About St Philomina School of Nursing Kolar, Chintamani
St. Philomina School of Nursing was established in the year 2004-05 and serves a vital role in the development and training of caring and competent nurses. It is committed to the preparation of a well-qualified and dedicated fraternity of nurses who can lead the way into the future of nursing.
COURSE CURRICULUM
The purpose of GNM course is to prepare a qualified general nurse who will function as a member of a Health team, beginning with consultancy for the first level position in both hospital and community health services especially in rural areas.
The school has designed a specific curriculum that prepares the student to develop an aptitude for nursing and to provide the required knowledge and skills to deliver comprehensive nursing care to patients across all illnesses.
ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA FOR ADMISSION
GNM nursing -Minimum age- 17 years Maximum age-35 years
ANM/LHV- no bar on age
- Minimum Qualification – 10+2 with English and must have obtained a minimum of 40% at the qualifying examination and English individually from any recognized board. Candidates are also eligible from state open school recognized by state government and national institute of open school (NIOS) recognized by central Government however Science is preferable.
- 10+2 with English having 40% of marks in vocational ANM course from the school recognized by Indian nursing council.
- 10+2 with English having 40% of marks in Vocational stream- Health care Sciences from a recognized CBSE board/State/Centre.
- Recognized ANM with pass mark.
For foreign national - The entry qualification equivalency i.e., 12th standard will be obtained by Association of Indian Universities, New Delhi. Institution, state Nursing Council will be responsible to ensure that the qualification and eligibility will be equivalent to what has been prescribed as above.
- 5% of total marks in relaxed for SC/ST candidates.
- Any other reservation as per the state govt.
- Students will be eligible for admission once in an academic year.
- Students are expected to be medically fit.
ELIGIBILITY FOR EXAMINATION
Students should have 80% attendance each in theory and practical.
Student should complete 11 months duration of that particular academic year before appearing for the examination.
Principal should certify that the candidate’s performance and conduct is satisfactory.
If a student fails in one theory paper or practical, she/he will be allowed to proceed to the next year of study. She/he may sit for a supplementary examination in the failed subjects or practical held subsequently. If she/he fails to clear the supplementary examination, she/he may be allowed to sit again along with their previous year’s subjects.
Laboratories
All labs are equipped with related articles, models, dummies and instruments for simulative practices. All students are advised to compulsorily attend practical classes regularly. The college has all requisite laboratories: Fundamentals of Nursing, Community Health Nursing, Medical and Surgical Nursing, Maternal and child health, Nutrition, Anatomy- Physiology, Micro-Biology, Bio- Chemistry & Computer labs.
Clinical Facilities
St. Philomina School of Nursing provides its students an effective clinical experience in all specialties through the SNR District Hospital, Kolar, with its large capacity of 500 beds.
In addition, the students are provided opportunities for clinical experience and learning though associations with the following hospitals- the R.L. Jalappa Hospital and Research center, Kolar, (1500 beds capacity), Chintamani Govt. Hospital, Srinivaspur Govt. Hospital and Sidlaghatta Govt. Hospital with their capacity of 100 beds each. The institution has, with the government’s permission, affiliated with 4 villages and 2 urban set ups for community based training thereby providing the students the much needed opportunity to be gain insight into a variety of diseases and conditions and to execute the necessary medical and nursing care.
