Sigma Health Training Institute, Ludhiana

Sigma Health Training Institute started in 1988 is one of the premier nursing education institute situated at Ludhiana, Punjab. This affiliated college recognised by India Nursing Council has been producing health care professional in the future for more than three decades. The nursing institute is located closely to Palm Enclave on the Southern Bypass to provide a variety of nursing courses for women only.

Although separate statistics for the enrollment strength are missing, the institute is famous for offering educational facilities in the nursing stream. Sigma Health Training Institute has some of the facilities that help in improving the experience of learning in the students.

A bright and spacious library stock with over 5,000 books and other materials is provided to help apprentices in the sphere of nursing and receive general education. Medical amenities in this college comprises of a health centre where any incident that may occur is first attended to, thus making the students comfortable all through their stay in college.

To ensure practical experience, Sigma Health Training Institute comprises of a Nursing Laboratory and Mother and Child Health Laboratory. The institute also has IT infrastructure services to complement more contemporary process of learning. To meet students’ comfort needs, college has separate hostel facilities for Boys and Girls, a canteen and transport facility for day scholars as well as hostellers.

The nursing courses provided by the Sigma Health Training Institute include under graduate and post graduate level courses. The institute currently offers seven full time courses of three levels of degrees. At undergraduate level, there are four years B. Sc Nursing course , Four years General Nursing and Midwifery (GNM) and two years Auxiliary Nurse Midwifery (ANM) .

Especially for the students those are seeking to improve their winning potential, the institute provides Post Basic B. Sc Nursing . Currently, the following postgraduate level M. Sc Nursing programmes are offered by Sigma Health Training Institute for Medical Surgical Nursing, Obstetrical & Gynaecological Nursing & Psychiatric Nursing having an intake of 2, 3 & 5 respectively.

The admission process of Sigma Health Training Institute helps to choose the best and eligible students for its own various nursing programmes. Degree Name Total Number of Seats B. Sc Nursing 60 GNM 60 ANM 50 Post Basic B. Sc Nursing 40 M. Sc Nursing 10 This accreditation is under the accordanted programmes and facilities of Sigma Health Training Institute that supports nursing education.

Through its conducive classrooms and practice facilities, the institute’s noble vision is to train health care professionals equipped enough to improve the nursing practice in the healthcare institutions.

Coming to the future, as the result for qualified nurses is increasing day by day, so the Sigma Health Training Institute has also focus on its goal and objective to impart quality education for nursing profession in Punjab and elsewhere.