The Diploma in Nursing Science and Midwifery course will be of three years duration Each academic year consists of 52 weeks. Out of 52 weeks, 45 weeks will be reserved for theory, laboratory classes, clinical practice, and review class and test examination. The rest of 07 weeks will be used for study leave, BNMC examination and school break. This break may also allow time for students who fail a course to take re-exam, or to do additional study like assignment & practice to improve their academic performance in order to fulfill the requirement of the course. Each week consists of 6 working days and 6 hours a day for theory & lab. So for theory and lab session a week consists of 36 hours. Each week consists of 6 working days and 8 hours a day for clinical practice.

Year wise subject with code and hours distribution

First year
Subject Code	Subject Title	Allocated Hours
D111	Behavioral Science	240
D112	Basic Science	128
D123	Anatomy and Physiology	256
D124	Microbiology and Parasitology	64
D135	Fundamentals of Nursing	824
Internal Subject
D116	Communicative English	80
D117	Computer and Information Technology	64
	Total with Internal Subject	1656

Second year
Subject Code	Subject Title	Allocated Hours
D231	Medical & Surgical Nursing	832
D222	Pharmacology	80
D223	Nutrition and Dietetics	240
D234	Community Health Nursing	292
D235	Pediatric Nursing	260
	Total	1704

Third year
Subject Code	Subject Title	Allocated Hours
D331	Midwifery	1192
D332	Psychiatric Nursing	144
D333	Orthopedic Nursing	240
D334	Leadership and Management	96
D335	Research Methodology	80
	Total	1752