UP CNET 2025, or UP Common Nursing Entrance Test (CNET) – 2025 will be conducted by Atal Bihari Vajpayee Medical University, UP, Lucknow (ABVMU) for admission to BSc Nursing Course (4 years) and Post Basic BSc Nursing Course (2 Years). Admission for the academic session 2025-26 for all Government/Private nursing colleges affiliated to ABVMU will begin soon. Find out complete details about the UP CNET 2025 exam here.
UP BSc nursing counselling 2025 is conducted online mode. The UP BSc Nursing Exam 2025 will be conducted for admission to 400+ nursing colleges in the state. Some of the popular colleges offering admission to BSc Nursing in UP are Vivekanand College of Nursing, Sahara College of Nursing, College of Nursing KMGU, Samarpan College of Nursing, Dr Achal Singh Yadav Institute (B&G) College of Nursing, and others. The UP BSc Nursing exam is expected to be conducted in the third/fourth week of May 2024. The UP BSc Nursing Merit list is drawn up based on the candidate’s marks in the UP BSc Nursing 2025 entrance exam. Scroll down to get more information about the UP BSc Nursing Entrance Exam 2025, Dates, Application Form, Eligibility, and Admission Process.
Online application forms for Common Nursing Entrance Test (CNET) for admission to B.Sc. Nursing Course (4 Years) for academic session 2025-26 will be available on University Website www.abvmuup.edu.in from 24th March 2025 (Monday)
UP BSc Nursing Entrance Exam 2025 Highlights
UP BSc nursing application form 2025 was released in online mode. Before applying for an entrance exam it is very important to be familiar with the exam highlights. The highlights of the UP BSc Nursing entrance exam are as follows.
| Category | Highlights |
|---|---|
| Exam Name | UP BSc Nursing Entrance Exam |
| Short Name | CNET Exam 2024 (Common Nursing Entrance Test) |
| Exam Mode | Offline |
| Exam Date | Third week of May, 2025 |
| Application Start Date | Lat week of April, 2025 |
| Exam Type | Written Exam |
| Question Type | MCQ |
| Exam Duration | 180 minutes |
| Time | 11:00 AM to 2.00 PM (Tentaive) |
UP BSc Nursing Entrance Exam Important Dates 2024
| Important Events | Important Dates |
|---|---|
| Online Application form available date | 24th March 2025 (Monday) |
| Last date for the submission of the application form | 26th April 2025 (Saturday) 11:59 PM |
| Form Correction Window | 19th April 2025 to 26thApril 2025 11:59 PM |
| Availability of Admit Card | 14th May 2025 (Wednesday) |
| Entrance Exam | 21th May 2025 (Wednesday) |
| Result Releases | 19th April 2025 to 26thApril 2025 11:59 PMJune, 2025 |
| Registrations for 1st Round of Counselling | May 2025 |
| Choice filling | First week of June, 2025 |
| Seat allotment declaration | Last week of June 2024 |
| Acceptance of seat allocation | June, 2025 |
| Round I Online Seat Acceptance | June, 2025 |
| Round I Admission to Allocated Colleges | June, 2025 |
UP BSc Nursing Entrance Exam 2025 Eligibility Criteria
Age: – Minimum age for admission is 17 years on or before 31st December 2025.
Minimum qualifications for admission are as per INC Regulation: –
- Candidates with Science who have passed qualifying 12th Standard examination (10+2) and must have obtained a minimum of 45% marks in Physics, Chemistry and Biology (PCB) taken together and passed in English individually from any recognized board.
- In respect of candidates belonging to SC/ST/OBC the marks obtained in Physics, Chemistry and Biology (PCB) taken together shall be 40% instead of 45% for General Category candidates.
- English is a compulsory subject in 10+2 for eligibility for admission in B.Sc. Nursing.
- Candidates are also eligible from State Open School recognized by State Government and National Institute of Open School (NIOS) recognized by central government having Science subjects and English only.
- Colour Blind candidates are eligible provided that colour corrective contact lens and spectacles are worn by such candidates.
- The selection of candidates will be subject to medical fitness. No selected candidate will be permitted to join the course unless declared medically fit by the Medical Board constituted by the Government Medical College or the District CMO.
- Married candidates are also eligible.
Reservation Policy: –
- Reservation as per the State Government under the reservation policy and within the sanctioned number of seats by Indian Nursing Council (INC) / State Government and not above it.
- Any change in reservation policy will be followed as per the Uttar Pradesh State Government directives.
- Reservation for disability (PwD): 5% Horizontal reservation will be considered for disabled candidates with a disability of loco-motor to the tune of 40% to 50% of the lower extremity and other eligibility criteria with regard to qualification will be same as prescribed for Unreserved (UR) category candidates. (The Gazette of India No. 275 dated 05th July 2021).
- NOTE: PwD candidates taking admission has to be examined by a medical examination board constituted by the Government Medical Colleges/ Institutions with a Nursing Expert for verification of the disability of loco-motor to the tune of 40-50% of lower limb.
- Caste Certificates issued ONLY by the competent authority (Tehsildar/SDM) of Uttar Pradesh Government are acceptable. These certificates should be verifiable online through an official Government Portal/Website.
- EWS quota of 10% may be admissible as per directives of the U.P. Government from time to time. A valid certificate issued by competent authority (Tehsildar/SDM) of Uttar Pradesh Government shall be required for counselling. These certificates should be verifiable online through an official Government Portal/Website.
- Valid OBC certificate issued only on or after 1st April 2025 will be acceptable.
- Valid EWS certificate issued only on or after 1st April 2025 will be acceptable.
- Dependent of Freedom Fighter certificate issued from District Magistrate will be acceptable.
- Valid Ex Servicemen certificate issued from competent authority will be acceptable.
