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BACKGROUND Scoring System were developed for the quantification and standardization of the severity of acute illnesses and for the prediction of outcome and to compare the severity of disease among patients in Intensive Care Units. These are commonly utilized in the ICU and are determined either upon admission or during the patient's stay. A number of physiological markers that have been shown to independently predict hospital death are assessed as part of the scores. Typically, Scoring Systems incorporate patient data that can be measured with ease into a statistical algorithm to provide a single score. These ratings indicate the course of a patient's disease or the way in which they will react to a therapeutic intervention. Most in critical care are related to the severity of the sickness, and some are made to forecast the outcome, which is usually death. In order to evaluate and track the results of interventions and therapies for use in research, traditional physiological Scoring Systems were first created. OBJECTIVES OF THE STUDY o To assess the level of Knowledge on Scoring System used in Critical Care Unit among the Nursing students of selected Colleges of Kamrup, Assam. o To find out the association of Knowledge on Scoring System used in Critical Care Unit among Nursing students of selected Colleges of Kamrup, Assam with the selected demographic variable. METHODS AND MATERIAL A descriptive research design was used in the study to accomplish the objectives. By using convenience sampling technique, sample size was selected. The study was conducted among 220 Nursing students of selected Colleges, Kamrup, Assam. Respondents were selected on the basis of the inclusion criteria. Semi- structured Knowledge questionnaire was used to assess the Knowledge. RESULTS The findings of the study showed that out of 220 Nursing students, majority of the Nursing students i.e. 95.9% belongs to the age group 20-25 years, 4.1% belongs to the age group of 26-31 years. Majority of the Nursing students i.e. 95.5% are female, whereas 4.5% are male. Majority of the Nursing students i.e. 59.5% are from BSc. Nursing 4th year and 40.5% from Post Basic BSc. Nursing 2nd year. 100% of the Nursing students are clinically exposed in ICU. 59.5% of the Nursing students are clinically exposed in ICU for 1 year and 40.5% of the Nursing students are clinically exposed in ICU for 4 months. 100% of the Nursing students have previous Knowledge on Scoring System used in Critical Care Unit. Majority of the Nursing students i.e 59.1% of the students have heard from hospital staff, 36.4% of the students have heard from teachers and 4.5% of the students have heard from workshop regarding Scoring System used in Critical Care Unit. Majority of the students i.e. 93.6% had moderately adequate Knowledge, 4.1% of the students had inadequate Knowledge and 2.3% had adequate Knowledge regarding Scoring System used in Critical Care Unit. The association was statistically tested for Knowledge with Fisher Exact test and analysis depicted that the demographic variable did not show statistically significant association with level of knowledge regarding Scoring System used in Critical Care Unit among Nursing students at p<0.05 level. CONCLUSION After analyzing data collected, 93.6% had moderately adequate Knowledge, 4.1% of the students had inadequate Knowledge and 2.3% had adequate Knowledge regarding Scoring System used in Critical Care Unit. Therefore, it is recommended that there should be more training programmes and awareness about the use of Scoring System in Critical Care Unit and implemented in the practice.