Venkateswara Nursing College, Chennai

Venkateswara Nursing College formally set up in year 2006 is an affiliated College situated at Chennai ,Tamil Nadu. Spread over 10 acres of land, this co-educational college is INC approved to provide sound education in nursing. Overall it offers seven nursing courses with 184 student enrolments spread across two degrees.

Currently, the college has a total of 15 lecturers and teachers, and as a result the institution has relatively low student Teacher ratio which can easily enhance learning. Venkateswara Nursing College features the following facilities purposely to improve the experience of the students.

Well stocked library with more than 4200 books and 18 national and international journals give students enough variety for research. The computer lab equipped with new computer systems and multimedia equipments provide broadband internet connection along with properly air conditioned ambience. Usual training facilities include departmental laboratories at the college.

Students have a provision for the separate hostels for boys and girls considering the need for proper accommodation. The campus also contains a canteen, playing grounds, and gym for the recreation of the students, faculty and staff. There is a small reference for a health centre with first aid amenities that take care of most medical emergencies.

College Auditorium is used for conducting various activities such as seminars The transport facility of the college includes buses that ply the college within and around the Chennai city as well as it suburbs. Nursing education offered by Venkateswara Nursing College is diversified to cater a wide array of need of nursing stream.

The institute offers seven full time courses , with both, under graduate and post graduate courses available for students. The college provides undergraduate 4 years B. Sc nursing with 60 students’ intake capacity and Post Basic B. Sc nursing . The graduate programmes include several M.

Sc Nursing specialisations like Pediatric Nursing, Medical Surgical Nursing, Community Health Nursing, Obstetrics and Gynaecology Nursing, Psychiatric Nursing, total seat is 4 in each. These various programmes in nursing education are to suit various needs of the students and give an opportunity to specialise on areas of their choice. Course Name Total Number of Seats B. Sc Nursing 60 M. Sc Paediatric Nursing 4 M.

Sc Medical Surgical Nursing 4 M. Sc Community Health Nursing 4 M. Sc Obstetrics and Gynaecology Nursing 4 The entry requirements of this college for enrolment to its Nursing College is meant to admit competitive and hard working students for its Nursing Courses. The college probably looks into these aspects of the applicants education performance and probably offer proficiency tests or interview the students.

Since the college is recognised and approved of it by the Indian Nursing Council, it should adhere to the normal admission procedures for nursing colleges in India. The prerequisites necessary for admission at Venkateswara Nursing College include official records from previous academic years, scores on any prescribed entrance tests and interviews and other tests as deemed necessary by the admission board.