Sacred Heart College of Nursing, Dindigul

Sacred Heart College of Nursing Dindigul was established in 1980 as a top college for providing nursing education in Tamil Nadu, India. One hundred per cent self-financing, co-educational college is situated at Pudupatti near Dindigul, and the college was set up on four acres of land and extends up to fourteen acres now.

The college has been affiliated with Tamil Nadu Dr MGR Medical University and has been recognised by the Indian Nursing Council (INC), which makes sure the college educates the students in the right quality of nursing. Now the institute is running two courses of specialisation in nursing, having a total enrolment capacity of 165 students and having a team of 25 full-time experienced faculty members.

The Sacred Heart College of Nursing possesses many contemporary amenities to facilitate its students’ learning processes. An efficient library data centre and research library are the sources of learning activities, and well-equipped laboratories are the main practice area indispensable for professional nursing education.

Over the years the campus has developed an auditorium for events and seminars, thus boosting an active academic environment. As for the students’ physiques, there are sports amenities and a gym in the college. The IT is crucial to students so that they never lack updated information on the technology to be used in handling educational systems.

Sacred Heart College of Nursing currently offers two full-time courses : A B. Sc nursing programme, which is a four-year course, and a two-year ANM course, which stands for Auxiliary Nurse Midwifery . It offers new admissions for 90 seats for its B. Sc Nursing , with an approved intake of 50 seats only, and the ANM course is for 40 seats only.

These programmes aim at preparing students with all the theory and skills that are necessary in approaching a vocation in the nursing profession. The admission requirements of Sacred Heart College of Nursing involve choosing promising students to join the school's nursing courses.