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BSc Nursing in Nepal is entered through MEC's common entrance exam (CEE), on the same paper as MBBS: 200 questions in 3 hours — Zoology 40, Botany 40, Chemistry 50, Physics 50 and Mental Agility 20 — with −0.25 for a wrong answer. In MECEE-BL 2025 the pass mark was 39.75, and rank 2,430, about the number of seats, needed about 60.75.
There is no separate nursing entrance any more: the Medical Education Commission sets one paper for MBBS, BDS, BSc Nursing, BSc Midwifery, BASLP and Perfusion Technology, and each program ranks its own candidates. What differs for nursing is the day, the seats and the score that gets you one.
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The BSc Nursing entrance exam is the CEE
- The 2083 date: 16 Kartik 2083 (2 November 2026), 11:00 to 2:00, inside the Kathmandu Valley, for BSc Nursing, BSc Midwifery, BASLP and B Perfusion Technology — as Edusanjal reports MEC's notice of 2083/05/22.
- The paper: MEC's paper I — Zoology 40, Botany 40, Chemistry 50, Physics 50, Mental Agility Test 20 — 200 single-best-answer questions with four options.
- The marking: +1 right, −0.25 wrong, nothing for a blank. You must reach the 50th percentile of nursing candidates to be on the merit list.
- On paper: a question booklet and an OMR answer sheet, filled with the black gel pen given at the centre.
BSc Nursing entrance syllabus and marks
Every unit and its number of questions, from MEC's syllabus of 28 April 2026 (third revision). Mental Agility adds 20: verbal, numerical, sequences and pictures, five of each.
| Unit | Questions | What it covers |
|---|---|---|
| Zoology · Evolutionary biology | 3 | Origin of life (Oparin–Haldane, Miller–Urey), the evidences and theories of evolution, human evolution from Ramapithecus |
| Zoology · Animal diversity and classification | 4 | Diagnostic features and classification from Protozoa to Chordata |
| Zoology · Animal tissues and histology | 4 | Epithelial, connective, muscular and nervous tissue: structure, location, function |
| Zoology · Study of selected animals | 6 | Plasmodium and malaria, the earthworm (Pheretima), the frog (Rana) |
| Zoology · Human biology and physiology | 15 | Digestion, respiration, circulation and blood, excretion, the nervous system, eye and ear, hormones, reproduction and the menstrual cycle |
| Zoology · Microbial diseases and immunology | 4 | Typhoid, TB, HIV, cholera, influenza, hepatitis, candidiasis; innate and acquired immunity; vaccines |
| Zoology · Medical technology and applied biology | 2 | Transplants, IVF, amniocentesis, transgenic animals; dairy microbes, sewage and water treatment |
| Zoology · Biota, environment and conservation | 2 | Animal behaviour, pollution, adaptations, protected areas, Ramsar sites, IUCN categories, endangered species of Nepal |
| Botany · Basic components of life | 2 | Carbohydrates, lipids, minerals, proteins and enzymes |
| Botany · Biodiversity | 9 | Classification systems; bacteria, viruses, fungi, lichens, algae, bryophytes, pteridophytes, gymnosperms; four angiosperm families; useful and medicinal plants of Nepal |
| Botany · Ecology and vegetation | 4 | Pond and forest ecosystems, carbon and nitrogen cycles, climate change, forest types of Nepal, succession |
| Botany · Cell biology | 5 | Cell organelles, the cell cycle, mitosis and meiosis |
| Botany · Genetics | 6 | DNA and RNA, Mendel's laws, linkage, sex-linked inheritance, mutation, polyploidy, genetic disorders |
| Botany · Plant anatomy | 3 | Plant tissues, vascular bundles, monocot and dicot root, stem and leaf |
| Botany · Plant physiology | 6 | Water relations, photosynthesis (C₃ and C₄), respiration and the Krebs cycle, growth hormones, germination and dormancy |
| Botany · Developmental botany | 2 | Sporogenesis, pollination, fertilisation, embryo and endosperm |
| Botany · Applied botany | 3 | Tissue culture, genetic engineering, biofertilisers, plant breeding, food security |
| Chemistry · Physical chemistry | 17 | Mole concept, atomic structure, periodicity, bonding, states of matter, equilibrium, volumetric analysis, ionic equilibrium and pH, kinetics, electrochemistry, thermodynamics, nuclear chemistry |
| Chemistry · Inorganic chemistry | 10 | Non-metals, metallurgy, alkali and transition metals, complexes, bio-inorganic chemistry |
| Chemistry · Organic chemistry | 17 | General organic chemistry, hydrocarbons, benzene, haloalkanes, alcohols and phenols, ethers, aldehydes and ketones, acids and their derivatives, nitro compounds, amines, Grignard reagent |
| Chemistry · Applied chemistry | 3 | Industrial processes (Haber, Ostwald, Contact, Solvay), uses of common compounds, polymers, drugs, fertilisers |
| Chemistry · Analytical chemistry | 3 | Tests for radicals and functional groups, separation techniques, titrations and indicators |
| Physics · Mechanics | 10 | Units and vectors, kinematics, Newton's laws, rotation, fluids, circular motion and SHM, gravitation, elasticity |
| Physics · Heat and thermodynamics | 7 | Thermometers, expansion, heat capacity and latent heat, the ideal gas, the first and second laws |
| Physics · Waves and optics | 8 | Waves, strings and pipes, sound and the Doppler effect, mirrors and lenses, interference, diffraction, polarisation |
| Physics · Current electricity and magnetism | 9 | Circuits and Kirchhoff's laws, meter bridge and potentiometer, AC circuits, magnetic fields, electromagnetic induction |
| Physics · Electrostatics and capacitors | 4 | Coulomb's law, field and potential, Gauss's law, capacitors and dielectrics |
| Physics · Modern physics | 12 | Nuclear physics, the electron, the photoelectric effect, Bohr's atom, X-rays, radioactivity, semiconductors and logic gates, particle physics |
Who can apply for BSc Nursing
Working out the GPA from a Class 12 grade sheet: the NEB GPA calculator.
