrated with academic study |
| Student Resources | Library, computer and e-learning resources, hostel, and student-support structures | Campus-based academic support |
Birgunj Nursing Campus was established in 2032 BS (1975 AD) in Birgunj. It became associated with the Tribhuvan University Institute of Medicine in 2033 BS and gradually developed its academic role in health and nursing education.
Nursing education became an important part of the campus's academic development in later years. Proficiency Certificate Level Nursing began in 2043 BS. A two-year Bachelor in Nursing program was introduced in 2068 BS, followed by the development of the three-year Bachelor of Nursing Science structure.
The earlier Bachelor of Nursing (BN) forms part of this academic history rather than the present program portfolio.
PCL Nursing was phased out in 2077 BS. B.Sc. Nursing was introduced in 2077/078 BS, establishing a four-year pre-service nursing pathway alongside the three-year post-basic BNS program.
The campus now concentrates its bachelor-level nursing education on B.Sc. Nursing and BNS. This distinction is useful when reading earlier institutional information because historical references to PCL Nursing or the two-year BN program do not represent the present academic structure.
Birgunj Nursing Campus functions as a constituent campus within Tribhuvan University (TU) through the Institute of Medicine, Tribhuvan University.
The campus is therefore part of a wider university and institute structure rather than an independent degree-awarding body.
The main institutional responsibilities can be understood through this arrangement:
Birgunj Nursing Campus manages campus-level teaching, practical learning, student activities, and local administration.
The Institute of Medicine provides the wider academic and examination structure for its constituent institutions.
Tribhuvan University is the university under which the nursing degrees are awarded.
The Medical Education Commission administers the national common entrance, matching, seat allocation, and related bachelor-level medical education admission framework.
The Nepal Nursing Council regulates nursing education and professional registration and licensing.
This structure also determines how applicants enter the nursing programs. Bachelor-level admission does not depend on a separate entrance examination conducted independently by Birgunj Nursing Campus. Admission follows the national medical education entrance and matching framework applicable to the relevant program.
Birgunj Nursing Campus runs two bachelor-level nursing programs.
| Program | Duration | Academic Character |
|---|---|---|
| Bachelor of Science in Nursing (B.Sc. Nursing) | Four years | Pre-service bachelor nursing education |
| Bachelor of Nursing Science (BNS) | Three years | Post-basic bachelor nursing education |
Although both are bachelor-level nursing qualifications, they serve students with different educational backgrounds.
B.Sc. Nursing provides a pre-service route into bachelor-level professional nursing education. BNS is designed as a post-basic program for students who already hold qualifying nursing education and the applicable professional registration.
The B.Sc. Nursing program at Birgunj Nursing Campus is a four-year bachelor program under the TU/IOM academic structure.
The program prepares graduate nurses for responsibilities connected with nursing care, health-team participation, management, teaching, and research. Academic study is supported by laboratory learning, practical work, clinical nursing, and community-based experience.
The curriculum progresses from basic and integrated health sciences to major professional nursing areas and later introduces management, educational science, and research.
Bachelor of Nursing Science is a three-year post-basic bachelor program. It is intended for students who already have qualifying nursing education and professional registration before joining the program.
BNS develops nursing knowledge beyond the student's previous professional preparation. Its academic focus includes patient care, community nursing, leadership, supervision, teaching, management, and research.
Birgunj Nursing Campus has three identified BNS nursing streams:
Adult Health Nursing
Child Health Nursing
Community Health Nursing
Students interested in the specialty routes can read the dedicated pages for BNS Adult Health Nursing and BNS Child Health Nursing. Community Health Nursing is also included within the BNS stream structure of the campus.
B.Sc. Nursing and BNS are both bachelor-level nursing programs, but their entry backgrounds and academic purposes differ.
B.Sc. Nursing is a four-year pre-service program. It provides nursing education beginning with health sciences and fundamental nursing and progresses through adult, psychiatric, maternal, child, family, community, management, education, and research areas.
BNS is a three-year post-basic program. Students enter after qualifying nursing study and professional registration. The program builds on that prior nursing foundation through advanced professional subjects, teaching, management, leadership, community nursing, and research.
The two programs should therefore not be treated as interchangeable routes. A student's previous academic qualification and nursing registration status determine which pathway is relevant.
Bachelor-level nursing admission at Birgunj Nursing Campus operates through the Medical Education Common Entrance Examination for Bachelor Level, or MECEE-BL.
The admission framework is administered by the Medical Education Commission. Entrance examination, merit, matching, seat allocation, scholarship categories, paying categories, and admission procedures operate according to the prevailing MEC rules and academic calendar.
The admission process broadly involves:
Meeting the academic eligibility for the selected nursing program.
Applying for the applicable MECEE-BL examination.
Appearing in the common entrance examination.
Meeting the required entrance standard.
