M. Phil. Nursing Course: Entrance Examination, Admission Process, Career Scope

About M. Phil. Nursing Course:

M. Phil. Nursing is the abbreviation for Master of Philosophy in Nursing. M. Phil. Nursing is Postgraduate course generally of two years. M. Phil. Nursing offers many branches and specialization such as emergency nursing, cardiac intervention nursing, critical care nursing, ambulatory care nursing, cardiac nursing, paediatric nursing, and many more. Post Graduate Degree is awarded to those who successfully completed their course. M. Phil. Nursing course teaches individuals how to treat the sick or injured as the program is designed in such a way that renders a clinical approach towards handling the patients. For M. Phil. nursing there has to dedication towards working with doctors and other hospital administration with compassion and great communication skill. The curriculum or course design varies from University to University. The candidates who have completed their M. Sc. Nursing are eligible for the M. Phil. Nursing course. M. Phil. Nursing is an essential part of the healthcare centres which includes check up and deterrence of illness within the broad range of healthcare system. M. Phil. Nursing course prepares the candidates to treat the sick with the clinical methodology. The candidates who have completed their M. Phil. Nursing course can work in both Private and Government medical hospitals.

Fast Fact about M. Phil. Nursing Course:

Course Name	Master of Philosophy in Nursing
Short Name	M. Phil. NURSING
Course Level	Post Graduate
Duration	2 years
Exam Type	Semester wise
Minimum Academic Requirement	M. Sc. Nursing
Minimum Aggregate Score Requirement	55% or More
Selection Process	Merit-Based/ Entrance Exam
Examination Type	Semester System/ Year-wise
Employment Roles	Project Manager, A registered nurse, nursing in charge, nursing supervisor, nursing executive, nurse educator, a paramedic nurse, certified professional coder, University Lecturer, clinical nurse manager, nursing director, Medical Coder, Registered Nurse (RN) – Emergency Room, Nurse – Intensive Care Unit (ICU), Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) Registered Nurse etc
Average fee for the course	INR 10,000 to INR 4,00,000
Recognized recruiters	Indian Red Cross Society, Indian Nursing Council, AIIMS, State Nursing Councils, Medanta Hospital, Apollo Hospitals, Metro Hospital, Fortis Hospital.
Average Salary p.a.	INR 3, 00, 000 to INR 14, 00, 000 p.a.

Eligibility Criteria for M. Phil. Nursing Course admission:

Sc. Nursing with a minimum of 55% of marks from an institution by the Indian Nursing Council/recognized University or equivalent.
There is a relaxation of 5% marks for SC/ST category.
Must be registered nurse
Should have work knowledge as a nurse of minimum 1 year before/after post essential M. Sc. Nursing.
The admission depends on the entrance exam and it varies from University to University

M. Phil. Nursing Course Admission Process:

There is generally a common entrance test conducted by the states in order to take admission in M. Phil. Nursing course in their respective states. For Private colleges or Universities the admissions are also granted on the basis of the marks obtained in the common entrance test. Apart from this there is admission granted on the basis of the merit prepared by the colleges’ cut off followed by Personal Interview and Counselling process.

Common Entrance Test for M. Phil. Nursing Course:

There are several institutes in India which conducts common entrance test for granting admissions in M. Phil. Nursing course. After the announcement of result in common entrance test merit list is prepared by the exam conducting authority and the seats are allotted on the basis of merit prepared. There are several steps that are to be followed by the applicants and the procedure of registration till the admission is almost same in most of the states. The procedure and the steps one has to follow in order to apply for the course is given as follows:

Registration: The first step towards admission is to register to the official portal of the college offering the course. The registration can be done by creating a profile by entering the basic details asked in the registration cum application form of the college.
Uploading the documents: There are several documents that needs to be uploaded to the official website i.e. mark sheet, etc.
Payment of Application Fee: There is a nominal fee that is to be paid at the time of submitting the application fee. The application can be paid via online/offline mode. If is advised that the candidates have to download the receipt of the application fee.
Issue of Admit Card: After the receipt of the application form by the authority that admit card will be issued to the shortlisted candidates. The admit card will be uploaded by the authority and the candidates have to take the print out of the admit card.
Exam conduction: After issuance of admit card the candidates have to present admit card to the examination centre as their identification proof.
Announcement of Result: After giving the entrance examination the result will be announced within a week or two. The announcement of the result is made either on the website or on campus bulletin board.
Counselling: After the announcement of result a counselling round is conducted for the eligible students.
Admission: After going through all the above mentioned processes the candidate needs to pay the admission fee in order to confirm their seat.

