. Introduction
The admissions to B.Sc. (Nursing) course shall be carried out on the basis of the merit as ascertained from the performance of the
candidates in All India Allied Health Entrance Test 2021 (AIAHCET-2021) conducted by this Vedyapeeth.
2. Intake Details
Intake Capacity and Distribution of Seats
Admission Procedure as per INC Norms
Course
Bachelor of Science (Nursing)
B. Sc. (Nursing)
General Category
85%
NRI/PIO/FN
Category 15% Total 100%
85 15 100
NRI - Non Resident Indian; PIO - Person of Indian Origin; FN -Foreign National
Reservation of seats may be introduced in accordance with directives of the Government of India for Universities established under
Section 3 of the University Grants Commission Act, 1956, if such directives are issued subsequent to the publication of this brochure.
3. Procedure and Definitions
General Category :
Admissions under this category shall be made on the basis of the inter-se merit of the candidates qualified at AIAHCET-2021.
NRI/PIO/FN Category :
Candidate under this category is not required to appear for AIAHCET-2021. Admissions will be made on the basis of inter-se merit as
determined by admission committee appointed for the purpose by the Competent authority.
The candidate will be required to pay processing fee of U.S. $ 200.
In case any seat remarked for NRI / PIO / FNs is not filled in by the candidates of any of these sub-categories, such vacant seat(s) shall be
filled in from the candidate(s) who has / have cleared the AIAHCET- 2021.
In this context, the bonafide NRIs, PIOs and Foreign Nationals are defined as follows:
An NRI is a person who is “not a resident” or who is “not ordinarily resident”. Aperson is treated as “not ordinarily resident” (i) if he / she
has been resident in India for less than 182 days in the year preceding the date of application; or (ii) If he / she has been in India for less
than 365 days during the four years immediately preceding the date of application.
APIO is a person having foreign citizenship (except Pakistan and Bangladesh) within NRI status, but who holds a foreign passport at the
time of sending application or at the time of consideration for admission and during the period of his study for courses and whose one /
both parents or anyone / both grand parents is (or was) are (or were), citizen(s), of India by virtue of the provisions of the Constitution of
India or Section 2(b) of Citizenship Act 1955 (Act. No. 57 of 1955).
An FN is a person having citizenship of a foreign country (any country other than India) and not having the status “NRI” and / or “PIO”.
4. Rules forSelection and Admission
The admission to B.Sc. Nursing course in Dr. D.Y. Patil College of Nursing, a constituent college of the Vidyapeeth, shall be done as per
the relevant Rules and bye laws of the Vidyapeeth. The competent Authority has established a coordination committee for conduct of
AIAHCET- 2021 and Selection and Admission process.
Important
Under the NRI, PIO and FN categories, only those students who have studied and passed the qualifying examination from school and / or
colleges located in foreign countries (all countries other than India) shall be considered. This will include the students studying in schools
and colleges situated in the foreign countries, even if the concerned school/ college is affiliated to any Board of Secondary Education or a
University in India. However, wards of NRIs, PIOs or FNs, who are studying for the qualifying examination in schools located in India,
are excluded.
5. Eligibility
Only the candidate, who satisfies or is likely to satisfy the following eligibility requirements for admission to the courses, shall be
considered eligible to appear for the AIAHCET-2021.
6. Nationality and Age
The candidate, seeking to appear at the AIAHCET-2021 shall be an Indian national and shall have completed 17 years of the age on or
st before 31 December 2021.
