The Bachelor of Nursing Science (BNS) at Pokhara Nursing Campus is a three-year undergraduate nursing program under Tribhuvan University. It is designed for candidates who have already completed Nursing Proficiency Certificate Level or Diploma Level education and hold Nepal Nursing Council registration.
The program develops degree-level knowledge and practice across adult health nursing, child health nursing, community health nursing, psychiatric nursing, midwifery, nursing management, teaching, research, and related health sciences. Practical components run alongside theory across the three years.
Pokhara Nursing Campus is a constituent campus of Tribhuvan University under the Institute of Medicine, located at Pokhara-12, Ramghat, Kaski, Gandaki Province.
| Field | Details |
|---|---|
| Course: | Bachelor of Nursing Science (BNS) |
| Level: | Undergraduate |
| Duration: | 3 years |
| Institution: | Pokhara Nursing Campus |
| University: | Tribhuvan University |
| Institute: | Institute of Medicine |
| Entrance: | MECEE-BL |
| Entry Background: | Nursing PCL/Diploma |
| Professional Registration: | Nepal Nursing Council registration required |
| Total Seats: | 40 |
| Location: | Pokhara-12, Ramghat, Kaski, Gandaki Province |
The BNS program builds on prior nursing education rather than beginning with the Grade 12 Science entry route used for BSc Nursing.
Its academic structure moves from integrated health sciences and nursing concepts into adult health, child health, geriatric nursing, community health, midwifery, psychiatric nursing, teaching and learning, health economics, management, and research.
The final year also allows focused study through major elective subjects. At Pokhara Nursing Campus, the listed major areas are Adult Health Nursing, Child Health Nursing, and Community Health Nursing.
The broader purpose of the BNS program is to prepare nurses for responsibilities in care provision, nursing management, education, and research. This gives the degree an academic scope extending beyond bedside nursing practice alone.
Duration: 3 years
BNS follows a three-year academic structure.
The first year concentrates on integrated health sciences, nursing principles, adult and child health nursing, geriatric nursing, English, and computer application.
The second year adds community health nursing, midwifery, psychiatric nursing, teaching and learning, social sciences, and health economics.
The third year moves into leadership, management, research, and a major elective nursing area with both theory and practical study.
Eligibility: Candidates must have completed Nursing Proficiency Certificate Level or Diploma Level with at least 50 percent marks or 2.4 CGPA and must be registered with the Nepal Nursing Council.
This entry requirement makes BNS different from the four-year BSc Nursing program, which follows a science-based undergraduate entry route.
For BNS, prior nursing education and professional registration form part of the academic entry background.
Admission remains subject to the prevailing eligibility, entrance, matching, and admission rules applied by the Medical Education Commission for the relevant admission cycle.
Admission to BNS is based on the MECEE-BL common entrance framework administered under the Medical Education Commission.
Candidates must qualify through the common entrance process and proceed according to the merit-based matching or selection system applicable to the program.
The BNS entrance framework specifies a minimum 50 percentile requirement for passing the integrated admission process.
The examination pattern includes:
The cognitive distribution is structured around recall, understanding, and application.
| Area | Questions |
|---|---|
| Core Nursing Subjects | 150 |
| Basic and Integrated Health Science Applied to Nursing | 30 |
| Mental Agility Test | 20 |
| Total | 200 |
The 150 core nursing questions are distributed across Community Health Nursing, Adult Health Nursing, Child Health Nursing, Midwifery and Gynaecological Nursing, Fundamentals of Nursing, Leadership and Management, and Behaviour Science and Mental Health.
The Mental Agility Test covers verbal reasoning, numerical reasoning, logical sequencing, and abstract or spatial reasoning.
Entrance structure, examination rules, scholarship arrangements, and admission procedures remain subject to the prevailing MEC framework.
The curriculum combines theory with practical nursing work throughout the program.
The first year establishes the health-science and nursing base required for later study.
Subjects include:
Integrated health sciences provide the scientific background for nursing study, while Nursing Concepts and Principles addresses the professional foundation of nursing.
Adult Health Nursing, Child Health Nursing, and Geriatric Nursing introduce care across different age groups and health conditions. Practical components allow students to connect nursing concepts with skills and clinical learning.
Comprehensive English and Computer Application support communication and academic work within the degree.
The second year expands into community, maternal, mental-health, education, and health-system areas.
Subjects include:
Community Health Nursing introduces nursing work from a community and population-health perspective.
