KVM College of Nursing, Alappuzha: Admission, Courses, Fees, Placements

KVM College of Nursing Alappuzha started in the year 2002 is one of the leading colleges of Nursing in the state of Kerala, India. This affiliated college is in Cherthala, Alappuzha, and is approved by India Nursing Council providing quality education. It is a 3-acre college which is rich in nursing programmes to meet all the needs of its students. KVM College of Nursing has approved intake capacity of total students 211 and faculty 14 which prepares nursing aspirants in beneficial environment in their desired stream. 7 courses are available at this institution under 2 degrees where the institution specialises in different fields of nursing such as general nursing , paediatric, obstetrics/ gynaecology, psychiatric nursing and community health nursing.

The KVM College of Nursing is also focused on bringing out the best facilities to support the learning style of the students. Facilities include laboratories such as the Fundamentals of Nursing laboratory, the Anatomy laboratory, Nutrition laboratory, and the Community Health Nursing laboratory; all containing appropriate equipment to offer practical sessions. Knowledge centre and a source of information, the college library has the collection of over 3750 books and has access to 17 journals. It is opened for thirteen hours per a day at the work of three qualified professional librarians and meet e-library and e-journal services. The institution also has state of the art computer section with over thirty computers equipped with latest information technology on nursing applications.

KVM College of Nursing has diversified its programme offering to cover all the educational needs of nursing. This institution offers 7 full courses which include under graduate and postgraduate programme. Undergraduates are trained in the degree courses such as B.Sc Nursing for one hundred students and post Basic B.Sc Nursing for thirty students. The postgraduate programmes includes, M.Sc Medical Surgical Nursing, M.Sc Paediatric Nursing, M.Sc Obstetrics & Gynaecological Nursing, M.Sc Community Health Nursing, M.Sc Psychiatric Nursing having 5 admissions in each. These programmes are meant to prepare the students to the kind of knowledge and skills they will need at their nursing practice. The college’s total student intake across all the courses offered is 211 and the college understands the importance of close student to faculty ratio in order to ensure good students outcome.

Applicants seeking admission to KVM College of Nursing experience different requirements per programme and quota. For taking admission into B.Sc Nursing, the selection into the government quota is determined by the merit list issued by The Director, LBS, Centre for Science and Technology. The seats in Post Basic B.Sc Nursing are divided as 50% merit quota and 50% management quota. Admission of students to the Government quota seat is through the Commissioner of Entrance Examination for M.Sc programmes depending on merit. Some of the tests accepted by the college are not named, but the general notion that various tests are accepted is given. The admission requirements and entrance tests details can be obtained from the college website or from the admission department directly, contact information given above, as the facts presented above may change over the time.