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IGNOU B.Sc Nursing 2024, Eligibility, Registration, Admit Card, Answer Key, Result

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IGNOU B.Sc Nursing Exam 2024 has been conducted on January 7, 2024. IGNOU will now release the IGNOU B.Sc Nursing answer key soon. You will be able to download the answer key from the official website- ignou.ac.in.

As per the previous year's trend, you can expect IGNOU B.Sc Nursing result in April 2024. IGNOU B.Sc Nursing results will be released in PDF format only on the official website. 

Latest Update:

IGNOU Post Basic Nursing entrance exam 2024 is conducted for admission to Post Basic B.Sc. Nursing. Earlier called IGNOU OPENNET(Open Nursing Entrance Test), it is now popularly referred to as IGNOU Post Basic or B.Sc Nursing entrance exam. 

Ques: What are the nursing courses offered by IGNOU?

Ans: The B.Sc. in Nursing programme at IGNOU offers a wide range of nursing courses, including community health nursing, psychiatric nursing, anatomy and physiology, and nursing basics. Students will acquire both theoretical knowledge and practical skills through the curriculum.

Ques: What is the credit system in IGNOU?

Ans: The University follows the ‘Credit System’ for all the programmes. Each credit in our system is equivalent to 30 hours of study comprising all learning activities. Thus, a 4-credit course involves about 120 hours of study. This helps you to know the academic effort you have to put in, to complete a course. 

Ques: How can I check my IGNOU B.Sc Nursing mark sheet?

Ans: Step 1: Visit the official IGNOU website. Step 2: Go to the "Student Zone" section on the homepage. Step 3: Click on the "Results" tab or locate the section dedicated to marksheet downloads. Step 4: Choose the relevant option for marksheet download.

IGNOU B.Sc Nursing  2024 Highlights

The following table shows important information regarding IGNOU B.Sc Nursing 2024:

Date of IGNOU B.Sc Nursing 2024 Exam January 7, 2024
Conducting Body Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU)
Mode of Exam Offline via OMR sheet
Medium of Exam English Only
Duration of Exam 2 Hours 30 minutes
Type and Number of Questions 120 Multiple Choice Questions
Section 5 (Reasoning Aptitude, General Knowledge, Mathematics, General English and Science)
Courses Offered Post Basic B.Sc Nursing
IGNOU B.Sc Nursing 2024 Exam Dates

IGNOU B.Sc Nursing 2024 Exam Dates

Before appearing in the exam, students must check the examination dates so that they can prepare for the exam accordingly. The following table shows the IGNOU B.Sc Nursing 2024 Exam dates:

Event Date
Registration Start November 2023
Last date for the submission of Application Form December 2023
Availability of Admit card January 5, 2024
Date for B.Sc Nursing 2024 entrance exam January 8, 2024
Declaration of Result April 2024 (Tentative)

IGNOU B.Sc Nursing 2024 Eligibility

IGNOU B.Sc Nursing 2024 Eligibility

The eligibility criteria for IGNOU B.Sc Nursing is given below, if you are applying for B.SC Nursing you must go through the eligibility criteria. You must apply only when you meet the eligibility criteria:

Education Qualifications:

  • Completed 10+2 from a recognised board.
  • Candidates who have qualified 10+1 are also eligible IGNOU B.Sc Nursing.
  • In 10+2 you must have streams with Biology, Physics and Chemistry.

Nursing Registration

Registered Nurses and Registered Midwives (RNRM) from the State Nurse Registration Council.

Certificate or Diploma in GNM

  •  Three years Diploma in General Nursing and Midwifery (GNM) with a minimum of two years of experience.

Additional Requirements for Male Applicants

  • Should have a certificate in any of the Nursing courses of 6-9 months duration prescribed by the Indian Nursing Council instead of midwifery.

Work Experience for In-Service Nurses

  • In-services nurses who have diplomas from GNM have qualified 10+2 and have experience of two years.
  • In-services nurses who have a diploma from GNM have qualified class 10 and five years of experience (after registration as RNRM) in the profession.
  • Candidates with 10+2 and GNM must not apply if their experience after RNRM is less than two years.
  • Candidates with 10th class and GNM must not apply if having less than 5 years of experience after RNRM.

IGNOU B.Sc Nursing 2024 Application

IGNOU B.Sc Nursing 2024 Application Form

By following the below steps students can register for IGNOU B.Sc Nursing​ 2024:

  1. Visit the official website of IGNOU, ignounursing.samarth.edu.in.
  2. Click on “Online Application Form for Post Basic B.Sc Nursing programme”.
  3. Register yourself for IGNOU B.Sc Nursing 2024.
  4. Choose the exam centre which is near to you for your convenience.
  5. Upload Scanned passport-size Photograph and Scanned Signature.
  6. Make the payment for your application fees, Rs. 1000 for General candidates and Rs. 500 for SC/ST candidates.
  7. Click on “submit”
  8.  IGNOU B.Sc Nursing Application form will be submitted download it for future reference. 

