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AIIMS B.Sc. (Hons.) Nursing 2026 — eligibility, 19 AIIMS, marking & fees

Conducted by AIIMS New Delhi (Examination Section) ·Official sources only ·Last checked 31 Oct 2026

AIIMS New Delhi runs one entrance test for B.Sc. (Hons.) Nursing at 19 AIIMS, plus the B.Sc. Allied & Health Care courses and B.Sc. Nursing (Post-Basic). This page follows the AIIMS Prospectus for B.Sc. Courses 2026 (Adv. No. BSC/2026).

Conducted by
AIIMS New Delhi [1]
Exam (2026)
27 Jun 2026 · online [1]
Seats
1,366 at 19 AIIMS · women only [1]
Fee
₹2,000 · ₹1,600 SC/ST/EWS · PwBD nil [1]
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01 Overview & governing body

One test for nursing seats at 19 AIIMS

The B.Sc. (Hons.) Nursing entrance is common to AIIMS New Delhi and 18 other AIIMS: Raipur, Rishikesh, Bhopal, Bathinda, Bhubaneswar, Kalyani, Deoghar, Gorakhpur, Jodhpur, Bilaspur, Nagpur, Mangalagiri, Patna, Bibinagar, Raebareli, Guwahati, Jammu and Rajkot. [1]

2026 calendar [1]

2026 calendar
EventDate
Online registration25 Mar – 24 Apr 2026 (5 pm)
Application status29 Apr 2026
Admit card (tentative)19 Jun 2026
B.Sc. (Hons.) Nursing exam27 Jun 2026 (Saturday)
Expected result4 Jul 2026
B.Sc. Allied & Health Care exam4 Jul 2026
B.Sc. Nursing (Post-Basic) exam, Delhi only30 May 2026

B.Sc. (Hons.) Nursing seats, 2026 [1]

B.Sc. (Hons.) Nursing seats, 2026
AIIMSSeats
Jodhpur · Mangalagiri · Rishikesh100 each
New Delhi96
Bhopal90
Bhubaneswar · Guwahati · Patna · Raipur75 each
Nagpur70
Bathinda · Bibinagar · Deoghar · Gorakhpur · Jammu · Kalyani · Rajkot60 each
Raebareli50
Bilaspur40
Total1,366
02 Who can sit

Class 12 PCB with English, 55%, women only

  • Only female candidates are eligible for B.Sc. (Hons.) Nursing.
  • Indian citizen, at least 17 years old on 31 December 2026 (born on or before 1 January 2010).
  • Class 12 (10+2) with English, Physics, Chemistry and Biology: 55% aggregate in these for General / OBC-NCL / EWS, 50% for SC / ST.
  • Students appearing in Class 12 in March / April 2026 with results before 30 June 2026 may apply. [1]
03 Exam scheme & marking matrix

100 marks, 2 hours, −1/3 for a wrong answer

B.Sc. (Hons.) Nursing paper [1]

B.Sc. (Hons.) Nursing paper
PartSubjectMarks
APhysics30
BChemistry30
CBiology30
DGeneral Knowledge10
Total100
  • Online (CBT) test of 2 hours in English and Hindi, in major cities across India.
  • +1 for a correct answer, −1/3 for a wrong one; more than one response is marked wrong.
  • Standard is Class 12; AIIMS sets no separate syllabus.
  • Ties go to higher Biology marks, then Chemistry, then Physics, then the older candidate. [1]
04 Qualifying marks & seat allocation

50% to qualify (40% for SC/ST)

Minimum marks in the entrance test [1]

Minimum marks in the entrance test
CategoryQualifying mark
UR / EWS50%
OBC45%
SC / ST40%
  • Separate merit lists are made for General, OBC-NCL, EWS, SC and ST; 5% of seats are for persons with benchmark disabilities.
  • Seats are allotted online in two rounds and a final open round from one combined merit list. A reserved-category candidate who can get a seat on merit takes an unreserved seat.
  • The open round needs a refundable security deposit of ₹25,000. Leaving the course midway costs ₹5,000. [1]
05 Application and course fees

₹2,000 to apply, very low tuition

Application fee [1]

Application fee
CategoryFee
General / OBC-NCL₹2,000
SC / ST / EWS₹1,600
PwBDNil

The prospectus fee table for B.Sc. (Hons.) Nursing lists a ₹25 registration fee, ₹600 tuition, ₹960 pot money and ₹480 hostel rent for the 4-year course, plus a ₹100 caution deposit. Hostel stay is compulsory for B.Sc. (Hons.) Nursing students. [1]

06 Career horizons

Four years of nursing and midwifery training

  • The course trains nurses and midwives for hospital and community care over 4 years, and prepares them to teach and supervise nursing care. [1]
07 Official sources & verification

Where these facts come from

Every fact on this page is taken from the official files below, read on 31 October 2026. Exam bodies change rules, fees and dates every cycle — open the current bulletin before you apply.

  1. AIIMS New Delhi — Prospectus, B.Sc. Courses 2026 (Adv. No. BSC/2026), via the advertisement page (opens in a new tab) participating AIIMS, dates, application fee, seats, eligibility, women only, scheme, marking, qualifying marks, ties, seat allocation, open round deposit, fee table, hostel rule · Last checked 31 Oct 2026

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