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This is a study to assess the knowledge and attitude regarding blood donation among students of B.Sc Nursing first year at Teerthanker Parshvnath School of Nursing, Amroha. The target population for the study was the students of B.Sc Nursing first year at Teerthanker Parshvnath School of Nursing. A total of 30 samples were selected using Proportionate stratified random sampling technique. Research design was descriptive survey design .The data was collected from the students by using a self-structured questionnaire and rating scale regarding blood donation. The multiple- choice questions including socio-demographic proforma and structured questionnaire on knowledge regarding blood donation were used to assess the level of knowledge; rating scale was used to assess the attitude among the students of B.Sc Nursing first year students. A correlation coefficient test was done to find out the relationship between knowledge and attitude regarding blood donation; A chi-square test was done to analyse the association between the level of knowledge and attitude regarding blood donation among students of B.Sc Nursing first year with their selected demographic variables. The study findings show that 23.34% of students had adequate knowledge, 70% had moderate knowledge and 6.67% had inadequate knowledge. 53.34% had adequate attitude and 46.66% had moderate attitude and 0% had inadequate attitude regarding blood donation; There was a positive correlation between the level of knowledge and the attitude of students towards blood donation (r=0.0173); there is an association between the level of knowledge and attitude with selected demographic variables. p> 0.05 level is significant.