The college was set up on September 26th, 1992 under Pune University and was headed by Dr. Maj. (Mrs.) Tapti Bhattacharjee. In 1996, the College of Nursing became a constituent unit of Bharati Vidyapeeth Deemed University.
The College and the degrees it offers have been approved and accorded recognition by the Indian Nursing Council, as well as the Maharashtra Nursing Council. Moreover, the College of Nursing received "A" Grade Accreditation by NAAC, Bangalore in 2004 under BVDU and was reaccredited with "A" Grade by NAAC, Bangalore in 2011.
In addition to GNM and Ph.D., the College of Nursing also offers a four-year undergraduate B.Sc. Nursing programmes. It also offers a postgraduate M.Sc. Nursing programme with the following specializations:
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Medical Surgical Nursing
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Community Health Nursing
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Pediatric Nursing
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Psychiatric Nursing
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Obstetrics & Gynaecological Nursing