Students must upload the following list of documents while filling the online application form:

  1. Candidates scanned photograph
  2. Scanned signature
  3. Scanned copy of Age proof
  4. Scanned copy of education-relevant qualification certificates
  5. Scanned copy of Experience certificate (if applicable)
  6. Scanned copy of category certificate (if applicable)
  7. Scanned copy of BPL certificate (if any)

Format of IGNOU B.Sc Nursing Documents

Documents Size Format
Scanned passport size Photograph less than 100 KB JPG/JPEG
Scanned Signature less than 100 KB JPG/JPEG

IGNOU B.Sc Nursing 2024 Syllabus

IGNOU B.Sc Nursing Syllabus 2024

The table given below is the nursing syllabus for IGNOU B.Sc Nursing syllabus:

Section Syllabus
Quantitative Aptitude LCM, HCF, Decimal and Fraction, Number System, Simplification, Algebraic equation, Ratio, Age, Geometry, Percentage, Sets, Calendar, Time and work, profit and loss, Logarithm, Area and Parameter, Clock, Perpetuation and Combination, Volume and Surface area, Compound Interest.
English Language Fill in the Blanks, Sentence, Sentence Improvement, Synonyms, Antonyms, Pairing of words, Reading Comprehension– Passage, Idiom and Phrase, Analogues Pair.
Reasoning Diagrams and figures, Direction and Distance, Logical Reasoning, Analytical Reasoning, Blood Relations, Number Analogy Test, Mixed and Substitution coding, Number series test, Complete word Analogy and letter series test.
General Awareness World Organisations, General Knowledge, Person, Places, Awards, Sports CE, Countries and General Economic Study, National CE, Democratic Policy, General Science- Biology, Physics, Chemistry, History of India
IGNOU B.Sc Nursing Exam Pattern

IGNOU B.Sc Nursing 2024 Exam Pattern

Students are advised to solve the previous year question papers so that they will have an idea about the examination pattern. After knowing the IGNOU B.Sc Nursing 2024 Exam Pattern students can prepare for the exam in a better way. Following is the examination pattern of IGNOU B.Sc Nursing 2024:

  • The examination is comprised of 120 multiple choice questions
  • For every correct answer, 1 mark will be awarded
  • Time duration to complete the exam is 2 hours 30 minutes
  • The questions are asked from the subjects like Reasoning Aptitude, General Knowledge, Mathematics, General English and Science
  • Candidates will be provided with an OMR sheet for marking their responses
IGNOU B.Sc Nursing 2024 Admit Card

IGNOU B.Sc Nursing 2024 Admit Card

Admit card is a very important document for the candidates who are appearing in B.Sc Nursing 2024. Without the admit card students are not allowed to appear in the exam. Admit card contains the information related to the student’s name, roll number, registration number, examination name, time, date and venue etc.

Students can easily download the admit card through online mode only. It can be downloaded by visiting the university official website. It will not be sent through post or courier. Candidates are advised to bring the admit card at the time of counselling. IGNOU OPENNET 2024 Admit card will be available in October.

By following the below steps students can download IGNOU B.Sc Nursing 2024 Admit card:

  • Visit the official website of IGNOU
  • On the website menu bar, click on the Results tab
  • Further click on the Hall Ticket/ Admit card option
  • Click on the desired course download Admit card link
  • Students will be redirected to another page
  • Now enter the details like Enrolment Number and select the programme
  • Click on the Submit button

After clicking on the button, the admit card will be displayed on the screen. Students are advised to download and take the printout of the card for their future use.


IGNOU B.Sc Nursing 2024 Exam Centres

IGNOU B.Sc Nursing 2024 Exam Centres

IGNOU B.Sc Nursing 2024 examination is conducted in 67 cities across India. Students can fill in the name of the examination centre as per their choices while filling the application form.

The following table shows the Locations of all the 67 exam centres:

Location
Vijayawada Patna Karnal Mumbai Rourkela
Visakhapatnam Darbhanga Shimla Vileparle E Koraput
Hyderabad Chandigarh Hamirpur Satara Amritsar
Tirupati South Extn. Delhi Dharamshala Nagpur Ludhiana
Itanagar Shahdara Jammu Nasik Jaipur
Guwahati Naraina Vihar Srinagar Amravati Jodhpur
Jorhat Comba Bangalore Aurangabad Chennai
Bhagalpur Ahmedabad Mangalaore Pune Agartala
Ranchi Faridabad Mysore Imphal Agra
Gwalior Thiruvananthapuram Bellary Shillong Dehradun
Bilaspur Bhopal Cochin Aizawl Kanpur
Indore Jabalpur Kozhikode Bhubaneswar Varanasi
Haldwani Ghaziabad Lucknow Noida Kolkata
Dhanbad Gurgaon - - -

IGNOU B.Sc Nursing 2024 Exam Pattern
IGNOU B.Sc Nursing 2024 Preparation

IGNOU B.Sc Nursing 2024 Preparation Books

The following table shows IGNOU B.Sc Nursing 2024 preparation books names along with the author names:

Book Name Author Name
Staff Nurse ANM/ GNM Vikas Doon
Fundamentals of Nursing Poonam Sharma
Nursing Art Procedure Vol. I Sr. Nancy
Senior Nursing Procedure Vol. II Sr. Nancy

