National Licensure Examination for Nurses (NLEN)
The National Licensure Examination for Nurses is an entrance examination to qualify to be identified as a nursing professional.
All PCL and B.Sc Nursing graduates must pass the National Licensure Examination before starting as a nursing professional.
The National Licensure Examination for Nurses is the entry qualification for being a nursing professional. It should be distinguished differently from an academic degree so that the Licensure Examination is applied to B.SC.N and PCL at the diploma level. The Board of Nepal Nursing Council recognized the title and has exclusive rights to the title. No one can employ the title to make alterations. The abbreviated title is 'NLEN' in this context.
Eligibility
This National Licensure Examination for Nurses applies to all new graduates from the Proficiency Certificate Level (PCL) and Bachelor of Science in Nursing (B.Sc. Nursing)—graduation or completion of nursing education in PCL or B.Sc. Nursing is a requirement to sit the National Licensure Examination.
The examination fee for nurses (NLEN) is NPR 3,100 (three thousand one hundred rupees). The application form for the examination can only be filled out online; there is no provision for submitting the application form through any other medium.
The written examination for the registration certificate, known as the National Licensure Examination for Nurses, consists of 150 questions encompassing nursing topics, with a total score of 150. In order to successfully pass the examination, candidates must achieve a minimum score of 50%.