A person who shall attain the age of 17 years or more on December 31st of the year of admission and has passed Higher Secondary School Certificate Examination (12 year course), Senior School Certificate Examination (10+2), Pre-Degree Examination (10+2) or an equivalent examination with 12 years schooling with at least five subjects including Physics, Chemistry, Biology and English, with a minimum of 45% marks taken together (40% marks in the case of SC/ST/OBC candidates) in PCB from a recognized Board/Institute shall be eligible to join the 1st year B.Sc. Nursing course.