Akansha Upadhyay
Published on – 28 November 2022 at 19:34 IST
The eligibility criteria for admission to BSC Nursing course in Maharashtra has changed. Candidates will now have to re-register with the Maharashtra Common Entrance Test (CET) cell with the marks obtained in Physics, Chemistry and Biology (PCB) in Class XII examinations. Considering that out of total 6,030 seats in B.Sc Nursing, admission has already been confirmed in 1,200 after the first round of admission, the new criteria will be applicable for the remaining seats.
The change has been Introduced in the midst of an ongoing process following an order by the Aurangabad bench of the Bombay High Court last week, which said that nursing admissions will now be based on marks obtained by candidates in Physics, Chemistry and Biology (PCB) in Class XII. It will be based on marks instead of National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (NEET).
The Private Nursing School and College Management Association (PNSCMA) had moved the court against the CET Cell circular, issued in June, which stated that admission to nursing courses would be done on the basis of eligibility criteria set by the Indian Nursing Council (INC).
Referring to this norm released by the INC in April this year, PNSCMA President Dr. Balasaheb Pawar said, “It states that states can either conduct a 100-mark Aptitude Test for Nursing admission or a 50-mark NEET. While the former was not planned in Maharashtra, the latter was unfair to aspirants as until now candidates seeking admission to BSc Nursing were only expected to have appeared for the NEET.”
The association held a counseling session on regarding the changed process for colleges and candidates and appealed to the candidates to re-register for admission.