In a major move, the Punjab government has abolished free nursing education in government colleges, meaning nursing students will now have to pay thousands of rupees in fees to pursue their studies.
The Punjab government has also discontinued the monthly stipend for nursing students, and students will now be required to pay charges for government hostels as well.
The government has issued a new admissions policy for nursing colleges, under which female students securing at least 50% marks in FSc will be eligible for admission.
A Punjab domicile has been made mandatory for admission to nursing colleges. Meanwhile, only male students will be admitted to the Nursing College of Shahdara Teaching Hospital.
Regarding seat allocation, 3,100 seats have been reserved in government colleges for the morning shift and 3,000 seats for the evening shift. Nursing colleges affiliated with teaching hospitals will have 100 seats each, while those linked to district hospitals will have 50 seats each for both shifts.