"It is not how much you do, but how much love you put in the doing." Mother Theresa

For any person who dreams of taking up nursing as a career, there are two ideals Florence Nightingale and Mother Theresa. According to “the lady with the lamp” Florence Nightingale, a nurse should always have one question her mind, “how can I provide for the right thing to be always done?” instead of trying to do the right thing herself.

It is very essential for a nurse to remember these two statements before progressing with her career. Compassion and kindness are two important qualities of a nurse. There can be many qualifications and academic achievements that a nurse can attain but her capabilities will always be judged by the attitude shown by her towards the patients.

Kolkata nursing colleges follow these principles while training the students of nursing. There are many ways of getting into a nurses job in Kolkata. either the students can directly get through one of the health care institutions or they can enroll into one of the nurse’s bureau.

There are 4 Nursing Colleges in Kolkata all of which offer bachelors and masters degree courses to the prospective nurses. Many institutes are also planning to open up a nurses training course in their curriculum to meet the growing demand for nurses.

Given below is a list of nursing colleges of Kolkata:

1. B.M. Birla Heart Research Centre College of Nursing
   1/1, National Library Avenue Kolkata 700027 (W.B.)
   Courses : B.Sc. (Hons.) Nursing  (Seats: 25), M.Sc. Nursing  (Seats:8)
   
   
2. W. B. Govt. College of Nursing (S.S.K.M. Hospital Campus)
   244, Acharya Jagdish Chandra Bose Road Kolkata 700020 (W.B.)
   Tel : 2223 9896
   Courses : B.Sc. (Hons.) Nursing (Seats:25), Condensed B.Sc. (Hons.)
   Nursing (Seats:25), M.Sc. Nursing (Seats:12)
   
   
3. Shova Rani Nursing College
   1F, Raja Subodh, Ch. Mullick Road Jadavpur, Kolkata 700032 (W.B.)
   Courses : B.Sc. (Hons.) Nursing  (Seats:40)
   
   
4. All India Institute of Hygiene & Public Health
   110, Chittaranjan Avenue, Kolkata -700 012
   Tel : 2241-3831/ 2860
   Course : M.Sc. in Nursing (Community Health)