Nursing Colleges in Punjab

Punjab is a small state in India but has many Colleges and Institutes offering different training programmes in nursing. These progammes have been enlisted district wise along with some other information.

Nursing Profession and Education

It is appropriate time to join nursing as a profession because the opportunities for a bright future and career are tremendous. There are many options like clinical practice in hospitals, nursing homes, schools, industry and other establishments. Graduates and Post Graduates have a great potential to adopt teaching as a career. Other options are research and management and administration. Opportunities to working as a travel nurse are also gaining momentum especially in United States, Canada and some western countries as it attracts free travel, accommodation and insurance. Home care nursing is another possibility for those who do not wish to venture out.

There is great demand of nursing personnel in India and abroad. Registered nurses are required to function in various areas of specializations like orthopedic, psychiatric, labour and delivery, anesthetists etc.

Criteria for Admission to different Training Programmes in Nursing

PROGRAMMES IN NURSING	ELIGIBILITY	DURATION OF TRAINING	EXAMINING BODY
Auxiliary Nurse and Midwife (ANM)	10+2  Pass	2 Years	Nursing Examination Board
General Nursing and Midwifery (GNM)	10+2 Pass with 40% aggregate marks preferably in Physics, Chemistry, Biology and English	3½ Years	Nursing Examination Board
B. Sc. (Basic)	10+2 with 45% aggregate marks in Physics, Chemistry, Biology and English (Core/Elective)	4 Years	University
B. Sc. (Post Basic)	10+2 or equivalent (10+1 for those passed in or before 1986) +GNM with registration as RNRM with State Nurses Registration Council	2 Years (Regular) 3 Years (Distance)	University
M. Sc. (N)	B. Sc. Nursing/B.Sc. (Hons) Nursing/B. Sc. Nursing (Post Basic) with minimum of 55% aggregate marks;  and One year of work experience after B. Sc. (Basic) or One year of work experience prior or after B. Sc. Post Basic in Nursing	2 Years	University
M. Phil.	M. Sc. Nursing	1 Year (Full Time) 2 Years (Part Time)	University
Ph. D.	M. Sc. Nursing/M. Phil. Nursing	3-5 Years	University

Abbreviations used:

ANM = Auxiliary Nurse and Midwife

MPHW(F) = Multi-Purpose Health Worker (Female)

GNM = General Nursing and Midwifery

B. Sc. (N) = Bachelor of Science (Nursing)

P.B.B.Sc.(N) = Post Basic Bachelor of Science (Nursing)

M. Sc. (N) = Master of Science (Nursing)

Important Links:

Indian Nursing Council

Punjab Nurses Registration Council

NCLEX Examinations

DISCLAIMER Every effort has been made to present up-to-date information on this Blog. The information has been collected from different sources and compiled to get important data about Colleges/ Institutes offering nursing courses in the State of Punjab. In view of the changing nature of information it may not be possible to keep it updated on day to day basis. However, periodic updates will be made available. Visitors are requested to check the accuracy of the data at their own level before making any decision. The blogger will not take the responsibility of any error or omission in the data presented.