Sardar Patel Institute of Nursing and Paramedical Sciences, Lucknow

• Affiliated to Atal Bihari Vajpayee Medical University, Lucknow
• 2026–27 admission through the university's counselling on the CNET merit lists

Entrance exam

CNET

Counselling and seat allotment

ABVMU counselling

Hold a GNM certificate and 10+2, and be registered as an RN and RM with the Uttar Pradesh Nurses and Midwives Council. Male nurses trained before the integrated course can show an approved training of equal length in place of midwifery. The candidate must be 17 years old by 31 December of the admission year. Married candidates are eligible.

Apply online for the Common Nursing Entrance Test (CNET) of Atal Bihari Vajpayee Medical University for Post Basic B.Sc Nursing. The test fee is Rs 3,000 for General and OBC candidates and Rs 2,000 for SC, ST and PwD candidates. The paper has 120 multiple-choice questions at GNM level in three sections (nursing subjects 66, biosciences, foundations and behavioural sciences 36, computer, English, education, research and administration 18), in English, with no negative marking. CNET 2026 was held on 6 June 2026 and the result came on 13 June 2026.

Register for the university's online counselling, fill college choices and pay Rs 500 plus a refundable security deposit of Rs 5,000. Seats are allotted by merit in Round 1 (allotment on 15 July 2026), a mop-up round and then a stray round for vacant seats.

Confirm the seat with the seat confirmation fee of Rs 40,000, which is adjusted against the tuition fee, and report to the college with original documents. There is no direct admission. Government colleges need a Uttar Pradesh domicile (a domicile certificate, or Class 10 and 12 from Uttar Pradesh, or a GNM from an institution of the state). 5% of seats are horizontal for PwD and 10% for EWS.

Official counselling sites: ABVMU CNET and UPGET counselling (Uttar Pradesh nursing) .

Post Basic B.Sc Nursing fee for one year

₹1,06,000

Tuition and compulsory institute fees for a general-category student. Hostel and mess are extra.

Hostel and mess for one year

₹80,000

Typical shared room, as published by the institute.

First-year fee of the Post Basic B.Sc Nursing course for 2025-26, as declared by the college to Atal Bihari Vajpayee Medical University: tuition and compulsory institute fees, without hostel, mess and transport. The total declared for all 2 years is Rs 1,93,000. Fees change every year: confirm with the college.

From the official fee notice of Sardar Patel Institute of Nursing and Paramedical Sciences, Lucknow. Fees can change each year, so confirm the amount before you pay.