UG programs eligibility
Nitte University, which is based in Mangalore, India, has several undergraduate programs in several fields including medicine, engineering, pharmacy and so on. For students applying for the courses, it is important to be aware of the eligibility conditions for the courses they are applying for. Provided below is a comprehensive account of the eligibility criteria for different undergraduate programs available at Nitte University.
| Course | Eligibility Criteria |
|---|---|
| MBBS (Bachelor of Medicine & Bachelor of Surgery) | Completed higher education with at least 50% marks in Physics, Chemistry, and Biology/Biotechnology, with English as one of the languages.
NEET-UG qualified. The minimum acceptable age is 17 years, cut off by December 31 of the intake year. |
| BDS (Bachelor of Dental Surgery) | Completed higher education with a minimum of 50% marks in Physics, Chemistry, and Biology taken together, with English as one of the languages.
NEET-UG qualified. The minimum acceptable age is 17 years, cut off by December 31 of the intake year. |
| B.Sc. (Medical Laboratory Technology) | Completed higher education or equivalent with at least 50% marks in Physics, Chemistry, and Biology/Biotechnology, with English as one of the subjects.
The minimum acceptable age is 17 years, cut off by December 31 of the intake year. Candidates with a diploma in MLT are eligible for direct admission to second year under a lateral entry scheme. |
| B.Sc. (Anesthesia & Operation Theatre Technology) | Completed higher education acquiring a minimum of 50% overall score on Physics, Chemistry, and Biology subjects taken together., with English as one of the languages.
NEET-UG qualified. The minimum acceptable age is 17 years, cut off by December 31 of the intake year. |
| B.Sc (Medical Imaging Technology) | Completed higher education acquiring a minimum of 40% overall score on Physics, Chemistry, and Biology subjects taken together., with English as one of the languages.
The minimum acceptable age is 17 years, cut off by December 31 of the intake year. Candidates with a Diploma in Radiography/Imaging Technology are eligible for direct admission to second year under a lateral entry scheme. |
| B.Sc (Respiratory Therapy) | Completed higher education acquiring a minimum of 40% overall score on Physics, Chemistry, and Biology subjects taken together., with English as one of the languages.
The minimum acceptable age is 17 years, cut off by December 31 of the intake year. |
| B.Sc (Radiation Therapy Technology) | Completed higher education acquiring a minimum of 40% overall score on Physics, Chemistry, and Biology subjects taken together., with English as one of the languages.
The minimum acceptable age is 17 years, cut off by December 31 of the intake year. |
| B.Sc (Renal Dialysis Technology) | Completed higher education acquiring a minimum of 40% overall score on Physics, Chemistry, and Biology subjects taken together., with English as one of the languages.
The minimum acceptable age is 17 years, cut off by December 31 of the intake year. |
| B.Sc (Nursing) | Completed higher education acquiring a minimum of 40% overall score on Physics, Chemistry, and Biology subjects taken together., with English as one of the languages.
The minimum acceptable age is 17 years, cut off by December 31 of the intake year. |
| Post Basic B.Sc Nursing | Registered Nurse (RN & RM) or equivalent qualification required. |
| B.Pharm (Bachelor of Pharmacy) | Completed higher education acquiring a minimum of 40% overall score on Physics, Chemistry, and Biology/maths subjects taken together., with English as one of the languages.
The minimum acceptable age is 17 years, cut off by December 31 of the intake year. |
| BPT (Bachelor of Physiotherapy) | Completed higher education acquiring a minimum of 40% overall score on Physics, Chemistry, and Biology subjects taken together., with English as one of the languages.
The minimum acceptable age is 17 years, cut off by December 31 of the intake year. |
| B.Sc (Honours) Biomedical Science | Completed higher education acquiring a minimum of 50% overall score on Physics, Chemistry, and Biology subjects taken together., with English as one of the languages.
The minimum acceptable age is 17 years, cut off by December 31 of the intake year. |
| B.Sc (Honors) Hospitality Management | Secured a pass in the pre-university examination in any general or vocational stream recognized by Karnataka's pre-university education board or an equivalent board.
