M.SC. NURSING

Available	52 weeks
Vacation	4 weeks
Examination	2 weeks
Gazetted holidays	3 weeks
Total weeks available	43 weeks
40 hours per week	1720 hours
Total hours per for 2 years	3440 hours

1st year	Theory (hrs)	Practical (hrs)
Nursing education	150	150
Advance nursing practice	150	200
Nursing research and statistics	150	100
*Clinical specialty - I	150	650
Total	600	1100
II nd year
Nursing Management	150	150
Nursing Research(Dissertation)		300
*Clinical speciality_ II	150	950
Total	300	1400

Education visit 2 weeks

*Clinical Specialty - Medical surgical nursing (cardio vascular & thoracic nursing, critical care Nursing, Oncology Nursing, Neurosciences Nursing, Nephro_Urology Nursing, Orthopedic Nursing, Gastro Enterology Nursing ,)Obstetric & Gynaecological Nursing , child health (paediatric) Nursing, mental health ( psychiatric) Nursing , community health Nursing, psychiatric (Mental health) Nursing etc.

Scheme of Examination

	Theory			Practical
1st Year	Hours	Internal	External	Hours	Internal	External
Nursing education	3	25	75		50	50
Advanc Nursing practice	3	25	75
Nursing research and statistics	3	25**	75*
Clinical speciality-I	3	25	75		100	100
Total		100	300		150	150
IInd Year
Nursing Management	3	25	75
Dissertation & Viva					100	100
Clinical speciality-II	3	25	75		100	100
Total		50	150		200	200

• Minimum pass marks shall be 50 % in each of the theory and practical papers separately.
• A candidate must have minimum of 80% attendance ( irrespective of the kind of absence.
• A candidate must have 100% attendance in each of the practical areas before award of degree.
• A candidate has to pass in theory and practical exam separately in each of the paper.
• If a candidate fails in either theory or practical paper he/she has to re_appear for both the papers (theory and practical).
• Maximum no. of attempts permitted for each paper is 3 including first attempt.
• The maximum period to complete the course successfully should not exceed 4 (four) years.
• A candidate failing in more then tow subjects will not be promoted in IInd year.
• No candidate shall be admitted to the subsequent IInd year examination unless the candidate has passed the Ist year examination.
• Maximum no. of candidates for all practical examination should not exceed 10 per day.
• Provision of supplementary examination should be made.
• All practical examination must be held in respective clinical areas.
• One internal and one external examiner (outside the university ) should jointly conduct practical examination for each student.
• An examiner should be M.Sc (N) and in concerned subject and have minimum of 3 (three) years post graduate teaching experience.
• One internal and one external examiners (outside the university) should evaluate dissertation and jointly conduct viva_voce for each student.
• For dissertations internal examiner should be the guide and the external examiner should be the Nursing faculty/Nursing expert in the same clinical specialty holding Ph.D./ M.Phil/ M.Sc Nursing with a minimum of 3 years experience in the guiding the research projects for post graduate students of Nursing.

Admission strength

Annual admission strength for M.Sc (N) programme should have prior sanction/permission from the Indian Nursing council on the basic of clinical, physical facilities and teaching faculty.

Health services

There should be provisions for the following health services for the students.

• An annual medical examination.
• Vaccination against Tetanus, hepatitis B or any other communicable disease as considered necessary.
• Free medical care during illness and/ provision of health insurance should be made.
• A complete health record should be kept in respect of each individual students. The question of continuing the training of a student, with long term chronic illness, will be decided by the individual college.