Sri Ramana Maharshi College of Nursing, Tumkur

Entrance exam

KA B.Sc Nursing counselling (DME)

Counselling and seat allotment

Karnataka nursing counselling (DME and Examinations Authority)

Seats are filled in two ways. Government seats (all seats of a government college and the government quota of a private college, 20% in the 2019 sharing ratio of the Government of Karnataka) are allotted in online counselling run by the Directorate of Medical Education with the Karnataka Examinations Authority (KEA), under a Government order of 2019. The remaining seats of a private college are filled by the college under the rules of the Government of Karnataka, the Karnataka State Nursing Council and RGUHS, and each admitted student is uploaded on the RGUHS portal for approval.

Counselling route (KEA information bulletin 2023-24, the latest B.Sc Nursing bulletin in the files, shared with B.P.T, B.P.O and B.Sc Allied Health Sciences): register and apply online on the KEA website with the Class 12 (II PUC) marks, category and claims, and pay the application fee (Rs 800 for General and OBC, Rs 400 for SC, ST, Category 1 and persons with disability in 2023). KEA then ranks candidates course-wise, verifies documents, and runs option entry and seat allotment. Registration stayed open for about a week in October 2023, and the dates of verification, option entry and allotment are announced later on the KEA website. Check the current year's bulletin, as this route was last confirmed for 2023-24.

Government seats are for Karnataka candidates and the candidate must meet one of the study or domicile clauses of the bulletin (for example seven years of study in Karnataka between Class 1 and II PUC, or a parent's study or domicile in the State, or the clauses for defence and Union Government families).

Documents: SSLC and II PUC marks cards, study certificate countersigned by the Block Education Officer (CBSE and CISCE students get it from the school principal), caste or caste-income certificate in Form D (SC, ST), Form E (Category 1) or Form F (2A, 2B, 3A, 3B) for reservation, Kalyana Karnataka (Article 371(J)) eligibility certificate where claimed, rural or Kannada medium study certificates, and a physical fitness certificate. Reservation covers GM, Category 1, 2A, 2B, 3A, 3B, SC and ST, with special quotas for NCC, sports, defence families and persons with disability (40% or more).

Entrance exam

KA Post Basic B.Sc Nursing counselling (DME)

Counselling and seat allotment

Karnataka nursing counselling (DME and Examinations Authority)

Fee for one year (2022-23)

₹10,000

Eligibility (KEA bulletin 2026-27): passed Class 12 or an equivalent examination, hold a Diploma in General Nursing and Midwifery (GNM) and be a registered nurse with a State Nursing Council, be medically fit, with a good personal and professional record, and not above 48 years on 31 December of the admission year. In-service candidates also need a no objection certificate from the appointing authority, registration with the Karnataka State Nursing Council, a pass in PUC or equivalent, completed probation, Karnataka domicile and admission through the KEA counselling; they are selected by seniority, and government employees opt for government nursing colleges first.

Process (KEA bulletin 2026-27): apply online on the KEA website after the notification (September, open for about a week) and pay the application fee (Rs 800 for General and OBC, Rs 400 for SC, ST, Category 1 and persons with disability). The Government order of 2022 gives the Directorate of Medical Education the counselling of government seats in government and private colleges. Candidates are ranked course-wise, documents are verified offline, then come option entry in order of preference, a mock allotment, re-arrangement of options, seat allotment, payment of fees and the download of the admission order. The seat matrix and fee structure are displayed before option entry. Documents: SSLC and II PUC marks cards, GNM marks cards of all years, Karnataka State Nursing Council registration certificate, 10 year domicile certificate and 7 year study certificate, caste or income certificates (SCA, SCB and SCC internal reservation certificates for Scheduled Castes), Article 371(J) certificate where claimed, and for in-service candidates the probation order, no objection certificate and service certificate.

In the provisional seat matrix of 13 October 2026, KEA lists 9 seats for counselling in this college (1 seat for in-service candidates), the government share of the college intake. The remaining seats of a private college are filled by the college under the rules of the Government of Karnataka, the Karnataka State Nursing Council and RGUHS, and each admitted student is uploaded on the RGUHS portal.

Tuition fee a year fixed by the Government for a government quota seat in a private nursing college (Rs 10,000), with the RGUHS fees on top; management seats and later revisions are not covered, so confirm the total with the college. Hostel, mess and transport are extra.

From the official PB B.Sc Nursing fee notice of Sri Ramana Maharshi College of Nursing, Tumkur.

Entrance exam

KA M.Sc Nursing counselling (KEA)

Counselling and seat allotment

Karnataka nursing counselling (DME and Examinations Authority)

The KEA notification of 19 September 2026, issued at the request of the Directorate of Medical Education, invites applications for M.Sc Nursing 2026-27 from candidates of Karnataka origin who passed the qualifying examination in a college in Karnataka. Registration was open from 23 to 26 September 2026. The course-wise eligibility is fixed by the Directorate of Medical Education, the Karnataka State Nursing Council and RGUHS and is not repeated in the KEA files, and neither is the merit basis (the KEA bulletin of September 2026 describes the entrance test of M.P.T and the M.Sc Allied Health courses, not of M.Sc Nursing): check both in the information booklet on the KEA website.

KEA allots seats online in the order of merit and the preference of options the candidate enters, for government colleges and the government seats of private colleges; KEA's role is registration, document verification, option entry, seat allotment and the admission order, and every admission stays subject to approval by the Government, the Directorate of Medical Education and the University. Candidates need an SSLC marks card whose name matches the Aadhaar card, a study certificate countersigned by the Block Education Officer, a caste or caste-income certificate in the candidate's own name (Form D for SC and ST, Form E for Category 1, Form F for 2A, 2B, 3A and 3B), the income certificate number where fee exemption is claimed, and an Article 371(J) certificate where claimed. The income limit for 2A, 2B, 3A and 3B reservation is Rs 8 lakh a year.

In round 1 of the M.Sc Nursing seat matrix (7 November 2026) KEA lists 6 seats for counselling in this college: Community Health Nursing 1, Medical Surgical Nursing 1, Obstetrics and Gynaecology (OBG) Nursing 1, Paediatric Nursing 1, Psychiatric Nursing 2. Seats beyond the government share are filled by the college under the rules of the Government of Karnataka, the Karnataka State Nursing Council and RGUHS.