The minimum acceptable age is 17 years, cut off by December 31 of the intake year. |
| B.Sc (Data Analytics) | Completed higher education acquiring a minimum of 40% overall score on Physics, Chemistry, and Biology subjects taken together., with English as one of the languages. |
| BASLP (Bachelor in Audiology & Speech Language Pathology) | An individual is required to secure at least fifty percent scores separately in each theory paper, internal assessment, subject practicals, and clinical practicum examinations.
Clinical examinations must be cleared before advancing to the next semesters. No paper should be more than three attempts, one of which is the first attempt. There will be internal assessments conducted, which will be compulsory in order to sit for university examinations.. |
| B.Tech. (Bachelor of Technology) | Passed Class 12 or its equivalent with an aggregate minimum score of at least 45% in compulsory subjects: physics, mathematics, and either chemistry/biotechnology/biology/computer science/electrics, plus one language being English.
The minimum age requirement is also applicable (17 years by December). |
| B.Arch (Bachelor of Architecture) | Completed higher education acquiring a minimum of 50% overall score on Physics, Chemistry, and Biology subjects taken together., with English as one of the languages.
OR a pass in a relevant Diploma Examination securing at least an aggregate score above mentioned. -Must clear NATA conducted by the Council of Architecture (CoA). |
| BCA | Completed higher education acquiring a minimum of 60% overall score in any stream
Must have studied English as one subject. The minimum age requirement is also applicable (17 years by December). |
| BA (Honours) Media & Communication | Completed higher education acquiring a minimum of 50% overall score with English as one of the languages.
The minimum age requirement is also applicable (17 years by December). |
| B.Com (General) & (Professional) | Achieve a minimum aggregate score of 65% in Class XII from any stream, including English.
The minimum age requirement is also applicable (17 years by December). |
| BBA | Must have passed Class XII from any stream, achieving an overall average score of 55%.
Must include English among subjects taken. The minimum age requirement is also applicable (17 years by December). |
PG programs eligibility
Nitte University, which is located in the town Mangalore, has many post graduate (PG) programs in medicine, pharmacy, management and other areas. For students wishing to apply and be accepted into any of these programs, it is necessary to understand the eligibility criteria for that particular program. Thus a brief detail of the eligibility for various PG programmes at Nitte University has been provided below.
| Course | Eligibility Criteria |
|---|---|
| M.Ch. - Urology | Obtain a clear qualification of MS (General Surgery) or equal examination from MCI medical college, have permanent registration with any of the State Medical Council. |
| MDS (Master of Dental Surgery) | Complete a BDS from recognized Dental College and has permanent registration in State Dental Council. Candidates should be NEET-MDS qualified. Admission to both General and NRI category seats in MDS is based on inter-se merit in NEET-MDS. |
| MPH (Master of Public Health) | Any graduate in Health Sciences (MBBS, BDS, BVSc, BAMS, BHMS, BUMS, BPharm, BPT, BSc Nursing, PB BSc Nursing, BPH), Paramedical Sciences (BSc MIT, A&OTT, MLT, RT), Biomedical Science, Veterinary Science, Natural Sciences (any life science), Social Sciences & Social Work, Engineering including Environmental Engineering, Management, Commerce, Humanities or any a degree of equal status as that obtained from any university recognized by the appropriate authority, with at least an aggregate of fifty percent marks. |
| MHAHSM (Hospital Administration & Health Systems Management) | Any graduate in Health Sciences (MBBS, BDS, BVSc, BAMS, BHMS, BUMS, BPharm, BPT, BSc Nursing, PB BSc Nursing, BPH), Paramedical Sciences (BSc MIT, A&OTT, MLT, RT), Biomedical Science, Veterinary Science, Natural Sciences (any life science), Social Sciences & Social Work, Engineering including Environmental Engineering, Management, Commerce, Humanities or any a degree of equal status as that obtained from any university recognized by the appropriate authority, with at least an aggregate of fifty percent marks.. |
