There
are 185 (as quota) seats in the student
body. They come from
all parts of Nepal with different
backgrounds.
They are selected and prepared for the service as a professional
nurse without any discrimination. Special concern is given to those
who are from marginalized, oppressed, or underserved groups providing
scholarship through the committee. Certificate level students must
have completed ten years of school with a minimum 50%
mark and have to pass a rigorous national entrance examination.
More than two-thirds of the students live in the campus hostel.
The Bachelor of Nursing program was begun in 1996
to prepare Nepali nurse leaders. BN students have completed their
basic nursing education and worked for several years as professional
nurses in various healths related organizations of Nepal.