The Bachelor in Nursing Science (BNS) at Nepalgunj Nursing Campus, Banke is a three-year bachelor-level nursing program for candidates who have already completed Proficiency Certificate Level or Diploma-level nursing education and hold registration with the Nepal Nursing Council.
Nepalgunj Nursing Campus is a constituent nursing campus under the Institute of Medicine of Tribhuvan University (TU). The BNS program operates within the academic structure of the Institute of Medicine, Tribhuvan University, while bachelor-level admission follows the common entrance and matching framework administered by the Medical Education Commission.
The program builds on students' prior nursing preparation. Its academic structure moves through health sciences, adult and child health nursing, geriatric nursing, community health, midwifery, psychiatric nursing, teaching and learning, health economics, leadership, management, and nursing research. The third year also includes major or elective nursing study with theory and practical components.
| Field | Details |
|---|---|
| Course | Bachelor in Nursing Science (BNS) |
| Level | Bachelor |
| Duration | 3 years |
| Campus | Nepalgunj Nursing Campus |
| University | Tribhuvan University |
| Institute | Institute of Medicine |
| Location | Nepalgunj-10, Banke, Lumbini Province |
| Entry background | PCL/Diploma in Nursing |
| Entrance | MECEE-BL |
| Admission authority | Medical Education Commission |
| Professional registration at entry | Nepal Nursing Council registration required |
| Total seats | 30 |
BNS became part of the campus's bachelor-level nursing education structure in 2013, following the earlier Bachelor in Nursing route. It now forms one of the two bachelor programs offered at Nepalgunj Nursing Campus.
BNS is designed for nurses who enter bachelor-level study after completing prior professional nursing education.
The program develops nursing knowledge beyond the certificate or diploma stage by combining advanced nursing subjects with management, teaching, research, and community-based study.
Its academic objective includes preparing nurses for responsibilities that may involve independent professional judgment, nursing leadership in hospital and community settings, teaching junior nursing students, and participation in nursing research.
The three-year sequence reflects that purpose. The first year strengthens the scientific and clinical base, the second year broadens nursing practice into community, midwifery, psychiatric, teaching, and health-economics areas, and the third year concentrates on leadership, management, research, and major nursing study.
Eligibility: Applicants must have completed Proficiency Certificate Level or Diploma in Nursing with at least 50% aggregate marks and must be registered with the Nepal Nursing Council.
Admission is conducted through the prevailing bachelor-level medical education system.
Candidates are required to participate in MECEE-BL and meet the applicable entrance, merit, and matching provisions of the Medical Education Commission.
The current admission framework does not establish a separate one-year nursing-practice requirement as part of the verified MEC eligibility conditions used for this course profile.
Admission to BNS is not based on a separate campus entrance examination. The program comes under the common bachelor-level admission system administered by MEC.
The admission route involves:
Admission procedures, scholarships, category allocation, fees, matching arrangements, and institutional seats are governed by the prevailing MEC rules for the relevant admission cycle.
The stated BNS allocation at Nepalgunj Nursing Campus consists of 30 seats.
| Seat category | Number of seats |
|---|---|
| Total seats | 30 |
| Foreign quota | 3 |
| Paying seats | 4 |
| Total scholarship seats | 23 |
| Open scholarship | 13 |
| Reservation seats | 10 |
The 10 reservation seats are distributed among the following categories:
Seat numbers and category distribution are subject to MEC determination. Total intake, paying seats, scholarship allocation, reservation categories, foreign quota, and related admission provisions can change between admission cycles.
The BNS curriculum contains theory and practical study throughout all three years.
| Year | Main academic areas | Published total hours |
|---|---|---|
| First Year | Health sciences, nursing concepts, adult, child and geriatric nursing | 1,260 |
| Second Year | Community health, midwifery, psychiatric nursing, teaching, health economics | 1,250 |
| Third Year | Leadership, management, research and major/elective nursing study | 1,268 |
The first year establishes the bachelor-level scientific and nursing base.
Students study:
The published first-year workload is 1,260 hours, with 700 marks assigned across the assessed courses.
Adult health, child health, and geriatric nursing each contain practical components, giving students applied study alongside health sciences and nursing concepts.
The second year broadens the program into community nursing, maternal care, mental health nursing, teaching, and health economics.
Courses include:
The second-year curriculum carries a published total of 1,250 hours and 600 marks.
Teaching and Learning has a substantial practical component, reflecting the program's preparation for nursing roles that can include instruction and supervision alongside clinical responsibilities.
