Govt. College of Nursing Thiruvananthapuram, the pioneer institute in Nursing had its orgin as School of Nursing attached to General Hospital, Thiruvanthapuram in the year 1943. In 1963, School of Nursing was upgraded to College of Nursing with the starting of Post Basic B.Sc.(N) for diploma Nurses which was the first of its kind in South East Asia. In the year 1972, four year degree program in Nursing (B.Sc. Nursing)was started at University level with an annual intake of 25 students. The present college building was inaugurated on 12th April 1972 by Dr.K. Balaraman Nair, the then Director of Health Services.
In the year 1983 along with other professional course, admission to B.Sc. Nursing program was made through common Medical and Engineering Entrance Examination of Kerala with 25 admissions, out of which 3 seats were reserved for male candidates. Annual intake of B.Sc. Nursing was enhanced to 50 with 6 boys in the year 1992. The year 1987 is remarkable in the history of Nursing Education in Kerala with the starting of Post Graduate Program in Nursing (M.Sc Nursing) in Medical Surgical specialty with an annual intake of four students and selection based on merit.
- Year Started 1972
- Approval Indian Nursing Council
- Affiliation Kerala University of Health Science (KUHS)
- Email nursingcollegetvm@yahoo.co.in
- Website www.contvpm.org
- Fax 04712-551147
- Type Aided
- Location Govt. College of Nursing. Medical College, Trivanathapuram 695 011
Phone: 0471-2444290 - Course Under Graduate program
B.Sc Nursing
B.Sc. Post basic Nursing
Post Graduate Program
Community Health Nursing
Paediatric Nursing
Medical and Surgical Nursing
OBG Nursing
