Become the nurse healthcare promotes first
from A.N.M to M.Sc. Nursing, built around outcomes.
Clinical Exposure & Hospital Rotations
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INC & GNC Aligned Curriculum
Credibility you can verify.
Recognitions and design choices that make an FLS degree hold up to scrutiny stated as third-party facts, not slogans.
The Faculty of Nursing
A healthcare faculty at India’s youngest NAAC A++ university, the Faculty of Nursing educates future nurses and healthcare leaders across Diploma (A.N.M, G.N.M), B.Sc., Post Basic B.Sc., and M.Sc. Nursing programs taught through hands-on patient care, advanced simulation training, and clinical immersion.
From a 2-year A.N.M diploma to an INC-aligned M.Sc. specialization across 5 distinct tracks, the faculty pairs academic rigor with practical clinical skills. Learning is backed by the 750-bedded Parul Sevashram Hospital, Pragya Advanced Skills & Simulation Center, peripheral health centers for community outreach, and an extensive network of healthcare recruiters.
Vision
To emerge as a premier center of excellence in nursing education, clinical research, and compassionate healthcare practice nurturing competent, ethical, and globally competitive nursing professionals who transform patient care and community health outcomes.
Mission
The Faculty of Nursing delivers INC-aligned academic programs paired with hands-on hospital training and simulation labs to build clinical excellence and critical decision-making skills. We foster ethical values and patient-centered empathy through community outreach, empowering graduates to lead and excel in global healthcare.
Not sure which route fits?
Compare them side by side.
Explore pathways in nursing at Parul University from entry-level diplomas to advanced specialized degrees.
A.N.M
G.N.M
B.Sc. Nursing
M.Sc. Nursing
*Tuition fees may vary depending on the country or state in which the candidate has completed their qualifying examination. Merit, rank-based, and domicile scholarships are available. The final fee structure and applicable scholarships will be confirmed by the Admission Committee. Specialised M.Sc. Nursing and Post Basic B.Sc. Clinical tracks are subject to INC/GNC guidelines and charged separately.
Diploma & Certificate
A.N.M & G.N.M • 2–3 Years • 2 ProgramsBachelor's
B.Sc. & Post Basic B.Sc. • 2–4 Years • 2 ProgramsMaster's
M.Sc. Nursing • 2 Years • 5 SpecialisationsAn ANM & GNM program designed around where you'll serve, not just what you'll study.
Choose the 2-year Auxiliary Nurse and Midwifery (A.N.M) diploma or the 3-year General Nursing and Midwifery (G.N.M) diploma with comprehensive clinical training. Want to build a foundational entry into healthcare? Indian Nursing Council-recognized programs equip you with practical patient-care skills and community health expertise right from day one.
Auxiliary Nurse Midwifery - A.N.M
*For female candidates onlyGeneral Nursing and Midwifery - G.N.M
*Comprehensive clinical training includedShort-term certificate courses
*See all branches by domain below
A B.Sc. Nursing designed around where you'll heal, not just what you'll study.
Choose the 4-year B.Sc. Nursing degree for Class 12th Science (PCB) graduates with extensive multi-specialty hospital practice, or the 2-year Post Basic B.Sc. Nursing to elevate your existing GNM diploma into a full bachelor's degree. Want to master advanced clinical care and critical decision-making? Indian Nursing Council-recognized programs equip you with hands-on patient practice and evidence-based skills right from day one
B.Sc. Nursing
Bachelor of Science in Nursing *Extensive multi-specialty hospital practicePost Basic B.Sc. Nursing
Post Basic Bachelor of Science in Nursing *Bridges diploma to a full bachelor's degreeShort-term certificate courses
*See all branches by domain below
A M.Sc. Nursing designed around where you'll lead, not just what you'll study.
Choose the 2-year M.Sc. Nursing program for B.Sc. Nursing graduates with at least one year of clinical work experience. Want to advance into specialized care, research, or clinical education? Indian Nursing Council-recognized programs offer 5 distinct tracks, equipping you with advanced practice skills and expert clinical decision-making right from day one.
M.Sc. Nursing
Master of Science in Nursing *5 distinct clinical specialisations availableShort-term certificate courses
*See all branches by domain belowAll MSC specialisations
Study abroad without losing a year.
Take part of your nursing degree overseas through the university's international office. Two ways to go global: spend a semester abroad with your credits transferring back, or split your degree across two countries on a 2+2 or 1+1 pathway and graduate with a foreign degree - across 17+ countries.
Earn a foreign degree
Study partly at Parul, partly abroad, and graduate with a degree from the partner university. BBA 2+2 (Humber–Canada, Rowan–USA, Massey–NZ) and MBA 1+1 (NEOMA–France, Nottingham Trent–UK, Marywood & St. Peter’s–USA).
