P.B. B.Sc Nursing in numbers
- Colleges offering P.B. B.Sc Nursing
- 706
- Approved seats
- 23,384
- States and UTs
- 30
- Government colleges
- 46
Seats are the approved intake from the latest list each college appears in: 2026-27 for 517 colleges and 2025-26 for 189 colleges, as published by the regulator. Actual admissions can differ.
Source: Indian Nursing Council, checked 23 Oct 2026
Course at a glance
- Level
- Undergraduate
- Duration
- 2 years
- Entrance exams
- AIIMS Nursing, plus 1 state exam
- Field of study
- Nursing
Entrance exams for P.B. B.Sc Nursing
National and institute exams
All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi
Official site
State exams, for colleges in that state only
- OJEEOdisha
Odisha Joint Entrance Examination Committee
Official site
Which exam applies depends on the college and the quota. A state exam is used only by colleges in its state, and an institute exam only by that institute. A counsellor can check this for your case.
P.B. B.Sc Nursing seats and colleges by state
30 states and union territories, sorted by approved seats. Select a state to see its colleges.
Top NIRF ranked colleges for P.B. B.Sc Nursing
None of the 706 colleges offering P.B. B.Sc Nursing appear in the NIRF 2025 Overall, University or College rankings we hold.
Government and private P.B. B.Sc Nursing colleges
How the 706 colleges offering P.B. B.Sc Nursing are run, as recorded by the regulator.