Rajkumari Amrit Kaur College of Nursing is a public funded institute administratively governed by the

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. It is a constituent college of

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. The college ranked second in India for Nursing Education (2016).

History

The history of Rajkumari Amrit Kaur College of Nursing can be traced back to the School of Nursing Administration founded in 1943. As a temporary campus, the college was allotted the vacated American Army Barracks and its Ccensor's block at, Jaswant Singh Road, and FEB Hostel at Curzon Road New Delhi walkable distance from India Gate. College of Nursing, New Delhi since its inception is a constituent college of University of Delhi. In 1971, the

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Shri. V.V. Giri laid the foundation stone for a new college campus consisting of Teaching & Administrative block, UG & PG hostels, Residential quarters/family accommodation for teachers, non-teaching staff and a playground. In July 1973 the college shifted to its permanent campus at Lajpat Nagar, New Delhi.

Etymology

The School of Nursing Administration amalgamated into the College of Nursing in 1946. In 1973, College of Nursing New Delhi was renamed as ‘Rajkumari Amrit Kaur College of Nursing’ after

Rajkumari Amrit Kaur Dame Rajkumari Bibiji Amrit Kaur (''née'' Ahluwalia) DStJ (2 February 1887 – 6 February 1964) was an Indian activist and politician. Following her long-lasting association with the Indian independence movement, she was appointed the first ...

independent India's first Health Minister who was instrumental in the development of the college as well as the nursing profession in India.

Campus

The campus is located in

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, Lajpat Nagar, adjacent to Moolchand metro station and Central School, Andrewsganj,

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Academics

The college offers Undergraduate and graduate programs in nursing. * BSc.(Hons.) Nursing * MSc. Nursinghttp://rakcon.com/DataFiles/CMS/file/Prospectus%20M_Sc%20Nursing%202021-22.pdf * M.Phil. in Nursing * Ph.D. in Nursing Apart from the regular academic programs, the college also serves as a study center for

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(IGNOU). The college is also designated as regional center for Ph.D. in Nursing program of

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, a

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(WHO) supported initiative.

Departments

* Nursing Arts * Medical & Surgical Nursing * Pediatric Nursing * Obstetrics & Obstetrical Nursing * Psychiatric Nursing * Nursing Research * Community Health Nursing * Continuing Education * Child Guidance Clinic * Rural Field Teaching Centre Chhawla

Students

Students from almost every state & UT of India are on the rolls, international students are mainly from SAARC countries, Sub-Saharan African countries and the Middle-East. International students have to apply through the Ministry of External Affairs, Government of India.

Successive principals

Margaretta Craig Margaretta Craig OBEhttps://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/38161/supplement/26/data.pdf (1902–1963) was an American nurse and a missionary of the Presbyterian Church who served as Principal of the School of Nursing Administration, New Delh ...

OBE (1946–1958) *

Edith Buchanan Edith Buchanan (born Mary Edith Mckay Buchanan) was a Canadian nurse who devoted her professional career to the development of nursing education in India. She is considered a pioneer who laid the foundation for nursing research and doctoral educat ...

(1958-1964) * Sulochana Krishnan *Anna Gupta (née Mathews) *Aparna Bhaduri *Bandana Bhattacharya *Asha Sharma *Kalpana Madal *Santosh Mehta *Harinderjeet Goyal

Notable alumni

* Dr.

Anice George Dr. Anice George, is an Indian nurse and an academician who was former Dean of Manipal College of Nursing, Manipal, and currently adjunct professor of child health nursing. She is also the academic advisor of nursing education, at Manipal Aca ...

* Dr.

Aparna Bhaduri Aparna may refer to: *One of the names of the Hindu goddess Parvati People *Aparna Bajpai, Indian actress *Aparna Balamurali, Indian actress and singer * Aparna Balan (born 1986), Indian badminton player * Aparna Brielle (born 1994), American ac ...

References

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