The final year moves strongly toward professional leadership, nursing management, research, and advanced nursing study.
Students complete:
The published third-year workload totals 1,268 hours.
The curriculum identifies major or elective study across nursing areas such as Adult Health Nursing, Child Health Nursing, Community Health Nursing, and Midwifery Nursing. Because campus-level references and curriculum descriptions differ in how the current BNS stream or major is presented, the course is best described at program level without assigning every student a fixed specialization.
Practical education is integrated into the BNS curriculum from the first year.
The first year includes practical work in integrated health science, adult health nursing, child health nursing, and geriatric nursing.
The second year adds practical study in:
The third year includes Management Practical, Research Practical, and practical work connected with the selected major or elective nursing area.
This progression reflects the character of BNS as a post-PCL or post-diploma bachelor program. Students enter with previous nursing preparation and then move into broader clinical, community, teaching, administrative, and research responsibilities.
Leadership and nursing management receive particular attention in the final year.
Students study Leadership and Management in theory and complete a substantial Management Practical component. The curriculum assigns 360 hours to management practice.
A documented example of this applied component involved BNS third-year students completing a six-week Student Ward Management posting at Bheri Hospital in Nepalgunj. The posting took place in medicine and general wards as part of the Leadership and Management practicum.
The activity connected nursing management study with ward-level clinical practice and included an academic presentation following the placement.
Bheri Hospital is therefore one confirmed practicum setting for the BNS program. This should not be read as meaning that every BNS clinical or practical activity takes place exclusively at that hospital.
Teaching is a defined academic component of the program rather than an informal addition to nursing study.
Second-year students complete both Teaching and Learning Theory and Teaching and Learning Practical. The practical component accounts for 360 published hours.
This part of the curriculum is consistent with the program's objective of preparing bachelor-level nurses who may take responsibility for teaching junior students and contributing to nursing education.
The course therefore combines clinical nursing with an introduction to the educational responsibilities that can arise within professional nursing settings.
Research forms another major part of the BNS academic structure.
Third-year students study Research Applied to Nursing and complete a separate Research Practical component. The published curriculum assigns 100 hours to research theory and 288 hours to practical research work.
Research study follows earlier exposure to nursing sciences, community health, clinical nursing, social science, teaching, management, and health economics.
Nepalgunj Nursing Campus also has research-related institutional structures and has undertaken student and faculty research activities. The BNS research component therefore sits within a wider campus environment where research forms part of nursing education.
Nepalgunj Nursing Campus is located in Nepalgunj Sub-Metropolitan City, Ward No. 10, Banke, close to Bheri Hospital.
As a nursing-focused campus, its academic environment includes facilities and structures connected with practical study and student support, including:
The campus implements the curriculum prescribed through the Institute of Medicine and conducts internal academic activities, while bachelor-level examinations operate within the TU-IOM examination system.
The BNS program belongs to the Tribhuvan University academic system through the Institute of Medicine.
Nepalgunj Nursing Campus implements the academic program locally, while the Institute of Medicine manages the relevant bachelor examination structure.
The arrangement separates responsibilities across three levels:
Students completing BNS therefore receive their qualification within the TU-IOM academic system rather than from Nepalgunj Nursing Campus as an independent degree-awarding body.
The Nepal Nursing Council is directly relevant to BNS because applicants must already hold nursing registration before entering the program.
This distinguishes BNS from a pre-service bachelor nursing pathway. BNS candidates have already completed prior nursing education and entered the professional registration system before beginning bachelor-level study.
No separate post-BNS licensure examination requirement is established in the verified course context used here. The key council-related requirement for BNS admission is existing Nepal Nursing Council registration.
The Bachelor in Nursing Science program is three years in duration.
Applicants must have completed PCL or Diploma in Nursing with at least 50% aggregate marks and must hold Nepal Nursing Council registration.
Yes. BNS admission follows the Medical Education Commission common entrance, merit, and matching framework for bachelor-level medical education.
The stated allocation is 30 seats, consisting of foreign, paying, open-scholarship, and reservation categories. MEC may revise the allocation for subsequent admission cycles.
Yes. Practical components are included across all three years in adult health, child health, geriatric, community health, midwifery, psychiatric nursing, teaching and learning, management, research, and major or elective study.
Yes. Third-year study includes Research Applied to Nursing and Research Practical.
Yes. The third year contains Leadership and Management Theory and a 360-hour Management Practical component.
Yes. Nepal Nursing Council registration is part of the BNS entry eligibility.