- Passed +2 Science or its equivalent (A-level included) with Physics, Chemistry and Biology, with 50% aggregate or a GPA of 2.4.
- Or a Proficiency Certificate Level/diploma in health science — General Medicine, Medical Lab Technology, Ophthalmic Science, Dental Science, Pharmacy, Ayurveda, Radiography, Physiotherapy — containing Physics, Chemistry and Biology, with NEB's certificate of equivalence to Grade 12 Science, 50% in both the diploma and the equivalence examination, and registration with the Nepal Health Professional, Pharmacy or Ayurveda Council. Papers II and III accept some diplomas without the equivalence; the syllabus lists them.
- Nurses with a PCL diploma usually take the BNS route instead (below), which has its own paper.
BSc Nursing seats and competition
2,430 BSc Nursing seats and 30 BSc Midwifery seats in 2025/26, and 15,656 candidates sat the nursing paper in the last round — about 6 for every seat. Both figures are CollegeInfoNepal's, which gives the candidates "as per our sources".
How many marks for BSc Nursing
MEC's category-wise result for MECEE-BL 2025: the pass mark was 39.75 and about 5,533 qualified. The score at each rank, worked out from the same list:
- Inside the seats took about 60.75 — for example 70 right and 37 wrong is 60.75.
- A top-500 rank took about 95.75, and the top 1,000 about 80.75.
- Seats are matched by rank and by category; the CEE cut-off marks guide explains how, with MBBS, BDS and pharmacy beside it.
| BSc Nursing rank | Score (of 200) |
|---|---|
| 100 | about 122 |
| 500 | about 95.75 |
| 1,000 | about 80.75 |
| 1,500 | about 72 |
| 2,000 | about 65.25 |
| 2,430 | about 60.75 |
BSc Nursing or BNS
BNS (Bachelor in Nursing Science) and BMS (Midwifery Science) are for nurses who already hold a PCL diploma and are registered with the Nepal Nursing Council. Their paper is different: Nursing core subjects 150, Basic health sciences applied to nursing 30, Mental Agility Test 20. In MECEE-BL 2025 its pass mark was 95, and there are 1,062 BNS seats in 2025/26.
How to prepare for the nursing entrance
- 1Go through every unit once from your Grade 11 and 12 textbooks, heaviest first: human physiology, physical and organic chemistry, modern physics, mechanics.
- 2Sit full papers in 3 hours. The free CEE mock test is the same paper, marked at −0.25, and tells you which units lost the marks.
- 3Practise the 20 Mental Agility questions a little every day — they need no textbook. Worked examples: CEE MAT questions.
Common questions
Is the BSc Nursing entrance the same as MBBS?
Yes, the same paper: MEC's paper I for MBBS, BDS, BSc Nursing, BSc Midwifery, BASLP and Perfusion. Each program sits it on its own day and ranks its own candidates, so the pass mark and the score for a seat differ.
What is the syllabus for the BSc Nursing entrance exam in Nepal?
Zoology 40, Botany 40, Chemistry 50, Physics 50 and the Mental Agility Test 20 questions, from MEC's syllabus of April 2026, which lists the questions for every unit.
When is the BSc Nursing entrance exam 2083?
On 16 Kartik 2083 (2 November 2026), 11:00 to 2:00, inside the Kathmandu Valley, as Edusanjal reports MEC's notice of 2083/05/22.
How many marks are needed for BSc Nursing in CEE?
The pass mark was 39.75 out of 200 in MECEE-BL 2025, but to rank inside the 2,430 seats took about 60.75.
How many BSc Nursing seats are there in Nepal?
2,430 in 2025/26, and 30 for BSc Midwifery, according to CollegeInfoNepal.
Is there a BSc Nursing entrance question paper?
MEC does not publish its papers, and the sets that circulate are coaching material written from memory. The free CEE mock test on this site is a full paper to MEC's blueprint, with every answer explained.
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