BS Nursing Scope in Pakistan: Universities

Quick Facts

Degree Level	BS
Discipline	Medicine
Offered By	49 universities in our directory
Typical Duration	4 years

BS Nursing is a four-year undergraduate degree preparing registered nurses — combining clinical nursing practice with the sciences underpinning it and substantial supervised hospital training.

What You’ll Study

Coursework covers anatomy and physiology, fundamentals of nursing, medical-surgical nursing, community health nursing, paediatric and maternal health nursing, mental health nursing, pharmacology, nursing research and leadership, with extensive clinical rotations.

Career Scope in Pakistan

Registration with the Pakistan Nursing and Midwifery Council is required to practise, and programmes must be Council-recognised for graduates to qualify — verify a specific programme’s recognition status before enrolling, as this determines whether the degree leads to registration at all.

Demand is genuine and persistent. Pakistan has a documented shortage of qualified nurses relative to population, and private hospital expansion has increased it further. Graduates work in hospital clinical nursing across specialities, community and public health nursing, nursing education, hospital administration and quality roles, and increasingly specialised areas such as critical care and operating theatre nursing.

Nursing qualifications are also among the more internationally portable Pakistani health credentials, subject to the destination country’s licensing examinations.

Admission Requirements

Intermediate (FSc/ICS or equivalent) with the relevant subjects, plus the admission test used by the university. Check each university’s admissions page for the current cycle.

Where You Can Study This

49 universities
22 cities
21 public
28 private

Fees are not shown here: we hold a published figure for 11 of these 49 universities, and comparing one against a blank column would be misleading rather than informative. Each university page carries its own fee where we have it.

University	City	Sector	Duration
Bahria University	Islamabad	Public	4 years
Gambat Institute of Medical Sciences BSN Generic	Khairpur	Public	4 years
Government Sadiq College Women University	Bahawalpur	Public	—
Government Sadiq College Women University	Bahawalpur	Public	—
Health Services Academy (HSA), Islamabad	Islamabad	Public	—
Islamia University	Bahawalpur	Public	—
Jinnah Sindh Medical University	Karachi	Public	—
Kalam Bibi International Women Institute, Bannu	Bannu	Public	—
Karachi Metropolitan University, Karachi	Karachi	Public	—
Kohat University of Science and Technology	Kohat	Public	—
National University of Medical Sciences Post RN	Rawalpindi	Public	—
Nishtar Medical University, Multan Generic Nursing	Multan	Public	4 Years
Nishtar Medical University, Multan	Multan	Public	—
Peoples University of Medical & Health Sciences for Women Generic	Nawabshah	Public	4 years
Shaheed Mohtarma Benazir Bhutto Medical University Generic	Larkana	Public	—
Shaheed Mohtarma Benazir Bhutto Medical University Post RN	Larkana	Public	—
The Bolan University of Medical and Health Sciences, Quetta	Quetta	Public	4 years
University of Azad Jammu & Kashmir	Muzaffarabad	Public	4 Years
University of Child Health Sciences, Lahore Generic	Lahore	Public	4 years
University of Lakki Marwat	Lakki Marwat	Public	4 Years
University of Shangla	Shangla	Public	4 years
Abasyn University	Peshawar	Private	—
Baqai Medical University B.Sc Nursing	Karachi	Private	4 Years
CECOS University of Information Technology & Emerging Sciences	Peshawar	Private	4 years
City University of Science and Information Technology	Peshawar	Private	4 Years
Grand Asian University, Sialkot Post RN	Sialkot	Private	—
Grand Asian University, Sialkot	Sialkot	Private	—
Hamdard University	Karachi	Private	4 Years
Hamdard University Post RN	Karachi	Private	2 Years
Ibadat International University, Islamabad	Islamabad	Private	—
Ibn-e-Sina University, Mirpurkhas	Mirpur Khas	Private	—
Iqra University	Karachi	Private	—
Islamabad University of Health Sciences and Emerging Technologies (IUHT), Islamabad	Islamabad	Private	—
Isra University	Hyderabad	Private	—
Lahore University of Biological and Applied Sciences, Lahore	Lahore	Private	—
Malir University of Science & Technology, Karachi	Karachi	Private	—
Multan University of Science & Technology, Multan Nursing	Multan	Private	8 Semesters (4 Years)
Northern University	Nowshehra	Private	4 Years
Nur International University	Lahore	Private	—
Riphah International University	Islamabad	Private	4 Years / 139 Credit Hours
Shifa Tameer-e-Millat University	Islamabad	Private	—
Sohail University, Karachi Generic BSN	Karachi	Private	—
The Green International University, Lahore	Lahore	Private	—
The University of Faisalabad	Faisalabad	Private	—
TIMES University, Multan	Multan	Private	—
University of Chenab, Gujrat	Gujrat	Private	—
University of Lahore	Lahore	Private	4 years
University of Lahore	Lahore	Private	2 years
Zia-ud-Din University	Karachi	Private	—

Frequently Asked Questions

Do I need registration to work as a nurse in Pakistan?

Yes — registration with the Pakistan Nursing and Midwifery Council is required to practise, and your programme must be Council-recognised. Verify a specific programme's recognition status before enrolling.

Is there demand for nurses in Pakistan?

Yes — there is a documented shortage of qualified nurses relative to population, and private hospital expansion has increased it. Nursing qualifications are also comparatively portable internationally, subject to destination licensing exams.