IGNOU B.Sc Nursing 2024 Result

IGNOU B.Sc Nursing 2024 Result

IGNOU B.Sc Nursing 2024 Result will be published on the university official website. Students can check the result through online mode only. The result is expected to be declreared on April 2024 . According to the students result the merit list will be prepared. On the basis of students’ marks, they will be ranked in the merit list. By following the below steps candidates can check their entrance exam OPENNET 2024 Result:

  • Visit the official website of IGNOU.
  • On the website homepage, click on the Results tab.
  • Students will be redirected to another page.
  • Click on the desired link named “Result for B.Sc Nursing
  • Enter the personal details like Enrolment Number
  • Click on the Submit button

After clicking on the button, the result will be displayed on the screen. Students are advised to download and take a printout of the result for their future reference.


IGNOU B.Sc Nursing 2024 Cut off

IGNOU B.Sc Nursing 2024 Cut off

After the declaration of the result, the cut off marks will be declared. On the basis of the cut off marks students can estimate whether they qualify for the exam or not. Cut off marks are the minimum marks secured by the candidate in order to qualify for IGNOU B.Sc Nursing 2024 exam.   

Based on the following factors IGNOU B.Sc Nursing 2024 cut off will be decided:

  • Total numbers of candidates appear for the exam
  • The difficulty level of the paper
  • No. of candidates passed the exam
  • Previous year cut off marks

IGNOU B.Sc Nursing 2024 Counselling

IGNOU B.Sc Nursing 2024 Counselling

All the students whose names are present in the merit list will be called for counselling. Students have to bring all the documents for verification in original format. Counselling will be done at the respective IGNOU Regional centre as per the regional wise merit list.

Following is the list of the documents that students must bring for verification at the time of counselling:

  1. Original Admit Card for the entrance test.
  2. 10th class pass certificate.
  3. Date of Birth certificate.
  4. Valid RNRM registration certificate.
  5. Experience certificate (on letterhead of the competent authority with full name, date and signature with stamp). Experience will be counted after RNRM registration till the last date of receipt of the application form.
  6. GNM Mark sheet (including all year mark sheets).
  7. NOC from the organization, clearly indicating that you are presently working.
  8. Category certificate indicating reservation status for SC/ ST/ Non-creamy layer of OBC/ PH/ Kashmiri Migrants/ War Widow Etc.
  9. Income certificate in case of Non-creamy layer of OBC.
  10. Two passport-size photographs.
  11. Demand Draft of INR 15000/- towards first-year admission fees in favour of IGNOU payable at the concerned regional centre.

Frequently Aksed Question(FAQs)

IGNOU B.Sc Nursing Frequently Aksed Question

 Ques: If the power/internet connection fails during the application process, what should I do?

Ans: Since the data is saved at the end of every stage with the 'Save' button, your data is automatically saved till the previous stage. If you are within a particular stage and the system is interrupted due to power failure or loss of connectivity, then your current stage data will not be saved. Please log in again using your ID and password and complete the form submission process from the stage where the system got interrupted.

Ques: After Payment of the application fee, what information shall I receive through email/ SMS?

Ans: You will get the confirmation of payment made by you through SMS as well as email. Once the form is completed a PDF of your form will be generated and you will be able to download the same.

Ques: Where will I do my theory and practicals during the training?

Ans: After the declaration of the result of the entrance examination you will be informed to choose options from the list of approved PSCs as 1st, 2nd or 3rd choice in due course of time. 

Ques: What is the duration of IGNOU B.Sc Nursing Programme?

Ans: The minimum duration of the programme is three years. However, the students are given a maximum period of six years to complete the programme.

Ques: How will the calculation of the experience certificate while IGNOU B.Sc Nursing counselling process?

Ans: Experience will be counted from the date of registration as RNRM upto the last date of receipt of the application form as mentioned in the advertisement. In the case of Female candidates who have registered as RN & RM separately, the experience will be counted from the date of RM registration. However, in male candidates, it will be calculated from the date of RN registration upto the last date of receipt of the application form subject to the completion of the INC-recognized course in place of midwifery before applying for the entrance test.

Ques: As a student of IGNOU, shall I get access to the library facility?

Ans: The students who seek admission to a programme of the University through the Online Admission System will get the same facilities as those who join the programme in offline mode. In case you are staying in the city where your Regional Centre is located, you can make use of the library at the Regional Centre. In addition, you can also use the multimedia facility (recorded audio/ video lectures, etc.) at the Regional Centre. Your Study Centre is also equipped with a library/multimedia facility. You may use the facility during the working hours of the Study Centre.

Ques: If I want to withdraw from the programme after confirmation of my admission, shall I get my fee refunded?

Ans: The fee once paid will not be refunded under any circumstances. It is also not adjustable against any other programme of this University. However, in cases where the University denies admission, the programme fee will be refunded after the deduction of the processing fee, if any, electronically to the credit/debit/net banking account from where the payment was made.

*The article might have information for the previous academic years, which will be updated soon subject to the notification issued by the University/College.

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