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Sunday, 06 July 2025 4.38 AM IST

Do not make things difficult for nursing students

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There have been several incidents in our education sector where those who have the authority to make decisions and give orders sit idle in critical situations. They often seem to be overzealous on non-essential matters and make students suffer by not making timely decisions on important matters. The latest example is the government's stance on nursing admissions this year. It is an accepted norm that admission to four-year B.Sc Nursing should be made through an entrance examination. However, the authorities did not take any action regarding the examination. Although the issue has been active for several weeks, the government has been playing hide and seek without taking any firm decision. Now the decision has been made. It has been decided to avoid the entrance exam for B.Sc nursing admission this year. The entrance exam will be conducted from next year. There is no clarity regarding the reasons that prompted the government to avoid the entrance exam this year.

The National Nursing Council requires that students should be given admission to nursing colleges based on their rank in the entrance examination. The National Council had already given instructions to all states, including Kerala, in this regard. Usually, nursing students were also included in the medical entrance exam. Children who do not get admission to medicine are mostly the ones who turn to nursing. However, this time the government has decided to give in to the whims of the college managements in the matter of B.Sc nursing admission without any good reason. It has been decided that the students should be selected based on their marks in physics, chemistry and biology in the final examination of class 12th. This is the practice in Tamil Nadu. However, doubts have been raised about whether the future of these students will be in trouble if the admissions are made by overriding the nursing council's directive. Most of the students who graduate from nursing in the state might be looking for a chance to go to other states and countries after earning a degree. Many people wonder if a degree earned against the standards of the national council may face issues, especially issues with international recognition. The state government, on the other hand, has not taken any steps to address the concerns of the children in this regard. It usually outsources the responsibility of the entrance examination.

The argument that there is no more time to conduct the exam this year cannot be justified as the authorities had received instructions for the entrance exam sometime back. The council had directed that the examination should be conducted before June 15 and the admission process should be completed before September 30. There is enough time for that. However, it is understood that the government, which gives precedence to the vested interests of nursing college managements, is not very interested in conducting the entrance examination. The entrance exam is being avoided on the pretext of helping children. However, one is concerned that this will affect the future of the students. It seems that this year, the government is replicating the practice of delaying the matter without taking a timely decision and finally yielding to the interests of the management in nursing admission as well.

TAGS: NURSING, ENTRANCE EXAM
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