Background of the study and objectives: “A study to assess the effectiveness of planned teaching programme on knowledge and attitude regarding blood donation among First year Basic B. Sc nursing students at Government College of nursing, BIMS, Belagavi”. The study was conducted with following objectives.

1.To assess the level of knowledge and attitude regarding blood donation among First year Basic B. Sc nursing student's.

2.To assess the effectiveness of planned teaching programme regarding blood donation among First year Basic B. Sc nursing students.

3.To determine association between post-test knowledge scores regarding blood donation among First year Basic B. Sc nursing student's with selected demographic variables.

Methodology: For the present study Pre experimental one group pre-test-post-test design was adapted. The independent variables were planned teaching programme and dependent variables are knowledge and attitude among First year Basic B. Sc Nursing students in Government College of nursing BIMS, Belagavi. By using non probability convenient sampling techniques 50, First year B. Sc nursing students are selected from Government College of Nursing BIMS, Belagavi. The pre-test was conducted on 50 samples fallowed by planned teaching programme is administered after seven days of post-test for the same sample group was conducted.

Results: Majority (98%) subjects where in the age group of 18- 20 years. 88% where Hindu, 86% belongs to nuclear family, 86% where subjects income is less than 50,000, about 68% where females, 825 subjects where having previous knowledge regarding blood donation,58% subjects source of knowledge is books and 96% of them have donated blood previously. The mean value of pre-test of knowledge is 12.5% and attitude is 32.9 and after administration of planned teaching programme, the post mean value of knowledge is 25.06 and attitude score is 42.44 and P value is 0.05.