To be eligible for admission to this course, a candidate shall have:

1. Passed the higher secondary or senior secondary or intermediate or 10+2 or any equivalent examination recognized by the university for this purpose.
Those who have done 10+1 in or before 1986 will be eligible for admission.

2. Obtained a certificate in general nursing and Midwifery and registered as RN, RM, with the state nurses’ registration council. A male nurse, trained before the implementation of the new integrated course besides being registered as a nurse with state nurses’ registration council, shall produce evidence of training approved by Indian Nursing Council for a similar duration in lieu of Midwifery in any one of the following area

• OT Techniques
• Ophthalmic Nursing
• Leprosy Nursing
• TB Nursing
• Psychiatric Nursing
• Neurological and Neurosurgical Nursing
• Community Health Nursing
• Cancer Nursing
• Orthopedic Nursing

3. Candidates shall be medically fit