GOVERNMENT
OF PUNJAB
DEPARTMENT OF MEDICAL EDUCATION & RESEARCH
(HEALTH III BRANCH)
NOTIFICATION
No. 3/30/04-6HBIII/ Dated : 29/10/2004
SUBJECT : ADMISSION TO BACHELOR OF SCIENCE, NURSING (POST BASIC - 2004-05
1. GENERAL
The Governor of Punjab is pleased to
notify that the admission to Bachelor of Science (Nursing – Post
basic) course for the year 2004-05 in the institutions in the State of
Punjab.
2. ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA
2.1 |
Candidate
should have obtained a certificate in General Nursing and Midwifery
from an institution recognised by the Punjab Nursing Council, Indian
Nursing Council and affiliated to Baba Farid University of Health
Sciences, Faridkot. |
2.2 |
Candidate
should be registered as Registered Nurse & Registered Midwife
(RNRM) with the State Nursing Registration Council. A male nurse,
trained before the implementation of new integrated course besides
being registered as trained nurse with State Nurses Registration
Council, shall produce evidence of having been trained in any one
of the following requisite training approved by Indian Nursing Council
for a similar duration in lieu of Midwifery, O.T. Technique, Ophthalmic
Nursing, Leprosy Training, T.B. Training, Psychiatric Nursing, Neurological
& Neuro-Surgical Nursing, Community Health Nursing, Orthopedic
Nursing. |
2.3 |
Age
- The candidate must have completed 17 years of age as on 31/12/2004
i.e. he should have been born on or before 31/12/1987. |
3. DISTRIBUTION OF SEATS
(a) |
Government
quota seats: 50% of the seats shall be government seats and shall
be filled from the students who have requisite eligibility conditions
as per Para 2 above. |
(b) |
Management
seats: 50% seats shall be filled by the management. Out of management
quota seats 35% seats shall be filled up from the candidates who
have attained the qualification from the institution situated from
the state of Punjab and up to 15% seats can be filled up by the
management from the students who have attained the qualification
from the institution situated out side from the State of Punjab. |
(c) |
The
seats remaining vacant in government quota shall be transferred
to management quota and vice versa. |
4. EXEMPTIONS UNDER PARA 2.1 and
2.2
The condition of eligibility i.e. institutions situated
in the State of Punjab given in Para 2.1 and 2.2 above shall not be applicable
to the following categories of candidates :
(a)
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Children,
wards and dependent ( whose parents are not alive ) of those Judges
serving on benches of the Hon’ble Punjab & Haryana High
Court, employees of the Punjab & Haryana High Court, regular
Punjab Government employees/ Members of All India Service born on
Punjab cadre/ boards and Corporations/ Statutory bodies established
by or under an Act of the State of Punjab, who are posted outside
State of Punjab and have been holding the post outside Punjab on
or before Ist January of the years of entrance examination that
is on or before Ist January 2004. |
(b) |
Children,
wards and dependents (whose parents are not alive) of those regular
Central Government Employees not covered under other categories
of (i) above who have served for at least for two years in Punjab
out of the 3 years preceding the year of entrance examination but
were posted out of Punjab for some time during the said period of
three years due to which the children/ wards were compelled to do
10+1 and/ or 10+2 or equivalent qualifying examination from out
side Punjab. However those who have been holding the post in Punjab
continuously for three years during the period shall not be entitled
to be exempted under this clause as they are equally placed with
other Punjab Government employed posted in Punjab. The three years
for admission for the year 2004 are 2001, 2002 and 2003. |
(c) |
Children,
wards and dependents (whose parents are not alive) of those Punjab
Government pensioners settled outside Punjab State before Ist January
of the year of entrance examination i.e. Ist January 2004. |
(d)
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Children,
wards and dependents ( whose parents are not alive ) of military/
paramilitary farces personnel belonging to the State of Punjab as
per record at the time of their entry into service ( a certificate
on prescribed proforma by the Commanding Officer of the Unit has
to be furnished;) |
(e) |
Children,
wards and dependents (whose parents are not alive) of the ex-employees
of military / para-military forces personnel belonging to the State
of Punjab as per record at the time of their entry into the service,
who have retired on or after Ist January of the year, preceding
two years of the year of entrance examination (i.e. on or after
Ist January 2002) for admission of the year 2004. |
(f)
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Candidates
who are applying against the 15% seats reserved for candidates who
have passed General Nursing Course from out side the State of Punjab. |
Note 1. The dependency certificate in
case of those whose parents are not alive shall have to be taken from
the Deputy Commissioner of the District where the candidate reside.
5. INSTITUTIONS AND SEATS
5.1 PRIVATE COLLEGES
SN. |
Name
of the College |
Recognised/
Approved |
Seats |
Government
Quota |
Management
Quota |
01 |
College
of Nursing,
Adesh Institute of Medical Science,
Mukatsar. |
Approved |
35 |
18 |
17(4) |
* Figure in brackets indicates the out of Punjab State
15% quota seats. [See Para 3.2 (b)].
