IN A major devel opment for nursing education in Madhya Pradesh, the Jabalpur High Court on Tuesday directed the Government and Indian Nursing Council to immedi ately commence admission procedures for vacant nurs ing seats. The decision came in response to a petition filed by NSUI State Vice President Ravi Parmar and other peti tioners, challenging serious irregularities and adminis trative negligence in the State’s nursing admission process The court noted that despite the Supreme Court extending the final admission date to December 31, 2025, candidates for Post-Basic BSc Nursing (PB BSc Nursing) and Master of Science Nursing (MSc Nursing) were exclud ed from counselling.

 

This was against the Supreme Court’s instructions that vacant nursing seats should only be filled by can didates who appeared in the state-level entrance exam and met Indian Nursing Council eligibility criteria. The High Court expressed concern over the large num ber of unfilled seats. According to official figures, 66 Government and 3,018 pri vate college PB BSc Nursing seats, and 70 Government and 1,120 private MSc Nursing seats, remain vacant.

 

The court observed that admin istrative delays were putting thousands of students’ futures at risk. Directing the Indian Nursing Council to issue for mal orders immediately, the court instructed that sepa rate counselling for PB BSc and MSc Nursing seats must be completed by December 31, 2025. This ruling provides relief to thousands of students in Madhya Pradesh, ensuring that vacant seats are filled in a timely and trans parent manner.