Tamil Nadu to set up 7 new government nursing colleges, adding 660 seats
The Tamil Nadu government has announced plans to establish seven new government nursing colleges across six districts, adding a total of 660 undergraduate seats annually. These colleges will offer BSc Nursing courses in Namakkal, Tiruchirappalli, Dharmapuri, Vellore, Tiruvannamalai, Tirunelveli, and Coimbatore. The Tamil Nadu Dr M G R Medical University will bear the expenditure of Rs 270.26 crore for the project.
Additionally, a seventh nursing college with an intake of 60 students will be initiated at the Coimbatore Government Medical College and ESI Hospital, bringing the total number of new BSc Nursing seats to 660. Chief Minister C Joseph Vijay had announced this initiative in the Assembly, noting that no new government nursing colleges had been established in the state since 2014.
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