India, Jan. 25 -- The State Common Entrance Test (CET) Cell has begun online registration from January 24 for health science courses for the 2026-27 academic year. Applications are open till February 24 for BSc Nursing, General Nursing and Midwifery (GNM), Diploma in Psychiatric Nursing (DPN) and Public Health Nursing (PHN), officials said.

The CET Cell said the DPN and PHN entrance exams will be held on May 5, while the Nursing CET is scheduled for May 6 and 7. In 2025, 47,501 candidates registered for the Nursing CET, while 477 applied for the DPN and PHN exams. Registration for the Foundational Allied Health Sciences CET will begin shortly.

Registrations are also underway for several other CETs, including MHT-CET (PCM and PCB), MBA/M...