The 2026 Calendar
These are the dates BCECEB published for the DCECE 2026 cycle. GNM candidates apply under the Para Medical (PM) group — the intermediate (12th pass) level group.
| Stage | Date |
|---|
| Online registration opens | 19 March 2026 |
| Online registration closes | 21 April 2026 |
| Last date for fee payment (net banking / card / UPI) | 22 April 2026, 11:59 pm |
| Online editing of the application form | 23–24 April 2026 |
| Admit card download | 15 May 2026 |
| Examination — Para Medical (PM) & PMM | 24 May 2026 |
| First Round seat allotment result | 11 August 2026 |
| Later rounds & mop-up round | As notified on the BCECEB portal |
What It Costs to Apply
| Course groups applied for | General fee | Disability quota (DQ) |
|---|
| One group | ₹ 750 | ₹ 480 |
| Two groups | ₹ 850 | ₹ 530 |
| All three groups | ₹ 950 | ₹ 630 |
This is the examination and counselling fee payable to BCECEB. It is not a college fee. CSNC's own fees are published year-wise here.
The Five Steps of the Application
The BCECEB portal takes you through the form in stages: registration (your mobile number and email are verified with a code, and you receive a registration number and password), the multi-step form (course group, personal information, contact details, educational information, then photo and signature upload), preview and final submit, fee payment, and finally downloading your confirmation page and fee receipt. Keep the confirmation page and receipt safely — you will need them later.
Counselling and Seat Allotment
After the result you take part in counselling: registration for counselling → choice filling → choice locking → seat allotment → reporting to the allotted college for document verification, medical fitness check and fee payment. Counselling runs in rounds, and seats left vacant flow into the later rounds and finally a mop-up round.
One thing candidates rarely have explained to them: the allotment list shows how each seat was charged — “against UR seat” when you got it on open merit, “jump over” when you moved onto your own category's seat, or a “compensation seat”. That is why two candidates with similar ranks can end up at different colleges.
Reservation Applied in Bihar Counselling
| Category | Share of seats |
|---|
| Unreserved (UR) | 40% |
| Extremely Backward Class (EBC) | 18% |
| Scheduled Caste (SC) | 16% |
| Backward Class (BC) | 12% |
| Economically Weaker Section (EWS) | 10% |
| Reserved Category Girls (RCG) | 3% |
| Scheduled Tribe (ST) | 1% |
In addition, 5% of seats are reserved for Divyang (disability) candidates certified with at least 40% disability — counted inside the total seats, not over and above — and a servicemen quota (SMQ) applies where the prescribed certificate is produced.
Documents to Keep Ready
The prospectus checklist asks for:
- Matriculation (10th) — passing certificate, marksheet and admit card
- Intermediate (10+2) — passing certificate, marksheet and admit card
- Caste certificate (SC / ST / EBC / BC), where claimed
- Income & asset certificate for EWS, where claimed
- Character certificate from the institution last attended
- Income certificate, if asked for at counselling
- Application Form Part-A, filled and with the photograph pasted in place
- Bihar permanent residence certificate
- Aadhaar card
- Servicemen quota (SMQ) or disability quota (DQ) certificate, where claimed
Finding Chanchal Suman Nursing College in Your Choice List
When you fill your choices, look for Chanchal Suman Nursing College, Phulwariya, Mahua, Vaishali in the private GNM list. The college is listed there with 30 GNM seats through DCECE counselling. If you cannot find it on the portal, call us on 87093 60236 and we will walk you through the screen.
Wondering whether your rank is enough? See the real 2026 closing ranks for GNM in Bihar, or read the general DCECE guide first.