Midwifery combines theoretical and practical preparation related to maternal and reproductive nursing. Psychiatric Nursing addresses mental-health nursing through both theory and practical work.
Teaching and Learning reflects the educational role included in professional nursing. Health Economics & Nursing adds an understanding of healthcare resources and nursing within health-service systems.
The third year concentrates on nursing leadership, management, research, and focused study within a major nursing area.
Core subjects include:
Students also study a major elective subject.
The listed major elective options at Pokhara Nursing Campus are:
This final-year structure combines broader professional responsibilities with focused nursing study. Management introduces organizational and leadership aspects of nursing, while research develops the academic skills needed to examine nursing and health-related questions systematically.
BNS includes practical work across adult health, child health, geriatric nursing, community health, midwifery, psychiatric nursing, teaching, management, research, and the selected major subject.
Pokhara Nursing Campus supports practical nursing education through four laboratory areas:
Clinical and community activities are also integrated into campus nursing education. Students may participate in clinical rotations, community postings, observation visits, institutional visits, and field-based learning according to academic requirements.
These activities allow nursing concepts studied in class and practiced in laboratories to be applied within healthcare and community environments.
Clinical sites and field placements can differ according to academic schedules and program requirements.
BNS students have access to the wider academic facilities of Pokhara Nursing Campus.
The campus library contains textbooks, reference materials, journals, periodicals, and research materials. Its e-library provides electronic academic access, including resources available through HINARI, AGORA, GOALI, OARE, and ARDI.
Internet services support learning across campus facilities, while digital systems are used for academic records, library operations, attendance, and administration.
The Research Management Cell supports research activity within the campus. This is relevant to BNS students because Research Applied to Nursing and practical research work are included in the third-year curriculum.
The stated BNS seat structure is:
| Category | Seats |
|---|---|
| Scholarship | 30 |
| Paying | 7 |
| Foreign | 3 |
| Total | 40 |
The seat structure shows that 30 of the 40 stated seats fall under scholarship allocation, while seven are paying seats and three are allocated to the foreign category.
Seats are determined under the Medical Education Commission framework and may vary from one admission cycle to another. Scholarship distribution, category allocation, fees, entrance rules, and admission procedures are also subject to prevailing MEC decisions.
BNS falls within the scholarship system applicable to undergraduate medical education.
Scholarship provisions operate under the National Medical Education Act and related medical education regulations. The BNS information specifies that government scholarship seats at undergraduate level are divided between open competition and reservation categories according to the applicable rules.
At Pokhara Nursing Campus, the stated BNS distribution contains 30 scholarship seats from a total of 40.
Scholarship allocation is linked with the entrance and matching process rather than being a separate campus-only admission procedure.
Academic graduation and professional authorization to practice nursing are separate requirements.
The Nepal Nursing Council is the professional regulatory body relevant to nursing registration and licensing.
After completing the BNS program, graduates must satisfy the applicable professional council requirements, including the respective licensing examination required for entry into regulated nursing practice.
Council procedures and licensing requirements are governed by the rules applicable when a graduate applies for professional registration.
BNS also provides an undergraduate nursing qualification that can form the academic background for postgraduate nursing study where the relevant admission requirements are met.
Pokhara Nursing Campus offers the Master in Nursing (MN) at postgraduate level, with specialty study in nursing fields.
Entry into postgraduate study follows its own eligibility, professional experience, entrance, and admission requirements and should not be treated as automatic progression from BNS.
The Bachelor of Nursing Science program is three years in duration.
Candidates must have completed Nursing Proficiency Certificate Level or Diploma Level with at least 50 percent marks or 2.4 CGPA and must be registered with the Nepal Nursing Council.
BNS admission follows MECEE-BL under the Medical Education Commission framework.
The stated structure contains 40 seats: 30 scholarship, seven paying, and three foreign seats. MEC seat determinations may change between admission cycles.
The program covers integrated health sciences, nursing concepts, adult health nursing, child health nursing, geriatric nursing, community health nursing, midwifery, psychiatric nursing, teaching and learning, health economics, leadership, management, and nursing research.
Yes. Practical components are included in health sciences and major nursing subjects, along with management, teaching, research, clinical, and community learning.
The listed major elective areas at Pokhara Nursing Campus are Adult Health Nursing II, Child Health Nursing II, and Community Health Nursing II, with theory and practical components.
Yes. Nepal Nursing Council registration forms part of the BNS eligibility requirement.
Yes. Graduates must meet the applicable Nepal Nursing Council licensing and registration requirements before entering regulated professional nursing practice.
