Hello!!

Yes, you can appear for B.Sc. Nursing entrance exams at the age of 17, provided you meet the other eligibility criteria.

General Eligibility for B.Sc. Nursing:

Age: Minimum 17 years as of December 31 of the admission year.

Education: Passed 10+2 with Physics, Chemistry, and Biology (PCB) and English.

Minimum Marks: Usually 45%-50% in PCB (varies by category and institute).

Gender: Most colleges are co-ed, though a few are for female candidates only (like AIIMS Nursing).

Popular Entrance Exams:

AIIMS B.Sc. Nursing (for AIIMS campuses)

NEET-UG (used by some states/private colleges)

State-level Exams (e.g., Kerala, Maharashtra, West Bengal, etc.)

Army Nursing Entrance (MNS) – exclusively for females, conducted by Indian Army.

If you're 17 now and passed 12th (or appearing this year), you are definitely eligible.