HKES College of Nursing Gulbarga B.Sc (Nursing) : Fees 2026, Course Duration, Dates, Eligibility

Ans. B.Sc Nursing admission at HKES College of Nursing, Gulbarga, is through the KCET conducted by the Karnataka Examinations Authority, not through NEET-UG. As per Karnataka government order, candidates must register for KCET and appear in Physics, Chemistry, and Biology papers. Allotment is done through the KEA centralized counselling process based on KCET PCB scores and Karnataka reservation norms under RGUHS guidelines.

Ans. HKES College of Nursing does not publish a fixed KCET cutoff for B.Sc Nursing. The closing rank varies each year depending on the number of KCET applicants, available seats, and category-wise reservation norms. Candidates can track previous year closing ranks for each college through the KEA portal after all allotment rounds are published. The college has 60 seats in its B.Sc Nursing programme.

Ans. The total tuition fee for the 4-year B.Sc Nursing programme at HKES College of Nursing, Gulbarga, is INR 2,40,000 at INR 60,000 per year as of the 2025-26 academic session. This makes it one of the more affordable nursing programmes in Karnataka. Education loan facilities are available through major nationalised banks for eligible students admitted through KEA counselling.

Ans. Non-Karnataka candidates can register for KCET and apply for B.Sc Nursing through KEA, but they are not eligible for government quota seats or Karnataka state reservation benefits. They are assigned clause Y in the KEA application and can only be considered for management quota seats. Non-Karnataka candidates interested in management quota admission should contact the HKES College of Nursing, Gulbarga, directly for seat availability and management quota fee details.

Ans. Graduates of B.Sc Nursing from HKES College of Nursing, Gulbarga, can work in government hospitals, district health facilities, private hospitals, and community health centres across Karnataka and other states. The college also offers M.Sc Nursing for those who wish to pursue postgraduate studies. International nursing career pathways, including NCLEX for the USA and licensing pathways for the Middle East, are also available to B.Sc Nursing graduates.

Ans. HKES College of Nursing is a private aided institution managed by the HKE Society (Hyderabad Karnataka Education Society), Gulbarga. The society has a long history of running educational institutions across the North Karnataka region. The college is affiliated to RGUHS (Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences) and is approved by the Indian Nursing Council. Students from Karnataka are eligible for state government scholarships and KCET quota seats.