The Manipal College of Nursing, one of the leading institutions in India for nursing education and research, was established in 1990.

The college is certified by ISO 9001: 14001 and also recognized by the National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC). It is ranked 3rd among top nursing colleges in India by The Week.

MCON Manipal is one among the best nursing colleges in the country. The college offers unmatched training in nursing education through its highly qualified and experienced faculty, excellent infrastructure and University’s teaching hospitals. As part of enabling students to prepare for successful careers in nursing, the college encourages its students to participate in various research activities. Students of MCON are provided with ample opportunities to exhibit their talents in co-curricular activities at various levels – intra-collegiate, inter-collegiate and inter-university.

International Collaborations

Manipal College of Nursing is one of the leading institutions in India for nursing education and research. The institution has MOU’s with many international universities such as MGH Institute of Health Professions, Boston, University of Miami, USA etc.

Tie - ups

Tie – ups with various international institutions such as Ngee Ann Polytechnic Singapore, Middlesex University UK, McMaster University Canada, Hochschule Bremen University Germany, University of Nottingham, Auckland University of Technology New Zealand. The Government tie-ups include research funding of up to 1.14 crores INR from Global Fund to fight against Aids, Tuberculosis and Malaria, organized by Indian Nursing Council.

Placements

BSc Nursing graduates are given placements in associated teaching hospitals of Manipal Academy of Higher Education based on their merit (academic and nonacademic records) subject to vacancies in the respective hospitals. Over 85 percent of MCON graduates are placed abroad. Some of the leading hospitals which visit our college every year for campus recruitment are Fortis Hospital New Delhi, Medicity Hospital New Delhi, Tata Medical Centre, Kolkata and Dhirubhai Ambani Hospital, Mumbai