Taking part in the MEC matching or admission process.
Completing campus enrollment and document procedures after selection.
Seat allocation, fee structures, scholarship provisions, examination guidelines, and admission procedures follow prevailing MEC decisions. These provisions can change between academic intakes.
BNS is a post-basic nursing program. Its admission framework requires prior nursing education at the qualifying certificate or diploma level and registration with the Nepal Nursing Council.
The national BNS eligibility framework includes a minimum academic standard in Nursing Proficiency Certificate Level or Diploma Level along with Nepal Nursing Council registration.
The program therefore serves a different applicant group from B.Sc. Nursing. BNS applicants are entering bachelor-level study after completing an earlier professional nursing qualification.
Admission proceeds through MECEE-BL and the corresponding MEC merit and matching process.
B.Sc. Nursing is the pre-service bachelor nursing pathway.
The admission framework includes eligible science or equivalent academic backgrounds defined under the applicable MECEE-BL criteria. Health-science diploma pathways can also fall within the admission structure when the required subject, equivalence, academic, and professional-registration conditions are satisfied.
Because admission standards are administered through the national medical education system, eligibility wording, equivalence requirements, documents, and category rules follow the provisions applicable to the particular intake.
Seat numbers for bachelor-level nursing programs are determined through the Medical Education Commission.
They are intake-specific rather than permanent institutional figures. The allocation for B.Sc. Nursing or BNS can therefore differ between academic years.
MEC also governs the distribution of seats under the applicable scholarship, paying, reservation, and matching framework. Applicants are placed according to the prevailing entrance and admission system rather than through a separate campus-created seat allocation process.
The same principle applies to stream-wise BNS distribution. Any distribution among Adult Health Nursing, Child Health Nursing, and Community Health Nursing depends on the applicable intake arrangement rather than a permanent allocation.
Fees for medical and nursing education operate under the applicable regulatory and university framework.
A fee figure from one academic year should not be treated as permanent because MEC decisions and institutional charges can change between admission cycles. Tuition, admission-related payments, hostel charges, and associated fees therefore follow the schedule applicable to the relevant intake.
This keeps the financial information aligned with the same intake-specific system that governs seats, scholarships, and admission.
Bachelor-level nursing scholarship provision at Birgunj Nursing Campus operates under the national medical education framework applicable to public teaching institutions.
The campus has applied the statutory scholarship framework to its B.Sc. Nursing and BNS programs. Scholarship distribution is connected with MEC seat allocation, merit, category provisions, and the matching system.
Scholarship admission is therefore not a separate campus-level selection exercise. It forms part of the regulated national admission process.
The applicable scholarship categories and distribution are governed by the prevailing medical education rules, MEC decisions, and the seat matrix for the relevant admission cycle.
The Medical Education Commission has a regulatory role in bachelor-level nursing admission.
Its functions in the admission process include:
Common entrance administration
Merit-based admission framework
Matching procedures
Seat determination
Scholarship and paying-category allocation
Admission schedules
Applicable fee and regulatory provisions
Birgunj Nursing Campus participates in this national framework rather than operating an independent bachelor-level entrance and matching system.
The Nepal Nursing Council has a different role from the Medical Education Commission.
MEC governs key aspects of medical education admission and seat allocation. The Nepal Nursing Council regulates nursing education and the professional registration and licensing framework.
Neither body replaces Tribhuvan University as the degree-awarding university.
| Body | Student Relationship | Main Role |
|---|---|---|
| Tribhuvan University / IOM | Academic study and examinations | University and institute structure |
| Medical Education Commission | Entrance, matching, seats, and admission | Medical education regulator |
| Nepal Nursing Council | Nursing registration and licensing | Professional regulator |
Understanding these separate roles helps distinguish academic admission from professional registration.
Completing a nursing degree and entering professional nursing practice are separate stages.
B.Sc. Nursing graduates must meet the professional registration and licensing requirements established by the Nepal Nursing Council for entry into registered nursing practice. The professional framework includes the nursing licensure examination applicable to new pre-service B.Sc. Nursing graduates.
BNS students enter the program from a different professional position because the program requires prior nursing preparation and Nepal Nursing Council registration.
The professional requirements that apply after academic study depend on the graduate's degree and registration category. Completion of the university program does not replace the professional requirements administered by the nursing regulator.
Both B.Sc. Nursing and BNS combine theory with practical and clinical learning.
B.Sc. Nursing begins with integrated health sciences and fundamental nursing and develops through community health, adult nursing, geriatric nursing, psychiatric nursing, midwifery, child health, family and reproductive health, management, educational science, and research.
BNS begins from an existing nursing foundation. Its academic structure includes health sciences, nursing concepts, adult and child health nursing, geriatric nursing, community health, midwifery, psychiatric nursing, teaching, health economics, leadership, management, research, and major nursing study.
