St. Philomena's College of Nursing, Bangalore was established in the year 1937 as a Private Educational Institution. St. Philomena's College of Nursing Bangalore is approved by INC, and is affiliated with RGUHS, Bangalore. St. Philomena's College of Nursing offers admission in the field of Paramedical at UG/ PG/ Diploma level. Sr. Lourdu Mary N is the Principal.
St. Philomena's College of Nursing was established in 1937. The college is affiliated with Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences (RGUHS). Also, it is recognised by the Indian Nursing Council (INC).
Vision: The vision of this nursing college is to achieve excellence in providing nursing education. The college aims to develop professionals who are creative, competent and able to meet the rising needs of the society.
Mission: The nursing college has a mission to offer selfless, efficient, and comprehensive nursing care to the poorest and needy people.
The candidates seeking admission in this college have to possess the minimum eligibility requirements as per the norms of the RGUHS. The courses offered by the college and their minimum eligibility criteria are specified below:
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COURSE |
ELIGIBILITY |
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GNM |
To enroll in this course, a candidate has to obtain at least 45% marks in 10+2 and there is a 5% relaxation for SC/ST students. |
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B.Sc (Nursing) |
A candidate must have secured minimum 60% (50% for SC/ST Karnataka state candidates) marks with science subjects like Physics, Chemistry and Biology in 10+2. Also, English is a compulsory subject with 50% marks to enroll. |
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M.Sc (Nursing) |
The candidates seeking admission in M.Sc Nursing course must have B.Sc Nursing / Post Basic B.Sc Nursing as a minimum educational qualification. Minimum 60% marks are required to get admission in this course. |
Students who are eligible can apply online from the official website of the college. Also, the documents must be attached with the application form. Students can also enquire about the same from the college’s website.
| Institute Name | St. Philomena's College of Nursing, Bangalore |
| Estd. Year | 1937 |
| Affiliated to | RGUHS, Bangalore |
| Approved/Recognised by | INC |
| Type | Private |
| Programmes offered | UG/ PG/ Diploma |
| Principal | Sr. Lourdu Mary N |
| Address | Mother Theresa Rd, Vivek Nagar post, Bangalore - 560047 Karnataka, India |
| Contact Number | 080-25575705 |
| Official Website | https://philomenasnursingcollege.com/ |
The campus of the college creates a great learning environment by providing student friendly infrastructure and facilities. The campus provides the following facilities:
St Philomena’s College of Nursing aims to be the apex center of learning in the area of Nursing and hospitality. It is considered as one of the best Nursing colleges in Bangalore, established in the year 2000. The foundation of St. Philomena's College of Nursing comprises of spread-out campus close by different enhancements such as a library, study halls with legitimate teaching and learning aids, medical facilities and so on. The foundation looks to put every student in an association/organization of incredible repute.
St Philomena’s College of Nursing offers students with a full-time 4-year course in Bachelor of Science in Nursing having 60 seats, a 2-year course in Masters of Science in Nursing having 25 seats, and a Diploma in General Nursing and Midwifery of 3.5-year having 40 seats in total. An entrance test takes place containing objective type questions and a medical test to check whether the students meet the required medical requirements. Candidates must have 45% of aggregate in their 10+2 having subjects like English, Physics, Chemistry, and Biology to take admission in the college and meet all the requirements of the documents needed during the time of admission. Admission is open only to unmarried women.
Students must follow the rules and regulations of the college maintaining the required percentage of attendance that has to be above 75% in theory and practical respectively to give the examination. St Philomena is considered one of the Best Nursing colleges in Karnataka having excellent infrastructure and highly trained faculties. In the recent survey by an Edu Portal, the college scores 3.9 out of 5 stars and comes in the list of top 50 colleges for Nursing in India.
The library of St Philomena’s College of Nursing is a canvass of knowledge for students. It has more than 5,000 books of latest Nursing and Medical publications and also subscribed to various journals. Computer facility, Internet facility, photocopy, print, and scanning facilities are available within the library. It is well-maintained having responsible staff members to check the rules and regulations. It also widens its collection by subscribing to various digital portals such as Medline, Meddlers, RGUHS Helinet, and CINHAL.