One semester abroad - credits transfer
Study a term at a partner university and bring the credits home. No academic loss: you stay on track to graduate on time. Application and registration are supported end-to-end by the international office.
Three routes forward and Nursing is built for all three.
A nursing qualification here isn't only a path to a hospital job. Pick the route that fits your ambition - enter clinical practice, specialize in healthcare innovation, or practice internationally - and the faculty backs all three.
Step into a career
Top-tier multi-specialty hospital partnerships, extensive bedside clinical rotations, and dedicated placement cells move you from campus to corporate and government healthcare roles.
Launch healthcare ventures
Establish specialized home-healthcare setups, wellness clinics, clinical training centers, or healthcare consulting firms with support from our campus incubation cell.
Take your degree global
Clear international licensure exams (NCLEX-RN, NMC UK, OBA) or pursue global post-graduation through credit transfers and overseas university articulations.
A recruiter network behind every student.
A nursing degree here isn't only a path to a job. Pick the route that fits your ambition - get hired, build a venture, or take your degree global - and the faculty backs all three.
Don't just study nursing - innovate healthcare.
If your plan is to build rather than join, the campus startup ecosystem turns an idea into a venture while you study - incubation, mentorship, clinical prototyping and seed support, all on site.
Incubation & co-working
A dedicated on-campus incubator with workspace, clinical labs, and prototyping support to take your healthcare venture from idea to MVP.
Founders, mentors & investors
Guidance from healthcare entrepreneurs, clinical faculty mentors, and an investor network - the people who help a first venture survive its first year.
Seed & grant support
Access to seed support, healthcare grants, and pitch opportunities so a good idea is not stopped by early-stage funding. A dedicated on-campus incubator with workspace, clinical labs, and prototyping support to take your healthcare venture from idea to MVP.
Built for clinical & healthcare owners
A natural fit for nursing professionals looking to start or scale healthcare ventures, clinics, home-care networks, and diagnostic centers, modernise and scale your family-owned health enterprise.
Where students are train on tools
hospitals & healthcare are hiring for.
A dedicated future-skills centre giving nursing students access to global clinical certifications, advanced healthcare simulation, and medical tech, the kind of exposure that turns a degree into an offer letter.
INC & Clinical Simulation Labs
Innovation, patient simulation & clinical training facility
NSDC & Skill India Partnership
25+ globally recognised healthcare skill certifications
Nutrition Laboratory
Master dietary planning and therapeutic nutrition.
Community Health Nursing Lab
Deliver primary healthcare across communities.
Nursing Foundation & Advanced Practice Lab
Develop fundamental and critical clinical skills.
Audio-Visual Aids Room
Enhance health communication and education.
Pre-Clinical Science Laboratory
Explore human anatomy and physiological basics.
Child Health Nursing (Pediatrics) Lab
Master specialized pediatric and neonatal care.
Computer Laboratory
Master nursing informatics and digital healthcare.
Obstetrics & Gynaecology Nursing Lab
Master maternal, prenatal, and postnatal care.
Central Nursing Library
Access comprehensive healthcare literature and resources.
Florence Hall (Multipurpose Hall)
Host academic conferences and clinical seminars.
Where nursing stops
being theoretical.
Hands-on hospital clinical postings, structured internships, advanced simulation labs, and dedicated career cells - the experiences that build clinical confidence and practical mastery, not just a transcript.
Clinical rotations built into the degree
Hands-on clinical internships integrated into the curriculum plus live hospital postings put real clinical work on your CV before graduation, supported by a dedicated Clinical Training Cell.
Training and Placement support
A dedicated Training & Placement Cell and Healthcare Entrepreneurship Cell support every nursing student from first year to hospital recruitment and final offer.
Build a venture at PIERC
The Parul Innovation & Entrepreneurship Research Centre offers incubation, mentorship and seed support - ideal for healthcare-business and nursing startup-bound students.
Live Projects & healthcare engagement
Real-time clinical case studies, hospital projects, and healthcare engagement build the practical, bedside-ready edge recruiters look for.
Summits, conferences & guest lectures
Healthcare summits, clinical research conferences and expert nursing guest lectures hosted by the faculty through the year.
Hospital & healthcare visits
Specialty-specific visits to multi-specialty hospitals, research centers, and public health facilities translate classroom theory into how real healthcare systems run.
Learn from handpicked
leaders, in person.
A sample of the leaders, scientists, athletes and changemakers who have addressed Parul University students through the PU Talks series.