Teaching activities include classroom instruction, skills laboratory practice, practical demonstrations, group discussions, seminars, case studies, presentations, and report writing.
These learning methods reflect the applied nature of nursing education. Students develop theoretical understanding alongside supervised practice and structured assessment.
Clinical learning is a central part of nursing education at Birgunj Nursing Campus.
Narayani Hospital in Birgunj has served as the main hospital for student clinical experience. Students have also received selected clinical exposure or observational learning in other health institutions for particular nursing areas.
Clinical learning sites associated with specific areas have included:
Narayani Hospital, Birgunj
B.P. Koirala Memorial Cancer Hospital, Chitwan
National Medical College and Teaching Hospital, Birgunj
Tribhuvan University Teaching Hospital for psychiatric learning
Mahabir Prasad Kedia Eye Hospital for eye-related learning
These sites have served different educational purposes rather than functioning as one uniform clinical-placement network for every subject.
Clinical learning is supported by case studies, care planning, demonstrations, supervised practice, bedside learning, presentations, clinical assessments, and other methods connected with the relevant nursing subject.
Community-health education also includes field-based learning, enabling students to connect nursing study with individuals, families, and communities outside hospital settings.
Laboratory learning prepares students for clinical practice by allowing procedures and nursing skills to be studied and practised in a supervised academic environment.
Campus laboratory facilities include nursing and health-science areas such as:
Fundamental Nursing Laboratory
Skills and Maternity Laboratory
Basic Science Laboratory
Nutrition and Community Laboratory
These facilities support practical learning before and alongside clinical postings.
The laboratory component is particularly relevant to fundamental care, nursing procedures, maternity and midwifery learning, basic health sciences, community nursing, and nutrition-related study.
Birgunj Nursing Campus has a separate library that supports student and faculty learning.
Library resources include textbooks and reference materials connected with nursing education. The library structure also supports research work and academic reading.
Computer and e-learning resources complement printed materials. A computer laboratory with internet access supports activities such as:
Academic assignments
Case-study preparation
Report writing
Presentation preparation
Research-related work
Computer-based learning
These facilities support both routine coursework and the more research-focused components of BNS and B.Sc. Nursing.
The campus uses classroom facilities with multimedia and other teaching aids.
Teaching activities extend beyond lectures and include:
Group discussion
Seminar
Workshop
Case-study presentation
Demonstration and re-demonstration
Report writing
Multimedia-supported presentations
These methods are especially relevant in nursing because students need to connect conceptual knowledge with communication, clinical reasoning, practical procedures, and professional presentation skills.
Research forms part of the academic structure of both B.Sc. Nursing and BNS.
B.Sc. Nursing includes Research and Biostatistics together with Research Practicum. BNS includes Research Applied to Nursing and practical research work.
These components introduce students to areas such as research planning, academic reading, data handling, research writing, and the systematic study of nursing or health-related problems.
Birgunj Nursing Campus also has a Research Management Cell. The cell is connected with faculty and student research activity, research procedures, academic training, and the management of research-related work.
Student research is closely tied to curriculum requirements. Faculty members provide academic guidance and supervision for research undertaken within the programs.
Research activities strengthen the connection between classroom nursing education and structured inquiry into health and nursing practice.
The campus's academic structure has included three nursing departments:
Department of Midwifery/Woman's Health and Development
Department of Adult Health Nursing
Department of Community Health Nursing
These departmental areas support teaching, clinical practice, fieldwork, assessment, and other academic activities connected with the nursing curriculum.
Program teaching extends beyond the department titles because B.Sc. Nursing and BNS also cover child health, psychiatric nursing, basic sciences, education, management, and research.
The campus operates through a campus-level administrative and teaching structure within the wider IOM/TU system.
Birgunj Nursing Campus has formal structures connected with student welfare and counselling.
These include:
Student Support and Counselling Cell
Student Welfare Committee
Student Quality Circle
Student activities include orientation and extracurricular participation alongside academic study.
The Student Welfare Committee and Student Quality Circle have roles in student-related activities and campus participation. Such structures provide an organized channel for student engagement beyond routine classroom instruction.
Hostel provision forms part of the campus infrastructure for nursing students.
Residential facilities are particularly relevant to nursing education because academic schedules may include clinical postings, practical sessions, fieldwork, and other structured activities in addition to classroom teaching.
Hostel arrangements operate alongside the wider campus academic environment and student-support system.
Nursing assessment includes both theoretical and practical components.
Students take part in internal assessments and final examinations according to the academic structure of their program. Practical nursing subjects also require performance-based assessment.
The BNS academic framework requires students to meet attendance expectations in theory and practicum and to pass the relevant internal, theory, and practical components.
Practical assessment can include clinical examinations, demonstrations, oral assessment, assignments, presentations, fieldwork reports, case studies, and other methods suited to the nursing subject.
