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♠ Atal Bihari Vajpayee Medical University, UP, Lucknow (ABVMU) will administer the UP Common Nursing Entrance Test (CNET)-2025 on May 21, 2025, for admission to the four-year B.Sc Nursing Program and the two-year Post Basic B.Sc Nursing Program and M.Sc Nursing/NPCC (2Year) Program. The UP CNET 2025 application process opens on March 25, 2025, for admission to all government and private nursing schools connected to ABVMU. On the official website, you may find the UP CNET application forms. Common Nursing Entrance Test (CNET) – 2025

The 200-minute UP CNET 2025 entrance exam will be administered offline, using pens and paper. The test will consist of multiple-choice questions with four possible answers. There are 200 questions in the state-level nursing entrance exam, each worth one mark. Candidates may apply and take the UP CNET 2025 exam if they are at least 17 years old. Learn everything there is to know about the UP CNET 2025 exam here.
- Application Start: 24-03-2025
- Last Date of Registration: 26-04-2025 (11:59 PM)
- Application Correction Window Date (Will be): 19-04-2025 to 26-04-2025
- The admit card available online from: 14-05-2025
- Entrance Examination Date: 21-05-2025
- Date of Result Declaration: To be announced on the official website
1. 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.
2. 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.
3. English is a compulsory subject in 10+2 for eligibility for admission in B.Sc. Nursing.
4. 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.
5. Colour Blind candidates are eligible provided that colour corrective contact lens and spectacles
are worn by such candidates.
6. 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.
7. Married candidates are also eligible.
- Minimum age for admission is 17 years on or before 31st December 2025.
1. General / OBC - 3000
2. SC/ST/PwD - 2000
3. Examination Fee shall be submitted online with the application form.
4. Once the fee has been submitted there shall be no refund of fee and it is non-transferable for any other examination.
1. 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.
2. Any change in reservation policy will be followed as per the Uttar Pradesh State Government
directives.
3. 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).
Centres for Common Nursing Entrance Test (CNET) will be available in following cities*
| 1. Agra | 2. Aligarh | 3. Ayodhya | 4. Azamgarh |
| 5. Bareilly | 6. Basti | 7. Banda | 8. Ghaziabad |
| 9. Gonda | 10. Gorakhpur | 11. Jhansi | 12. Kanpur |
| 13. Lucknow | 14. Meerut | 15. Mirzapur | 16. Moradabad |
| 17. Prayagraj | 18. Saharanpur | 19. Varanasi | 20.Gautam Buddha Nagar |
*These cities may change for administrative reasons
Common Nursing Entrance Test (CNET) – 2025 (Important Notice)
- Entrance test will be conducted in offline mode and will be Bilingual (English and Hindi).
- Application form should be filled through online mode only.
- No Application Form shall be received by post or any other means.
- 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 the University Website from 24
th March 2025 (Monday). - Only completely filled and submitted application form will be accepted.
Note: –
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.
Before submitting an online application, interested candidates
can read the entire notification. |
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