- Valid NCC certificate “C certificate with grade B” issued by authorized battalion on prescribed format for NCC will be acceptable. NCC ‘A’ and ‘B’ Certificates will not be considered for benefit of reservation under this category.
- For admission to Government Nursing colleges, the candidate must be a domicile of Uttar Pradesh (Candidate is having the Domicile certificate of Uttar Pradesh issued from a competent authority OR candidate has passed 10th and 12th (10+2) BOTH board Examinations from Uttar Pradesh).
- Reservation for Minority and any other category Educational Institution will be as per Govt. of UP norms/ directives.
- Only Indian citizens are eligible for admission.
UP BSc Nursing Entrance Application Process 2025
The step-by-step guidelines to fill up the UP BSc Nursing Entrance Exam 2025 Application form has been mentioned below for students to refer to:
- Candidate must carefully read the instructions for filling out the online application form before proceeding.
- Application shall be submitted through the online mode only via the website www.abvmuup.edu.in
- No application form shall be received by post or by any other mode.
- Candidate must ensure that all information provided in the application form is correct, if any information is found incorrect or wrong at any stage then the candidature /admission will be cancelled.
- Admission to B.Sc. Nursing Course for All Government/Private Nursing Colleges Affiliated to ABVMU and SGPGIMS Lucknow, KGMU Lucknow, RMLIMS Lucknow, UPUMS Saifai and LLRM Meerut will be done through CNET-2025 only.
- It is hereby informed that if any applicant has provided false information solely for the purpose of appearing in the examination for practice or any other purpose, the applicant will be debarred from Entrance Examination in future.
- Candidate should register from personal email id and Mobile number only, as all information/communication will be sent on the registered email address and mobile. They should also not share their Registration No. with any other person for security purposes.
- Registered credentials (Email/Mobile) and Registration Id will be used for all communications and will be required for obtaining the Admit card, Result, Counselling details, Allotment Letter and Admission etc.
- Candidate should register from personal email id and Mobile number only and Registration No. should not be shared with any other person for the security purpose.
- Candidate should note their Registration Id & login password.
- University disclaims any liability that may arise to a candidate due to incorrect information provided by him/her in his/her online Application Form.
- Be extremely careful in filling in the Application Form. Candidate must check and ensure that all information and details filled by him/her are correct.
- No Change in the application form will be possible after final submission.
- Incomplete applications will be rejected without any further intimation.
- Download the verification proforma before filling the application. Take a print out of downloaded PDF in A4 size paper and fill it with a blue ballpoint pen in own handwriting.
- The examination fee once deposited will not be refunded. The fee will not be carried forward to a future examination.
- Application once submitted cannot be withdrawn. Candidate must note that mere deduction of fee from the bank account is not proof of fee payment. The payment should be supported by fee payment receipt.
- A message “your application form has been successfully submitted” will appear on the screen after the final submission of your application form. Kindly ensure yourself that you receive this message to confirm the final submission of your application form. Unless the candidate see this message, he/she should not assume final form submission.
Steps for Online Form filling: Flow Chart
Fee submission
Once the candidate has successfully finished filling their application form on the CNET-2025, click on “Pay Fee for B.Sc. Nursing” button to pay the mandatory application fee.
On clicking the “Pay Fee for B.Sc. Nursing” button, the candidate will be redirected to an Online Payment Gateway to pay the Application Fee Online via a Debit Card / Credit Card/ Net Banking or UPI.
- In case of payment failure, the candidate can attempt the payment again. Candidate should attempt for fresh payment only-after receiving message of unsuccessful attempt of last payment done or In case if no message is received, candidate should wait for 30 minutes before making any further payment.
- Information Bulletin: Common Nursing Entrance Test (CNET)-2025 B.Sc. Nursing CNET – 2025 Page 12 of 17
- IMPORTANT: IN CASE OF MULTIPLE PAYMENTS AT THE TIME OF FEE SUBMISSION, THE REFUND WILL BE DONE TO THE SOURCE FROM WHERE THE PAYMENT WAS ORIGINALLY MADE.
- The latest successful payment will be considered for filling the application form and any old payments will be refunded to the source.
- Candidate will receive a payment receipt upon a successful payment confirmation on the portal in candidate login.
Final form submission
- After the successful payment confirmation through the portal, the application form will be automatically submitted and a confirmation message will be shown on the portal.
- A message “your application form has been successfully submitted” will appear on the screen after the final submission of your application form. Kindly ensure yourself that you receive this message to confirm the final submission of your application form. Unless the candidate see this message, he/she should not assume final form submission.
- After successful final submission of the application form, a confirmation email will be sent to the candidate on his/her registered email.
- The candidate will be able to download the final submitted application form by clicking on Print Button after the successful submission of application fee.
Admint Card
- Admit Card will be available online and can be downloaded from the Atal Bihari Vajpayee Medical University, U.P. website – “www.abvmuup.edu.in” using candidates Registered Id Number & Login Password.
- The candidate has to appear for the Examination at the allotted Centre on the Date and Time as indicated in their Admit Card.
- The candidate must take a colored print out of the admit card.
- Admit Card will not be sent by post.
- Duplicate Admit Card for CNET 2025 will not be issued under any circumstances at the Examination Centre.
- The candidate must not temper with the Admit Card or change any entry made therein.
- Candidates are advised to preserve his/her Admit Card in good condition for future reference.
- Issue of Admit Card, however, shall not necessarily mean acceptance of eligibility which shall be further scrutinized at subsequent stages of the admission process.
- The candidate will be photographed/videographed along with their Admit Card at the Examination Centre for verification process.
- Digital format of the Admit Card will not be accepted at the examination Centre.
- Instructions for entrance test are given in the next Section. These instructions to be followed at the Examination Centre should be strictly followed.
