All candidates who appeared for Nursing CET now eligible to apply for BSc Nursing course

Balasaheb Pawar, president of the Private Nursing Schools and Colleges Managements Association – Maharashtra state, had earlier written to the CET Cell highlighting that many qualified candidates were missing out on admission due to the high CET percentile requirement.

The CET Cell, in an official statement issued on Monday evening, confirmed the reopening of the BSc Nursing application process (Representative Image)

The State Common Entrance Test (CET) Cell has announced a major revision in eligibility criteria for the BSc Nursing course. Under the new rules, all candidates who appeared for the Nursing CET are now eligible to apply for admission, regardless of whether they secured the previously required 50 percentile in the CET. However, candidates are still required to have scored a minimum of 50 percent in Physics, Chemistry, and Biology (PCB) in their Class 12 exams.

This change in the eligibility criteria comes at a time when nearly four rounds of the Common Admission Process (CAP) have already been completed. To accommodate the newly eligible candidates, the Maharashtra CET Cell has declared a revised schedule for an extended round of admissions. The extended round will also offer opportunities for candidates who were unable to complete the admission process due to heavy rainfall in various parts of the state.

The CET Cell, in an official statement issued on Monday evening, confirmed the reopening of the BSc Nursing application process. “Students who appeared for the MH-CET for Nursing this year but did not apply for CET admission due to not securing 50 percentile marks, can now register for admission. They should visit the CET Cell’s official website www.mahacet.org and complete the admission registration. Additionally, students whose registration was previously incomplete should complete their admission registration to be considered for the opportunity for admission,” the statement said.

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The change in eligibility criteria follows approval from the Indian Nursing Council (INC) after requests from nursing colleges, particularly those in the private sector, to reduce the CET cut-off. According to college authorities, the revision is aimed at addressing the growing issue of vacant seats in nursing colleges, especially those managed privately.

Balasaheb Pawar, president of the Private Nursing Schools and Colleges Managements Association – Maharashtra state, had earlier written to the CET Cell highlighting that many qualified candidates were missing out on admission due to the high CET percentile requirement. Pawar emphasised that several other states such as Kerala, Bihar, Uttar Pradesh, Telangana, Andhra Pradesh, Gujarat, and West Bengal conduct BSc Nursing admissions primarily based on Class 12 marks, without mandating an entrance test or percentile cut-off. This approach, he said, leads to better seat utilization and greater accessibility for students.

Pawar also pointed out that there are over 200 nursing colleges in Maharashtra offering more than 16,000 seats in the BSc Nursing programme, yet more than 7,500 of these seats remain vacant. He stressed that removing the percentile condition would be a key step in addressing this issue, as well as in strengthening Maharashtra’s healthcare workforce by training more nurses.

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