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Welcome to the official website of Government College of Nursing, Kozhikode. The college was started in April 1982 and passed many milestones over the years. Our college is the first choice of students seeking admission for Graduate and Post Graduate Nursing Courses among the five Government Nursing Colleges of Kerala State due to its excellence in nursing education.

I wish all students success through their academic journey out of our college as successful nursing professional.

The Faculty of the Government College of Nursing, Calicut, are guided by the following philosophy of nursing education. ursing is a profession, which collaborates with other health professions in helping individuals, families and society to prevent illness, to maintain and promote optimum health, to recover and rehabilitate from illness or disability, adapt to unchangeable limitations and to assist to have a peaceful death in terminal illness.

The practice of Nursing is based on principles drawn form the biological, physical, social and behavioral sciences. Hence nursing education should be broad based, dynamic and adaptive in integrating principles of learning.Bachelor of Science in nursing programme equips young people with the basic knowledge; skill and attitude to render professional nursing care, at first level positions to the people of all ages in a variety of settings.

A graduate of this programme should be a competent professional nurse, a good individual and a good citizen.The teachers of this programme must possess post graduate degree in nursing and allied disciplines so that they will make the maximum contribution to the programme and maintain the standard of the profession.The curriculum for basic B.Sc. Nursing should be flexible, practicable, intern with the level of learners,integrate the principles of education and equip the learner to meet ever-changing health needs of the society.

BSc nursing is also a stepping stone to higher levels of education in nursing.The faculty of College of Nursing believes that nursing is a profession, which necessitates prompt updating of knowledge and skills in specialized clinical areas to render quality services and maintain collaboration with other health professionals. The medical science is tremendously progressing with specialization and research. To keep pace with these changes specialization and research are essential in nursing science also. Post graduate in nursing education provides opportunities to acquire advanced knowledge and skill in modern educational techniques, decision-making, critical thinking and creative work.