6. PROCEDURE FOR ADMISSION
(a)
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The distribution of seats would be:
Government quota seats – 50%
Management quota seats – 50%
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(b)
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The
government quota seats would be filled up by the Admission Committee
as per para 9 below. |
(c) |
The
Management seats would be filled up by a Committee headed by the
Principal of the institution concerned and comprising of the representative
of the government. The Principals will request the government well
in advance for nominating their representatives. Government quota
seats remaining vacant will be transferred to management quota and
vice-versa. |
7. RESERVATION
7.1 |
Government
Seats – The reservation for various categories will be as under:
(Total: 30%)
a) |
Scheduled
Caste |
25% |
b) |
Backward
Classes |
5% |
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7.2 |
Explanation
– The following point shall be observed while granting above
reservation: |
a) |
The
above reservation will be made in college separately subject to
the availability of seats as per instruction issued by the Government
of Punjab from time to time. The reservation in each institution
shall not exceed 25% in case of SC and 30% in case of SC and BC
combined together. |
b) |
Students
claiming benefits of reservation under SC/BC category will be required
to produce a certificate from the competent authority as per instructions
of the department of welfare No. 1/41/96-CI/110001-17 dated Chandigarh
5/12/1996 (for SC) and 1/41/93-RCI/459 dated 17/1/1994 (for BC). |
c)
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There
shall be no reservation in the management quota seats. The reserve
category candidates will however be able to complete for the seats
on the basis of their merit. |
8. MODE OF SELECTION AND ADMISSION
a) |
The
admission shall be as per merit in the qualifying examination. |
b) |
Interview
shall be compulsory. |
c) |
The interview/counseling schedule shall be notified by the Principal
of the concerned college.
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d)
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In
case the two students have equal marks in the qualifying examination
then the inter-se merit shall be determined as follows: |
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i.
Candidate getting higher marks in the Final Year of qualifying examination.
ii. Candidate having more working experience.
iii. Candidate older in age. |
9. ADMISSIIONS COMMITTEES
9.1 |
Government
quota seats - The following committee is constituted for
holding interview for admission: |
|
i. |
Principal,
University College of Nursing -Faridkot. |
Chairman |
ii. |
Representative
of DRME |
Member
|
iii. |
Representative
of Welfare Department |
Member |
|
9.2 |
Management quota seats in private institutions – The
following Committee would finalise the admissions against management
quota seats in private institutions:
i. |
Principal
of the concerned institutions |
Chairman |
ii. |
Representative
of DRME |
Member
|
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10 FEE STRUCTURE
Private institutions -
(a)
|
Fees
(Provisional ) |
Rs.
|
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College
fee |
35,000 per annum |
Note
1- |
These include all kinds of charges and nothing extra will be charged
from the students under any head or guise. |
Note 2- |
The
fee will be payable on annual basis and the colleges will not insist
on deposit of fee of the entire course in advance. At the most students
can be asked to give a bond that they will be liable to pay the
balance fee for the whole course even if they left in midstream.
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Note
3- |
The fee shall be refunded/ adjusted if a candidate is shifted from
one college to an other in second or subsequent counselling/ operation
of waiting list. |
(b)
Hostel fee and
Security Advance (Provisional) |
i. |
General
Room Rs. 10,000/- per year (Maximum) for single bed. Proportionate
reduction if the room is shared. |
ii. |
Special Room (attached bathroom and AC) Rs. 20, 000/- per
year Maximum.
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iii. |
Security Advance Rs. 10,000/- or its equivalent (to be refundable
at the completion of course.
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iv. |
Mess
charges- Actual and to be managed by the students
(These charges are exclusive of electricity/ water but
inclusive of everything else.) |
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(c)
Fee Fixation Committee – The fee and charges
indicated in para 10.2 (a) and (b) above are provisional. The
institutions will charge the provisional fee till their fee
structure is approved by the Fee Committee under the Chairmanship
of a retired HC Judge, which has already been constituted by
the Government. The difference between the provisional fee and
the final fee will be adjusted after finalization of the fee
structure. |
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11. LAST DATE OF ADMISSION- All
admissions shall be finalised by 10/11/2004 and no admission should be
allowed after the cut off date of 10/11/2004.
Dated,
Chandigarh
the
29/10/2004 |
Satish
Chandra
Secretary to Govt. of Punjab,
Deptt. of Medical Education and & Research. |
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No.
3/30/04-6HBIII/ |
Dated
: 29/10/2004 |
A copy along with spare copy is forwarded to the Controller, Printing
and Stationary Department, Chandigarh Administration, Chandigarh for publishing
in the Punjab Government Gazette (Ordinary) and supply two hundred copies
without endorsement to this department, for official use.
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Superintendent |
No3/30/04-6HBII/ |
Dated
: 29/10/2004 |
A copy is forwarded for information and necessary action to the:
1. Director, Research and Medical Education, Punjab, Chandigarh.
2. Director, Health & Family Welfare, Punjab, Chandigarh.
3. Director, Ayurvedic, Punjab, Chandigarh.
4. Director, Homoeopathic, Punjab, Chandigarh.
5. Director Sports, Punjab, Chandigarh.
6. Director, Welfare of SC’s and BC’s, Chandigarh.
7. President, Punjab Medical Council, SCO No. 25, SAS Nagar, Mohali.
8. Chairman, Homoeopathic Council, Punjab, Chandigarh.
9. Chairman, Punjab Ayurvedic Board, Punjab, Sector - 22, Punjab.
10. To all institutions concerned.
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