Introduction: Induction of labor is the stimulation of uterine contractions before the onset of spontaneous labor. It is an obstetric intervention that should be used when elective birth will be beneficial to the mother and baby. Oxytocin is a neuro hormone that originates in the hypothalamus and is secreted by the posterior lobe of the pituitary gland. Synthetic oxytocin is the most commonly used drug for the induction of labor in viable pregnancy which is given through the IV route. Overdose of oxytocin, injudicious administration of the drug, poor maternal and foetus. Assessment results in serious maternal and fetus complications.

Objectives: Determine the level of knowledge regarding oxytocin administration during labor among nursing students as measured by structured knowledge questionnaire. Evaluate the effectiveness of planned teaching programme on oxytocin administration during labor as measured by gain in knowledge score. Find the association between pre-test knowledge score and selected demographic variables.

Methodology: Quasi experimental research approach was found to be appropriate to evaluate the effectiveness of planned teaching programme on oxytocin administration during labor among 4^th year BSc nursing students. The sample consisted of 60, 4^th year BSC nursing students. The sample was selected from B.Sc 4^th year BSc nursing students from two selected nursing colleges using simple random sampling technique. The data was collected prior to and after administration of the planned teaching programme on oxytocin administration during labor. Post-test was conducted on the seventh day using the same tool.

Result: Distribution of nursing students according to their demographic characteristics shows that majority of the nursing students (83.33%) were in the age group of 20 years and most of the students (66.67%) belongs to nuclear family, and highest percentage (91.67%) of students received information related to oxytocin induction during labor from health professionals. Findings revealed that the mean pre-test knowledge score was 41.16% with mean and standard deviation of 12.35-2.63 whereas the post-test mean knowledge score was 73.83% with mean and standard deviation of 22.15 5,60. The difference between pre-test and post- test knowledge score was 32.69%.