Post Basic B.Sc. Nursing Admission January 2015

Welcome to Post Basic B.Sc. Nursing Admission January 2015 section of myignou.in. Here you will get complete details on IGNOU Post Basic B.Sc. Nursing (BSc. N (PB)) admission. The preperation and launching of Post Basic B.Sc. Nursing (BSc. N (PB)) degree programme has been agreed upon by IGNOU, at the request of Indian Nursing Council. The need for this was felt as the current pace of providing higher education to working nurses is very slow due to shortage of Colleges of Nursing and paucity of seats available in each. As per the New National Policy of Education, the emphasis is on the need for making higher education available within the reach of all. Launching of Post Basic B.Sc. Nursing Programme through Open University will meet its objectives. Further, it will also contribute towards the growth of nursing profession, promote Nation’s idea of accelerating women’s education and uplifting the expanded and extended role of the nursing personnel. The development of this programme has been undertaken with the involvement of nursing experts, scientists and educationists from related disciplines all over the country.

Admission

The admission will be made once a year for in-service nurses. The applications should be submitted on prescribed form so as to reach IGNOU before the due date. The application form can also be downloaded from here.

Programme Structure

The University follows the credit system for its various Degree programmes. Each credit amounts to 30 hours of study comprising all learning activities. Thus a four credit course involves 120 study hours and an eight credit course involves 240 study hours. To complete the Post Basic B.Sc. Nursing Programme successfully, student will have to earn 108 credits over a period of 3 to 5 years depending on her/his convenience.

The Post Basic Bachelor of Science in Nursing is a three year Degree programme. This course has two major components: theory and practicals. It is divided into 22 courses; 11 theory and 11 practical.

Theory Courses	40 Credits
First Year	18
Second Year	10
Third Year	12

Practical Courses	68 Credits
First Year	18
Second Year	26
Third Year	24

All the courses are compulsory for the students who want to obtain Post Basic B.Sc. Nursing Degree. One Credit is 30 Student’s Study hours.

Syllabus

Eligibility

In-service Nurses that is Registered Nurses and Registered Midwives (RNRM) having 10+2 with three years, Diploma in General Nursing and Midwifery (GNM) with minimum of two years experience in the profession. (For male nurses who have not done midwifery in the GNM programme should have a certificate in any of the Nursing courses of 6-9 months, duration prescribed by the Indian Nursing Council in lieu of midwifery).

OR

In-service Nurses (RNRM) having 10th class (Matriculation) or its equivalent with three year, Diploma in General Nursing and Midwifery (GNM) with minimum of five years experience in the profession. (For males nurses who have not done midwifery in the GNM programme should have a certificate in any of the nursing courses of 6-9 month, duration prescribed by the Indian Nursing Council in lieu of midwifery).

Duration of Programme

The minimum duration of the programme is three years. However, the students are given a maximum period of five years to complete the programme from the date of registration. After which the student have to apply for readmission paying the prorata fee for each incomplete course of theory.

Admission/Selection Procedure

Admission for Post Basic B.Sc. Nursing Programme for January, 2015 session will be done on the basis of merit decided through an entrance test.

Entrance Test

Entrance test will be conducted on scheduled date as decided by the university, in the centres indentified all over the country.
Entrance test will comprise 120 multiple choice questions (bearing one mark each) drawn from various subjects taught in GNM. Sample of questions asked in the entrance examination is provided in Appendix-X.
The candidates will be provided OMR Sheet for marking the response. A sample of OMR sheet is attached at appendix XA.
Duration of test will be two and a half hours.

Selection Procedure

The merit list for admission to Post Basic B.Sc. Nursing January, 2015 session will be prepared on the basis of marks obtained in the OPENNET – IV and will be displayed in the website within one week of the declaration of result.
In case of two or more candidates obtain equal marks in the OPENNET – IV (Entrance Test), the inter-se ranking of such candidates shall be determined on the basis of the following criteria for tie break.
- Length of relevant experience : Experience will be counted from the date of registration as RNRM upto the last date of receipt of application form as mentioned in the advertisement. In 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 lieu of midwifery before applying for the entrance test.
- Over all percentage of marks secured in GNM examination : If, the tie does not get resolved, aggregate marks of GNM in all the three years will be considered for calculating the percentage/merit.
- Date of Birth: If the tie between the candidates still does not get resolved, date of birth will be considered. Candidates born earlier will have higher rank than those born later.
- Draw of Lot: If there will be a tie even after applying all the above criteria, then rank will be decided through a draw of lot.

NOTE: The OBC certificate of non creamy layer should not be more than three years old from the date of issuance till the last date of submission of application form. The duration of experience, percentage of marks and the date of birth are being used for tie break, Information about all these three parameters mentioned in application form should match with the information available in the documents provided by you. In case, it does not match, the application form will be rejected.

Important points to be noted:

The candidates who are offered admission are required to deposit the programme fee. Admission will be confirmed only after verification of original documents and receipt of admission Fee. The fee once deposited will not be refunded.
Students must mention their email ID and mobile phone number in the application form. Otherwise it will be their responsibility to collect updated information related to counseling. IGNOU will not be responsible for nonreceipt of information in time.
All the communication with candidates will be made only through the email ID opennet4@ignou.ac.in and IGNOU website. Therefore, you should ensure that your email ID is functional, written correctly and legibly.
Programme Study Centre once allotted will not be changed

Programme Fees

Programme Fee 15,000/- per annum which is subject to change from time to time.
Candidate seeking admission to Post Basic B.Sc. Nursing Programme are advised not to pay the fees along with the filled-in application form. They will get a separate communication about their admission and for payment of programme fee.
The programme fee should be paid only by Demand Draft drawn in the favour of IGNOU. On the back of Demand Draft write your name, address and telephone number to ensure proper credit to your account. The details regarding deposition of programme fee will be informed during notification for counselling.

Student Handbook and Prospectus

Click here for Post Basic B.Sc. Nursing Student Handbook and Prospectus