Baby Memorial College of Nursing, Kozhikode

The Baby Memorial College of Nursing, Calicut was the second nursing college in Kerala started in the year 2002 situated in Kozhikode, Kerala. This is a co educational institute founded in 2000 and associated with the Kerala University of Health Sciences, the institute is recognised from the Indian Nursing Council INC.

Situated in a 4 acres area the college provides an excellent opportunity for acquiring the nursing profession with 3 degree courses and 8 programmes. In all, the college admits 300 students and is staffed by 24 faculty members, thus an ideal student faculty ratio is preserved thereby guaranteeing students quality time and education.

It has leeward of the best facilities in and around the college to complement its students’ learning process. The students’ and teachers’ common library is stuffed with more than 5,000 reference books and numberless national and international journals. A large reading hall with the free broadband connection is the centre of the library in the middle of the campus.

An elaborate demonstration of the practical training aspect of the college may be seen through its valuable laboratories. The pre clinical lab include different types of manikins and equipment that enable the students to practice nursing skills before they attend clinical. There is provision of Maternity Nursing, Paediatric Nursing and community Health Nursing practicals in their respective special laboratories.

A modern computer lab makes sure that the students get to face reality in terms of computer education requirements. To meet the education needs of the various nursing careers, Baby Memorial College of Nursing provides a wide choice of nursing courses. The college offers 8 courses which comprises full-time under graduate and post graduate programmes. The programme offering includes the flagship B.

Sc Nursing for which ninety students are admitted and the Post Basic B. Sc Nursing for which thirty students are admitted. The college provides M. Sc nursing courses at post graduate level in the specialisations of Medical Surgical Nursing, Obstetrics and Gynaecology Nursing, Paediatric Nursing and Psychiatric Nursing. Also, the Post Basic Diploma in Critical Care course offered.

Course Name Total Number of Seats Total Fees B. Sc Nursing 90 Rs 280,000 M. Sc Medical Surgical Nursing 8 Rs 300,000 Post Basic B. Sc Nursing 30 Rs 140,000 M. Sc Obstetrics and Gynaecology Nursing 4 - M. Sc Paediatric Nursing 4 - Post Basic Diploma in Critical Care 15 Rs 20,000 M.

Sc Psychiatric Nursing 2 - Baby Memorial College of Nursing Admission is strictly merit based with admission regulation framed by the government and university. For B. Sc Nursing, BMCN selects the students with the updated rank list for both Government and Management quota.

The matters relating to the admission in postgraduate’s quota of seats in government quota are decided on the basis of a rank list prepared through an examination conducted by the Commissioner of Entrance, Government of Kerala. For Management quota, the College prepares the following merit list 4 Marks Obtain in B. Sc Nursing. The course in Post Basic B.

Sc Nursing for admission to the government quota is through merit list prepared by either government or LBS centre for GNM marks.