A study was conducted to evaluate the effectiveness of Planned Teaching Programme (PTP) on knowledge regarding Reproductive Health Care among Ist year B.Sc (N) students at K.L.E’s Institute Of Nursing Sciences, Hubballi. Thirty (30) students were selected by non probability; purposive sampling technique. The knowledge was assessed by using structured knowledge questionnaire. The study results revealed that most of the respondents 20(66.66%) of them had poor knowledge, 7(23.33%) of them had average knowledge and 3(10%) of them had good knowledge during pretest. After administration of planned teaching programme, 19(66.33%) of them had good knowledge, 10(33.33%) of the respondents had average knowledge and 1(3.33%) of them had poor knowledge. The calculated paired ‘t’ test value of 21.8* is greater than the table value at 0.05 level of significance, which indicates that there is a significance difference between in mean pre-test and post-test knowledge scores of respondents. It is concluded that PTP was effective in increasing knowledge of Ist year B. Sc students regarding Reproductive Health Care. 

Keywords: Effectiveness; Knowledge; Planned Teaching Programme; Reproductive Health Care.