Candidates should hold Diploma in GNM (General Nursing & Midwifery) and be a registered Nurse and  Midwife in the Tamil Nadu Nursing Council or any other State Nursing Council and also be registered in the Tamil Nadu Nursing Council accepted by the authority of this University.

After GNM with the Registration certificate from the State Nursing Council, the candidate can be  permitted to join in Post Basic B.Sc. Nursing without work experience.

 If the registration certificate cannot be obtained 10+2, the original evidencefor registration  in the form of receipt or any other authenticated document from the office of the State Nursing  Council will be acceptable in lieu of the Registration Certificate.

A male nurse, trained before the implementation of the new integrated course ,besides being  registered as a nurse with State Nurses Registration Council, shall produce evidence of training    approved by Indian Nursing Council for a similar duration in lieu of in any one of the following  areas:

• O.T. Techniques
• Ophthalmic Nursing
• Leprosy Nursing
• TB Nursing
• Psychiatric Nursing
• Neurological and Neuro Surgical Nursing
• Community Health Nursing
• Cancer Nursing
• Orthopedic Nursing
• Occupational Nursing