B.Sc. Nursing follows the same wider principle of integrating theory and practice. Practical components are attached to fundamental nursing, community health, adult and geriatric nursing, psychiatric nursing, midwifery, child health, family and reproductive health, management, education, and research.
Community-based learning is an important part of nursing education.
Students studying community health nursing take part in field activities that connect classroom concepts with families, communities, and health-service settings.
Field learning can involve community assessment, family-focused nursing work, health education, reports, supervised practical activities, and other curriculum-based assignments.
BNS also includes field-practicum requirements with attendance and supervision expectations.
These activities broaden nursing education beyond hospital-based clinical experience and support understanding of health care at individual, family, and community levels.
Both nursing programs include academic components that prepare students for responsibilities beyond direct bedside care.
B.Sc. Nursing includes Management and Health Economics, Management Practicum, Educational Science, and Education Practicum.
BNS includes Teaching and Learning, Health Economics and Nursing, Leadership and Management, and management practical work.
These subjects provide academic preparation for nursing responsibilities related to supervision, teaching, service organization, communication, and management.
For BNS students in particular, these areas build on previous nursing preparation and form an important part of the program's post-basic character.
The academic content of B.Sc. Nursing and BNS is connected with several areas of nursing practice.
Relevant professional pathways include:
Clinical nursing
Community and public-health nursing
Nursing education
Nursing supervision
Nursing management
Health-program nursing roles
Research-related nursing work
B.Sc. Nursing graduates complete a broad pre-service degree covering clinical, community, maternal, child, psychiatric, educational, management, and research areas.
BNS graduates enter with previous nursing education and professional registration and develop that background further through bachelor-level nursing study, leadership, teaching, management, community health, and research.
Employment depends on professional registration, recruitment requirements, work experience, and employer criteria. Completion of the academic program does not itself guarantee appointment to a particular post.
Birgunj Nursing Campus is located at Birta-4, Birgunj Metropolitan City, Parsa, Madhesh Province.
Birgunj is the institutional location for classroom teaching and campus-based learning, while practical and clinical components can involve hospitals, community settings, and other approved learning locations connected with the curriculum.
| Contact Field | Detail |
|---|---|
| Address | Birta-4, Birgunj Metropolitan City, Parsa, Madhesh Province |
| Telephone | 051-522580 |
| info@bnc.tu.edu.np | |
| Website | bnc.tu.edu.np |
Applicants considering B.Sc. Nursing or BNS need to follow the admission framework applicable to their program and academic intake.
The key points are:
B.Sc. Nursing and BNS are bachelor-level nursing programs under TU/IOM.
B.Sc. Nursing is a four-year pre-service nursing program.
BNS is a three-year post-basic nursing program.
Bachelor-level admission follows MECEE-BL.
MEC administers common entrance, matching, and seat allocation.
BNS requires qualifying prior nursing education and Nepal Nursing Council registration.
Scholarship and paying categories operate through the applicable MEC framework.
Seat numbers are determined for each intake and can change between academic years.
Fees follow the structure applicable to the relevant intake.
Professional nursing practice remains subject to Nepal Nursing Council registration and licensing requirements.
These points separate the main academic, admission, and professional stages of nursing education at Birgunj Nursing Campus.
Yes. Birgunj Nursing Campus is a constituent campus of Tribhuvan University under the Institute of Medicine. It is part of the TU/IOM academic system rather than an independent university.
The campus is located at Birta-4, Birgunj Metropolitan City, Parsa, Madhesh Province.
Birgunj Nursing Campus was established in 2032 BS (1975 AD).
The campus offers Bachelor of Science in Nursing and Bachelor of Nursing Science. PCL Nursing was part of its earlier academic history and was phased out in 2077 BS.
B.Sc. Nursing is a four-year bachelor program.
Bachelor of Nursing Science is a three-year post-basic bachelor program.
The BNS program includes Adult Health Nursing, Child Health Nursing, and Community Health Nursing streams.
Yes. Bachelor-level nursing admission follows the Medical Education Common Entrance Examination for Bachelor Level and the associated MEC admission and matching framework.
The Medical Education Commission determines seat allocations under the applicable medical education admission framework. Seat numbers are intake-specific and can change between academic years.
Scholarship provision operates through the national medical education framework applicable to public teaching institutions, with allocation connected to MEC seat distribution, merit, category provisions, and matching.
Yes. BNS is a post-basic program for applicants with qualifying prior nursing education and Nepal Nursing Council registration.
Professional nursing practice is subject to the registration and licensing requirements of the Nepal Nursing Council. B.Sc. Nursing graduates must complete the applicable professional licensing process.
Yes. Clinical and practical learning are integrated into the nursing programs. Narayani Hospital has served as the principal clinical learning site, with other institutions used for selected specialty learning areas.
Yes. Hostel provision forms part of the campus infrastructure for nursing students.