7. Qualifications (B.Sc. Nursing)
i) The candidate, seeking admission to the B. Sc. (Nursing), shall have passed the Higher Secondary Certificate (HSC) examination /
the Indian School Certificate (ISC) examination / Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) examination or any other
examination equivalent to 10+2 HSC examination of any recognized Board from any school / college situated in India after 12
years of study. The candidate with other qualifications shall get equivalence certificate from the Association of Indian University
(AIU), New Delhi.
ii) The candidate, seeking admission to B. Sc. (Nursing), shall have passed in the subjects of Physics, Chemistry, Biology and English
individually. For admission to B. Sc. (Nursing) the candidate must have obtained 45% aggregate marks for general category (40%
for reserve category) in Physics, Chemistry & Biology in the qualifying examination, i.e. 10 + 2 / HSC or an equivalent
examination.
iii) A candidate who has appeared or is likely to appear for qualifying examination i.e. HSC etc., and whose results have not been
declared at the time of AIAHCET-2021 shall also be considered eligible to appear for AIAHCET -2021 provided he/she has
offered the above mentioned subjects at the said qualifying examinations.
8. Eligibility forNRI / PIO / FN
The minimum age for admission shall be 17 years on 31st December of the year in which admission is sought. He / she must have Physics,
Chemistry, Biology and English at the CBSE, ISC, HSC or an equivalent examination in the case of a student from any school that
follows that American system of education, the candidate must have studied Physics, Chemistry and Biology at 'AP' 'Advanced
Placement ' level and must have minimum 'C' grade in these subjects.
In the case of students passing Cambridge International Examination (CIE) the candidate should have passed Physics, Chemistry and
Biology at “Advanced” level along with English at “Advanced Subsidiary” (AS) level.
9. Application Procedure
The candidate is advised not to submit the application form for AIAHCET-2021, if he/she does not fulfill any of the above mentioned
eligibility requirements. If a candidate fails to fulfill the relevant eligibility requirements, mentioned at 1 and 2, he / she shall not be
considered eligible for seeking admission to the course, even if he/she is placed in the merit list of the AIAHCET-2021.
(Note : Application form fee and Entrance Test Fee are Non Refundable)
10. Instructions forApplying Online
10.1 Visit http://admissions.dpu.edu.in to apply online.
10.2 Fill in your basic details and click on the Apply Now button.
10.3 You will have your dashboard open in front of you. Also welcome mail containing your login ID and password will be sent on
your registered email ID. You can use these details to login later.
10.4 Fill the application form completely and upload all the required documents.
10.5 Make the fee payment online.
10.6 After completion of entire form with payment, click on ‘Submit’button. Your admission form will get submitted.
10.7 After the successful payment of the fees, you will not be able to make any changes in the Application Form.
10.8 On the dashboard, two links for printing Receipt and Application Form will be available. Take printout of both the documents for
your reference.
10.9 Link to print Admit Cards will be provided later and you will be intimated on your email ID and also through SMS on your given
mobile number.
10.10 If you face any technical difficulty at any step while filling the application form, please mail us on the email ID provided on the
dashboard of your login page.
11. Issue of Admit cards
11.1. All the candidates who have submitted the online application form, are required to download the Admit Card online two weeks
before the day of Entrance Test. The admit card will indicate the seat number and the examination centre (with its address) allotted
to the candidate.
11.2. The candidate shall not mutilate the admit card or change any entry made therein after it has been authenticated by the Vidyapeeth
authorities.
12. Mode of the test
The test consists of one question paper of 100 marks. The question paper consists of one hundred objective-type Multiple Choice
Questions (MCQs), 25 each on Physics, Chemistry, Botany and Zoology. The duration of the test is 1½ hours.
13. Merit List
13.1 The Vidyapeeth shall prepare a merit list of the candidates who have appeared for AIAHCET - 2021 in accordance with the total
marks obtained by them in Physics, Chemistry, Botany and Zoology taken together. The candidates shall be called for admission as
per their ranking in this list.
13.2 The merit list will be displayed on the Vidyapeeth website:www.dpu.edu.in However the reasonable number of qualified
candidates in the merit list will be called for counseling and on-the-spot admission session. It may happen in case of some
candidates that all the available seats will be filled in before their turn comes. The admissions process stops once the number of seats
available is filled in. There shall be no verification of marks or reassessment of papers of AIAHCET-2021.
