SchemesSaturday, 19 September 2026·Hindu Tamil Thisai
Tamil Nadu to start 7 new nursing colleges and add 2,585 nursing seats
Tamil Nadu has issued orders to open 7 new nursing colleges and create 2,585 additional nursing seats across courses.
Key highlights
Direct fact
In September 2026, Tamil Nadu issued orders to start 7 new nursing colleges, following a 110-rule announcement in the Assembly, with 2,585 additional nursing seats and 2,788 allied medical seats planned across government institutions.
Key specifics
- Six new B.Sc. Nursing colleges will be opened in Namakkal, Tiruchirappalli, Dharmapuri, Vellore, Tiruvannamalai and Tirunelveli government medical colleges.
- Each of those 6 colleges will have 100 B.Sc. Nursing seats, and the total cost of ₹270.26 crore will be met from the Tamil Nadu Dr. M.G.R. Medical University fund.
- A 7th new college with 60 B.Sc. Nursing seats will start at Coimbatore Government Medical College and ESI Hospital.
- Existing institutions will add 1,290 DGNM seats, 440 B.Sc. Nursing seats, 75 M.Sc. Nursing seats and 120 post-B.Sc. Nursing seats, totalling 2,585 additional nursing seats.
- Across 12 allied medical courses, 2,788 additional seats will be created, while pharmacy courses will get 735 more seats.
Exam lens
TNPSC scheme-and-education question type: identify the number of new nursing colleges, seat distribution and funding source. A likely one-liner asks which Tamil Nadu government announcement in September 2026 expanded nursing, allied medical and pharmacy education capacity.