Global Perspective Series
GPS bridges academic learning with real-world governance. It gives students direct, interactive 1:1 access to Nobel laureates, former heads of state, and international policymakers to discuss global leadership, diplomacy, justice, and social reform.
Dr. Katalin Karikó
Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (2023)
Prof. Anne L'Huillier
Nobel Prize in Physics (2023)
Yves Leterme
Former Prime Minister of Belgium
Ashneer Grover
Former MD and Co - Founder
Vadodara Startup Festival
VSF is PU’s flagship national startup carnival, organized annually by the PIERC. Recognized as one of Gujarat’s largest startup carnivals, VSF serves as an incubation and growth platform that connects student founders with venture capital investors, industry mentors, and policymakers.
Dr. Abhay Jere
Chief Innovation Officer
Shri Yogesh Brahmankar
Innovation Director
Rajat Singhania
Founder
Mr. Mayur Raval
Chief Business Officer
Anurag Sundarka
Founder
Mr. Raj Hadvani
Whole-time Director
Shri Bipin Talati
AS, Commissioner of Technical Education
Yash Tarwadi
Founder and CEO
Samrath Singh Nagpal
Co-founder
DHOOM
PU's grand annual youth festival electrifying performances, competitions, celebrity appearances and cultural showcases that define the year.
Justice D.Y. Chandrachud
50th Chief Justice of India
1000+
Participants
Vadodara Literature Festival
The VLF is a literary and intellectual gathering designed to foster a reading culture and encourage dialogue among the youth. Brings together 50+ authors, journalists, legislators, and artists to discuss diverse themes ranging from fiction, history, and gender studies to wellness, economics, and public policy.
Shobhaa De
Renowned author and columnist
General Manoj Mukund Naravane
28th Chief of the Army Staff
Ankur Warikoo
Serial entrepreneur, bestselling author, public speaker and a content creator
Vikram Sood
Former Director of R.A.W.
Devdutt Pattanaik
Mythologist and author
Kanwal Rekhi
A legendary Silicon Valley entrepreneur, venture capitalist, and philanthropist
Anil Swarup
Former IAS officer and author
Vivaan Shah
Indian actor and theater artist
Geet Chaturvedi
Hindi poet
Kaajal Oza Vaidya
Gujarati author, screenwriter, journalist, and public speaker
Pooja Dhingra
Indian pastry chef and businesswoman
Dimple Jangda
Founder of Prana
Dr. S. Jaishankar
Minister of External Affairs, Government of India
Kiran Bedi
First Indian Woman IPS Officer, Former Lt. Governor of Puducherry
PU Talks
PU Talks is an inspirational speaker series and academic event platform hosted by Parul University in Vadodara, Gujarat. It brings notable national figures, industry leaders, actors, change-makers, and visionaries to campus to share their life experiences and interact directly with students.
Gaur Gopal Das
Monk, Lifestyle Coach and Author
Saina Nehwal
Indian Badminton Player
Shri Anand Kumar
Founder Super 30
Dr. Neerja Birla
Chairperson, Aditya Birla Education Trust
Guneet Monga Kapoor
Academy Award-Winning Film Producer
Srikanth Bolla
Indian industrialist and the founder of Bollant Industries
Dr. Vijay Bhatkar
Padma Bhushan & Padma Shri, Ex-Chancellor, Nalanda University
Dr. Joseph Muscat
Former Prime Minister of Malta
Dr. Lobsang Sangay
Former Sikyong (President), Central Tibetan Administration
Global Perspective Series
GPS bridges academic learning with real-world governance. It gives students direct, interactive 1:1 access to Nobel laureates, former heads of state, and international policymakers to discuss global leadership, diplomacy, justice, and social reform.
Dr. Katalin Karikó
Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (2023)
Prof. Anne L'Huillier
Nobel Prize in Physics (2023)
Yves Leterme
Former Prime Minister of Belgium
Ashneer Grover
Former MD and Co - Founder
Vadodara Startup Festival
VSF is PU’s flagship national startup carnival, organized annually by the PIERC. Recognized as one of Gujarat’s largest startup carnivals, VSF serves as an incubation and growth platform that connects student founders with venture capital investors, industry mentors, and policymakers.
Dr. Abhay Jere
Chief Innovation Officer
Shri Yogesh Brahmankar
Innovation Director
Rajat Singhania
Founder
Mr. Mayur Raval
Chief Business Officer
Anurag Sundarka
Founder
Mr. Raj Hadvani
Whole-time Director
Shri Bipin Talati
AS, Commissioner of Technical Education
Yash Tarwadi
Founder and CEO
Samrath Singh Nagpal
Co-founder
DHOOM
PU's grand annual youth festival electrifying performances, competitions, celebrity appearances and cultural showcases that define the year.
