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Tamil Nadu Plans Seven Nursing Colleges, 660 New Seats
Tamil Nadu plans to open seven government nursing colleges.
Six colleges will be built in six districts, and each will have 100 student places every year.
A seventh college in Coimbatore will have 60 places.
Together, they will create 660 new BSc Nursing seats.
The government says the new places will help train more healthcare workers.
Existing buildings will be used for the new students during the current academic year.
Staff needed for the approved student intake will be hired temporarily or through contracts.
The government also plans additional seats in nursing, paramedical and pharmacy courses.
Six new government nursing colleges will be established in Namakkal, Tiruchirappalli, Dharmapuri, Vellore, Tiruvannamalai and Tirunelveli.
Each of the six colleges will admit 100 BSc Nursing students annually, creating 600 seats.
A seventh college at Coimbatore Government Medical College and ESI Hospital will add 60 seats.
The six-college project will cost Rs 270.26 crore, funded by the Tamil Nadu Dr M G R Medical University.
Existing facilities will accommodate students for the current academic year, while staff will be hired temporarily or on contract.
- Who
- The Tamil Nadu government, with funding from the Tamil Nadu Dr M G R Medical University.
- What
- The government will establish seven nursing colleges and add 660 BSc Nursing seats.
- Where
- Six colleges will be established in Namakkal, Tiruchirappalli, Dharmapuri, Vellore, Tiruvannamalai and Tirunelveli; the seventh will be at Coimbatore Government Medical College and ESI Hospital.
- When
- A government order was issued on September 16, with the new intake planned for the current academic year.
- Why
- To train additional nursing, pharmacy and paramedical personnel needed to provide medical services.
Key facts
- New colleges
- Seven government nursing colleges
- New BSc Nursing seats
- 660 annually
- Six-college intake
- 100 students per college, or 600 seats annually
- Coimbatore intake
- 60 students
- Project expenditure
- Rs 270.26 crore for the six-college project
- Other planned seats
- 1,925 in existing nursing colleges and schools, 2,778 in 12 paramedical courses and 735 in pharmacy courses
- Nursing vacancies
- 4,724 vacancies notified for contractual recruitment through the National Health Mission
Quotes
Tamil Nadu government order
Official order governing staffing for the new and expanded programs
“Seven new government nursing colleges will be started. As many as 660 B Sc nursing student seats will be created, and an additional 1,925 student seats will be created in existing nursing colleges and nursing schools, 2,778 student seats in 12 paramedical courses and 735 additional seats in pharmacy courses, totalling 6,098 additional seats.”
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“The proposed manpower shall be engaged strictly on a temporary/contract basis and only to the extent actually required for the approved intake. No permanent posts shall be created, and no additional pensionary or other continuing liability shall accrue to government on account of such engagement.”
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