Government College of Nursing, Nil Ratan Sircar Medical College and Hospital, Kolkata

The Government College of Nursing, Nil Ratan Sircar Medical College and Hospital, Kolkata, was established in the year 2008 to provide nursing education. The college is affiliated with the Indian Nursing Council and is located at 138, A J C Bose Road, Kolkata. This institute offers various 8 courses at 3-degree levels and has an enrolled strength of 363 students. It covers 4.

55 acres of campus, which provides an apt ambience for learning and practice training. The faculty strength of this institution is 7, thus ensuring individualised attention and quality education for the aspiring nurses. The college is affiliated with West Bengal University of Health Sciences (WBUHS), Kolkata, for its B. Sc Nursing, Post-Basic B. Sc Nursing and M. Sc Nursing courses.

The College makes every attempt to ensure that excellent facilities raise the standard of learning for the students of the College. There is a well-equipped library occupying almost the entire 3rd floor of the Academic Building, covering an area of almost 4000 sq. M. The library has separate reading areas for undergraduate and postgraduate students with a combined sitting capacity of 550.

A sports facility is also available to all students so that their educational and physical development takes place on a balanced note. Another residential facility, available to both the boy and girl students coming from out of town, is also available within the college campus. The auditorium on campus is built for events and seminars, a guest room-cum-waiting room for visiting faculty and student family members.

The health centre within the college has maintained first-aid facilities; the students may use the various departmental laboratories to further enhance learning by way of practical exposure. There exists a canteen within the campus to address the nutritional needs of staff and students alike. Government College of Nursing provides courses in the stream of nursing to meet diversified educational demands.

The total number of courses is 8, including undergraduate and postgraduate courses. Undergraduate courses provided by the college include B. Sc. Nursing for 4 years, Post Basic B. Sc. Nursing for 2 years, and a GNM course for 3 years under General Nursing and Midwifery. At the postgraduate level, the college offers five M. Sc. Nursing specialisations, each for a duration of 2 years.

Course Name Total Number of Seats GNM 70 B. Sc Nursing 50 Post Basic B. Sc Nursing 60 M. Sc Medical-Surgical Nursing 8 M. Sc Community Health Nursing 8 The Government College of Nursing, Nil Ratan Sircar Medical College and Hospital, Kolkata, has an admission procedure that gets so structured that only the most talented and serious-minded students get admitted to the programmes in nursing.