Direct admission in M. Phil. Nursing Course:

There are majority of Nursing or medical colleges which provides admissions on the basis of the marks obtained in their M. Sc. Nursiong examination. After the announcement of the result by Nursing colleges. After that the college will release their cut off scores. The candidates willing to take admission must reach upto the cut off score or more than the cut off scores. There are several steps that is to be followed by the applicants in order to complete the process:

Registration: The first step towards admission is to register to the official portal of the college offering the course. The registration can be done by creating a profile by entering the basic details asked in the registration cum application form of the college.
Uploading the documents: There are several documents that needs to be uploaded to the official website i.e. mark sheet, etc.
Payment of Application Fee: There is a nominal fee that is to be paid at the time of submitting the application fee. The application can be paid via online/offline mode. If is advised that the candidates have to download the receipt of the application fee.
Announcements of Result: Generally the institutes release the final list of the candidates who are awarded with the seats.
Admission: The candidates who are allotted with seat can book their seats by paying the admission fee to the respective colleges.

List of popular colleges offering for M. Phil. Nursing Course:

College/University	State
Desh Bhagat University	Punjab
Kusha Bhau Thakre Nursing College	Madhya Pradesh
Manipal College of Nursing	Karnataka
Vinayaka Mission’s Annapoorna College of Nursing-VMACON	Tamil Nadu
Vinayaka Missions University_VNU	Tamil Nadu
Yashoda College of Nursing	Andhra Pradesh
MGR Medical University	MGR Medical University
Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences	Karnataka
SNDT University	Maharashtra
Delhi University	Delhi

M. Phil. Nursing Course Colleges with tentative fee:

Type	Minimum Fee	Maximum Fee
Government/ Public Institutions	Rs 10,000/-	Rs 1,40,000/-
Private Institutions	Rs 25,000	Rs 4,00,000/-

M. Phil. Nursing Course Career Scope:

Just after the completion of the course the gates for different career options opens for the candidate and their job profiles can be stated as below:

Nurse
Home Care Nurses
Nursing Assistant
Nurse – Nursery School
Junior Psychiatric Nurse
Ward Nurse & Infection Control Nurse
Nursing Assist Supervisor
Nursing Incharge
Nursing Tutor
Nursing Educator
Home Care Nurses
Project Manager
Clinical Instructor
Nursing Assistant, etc

Salary after M. Phil. Nursing Course:

There are many posts that one can opt for and the salary is as per the job profile. If a candidate wants to get increment or increase his/her salary then he/she has to possess some extra skill, qualification or experience of working. Below mentioned is the average salary per annum offered by various health sectors that needed M. Phil. Nursing graduates:

The salary is around 3, 00, 000/- to 14, 00, 000/- LPA

Jobs after M. Phil. Nursing Course:

There are many hospitals and other medical institutes which provide jobs to the candidates having M. Phil. Nursing degrees, the name of the few recruiters is mentioned below:

Columbia Asia Hospital

Wockhardt Hospitals

Global Hospitals

Apollo Hospitals Enterprise

Fortis Healthcare

Medanta Medicity, etc

FAQ’s on M. Phil. Nursing Course

Q.1 What is the full form of M. Phil. Nursing Course?

Ans. The full form of M. Phil. Nursing Course is Master of Philosophy in Nursing.

Q.2 What are the eligibility criteria for M. Phil Nursing Course?

Ans. The basic eligibility criteria for M. Phil. Nursing are:

M.Sc. Nursing with a minimum of 55% of marks from an institution by the Indian Nursing Council/recognized University or equivalent.
There is a relaxation of 5% marks for SC/ST category.
Must be registered nurse
Should have work knowledge as a nurse of minimum 1 year before/after post essential M. Sc. Nursing.
The admission depends on the entrance exam and it varies from University to University

Q.3 Name the institutes that offers M. Phil Nursing course?

Ans. There are many institutes that offers M. Phil Nursing course:

College/University	State
Desh Bhagat University	Punjab
Kusha Bhau Thakre Nursing College	Madhya Pradesh
Manipal College of Nursing	Karnataka
Vinayaka Mission’s Annapoorna College of Nursing-VMACON	Tamil Nadu
Vinayaka Missions University_VNU	Tamil Nadu
Yashoda College of Nursing	Andhra Pradesh
MGR Medical University	MGR Medical University
Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences	Karnataka
SNDT University	Maharashtra
Delhi University	Delhi