Little Flower College of Nursing is affiliated to the Kerala University of Health Sciences and offers B Sc Nursing course with the duration of 4 years.
Criteria of Admission/ Eligibility for Admission (B.Sc Nursing)
- Nationality: Candidates must be Citizens of India / children or dependents of Non Resident Indians
- Academic: As per Indian Nursing Council norms, the candidates should have passed +2 class with 12 years of school-ship with 50% aggregate in Physics, Chemistry, Biology & English.
- As per norms of Kerala University of Health Science (KUHS) admission for B.Sc. Nursing, the minimum educational requirements shall be the passing of Higher Secondary School Certificate Examination (12 years course), Or Senior School Certificate Examination (10+2), Pre-Degree Examination (10+2), Or An equivalent with 12 years schooling from a recognized board or university with Science (Physics, Chemistry, Biology) and English, with minimum of 50% aggregate marks.
- Relaxation in marks: The candidates belonging to Socially and Educationally Backward Classes (as per G.O. (P) No. 208/66/Edn dated 2.5.1966, G.O. (MS) No. 95/08/SCSTDD dated 06.10.2008 and amendments thereof), will have a relaxation of 5% marks in the qualifying examination. They need only 45% marks in the case of Biology and 45% marks in the case of optional subjects put together. The Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes candidates need only a pass in the qualifying examination.
- Every candidate before admission to the course shall submit to the Principal of the Institution a Certificate of Medical Fitness from an authorized Medical Officer with MBBS or higher qualification certifying that the candidate is fit to undergo the course.
- Rounding off of the percentage of marks to the nearest whole number is not permitted.
- Candidates who have passed their qualifying Examination from authorities other than the State of Kerala except CBSE and ICSE shall produce the certificate of recognition and equivalence of the qualifying examination from Kerala University of Health Sciences/ Directorate of HSE Kerala.
- For grant of equivalency of Secondary School Educational qualification granted by any foreign country for the purpose of admission to B.Sc Nursing courses, the student need to produce an equivalency certificate from the Association of Indian universities (AIU), AIU House, 16 Commander, Inderjit Gupta Marg, New Delhi – 110002 and also the requisite approval from the Indian Nursing Council.
- The norms of eligibility prescribed by the Indian Nursing Council / Kerala Nurses & Midwives Council /Kerala University of Health Sciences shall also apply.
- Age: Applicants should complete 17 years of age on or before 31st December of the year of admission. No relaxation of age will be allowed.
- Duration of the programme shall be four years
- Internship integrated practice is incorporated with respective practical hours in each year.
- Self- attested copies of certificates/ documents to be submitted along with the application
- The relevant page of SSLC book/equivalent board cerficaite as proof of age and date of birth.
- Certificate and Mark list of qualifiying examination (plus Two/ 12 std.) or printout of hte result sheet from the website.
- In case the candidates claim any sort of reservation/preference provided for each College, documents to prove such claims as described in Annexure B by each College.
- Certificate in proof of of SEBC/OBC/SC/ST status obtained from the Tahsildar concerned, if applicable.
- Eligibility/ Equivalency Certificate from Kerala University of Health Sciences/ Directorate of HSC, Kerala, wherever applicable.
- While reporting for admission, all the relevant certificates/docuiments in original as listed below should be submitted to the institution
- The relevant page of SSLC book/equivalent board certificated as proof of age and date of birth
- Certificate and Mark list of SSLC/ 10th std.
- Certificate of good conduct from the insitution last attended (preferably issued within six months.
- Transfer certificate (TC)
- Course & Conduct Certificate, if applicable
- Migration certificate, if applicable
- Nativity Certificate
- Conduct certificate form the Head of institution last studied in proof of clauses (prohibition of ragging, point 3.2) of this prospectus.
- Copy of photo Id proof ( Aadhaar/Voters ID, Passport)
- Passport size photographs (8Nos). Additionaly, two sets of photocopies of all the certificates/documents attested by Gazetted officers have to be submitted at the time of admission.
- Cancellation of admissions and refund/adjustment of fees: As per the regulations of the University and Regularoty Council, admnisisons will have to be closed by 30th October of the year of admission. After closure of admissions, the seat if vacated, cannot be filled up. Such sets will go vacant for the entire duration of hte course. Therefore, those who leave the course after the closure admissions will have to pay liquidated damages equivalent to the tutition fees for the reaminaing period of hte course. Any complaints in this regard shall be subject to the legal and factual scrunity and the decision of the ASC/FRC. The colleges shall return the Certificate and TC of these students, on execution of a bond by the student along with any of his/ her parent, undertaking to pay the amount that may be ordered by the ASC/FRC or the Court of Law. Those who leave the course after commencement of classes, bu before closure of admissions, tutiion fees will be refunded provided the insitution could fill up the vacancy. Besides, all candidates who opt to discontinue the course any time before completion of the course will have to pay hostel, mess and other fees proportionately for the period they remained on the rolls of the college. Furnishing of false information/ particulars would result in the forefeiture of the candidature as well as cancellation of admission to the course, if admitted and in addtion, will attract the relevant provisions of criminal law of the land.
Prohibition of Ragging
- Ragging/any type of misconduct towards any student both in the college campus or outside will be considered as criminal offence and will be immediately reported to the police. Perpetrators will not be permitted to continue their studies.
- Every student shall, at the time of admission, furnish a character certificate from the institute where from he /she has passed the qualifying Examination,which would mention the staus of his/her behavioural pattern especially in terms as to whether he/she has displayed persistent violent, or aggressive behaviour or any desire to harm others.
- Students and parents shall, at hte time of admission, furnish and affidivit to the effect that the students will not indulge in any form of ragging.
- The use of cell phones are banned in all the colleges.