About Us

The Rajkumari Amrit Kaur College of Nursing is a pioneer institute for nursing education in India and South East Asian region offering basic and higher education programmes. It is controlled financially by Ministry of Health and Family Welfare and academically affiliated to University of Delhi as Department of Nursing under faculty of science. The primary objective of the College is to provide and promote education and research in the field of nursing.
The College was established in 1946 and initially B.Sc. (Hons.) Nursing programme was formulated to train young women as professional nurses for meeting the health needs of the country. In 1959, the University approved the initiation of two years Master of Nursing programme, M.Phil, in Nursing was star ted in 1986 as a foundation course for undertaking doctoral work and in the year 1992, Doctoral programme in nursing was started under Department of Nursing, University of Delhi.
Besides the regular academic programmes, College also conducts short term courses for nursing personnel through the Department of Continuing Education. College is also designated as a regional study centre for Ph.D Programme in Nursing conducted by Rajiv Gandhi University of Health science, Bangalore in collaboration with WHOM and Indian Nursing Council.

• The college is also in process of being established as centre of excellence in Nursing by the Ministry of Health & Family Welfare.
• The college is also recognized as a programme study centre by IGNOU (Indira Gandhi National Open University) for conducting post basic B.Sc. Nursing Course.
• The College is selected as one of the sub-recipient for the GFATM (Global Fund for AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria) project under INC.

Philosophy

• The College believes in training professional nurses from all states of India to meet the great challenges of service in the field of nursing. Professional nursing is a life-long service to the people and nursing must advance along with other health professions if society is to be assured of a balance situation and problems critically and take responsibility for their higher education for maximum professional effectiveness throughout their career.
• Furthermore, the College believes in a system of nursing education that fits in with the changing educational patterns of the country to meet the health needs of the society

Our Aim

• To provide a broad-based education for preparation of nursing personnel at both basic and advanced levels who can function in a wide variety of Health Care setting and make their distinctive contribution in all branches of nursing for promotion of health, prevention of diseases, care during illness and maintenance of positive health.
• To prepare a corps of well-qualified nurses for leadership positions to assume responsibilities in nursing and to do pioneer work of a creative nature for the development of human and scientific health care system.
• To promote the deeper study of nursing with a view to generate new perspectives, and about innovative approaches to       deal with problems encountered in nursing and health field.
• To maintain a centre of excellence for the pursuit of higher studies in nursing and act as a pace-setting institution to    strive to give direction to nursing, to serve better to the contemporary and future needs of nursing development.
• Right from its inception, Rajkumari Amrit Kaur College of Nursing has set before it an ideal of excellence in academic courses as well as service to society as a result of which it may truly become holistic in its outlook and approach to meet the health needs of the country.

Course offered:-

B.Sc. (Honours) Nursing

 Duration of Course: Four Years (8 Semesters) Inclusive of Internship

 The purpose of the Course is to assist students become a professional nurse committed to the promotion of health. prevention of disease, and care during illness and rehabilitation of the clients. The curriculum has been planned to provide breadth in knowledge to enable the graduate to function effectively in varied nursing healthcare settings at individual, family and community levels in urban as well as rural areas.

Areas of study Include: Anatomy Physiology, Microbiology, Nursing foundation, Nutrition and Biochemistry. Psychology, Preventive medicine and epidemiology. Medical-surgical nursing, educational technology, computers and communication skills, Obstetrical nursing, child health nursing, Psychiatry mental health nursing, community health nursing, sociology research and statistics, management of nursing services and education, research project. Students have practical experience both in hospital and community settings. University examinations are held in each semester in every academic year. However, Internal assessment is done continuously throughout the academic session by conducting term tests, seminars, assignments, projects, other reports etc.

Attendance Requirements : 75% in theory and practical for appearing in examination. However 100% practical requirements must be completed before the award of degree as per Indian Nursing Council/and University of Delhi guidelines.

Note: Medium of Instruction is English. Students are expected to have proficiency in English Language (Verbal as well as written).

Master of Nursing

Duration of the Course : Two Years (Four Semesters)
This programme is designed for experienced graduate nurses to develop higher competencies in professional nursing. The courses of study include teaching in Administration, Education, Research and specialization in selected clinical nursing areas through creative and independent work. The programme aims at developing leadership abilities in these areas.
Areas of study include Educational Foundations, Psychological Foundations, Nursing Foundations, Measurement & Evaluation and Statistics. Human Relations, Advance Nursing Education, Advance Nursing practice, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing Elective.
Student are offered practical experiences in nursing, teaching communication  skills,  planning  and  organizing  nursing programme. Each student is required to submit a written report of research study conducted by him / her during the course under  the  guidance  of  faculty  members  of  the  College. Students have regular practical experience in the clinical field during the year and summer field experience of 4-5 weeks after  the  second  semester  examination.  Often  the  field selected for summer experience is located outside Delhi. Expenses for this experience shall be borne by the students
and / or sponsoring agency.

Examinations are held in four parts at the end of each
semester. There are total 12 theory papers, three practicals and a thesis with viva-voice. However internal assessment is done  continuously  throughout  the  academic  session  by conducting term tests, assignments, seminars, workshops, research projects and field study reports etc.

Attendance requirements : 75% in theory and practical before appearing   in   examinations.   However 100%   practical requirements must be completed before the award of degree as per Indian Nursing Council and University of Delhi guidelines.

Note  :  Medium  of  Instruction  is  English.  Students  are expected to have proficiency in English language (Verbal as well as written).

Ph.D. in Nursing

Doctorate of Philosophy (Ph.D.) in Nursing

Duration of Course : 4 years (including 2 years residency)for candidates who pursue Ph.D. Course after  Master  of  Nursing/M.Phil  in nursing.

The  purpose  of  this  course  is  to  develop  skill  in  doing independent research in nursing for development of nursing education, administration and quality of nursing services. A candidate seeking admission to Ph.D. in nursing must have obtained a Master’s Degree / M.Phill nursing degree from University of Delhi or any other university with a least 50% Marks or equivalent grading. Admission to Ph. D. in Nursing is accorded by  the  Board  of  Research  Studies,  Faculty  of Science, University of Delhi.

Application forms are available from University of Delhi North Campus. Applications have to be submitted to the Principal, R.A.K. College of Nursing which will be passed through DRC (Departmental Research Committee) and forwarded to BRS (Board of Research Studies) Delhi University.
For  admission  notification,  refer  to  University  of  Delhi  advertisement in this regard. Registration for Ph.D programme shall  be  resumed  forthwith  in  strict  accordance  with  the ordinance VI-B (guidelines) of University of Delhi.

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