Justice D.Y. Chandrachud
50th Chief Justice of India
1000+
Participants
Vadodara Literature Festival
The VLF is a literary and intellectual gathering designed to foster a reading culture and encourage dialogue among the youth. Brings together 50+ authors, journalists, legislators, and artists to discuss diverse themes ranging from fiction, history, and gender studies to wellness, economics, and public policy.
Shobhaa De
Renowned author and columnist
General Manoj Mukund Naravane
28th Chief of the Army Staff
Ankur Warikoo
Serial entrepreneur, bestselling author, public speaker and a content creator
Vikram Sood
Former Director of R.A.W.
Devdutt Pattanaik
Mythologist and author
Kanwal Rekhi
A legendary Silicon Valley entrepreneur, venture capitalist, and philanthropist
Anil Swarup
Former IAS officer and author
Vivaan Shah
Indian actor and theater artist
Geet Chaturvedi
Hindi poet
Kaajal Oza Vaidya
Gujarati author, screenwriter, journalist, and public speaker
Pooja Dhingra
Indian pastry chef and businesswoman
Dimple Jangda
Founder of Prana
Dr. S. Jaishankar
Minister of External Affairs, Government of India
Kiran Bedi
First Indian Woman IPS Officer, Former Lt. Governor of Puducherry
PU Talks
PU Talks is an inspirational speaker series and academic event platform hosted by Parul University in Vadodara, Gujarat. It brings notable national figures, industry leaders, actors, change-makers, and visionaries to campus to share their life experiences and interact directly with students.
Gaur Gopal Das
Monk, Lifestyle Coach and Author
Saina Nehwal
Indian Badminton Player
Shri Anand Kumar
Founder Super 30
Dr. Neerja Birla
Chairperson, Aditya Birla Education Trust
Guneet Monga Kapoor
Academy Award-Winning Film Producer
Srikanth Bolla
Indian industrialist and the founder of Bollant Industries
Dr. Vijay Bhatkar
Padma Bhushan & Padma Shri, Ex-Chancellor, Nalanda University
Dr. Joseph Muscat
Former Prime Minister of Malta
Dr. Lobsang Sangay
Former Sikyong (President), Central Tibetan Administration
Learn from doctoral faculty and industry practitioners.
PhD-qualified academics and working practitioners who bring research and boardroom experience into the classroom.
Students from across India and 75+ countries.
Parul University brings together a vibrant community of learners from across India and over 75+ countries. Real stories, genuine journeys, and proven career transformations in our students' own words.
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Your Questions Answered!
Are the Nursing programs at Parul University recognized by official bodies?
Yes, all nursing programs (A.N.M, G.N.M, B.Sc., Post Basic B.Sc., and M.Sc. Nursing) are approved by the Indian Nursing Council (INC) and Gujarat Nursing Council (GNC).
What nursing programs are offered, and what are their durations?
Parul University offers: A.N.M: 2 years G.N.M: 3 years B.Sc. Nursing: 4 years Post Basic B.Sc. Nursing: 2 years M.Sc. Nursing: 2 years
What clinical exposure and practical training facilities are available?
Students undergo mandatory clinical rotations and bedside internships at Parul Sevashram Hospital (a 750+ bed multi-specialty teaching hospital on campus) as well as affiliated government and private specialty hospitals.
What M.Sc. Nursing specialisations are available?
M.Sc. Nursing offers specialisations in: Medical-Surgical Nursing Pediatric (Child Health) Nursing Obstetrics & Gynecological Nursing Community Health Nursing Mental Health (Psychiatric) Nursing
Can male candidates apply for Nursing programs?
Yes, G.N.M, B.Sc. Nursing, Post Basic B.Sc. Nursing, and M.Sc. Nursing are open to both male and female candidates. Only the A.N.M program is restricted to female candidates per council norms.
What is the eligibility criteria for Post Basic B.Sc. Nursing?
Candidates must have completed a G.N.M diploma and be registered as a Registered Nurse / Registered Midwife (RN/RM) with a State Nursing Registration Council.
Does Parul University offer support for international nursing licensure (NCLEX-RN, NMC UK, etc.)?
Yes, through the International Relations Cell and dedicated career pathways, students receive guidance and foundational preparation for global licensing exams like NCLEX-RN (USA/Canada), NMC (UK), and OBA (Australia).
What placement support is provided for nursing graduates?
The university has a dedicated Training & Placement Cell that connects graduates with leading multi-specialty hospitals, corporate healthcare networks, public health organizations, and academic institutions across India.
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