THE Chhattisgarh Medical Education Department has issued a major relaxation in eligibility for admission to the BSc Nursing course for the academic session 2025-26, declaring that candidates securing 10 percentile or above in the Common Entrance Test (CET) 2025 will also be eligible for admission against vacant seats. The move is expected to benefit a wider pool of applicants as the admission cycle approaches its closing window.

 

Also, the decision is aimed at preventing seat wastage and strengthening the intake pipeline for nursing education, while keeping the admission framework within the regulatory guidance issued by the national council. The department said the decision has been taken with reference to guidelines of the Indian Nursing Council (INC), New Delhi. Officials explained that CET 2025 earlier had a higher prescribed qualifying requirement for candidates seeking admission to BSc Nursing.

 

However, in view of seats remaining unfilled and the need to ensure optimal utilisation of available intake, the council has conveyed its consent for a relaxation in the eligibility benchmark so that vacancies do not persist. Clarifying the scope, the department stated that the relaxation is strictly limited to the current academic session 2025-26 and is meant only for filling vacant seats.

 

Candidates who have scored 10 percentile or more in CET 2025 can be considered eligible for admission in the remaining seats, subject to completion of the admission process within the notified timeline and adherence to the prevailing procedural requirements. The Medical Education Department has fixed December 31, 2025, as the last date for admissions under this one time relaxation.

 

All concerned nursing colleges and institutions in the state have been directed to ensure admissions of eligible candidates by the deadline. The department has also underlined that the relaxation is being extended under provisions of the Chhattisgarh Nursing Course Admission Rules, 2019, and institutions must maintain compliance with the rules while processing admissions against vacancies.