Nehru College of Nursing Ottapalam: Admission 2026, Fees, Courses, Cutoff, Ranking, Placement

P.K. Das College of Nursing Admission Dates 2026

Admissions for the 2026-27 academic session are anchored by two parallel calendars. Government-quota B.Sc Nursing seats are filled through the LBS Centre's centralised allotment, while management and NRI seats follow a college-level schedule approved by the Admission Supervisory Committee. No entrance exam is held for B.Sc Nursing. Rank lists are prepared on Class 12 marks in Physics, Chemistry and Biology.

The college-level schedule for the 2026-27 B.Sc Nursing batch was revised after the Admission Supervisory Committee's order of August 21, 2026. The revised dates are given below.

Government-quota seats run on the LBS Centre calendar notified by the Directorate of Medical Education, Kerala. Online applications were accepted from June 11 to July 2, 2026 with a fee of INR 800 (INR 400 for SC/ST). Nine allotment rounds followed, and the tenth special allotment is the last step of the cycle.

Across programmes, the selection route differs. The table below lists the exam or merit basis accepted for each course.

P.K. Das College of Nursing Courses and Fees

P.K. Das College of Nursing runs two programmes, B.Sc Nursing and M.Sc Nursing, with a combined annual intake of 110 seats. Total course fees range from INR 3.73 Lakhs for M.Sc Nursing to roughly INR 5.7 Lakhs for NRI-quota B.Sc Nursing. The fee structure for 2026-27 was published by the college subject to approval by the Fee Regulatory Committee. Check P.K. Das College of Nursing Courses and Fees below:

P.K. Das College of Nursing Admission Process

P.K. Das College of Nursing admission is merit-based. The college shares 50% of B.Sc Nursing seats with the Government of Kerala under the consensual agreement, and these are allotted by the LBS Centre. The remaining seats are filled by the college from its own rank list. The cohort is largely from within Kerala, with 363 B.Sc students on rolls in 2024-25, all of them from the state.

B.Sc Nursing

Eligibility for the 4-year B.Sc Nursing programme follows INC and KUHS norms.

• Pass in Kerala Higher Secondary or an equivalent 10+2 examination with Physics, Chemistry, Biology and English.
• Minimum 50% aggregate in Physics, Chemistry and Biology, and 50% in English.
• SEBC candidates with family income up to INR 6 Lakhs get a 5% relaxation. SC/ST candidates need 45%.
• Age of 17 years on December 31, 2026. The upper age limit is 35 years.
• Candidates from boards outside Kerala must produce a KUHS equivalency certificate.

Selection proceeds in stages depending on the quota.

• Merit quota: Apply on the LBS Centre portal, appear in the state rank list, register college options, accept the allotment and report with the LBS score card and allotment memo.
• Management and NRI quota: Apply online on the college website with a fee of INR 1,000, feature in the college rank list, receive allotment by call or SMS, remit the full first-year fee and verify original documents.
• Seats lapsing after the merit allotment are filled from the college rank list under the management quota.

Cutoff context: In the 2025 LBS allotment, the last state merit index mark for a government-quota seat at the college was 262.5 out of 300 (PCB aggregate). Minority and reservation categories closed between 225.8 and 276.7.

M.Sc Nursing

The 2-year M.Sc Nursing programme has 10 seats, 5 each in Medical Surgical Nursing (Critical Care) and Community Health Nursing. Five seats are filled by CEE Kerala under the state merit quota and five by the college.

• B.Sc Nursing from a KUHS-recognised university with a minimum 55% aggregate.
• One year of experience or internship after registration with the Nursing Council.
• Post Basic B.Sc Nursing graduates need one year of experience before the Post Basic course.
• Valid KNMC registration, or state council registration converted to KNMC at admission.

Documents required at admission include SSLC and Plus Two mark lists, transfer, conduct and migration certificates, community and income certificates, a medical fitness certificate and five passport photographs. Candidates and parents must sign an anti-ragging undertaking.

P.K. Das College of Nursing Campus and Infrastructure

The P.K. Das College of Nursing campus at Panayoor, Vaniyamkulam spreads over around 7 acres and shares grounds with P.K. Das Institute of Medical Sciences. The college reported 1,200 hospital beds in its NIRF 2025 data submission. The main block houses lecture halls for each year of B.Sc and M.Sc, an audio-visual aids room, two computer and language labs and a KUHS examination centre.

The library covers 3,000 sq ft with 230 reading seats, 4,064 volumes across 2,214 titles, 658 reference books and 17 print journals. It runs on KOHA with barcode issue and gives access to DELNET, J-Gate, K-Hub and e-ShodhSindhu. Practical training uses separate Nursing Foundation, Advanced Nursing, Child Health, Community Health, Mental Health, Obstetrics and Gynaecology, and Nutrition labs.

Separate hostels for boys and girls operate on campus with a mess hall. First-year students are advised to stay in the hostel or commute from home. The group fleet of 50+ buses covers routes to Mannarkkad, Pattambi, Shornur, Thrissur, Perinthalmanna, Mannuthy and other towns. The campus also hosts a cafeteria, indoor games facilities and the Nehru Group technology business incubator at Lakkidi. Faculty strength stood at 37 teachers as per NIRF 2026 data, and the college holds two patents granted in 2024.