List of Nursing Colleges in Pondicherry 2024-25: Admission, Courses, Fees, Establishment Year, etc.

List of Nursing Colleges in Pondicherry: Puducherry formerly known as Pondicherry is a union territory of India. The ambience of this State is very calm and its urban architecture, depicting the French style, attracts people from all over the world. Apart from all these things, Pondicherry is also known for some prestigious medical colleges like Sri Manakula Vinayagar Medical College Pondicherry, Pondicherry Institute of Medical Sciences & Research. and the state has some premier nursing colleges like Kasturba Gandhi Nursing College, Mahatma Gandhi Medical College, and Research Institute, etc. These Top Nursing Colleges in Pondicherry are among the Best Nursing Colleges in India.

Course Overview

Course Level	Graduation
Duration	4 years
Examination Type	Semester System
Top Recruiting Organizations	Apollo Hospitals Enterprises, Fortis Healthcare, Medanta Medicity, Columbia Asia Hospital, Wockhardt Hospitals, Global Hospitals, Max Hospital, Manipal Hospital
Top Recruiting Areas	Defense Services, Colleges, Nursing Schools, Hospitals, Health Departments, etc.
Top Job Profiles	Case Manager, Certified Nurse Midwife, Clinical Nurse Specialist, Manager/Administrator, Nurse Anesthetist, Nurse Educator, Nurse Practitioner, Staff Nurse

Government Nursing Colleges in Pondicherry

Here is the updated list of Government Nursing Colleges in Pondicherry officially made by the Indian Nursing Council. To know detailed info about fee structure, Courses offered, Admission Procedure, and complete college review, click the link. Enjoy Reading..!!

S.No.	Name of Colleges	Aid Status
1	Pondicherry University	Govt.
2	Mother Theresa Postgraduate and Research Institute of Health Sciences Gorimedu	Govt.
3	Jawaharlal Institute of Post Graduate Medical Education and Research – JIPMER Gorimedu	Govt.

Private Nursing Colleges in Pondicherry

Here is the updated list of Private Nursing Colleges in Pondicherry officially made by the Indian Nursing Council. To know detailed info about fee structure, Courses offered, Admission Procedure, and complete college review, click the link. Enjoy Reading..!!

S.No.	Name of Colleges	Aid Status
1	East Coast Institute of Medical Sciences Moolakulam	Pvt.
2	Indirani College of Nursing Ariyur	Pvt.
3	Kasturba Gandhi Nursing College – KGNC Pillaiyarkuppam	Pvt.
4	Pondicherry Institute of Medical Sciences – College of Nursing Kalapet	Pvt.
5	Raak Nursing and Paramedical College Sulthanpet Post	Pvt.
6	Sabari College of Nursing Kirumambakkam	Pvt.
7	Sri Balaji Vidyapeeth Pillayarkuppam	Pvt.
8	Sri Manakula Vinayagar Nursing College	Pvt.
9	Vinayaka Mission College of Nursing Kirumampakkam	Pvt.
10	Shri Sathya Sai College of Nursing (SSSCON) Pondicherry	Pvt.

Nursing Entrance Examinations

Aspirants can select their preference from the Top Nursing Colleges in India or Top Nursing Colleges in their state. And then look for the entrance exam that you have to give for admission to that particular college. Aspirants can apply for National Level entrances like AIIMS, JIPMER, SAAT, AJEE, AUAT, etc.

CENTAC or Central Admission Committee, Pondicherry conducts an admission process for admission to various undergraduate/postgraduate courses in the field of engineering, pharmacy, medicine, etc. offered in various government institutions in Pondicherry.

Admission Process

• Nursing course admission is purely based on entrance exams held between April and June. Candidates can fill out the application form in both online and offline modes.
• For Online Process: Candidates need to go to the administrator website of the concerned entrance exam and fill in the requirements. After that, a printout of the completed form is to be taken out. The print out along with the obligatory documents and DD of the specified amount is needed to be sent to the relevant exam body.
•  For Offline Process: Candidates need to get the form along with the brochure from the exam conducting body or from the designated centres and can finish the formality.

Eligibility Criteria

We have mentioned below all the important information about the eligibility criteria for the reference of the applicants:

Course	Eligibility
B.Sc Nursing	1. 10+2 class passed with Science (PCB) & English Core/English Elective with an aggregate of 45% marks. 2. 10+2 passed out from recognized boards under AISSCE/CBSE/ICSE/SSCE/HSCE or other equivalent Board. 3. The student shall be medically fit. 4. Age: Minimum and Maximum age for admission will be 17 and 35 years respectively.
Post Basic B.Sc Nursing	1. GNM Pass and registered as RN, RM with State Nursing Registration 2. Council. 2. Age Limit: Candidate should complete 17 years on 31st Dec of that year & should not be more than 35 years
GNM	1. 10+2 passed preferably Science (PCB) & English with an aggregate of 40% marks. 2. 10+2 in Arts (Mathematics, Biotechnology, Economics, Political Science, History, Geography, Business Studies, Accountancy, Home Science, Sociology, Psychology, Philosophy) and English Core/English Elective or Health care Science – Vocational stream only, passing out from recognized Board under AISSCE/CBSE/ICSE/SSCE/HSCE or other equivalent Board 3. 10+2 vocational ANM under CBSE Board or other equivalent board from the school and recognized by Indian Nursing Council. 4. Registered as ANM with State Nursing Registration Council. 5. The minimum and maximum age for admission will be 17 and 35 years. There is no age bar for ANM/LHV.

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