Sri Devaraj Urs College of Nursing (SDUCON)

Sri Devaraj Urs College of Nursing (SDUCON) is a unit of Sri Devaraj Urs Educational Trust, (SDUET) established by a group of philanthropic dedicated and service-minded leaders for the rural and backward community under the able guidance and Chairman ard community under the able guidance and Chairmanship of Sri. R.L. Jalappa. The Trust started the school of nursing which offers a Diploma in General Nursing and Midwifery in 1995 with a vision of providing standard education and training to the students. Sri Devaraj Urs College of Nursing came into existence in 1998, with four years B. Sc Nursing Degree program to pace with the rapid advancement in health and nursing sciences. The college has stepped on to a higher ladder of nursing education to meet the needs of the professional nurse educators, leaders, administrators and researchers, Master of Science in Nursing, a Post Graduate Degree Program was started in 2006. With five specialities. Post Certificate Degree program of two years was started in 2011 for upgrading those with Diploma in General Nursing and Midwifery. The College of Nursing is approved by the Government of Karnataka (10-03-1998) and recognized by Karnataka Nursing Council (05-10-1999) and Indian Nursing Council (23-03-2001). The College is affiliated to Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences Bangalore, Karnataka (06-07-1998). Further, the college was accorded with ISO-9001-2000 Certification in the year 2006, which was later upgraded to 9001-2015 Certification Standards in the year-2018, which enhanced the academic excellence through Internal Quality Audits. Sri Devaraj Urs College of Nursing is attached to a Parent Hospital, a constituent unit of Sri Devaraj Medical College affiliated to Sri Devaraj Urs University Academy of Higher Education and Research. The hospital is 1204 bedded with NABH & NABL accredited laboratory. The college has five nursing laboratories along with computer and preclinical labs (Biochemistry, Microbiology, Biophysics, Anatomy and Physiology) attached to a parent teaching hospital. Sri Devaraj Urs College of Nursing situated in Sri Devaraj Urs Medical College and Hospital campus at Tamaka, a rural area which is 6 KM. away from Kolar Town. It is known for its serene, salubrious atmosphere. The campus is calm and quiet and inspirational for studies. “Strive to become an institution of Excellence in the field of Nursing Education, Practice, Administration and Research with continual improvement”. We the faculty of Sri Devaraj Urs College of Nursing believes that Nursing is a formal education where we educate students to provide comprehensive service in order to meet the needs of the individual, family, community and society. We accept that our institution is centre of excellence in imparting core values in developing student to demonstrate high standard of professional behaviors. We believe that the education provided in this institution will enable nurses globally to practice evidence based care, engage in scholarly activities and translate knowledge into practice at all levels of health care delivery system. To plan curriculum and devote its resources for quality nursing educational training in an environment that focuses on overall development of student with adequate clinical competence across all scopes of practice. To ensure innovative methods of teaching-learning process for better professional competence. To train and strengthen the nursing students for better development in the clinical practice, to make them more skillful and assertive in meeting the challenges of health care needs. To offer equal opportunity to all economically and ethnically diverse regional community. To enhance problem solving and evidence based practice through various research activities. To promote maximum student participation in co-curricular and extracurricular activities. To motivate and inculcate leadership qualities among nursing students