SV Memorial College of Nursing, Mudhal

SV Memorial College of Nursing, Amritsar, was set up in 1998 to provide education in nursing in Punjab, India. This co-educational college is situated on Batala Road near Verka, and it covers an area of 20 acres of land. Currently, the institute provides 3 degree courses for various nursing specialities and 5 specialised courses for 281 students total.

Having a qualified staff of 37 dedicated faculty, the college makes certain to provide an increased student-to-faculty ratio, which promotes mastery of knowledge and effective teaching. Established as an affiliated college under the Indian Nursing Council (INC), SV Memorial College of Nursing aims at catering to the future of nursing professionals.

SV Memorial College of Nursing has available a range of sophisticated facilities developed to improve students' learning environment. The delightful library facility is a knowledge centre, providing access to a variety of nursing literature and sources. Facilities that are available on the campus include a modern laboratory where students can practise various practicalities on the campus.

For the people who are in need of accommodation, there is the college hostel for both male and female. Every hostel has 170 rooms, and each room is well equipped to accommodate three students. Food facilities are also provided to each hostel's main living areas include large dining areas and easy-to-access kitchenettes on each floor level.

Student welfare is important, with a health centre on the college offering first aid services. Also in their pursuit for balanced and healthy lives, the school provides students with sporting facilities. They will also have an auditorium where other events as well as seminars are held, all in a development's college environment.

Cognisant of the central role of technology in contemporary education, the institute has a computer section manned by at least 30 computers with internet connection and managed by a computer trainer. Other facilities offered are a canteen, accommodation for guests, in-house transport means, and internet across the compound.

There are different IT specialisations in nursing offered by SV Memorial College of Nursing to meet different career needs in the growing healthcare industry. The college offers five full-time courses, and these courses comprise both undergraduate and postgraduate levels. For undergraduates, there are four-year B. Sc. Nursing and two-year post-basic B. Sc. Nursing programmes available on the table.

As for those students who want to get deeply specialised, the college provides a two-year M. Sc. in Medical Surgical Nursing and Obstetrical and Gynaecological Nursing. Further, the institution has the three-year General Nursing and Midwifery (GNM) for nursing students. The total approved intake for all programmes is 160 students, meant to offer quality education with more attention given to each course.

Each programme offered at the SV Memorial College of Nursing has its own pattern of admission in order to accept the most suitable students. The B. Sc Nursing programme admissions are made from the merit of the Punjab Para Medical Entrance Examination ( PPMET ) conducted by Baba Farid University of Health Sciences, Faridkot. Likewise, for the Post Basic B.

Sc Nursing course, candidates are also admitted through an entrance conducted by the same university. Even more, the aspiring postgraduate students eligible for admission to M. Sc programmes of Medical Surgical Nursing or Obstetrical and Gynaecological Nursing have to appear for the Punjab M. Sc Nursing Entrance Test (PMNET) conducted by the Baba Farid University of Health Sciences.

The nature of the GNM programme is somewhat different in this regard; admission is done by the selection committee of the college, which includes the principal, vice principal, senior tutor, and nursing superintendent. This elaborate admission process makes sure that the college enrols students that are capable of shaping their careers to fit the nursing profession.

For information that can include a certain scholarship, some information is scarce; however, the college is always willing to help deserving students in their studies.