13.3 Tie-breakers : In case more than one candidate have obtained equal marks at the AIAHCET-2021, the following procedure shall be
adopted for deciding inter-se merit:
First level: Acandidate with higher marks in Biology at the AIAHCET-2021 shall be preferred. If the tie till persists,
Second level:Acandidate with higher marks in Chemistry at the AIAHCET-2021 shall be preferred. If the tie still persists,
Third level: A candidate with higher percentage of aggregate marks at the HSC (or equivalent) examination shall be preferred. If
the tie still persists,
Fourth level:Acandidate with higher percentage of aggregate marks at SSC examination shall be preferred.
14. Admission Session
14.1 The admission sessions will be conducted through online / offline counseling by the Dr. D. Y. Patil College of Nursing, Pimpri,
Pune-18, as per the schedule. Failure to report for admission on the scheduled date and time shall result in instantaneous
cancellation of the claim of the candidate to the seat. It shall be the candidate's responsibility to ascertain the result of AIAHCET-
2021.
14.2 Only the candidate and one of his/her parents/guardian shall be allowed into the admission hall. The candidates shall be called in, in
the order of their ranking in the merit list.
14.3 The candidate should note that appearance at AIAHCET-2021 and inclusions of name in the merit list do not necessarily mean that
he/she shall get admission to the course. His/her admission to the course shall depend upon the availability of seat at the time of
his/her turn for admission.
14.4 At the time of reporting for the admission, the candidate shall produce the documents (original and two sets of photocopies) and an
affidavit as indicated in the Vidyapeeth letter for counseling / Vidyapeeth website. If the candidate is admitted to the course, these
documents shall be retained by the University till he / she completes the course. If the candidate fails to produce all or any of these
documents, his/her claim for a seat shall instantaneously stand forfeited.
14.5 The selected candidate shall be required to pay the entire amount of annual fee by NEFT/ RTGS / Demand Draft in the name of 'The
Principal, Dr. D. Y. Patil College of Nursing, Pune' and eligibility fee shall be in the name of 'The Registrar, Dr. D. Y. Patil
Vidyapeeth, Pune' payable at Pune. In case the candidate fails to pay the entire amount of fees, he / she shall lose his / her claim for
admission to that seat. Separate NEFT/ RTGS / D. D. for Vidyapeeth Eligibility fees be brought, while attending the counseling and
admission session.
14.6 If any candidate finds it impossible to be physically present for the admission session due to unavoidable circumstances, he/she
may authorise any other responsible individual to represent him/her for admission session. This representative must carry with
him/her a Letter of Authorisation, in the format, available on the University website, as well as all the documents required. If the
candidate or his/her representative fails to report for the admission session on the date and time mentioned in the schedule of
admission, his/her claim for admission to the course shall stand forfeited.
14.7 Admissions made at the admission sessions are provisional, subject to verification of eligibility by the Vidyapeeth.
15. Waiting List
15.1 A waiting list for admission to the course shall be prepared and notified on the Vidyapeeth website. The candidate, who desires to
have his/her name included in the waiting list, shall submit the application for inclusion. If no such application, in writing, is
submitted during the interview, the candidate's name shall not be included in the waiting list.
15.2 The seat which becomes vacant during the admission session, shall be kept vacant. The waiting list of the course shall become
st operative from 1 August 2021 onwards and the candidate(s) in the waiting list shall be offered seats as per availability of seat(s).
th The waiting list shall be operative till all the vacant seat(s) are filled in or till 30 September 2021 (cut-off date), whichever is earlier.
16. Fee Structure: (B.Sc.Nursing)
Annual fees payable by the candidates under different category is as follows:
PARTICULARS GENERAL CATEGORY NRI/PIO/FN
Annual Fee (Tuition Fee, Development fees)
The Annual fee shall be increased by 3% each years
(Note : Annual Fee includes Tuition Fee, Development Fee & Other Fee)
The Annual fee is to be paid by NEFT / RTGS / Demand Draft in favour of “The Principal, Dr. D. Y. Patil College of Nursing, Pune”
Payable at Pune. by the student at the time of counseling and issue of admission letter.
University Eligibility & Registration Fee (One-time Fee) non refundable.
