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PNC Eligibility Criteria for Admission in Post-RN BScN

Update 6th September 2019: Only after a few days of issuing the revised eligibility criteria on 3rd September 2019, PNC issued another letter on 6th September 2019. Therefore, the latest eligibility criteria for admissions in Post-RN BSN is the one which was issued on 6th September 2019 and is given below:





PAKISTAN NURSING COUNCIL
(NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF HEALTH)
CHAK SHEHZAD, ISLAMABAD


NO. PNC F11-Admin/2019/2959 
Date: September 6, 2019

NOTIFICATION: Revised Admission Criteria for Post RN BSN Degree

In compliance of the decision taken against Agenda Item No. 01 of Academic Committee meeting of Pakistan Nursing Council held on 14- 16" May, 2018 and Agenda Item No. 05 of the 25" Session of Pakistan Nursing Council held under the chair of Ms Afshan Nazly, President, PNC on 30th - 31th July, 2019 the following Admission criteria of 02 years Post RN BSN Degree ls hereby revised as
below:
Qualification:
  • Matric with Science (Biology, Chemistry and Physics as compulsory subjects). 
OR
  • Matric with Arts as specified by HEC vide Notification No.8(61)/A&A2018/HEC/5799, dated 26.04. 2018.
  • Diploma in Nursing registered with PNC.
  • Diploma in Midwifery or any Post Basic Speciality for male in lieu of midwifery Diploma registered with PNC.
  • Experience: 01 year experience as RN.
NOTE
Reference HEC's Notification No. 8(61)/A&A/2018/HECS799. dated 26.04.2018: the
policy will be relaxed with cut-of date as June 30, 2016 Jor those who got Diplomas
in Nursing and Midwifery or any other speciality and subsequently registered with
Pakistan Nursing Council (PNC) on the basis of Matric other than Sciences
Government employees must abide by their respective provincial rules for admission.

This issues with the approval of the competent authority.

FOUZÍA MUSHTAQ
Registrar, PNC

Copy for information:
  1. Te President PNC
  2. The Vice President PNG
  3. The Provincial Secretaries Health (Punjab, Sindh, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa & Balochistan)
  4.  The DGN, DN, Dy. DNs (Punjab, Sindh, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa & Balochistan) with the request to circulate it to concerned institutions
  5. Daily File


Update 3rd September 2019:
Through a notification issued on 3rd September 2019, Pakistan Nursing Council has revised the eligibility criteria for admission in the Post-RN BSN programme throughout the country. However, the notification was not much different from the previously issued notification which is given at the end of this post.



PAKISTAN NURSING COUNCIL
(NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF HEALTH) CHAK SHEHZAD
ISLAMABAD
NO. PNC - F-11-Admin/2019
DATE: September 3, 2019

NOTIFICATION: Revised Admission Criteria for Post RN BSN Degree
In compliance of the decision taken against Agenda item No. 05 of the 25 Session of Pakistan Nursing Council held under the chair of Ms. Afshan Nazly, President, PNC on 30h to 31 July 2019 the following Admission Criteria of 02 years Post RN BSN Degree is hereby revised as below:
Qualification:
  • Matric with Science as per HEC requirements
  • Diploma in Nursing
  • Diploma in Midwifery (any Post Basic Specialty for male in lieu of midwifery Diploma)
Experience: 02 years of working experience
PNC Registration: Valid registration with all entries of professional qualifications
Gender Ratio: Female 50% and Male 50%

This issues with the approval of the competent authority.

FOUZIA MUSHTAQ
Registrar, PNC

Copy for information:
  1. The President PNC
  2. The Vice President PNC
  3. The Provincial Secretaries Health (Punjab, Sindh, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa & Balochistan)
  4. The DGN, DN, Dy. DNs (Punjab, Sindh, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa & Balochistan) with the request to circulate it to concerned institutions
  5. Daily File
Registrar, PNC

What was new in this notification issued on 3rd September 2019?

The notification issued on 22nd  January 2018 is given below. It may be noted that 2 years post-midwifery/ speciality clinical experience was mentioned in the previous notification. Whereas, as per the recent notification, 2 years working experience is required for admission in Post-RN BSN programme.



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