Courses offered : 4 Yr BSc Nursing (+ 1 year internship)
NIMHANS also offers the following 3 paramedical courses:
3 Year (+1 Yr internship) B.Sc in Anaesthesia Technology
3 Year (+1 Yr internship) B.Sc in Radiography
3 Year (+1 Yr internship) BSc in Clinical Neurophysiology Technology
About the institute : The Government of India established the All India Institute of Mental Health in 1954 in association with the then existing Mental Hospital of the Government of Karnataka. These were amalgamated into an autonomous Institute and thus the National Institute of Mental Health and Neuro Sciences (NIMHANS) came into existence in 1974.
NIMHANS has been declared as an Institute of National Importance and is now a Deemed University. The Institute has 27 departments with dedicated faculty and skilled professionals in basic, behavioural and neurosciences. At any given point of time, there are nearly 785 students enrolled in different courses, and about 288 Ph.D. scholars pursuing their highest academic degree in the Institute. BSc Nursing course was introduced in the year 2006.
No. of seats
a) Nursing: 50 seats in Karnataka Domicile category, 35 seats in All India category
b) Radiography : 7 seats in Karnataka Domicile category, 4 in All India category
c) Anaesthesia Technology : 7 seats in Karnataka Domicile category, 4 in All India category
d) Clinical Neurophysiology Technology : 4 seats in Karnataka Domicile category, 2 in All India category, 1 in Sponsored category
Domicile certificate requirement : To claim that candidates are residents/domiciles of the mentioned states, he/she should produce a certificate from the Tehsildar to the effect that he/she or his/her father/mother has been a resident of that state for a period of 07 years or has owned or possessed land or property or house in that state.
Candidates submitting Domicile Certificate in any other language than English need to provide a certified Translation of the Certificate at the time of the admission.
Applicants are further classified on the basis of Reserved Categories (Other Backward Classes / Scheduled Caste / Scheduled Tribe) under the ‘Domicile Category’ for the purpose of admission.
Reservation
a) Reservation Roster prescribed by the Government of India will be followed for each course as applicable. If suitable candidates are not available under the reserved category, they will be filled up by General Category candidates.
b) Indian Nationals (Economically Weaker Section) who are not covered under the scheme of reservation for SC/ST/OBC and whose family gross annual income is below Rs.8 Lakh (Rupees eight lakh) are to be identified as EWS for benefit of reservation for EWS. To claim that candidates should produce latest income certificate of their parents issued by Gazetted Officers of Government of India and the Certificate should be uploaded in the Online Application Form and the same should be submitted to Academic & Evaluation section on the day of admission.
c) 5% of the seats are reserved for PWD (between 40% to 70% disability).
Compulsory internship : Students need to undergo compulsory Internship of one year duration immediately on successful completion of course. Stipend of Rs.13,500/- per month is paid during the internship.
Fee structure
1. For Nursing
a) For Unreserved / OBC / EWS Category : Rs. 53,000/- per year.
b) For SC/ST Category : Rs. 38,000/- per year.
2. For other courses
Rs.25,050/- per annum
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