BSc Nursing aspirants have to attempt CET this time in Karnataka

BENGALURU: Students aspiring for BSc Nursing will have to write the Common Entrance Test (CET) this year. Students from outside Karnataka may also have to appear for the test for BSc Nursing seats in state colleges. “The council directed all states that admissions should be made only through a common entrance test. The state can decide what test it should be. This is basically to ensure quality of the students joining the course,” he explained. depending on the students’ II PU marks. In private colleges, around 20% seats are for government quota. KEA used to conduct counselling for these seats. There are around 40,000 seats in 200 nursing colleges across the state.