The CNET counselling 2025 is administered to all participating colleges by the Atal Bihari Vajpayee University of Medical Sciences (ABVMU), located in Uttar Pradesh. All candidates who qualify for the CNET exam will be able to take the CNET counseling in 2025. Candidates must register for the 2025 CNET counseling. Once available, the registration link for the CNET 2025 counseling process will be provided below.
All government and private nursing colleges connected to ABVMU Lucknow, SGPGIMS Lucknow, KGMU Lucknow, RMLIMS Lucknow, UPUMS Saifai, and LLRM, Meerut, are offering seats through CNET 2025 counseling. Under a certain number of seats determined by the Indian Nursing Council, reservations are granted in accordance with state government reservation policies. Candidates with disabilities are granted a 5% horizontal reservation.
There are three rounds to the CNET counselling 2025 process: Round 1, Round 2, and a mop-up round. A stray round is also conducted if there are still seats available following the mop-up round.
Those who pass the CNET exam can participate in the counseling rounds. Based on the merit list, the students are assigned to the universities that best suit their preferences. Candidates must fulfill the minimal requirements given by the Indian Nursing Council as well as the eligibility requirements established by the conducting authority.
CNET Counselling 2025 Schedule
For admission to the 11610 B.Sc. nursing seats in Uttar Pradesh’s various public and private nursing colleges, the conducting body releases the CNET 2025 counseling and admissions schedule.
Candidates can use the table below to view the CNET 2025 counseling schedule.
| Event | Dates |
| Round 1 Counselling | |
| Registrations | To be announced |
| Last date of registration | To be announced |
| Choice filling and Locking Process | To be announced |
| Seat allocation | To be announced |
| College Reporting and Admission process | To be announced |
| Round 2 Counselling | |
| Registrations | To be announced |
| Last date of registration | To be announced |
| Choice filling and Locking Process | To be announced |
| Seat allocation | To be announced |
| College Reporting and Admission process | To be announced |
Eligibility Criteria for CNET Counselling 2025
Interested students can verify their eligibility for CNET counselling 2025 by looking at the points below:
Age Requirement: As of December 31, 2025, the applicant’s age shall be at least 17 and no older than 35.
Educational Requirement: The student must have earned at least 45% of the possible score in the main subject of physics, chemistry, and biology in their 10+2 or its equivalent. For reserved categories like OBC, SC, ST students will receive a 5% relaxation.
Required Subject: English needs to be required at the 10 + 2 level in order to be admitted to the B.Sc. nursing program.
Medical Fitness: Candidates are selected based on their medical fitness. Not eligible applicant may enroll in the course until the University-appointed Medical Board determines them medically fit.
Grade Requirements: For the CNET 2025 examination, the minimum qualifying scores are 40 percentile for SC/ST and OBC categories, 45 percentile for PWD (General and EWS), and 50 percentile for unreserved (UR) and EWS categories.
UP CNET Counselling Process 2025
There are three rounds to the ABVMU B.Sc. nursing counseling process: round 1, round 2, and a mop-up round. After the mop-up round, a stray round is held only if there are still seats available. Counseling is conducted exclusively online.
The detailed overview of CNET counselling 2025 is given below:
Step 1: Registration procedure
Enter your registration ID (which is the same as the application form) and password on the official website, abvmuup.edu.in, to register for the CNET 2025 counseling.
All personal information, including the candidate’s name, mother’s and father’s names, DOB, category, and address, is immediately pre-filled upon signing in, just as it was when registering for CNET 2025.
Step 2: Documents Uploading
Class 10 and 12 marksheets should be uploaded, together with the Uttar Pradesh state domicile status, minority status, and any appropriate category, domicile, or minority status documents.
Step 3: Application Fee & Security Payment
Pay INR 5000 as the counseling security cost and INR 500 as the online counseling registration fee. Both charges are paid online with a single Rs. 5,500 payment.
Following the conclusion of the complete counseling procedure, this amount is transmitted to the selected college and deducted from the tuition.
Step 5: Choice Filling & Selection Process
Choose as many of the colleges on the CNET Counseling list as you like at the time and date provided in the program.
For future use, take a printout of the decisions you made using the CNET 2025 counseling portal.
Note: Within the time and date listed in the schedule, all candidates who were given seats in the first round must log in to the portal and select one of the alternatives below:
- Freeze Option: Accept the seat that has been allocated to you and do not take part in the second counseling round (freeze).
- Upgrade Option: Accepting the seat that has been assigned to them, they wish to upgrade and take part in the second round of counseling (float).
- Decline Option: Reject assigned seat and wishes to participate in round 2 of counselling (decline).
Step 4: Seat Confirmation Payment
It is mandatory for all candidates who were alloted seats and choose to Freeze or Upgrade Option to pay ABVMU UP a seat confirmation fee of Rs. 40,000 via online or challenge transfer.
Step 6: College Reporting & Admission Confirmation
After paying the seat confirmation fee, report at the designated college on the day and time listed in the schedule to complete the admissions process. Candidates must bring one set of self-attested photocopies of their documents in addition to their original certificates for physical document verification.
Note: Within the time and date listed in the schedule, all candidates who were given seats in the first round must log in to the portal and select one of the alternatives below:
Freeze Option: Accept the seat that has been allocated to you and do not take part in the second counseling round (freeze).
Upgrade Option: Accepting the seat that has been assigned to them, they wish to upgrade and take part in the second round of counseling (float).
Decline Option: Reject assigned seat and wishes to participate in round 2 of counselling (decline).
Required Documents
The following is a list of self-attested one-set photocopies of documents that must be turned in during the CNET exam 2025 counseling:
- Provisional seat allotment letter
- Successfully submitted Application form
- Fee payment receipt
- Applicants passport-size photographs
- Applicant’s identity (Aadhar card/Voter ID card/Driving license etc.)
- Class 12th and 10th Passing certificate and Mark sheet or its equivalent
- DOB Certificate
- SLC or transfer certificate
- Medical fitness certificate
- Category or Sub Category certificate (if applicable)
- Domicile certificate (if applicable)
FAQs: Frequently Asked Questions
Who will administer the 2025 CNET counseling?
For the state-level CNET 2025 exam, online counseling is offered by the Atal Bihari Vajpayee University of Medical Sciences (ABVMU), located in Uttar Pradesh.
What is the anticipated number of rounds for the 2025 CNET counseling?
There are three rounds to the ABVMU B.Sc. nursing counseling 2025: round 1, round 2, and a mop-up round.
Which institutions will have seats available through CNET 2025?
All government and private nursing schools connected to ABVMU Lucknow, SGPGIMS Lucknow, KGMU Lucknow, RMLIMS Lucknow, UPUMS Saifai, and LLRM, Meerut, are offering seats through CNET 2025.
