PhD in Nursing Sciences Initiated in India

As an important step towards promoting quality nursing education and practice in India, a National Consortium for Ph D in Nursing was established under the active leadership of the Indian Nursing Council, seven leading nursing institutions of India, WHO-India, and the Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences (RUGHS), Banglore.  Dr S. J. Habayeb, WHO Representative to India, Mr T. Dileep Kumar, President, Indian Nursing Council (INC) and the Registrar of RGUHS signed the MOU.  Signing of the MOU between these partners marks a landmark event in the history of nursing education in India.  It ushers nursing into a new era of promoting high quality nursing education, research and practice in India.

The establishment of a National Consortium is a unique and innovative approach to strengthen the nursing education, where nursing institutions of India have come together along with RGUHS, INC and WHO-India.  The MOU outlines the roles of different partners and provides a road map for undertaking the PhD programme in India.

A first step has already been made as the enrollment for PhD begins from this academic session itself at RGUHS. The NIMHANS, Bangalore, has been selected as the nodal center for the Ph D course.

For those interested, the contact details are the following:

Dr. Reddamma,

Department of Nursing,

NIMHANS,

Bangalore 560 029

Tel.No. 26995226

Email: reddemma@nimhans.kar.nic.in

Mrs Shashi Chugh

Secretary

Indian Nursing Council

Combined Councils Builiding

Kotla Road, Temple Street,

New Delhi-110 002