Sri Devaraj Urs College of Nursing

Sri Devaraj Urs College of Nursing, established in 2003, is a constituent institution of Sri Devaraj Urs Academy of Higher Education and Research (SDUAHER) in Tamaka, Kolar — a deemed university with NAAC A accreditation that operates Sri Devaraj Urs Medical College, a dental college, and a pharmacy college within the same campus complex. The college offers B.Sc Nursing (4 years), Post Basic B.Sc Nursing (2 years), and M.Sc Nursing programmes affiliated to the deemed university. Clinical training is conducted at Sri Devaraj Urs Medical College Hospital — a 700+ bed facility with departments in general medicine, general surgery, orthopaedics, obstetrics and gynaecology, paediatrics, cardiology, and intensive care. Kolar's location — approximately 70 km east of Bengaluru and bordering Andhra Pradesh — makes SDUAHER accessible for students from both Karnataka's eastern districts (Kolar, Chikkaballapur, Tumkur) and border districts of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana. This geographic positioning also means nursing graduates have employment access in Bengaluru's large private hospital market within commuting distance, or in hospitals across the AP-Telangana corridor. Hostel facilities are available for female nursing students within the Tamaka campus. The deemed university structure supports curriculum quality and research engagement in nursing programmes — M.Sc Nursing students benefit from the hospital's speciality departments for dissertation and clinical work. Domestic hospital placements in Bengaluru and South India, along with Gulf nursing opportunities, are the primary career outcomes. For students from the Kolar-Chikkaballapur-Tumkur belt who want B.Sc Nursing in a deemed university environment without traveling to Bengaluru, SDUAHER is the most accessible option.