The Annual fee shall be increased by 3% each years
(Note : Annual Fee includes Tuition Fee, Development Fee & Other Fee)
The Annual fee is to be paid by NEFT / RTGS / Demand Draft in favour of “The Principal, Dr. D. Y. Patil College of Nursing, Pune”
Payable at Pune. by the student at the time of counseling and issue of admission letter.
University Eligibility & Registration Fee (One-time Fee) non refundable.
15% (Fifteen Percent) of the Annual Fee, payable for the first year only, shall be paid by the student separately at the time of filling in the
Eligibility Application, as University Eligibility & Registration Fee. This fee shall be paid by a Demand Draft (DD) Drawn in favour of
“The Registrar, Dr. D. Y.Patil Vidyapeeth, Pune” payable at Pune.
(Note: The Vidyapeeth Eligibility & Registration Fee is non-refundable)
University Examination Fee
In addition to the above fees the student shall pay the Vidyapeeth Examination Fee as prescribed by the University from time to time.
Other conditions and formalities shall be as per the Rules of the University.
17. Rules for cancellation of an Admission and Refund of Fees:
17.1 Admission to the course can be cancelled at the request of the student, on submission of an application, within time.
17.2 The Student applying for cancellation of the admission on or before the last date of admission, he will be entitled to get refund of
fees as per rules notified by the Vidyapeeth.
18. Hostel Accommodation
Hostel with Mess Facility are available.
Hostel Fees III Seater Non AC with mess will be notified on the Vidyapeeth Website: www.dpu.edu.in.
19. Ragging
As per the recent UGC Regulations, the affidavits to be filed by the Student and their parent about the anti-ragging regulations of
UGC, these affidavits need not be on stamp paper nor need to be registered. On the Contrary they should be submitted by the
admitted students by submitting these affidavits on-line. As per UGC regulations mandatory affidavits should be submitted by
all old and fresh students and parents / guardians on the UGC website - www.antiragging.in display the step by step guide
on "How to fill an online anti ragging undertaking by the student and parent / guardian".
20. Disputes:
Difference of opinion and any dispute arising in the interpretation and implementation of the clauses in this brochure, if any, shall
be referred to the Vice-Chancellor of Dr. D. Y. Patil Vidyapeeth, Pimpri, Pune and his decision shall be final and binding on all the
concerned.
21. Court Jurisdiction:
Any legal dispute arising out of the admission procedure of the course and refund of fees of the Vidyapeeth shall be under Pune
jurisdiction only
Schedule & Test Design
The AIAHCET-2021will consist of one question paper of 100 marks.
There is no choice among the questions i.e. all questions have to be answered. Those candidates appearing for the test will be provided
with one single OMR (Optical Mark Reader) answer sheet. At the end of paper/session student will handover the OMR Answer sheet and
Question Booklet to the Invigilator.
The candidate will be required to mark the correct answer by darkening the corresponding circle against the serial number of the question,
in the answer sheet with black ballpoint pen only. Out of four circles provided for selection of answer against a question, the candidate
should fill up one circle only. Each correct answer will be given mark/s.
There shall be no negative marking for wrong answer. Scratching, overwriting, tick mark and multiple answers will be considered as
wrong answer and no marks will be allotted to them.
The candidates who are appearing for the qualifying examination i.e. HSC or equivalent in February / March –2021 are also eligible to
apply for AIAHCET-2021, provided they must fulfill the eligibility conditions.
The eligibility conditions may vary in accordance with Judicial Pronouncements and orders issued by appropriate Authorities from time
to time.
Scheme Of Entrance Test
1. Duration : One paper of 1 ½ hours
2. Marks : Maximum marks: 100
3. Questions : 100 objective type Multiple Choice questions (MCQs). Each MCQ will have four answer options and a
single best response
4. Negative Marking : There will be no negative marking.
5. Standard (level) of Test : HSC examination standards.
6. Paper : Paper comprising of questions from subjects of Physics, Chemistry, Biology (Botany and Zoology) 25
marks each.
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