| MSc (Anaesthesia & Operation Theatre Technology) | An appropriate degree of BSc (A&OTT) of 3.5 years duration (which includes six months of intern training) - awarded from a recognized university and with an aggregate of at least 50%. |
| MSc MLT (Haematology & Blood Transfusion) | An appropriate degree of BSc (MLT) of 3.5 years duration (which includes six months of intern training) - awarded from a recognized university and with an aggregate of at least 50%. |
| MSc MIT (Medical Imaging Technology) | An appropriate degree of BSc (MIT) of 3.5 years duration (which includes six months of intern training)-awarded from a recognized university and with an aggregate of at least 50%. |
| MSc RT (Respiratory Therapy) | A valid BSc (RT) degree of four years including the internship from a recognized university with an aggregate of 50% and above. |
| MSc (Clinical Embryology) | Bachelor's degree (BSc) in Life Sciences / Biological Sciences / Biomedical / Bioscience / Biotechnology / MBBS / BVSc / BDS from any recognized University with not less than 50% marks in aggregate. |
| MSc (Nursing) | All applicants must be a duly qualified Registered Nurse and Registered Midwife or its equivalent in any State Nursing Registration Council. Candidate must have passed either BSc Nursing or Post Basic BSc nursing from any institution which must be recognized by Indian Nursing Council with not less than 55 % of marks in aggregates and have worked for at least 1 year after being registered with the Council of Nursing. |
| PharmD | Having passed higher education in subjects like Physics, Chemistry, and Mathematics or Biology and equally studied English or its equivalent language, or DPharm has been completed from a PCI-approved institution in accordance with Section 12 of the Pharmacy Act. The applicant should be at least 17 years old as on December 31 of the year of entry. |
| PharmD (Post Baccalaureate) | Pass BPharm from an institution approved by the PCI under Section 12 of the Pharmacy Act. |
| MPharma (Master of Pharmacy) | Candidate should possess a degree of Bachelor of Pharmacy from an approved Institution with an overall aggregate of at least 55 percent marks in all the four years of study. |
| MPT (Master of Physiotherapy) | A candidate must have completed a BSc (PT) or BPT degree which constitutes 4 and ½ years of education (including 6 months of internship) from any recognized university with not less than 50% marks in the aggregate |
| MSc (Biomedical Science) | The candidate should hold a Bachelor's degree from Biomedical Science or Applied Biological Sciences or Biotechnology or Biochemistry or Microbiology or Agricultural Sciences or Food & Nutrition or Environmental Science or Veterinary Science or Fisheries Science or Medical Imaging Technology or Operation Theatre Technology or Medical Lab Technology or BE or BTech in Biotechnology-or in Medicine or Dentistry or Pharmacy or Nursing or other life science degrees with 50% and above marks achieved. Candidate should have completed 20 years of age as on December 31 of the year of admission. |
| MSc (Food Safety & Biotechnology) | Same eligibility as MSc (Biomedical Science). Candidate should have completed 20 years of age as on December 31 of the year of admission. |
| MSc (Biotechnology(CBCS)) | Same eligibility as MSc (Biomedical Science). Candidate should have completed 20 years of age as on December 31 of the year of admission. |
| MSc (Microbiology) | Same eligibility as MSc (Biomedical Science). Candidate should have completed 20 years of age as on December 31 of the year of admission. |
| MSc (Cancer Biology) | Same eligibility as MSc (Biomedical Science). Candidate should have completed 20 years of age as on December 31 of the year of admission. |
| MSc (Marine Biotechnology) | Same eligibility as MSc (Biomedical Science). Candidate should have completed 20 years of age as on December 31 of the year of admission. |
| MBA (Master of Business Administration) | Bachelor's Degree in any discipline under the higher education +3 or higher education +4 scheme with a minimum aggregate score of 60% at Degree level including languages. Students pursuing their final year Degree are eligible to apply for NUCAT. |
