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On the Pulse · Bengaluru

Diya College
of Nursing

Nursing, pharmacy, physiotherapy and allied health sciences — on a campus built only for healthcare education, close to KR Puram, SMVT and Banaswadi railway stations.

Diya nursing students in uniform walking together on campus
The Diya College of Nursing building at 4S Avenue, Kalkere

Admissions 2026–27

Speak to our academic counsellor

Eligibility, fee options, hostel and visits — one call answers it all.

+91 80503 74477

Affiliated & approved

RGUHS

Affiliated · Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences

Govt. of Karnataka

Approved · Government of Karnataka

INC

Approved · Indian Nursing Council, New Delhi

KNC

Approved · Karnataka Nursing Council

The college building on Ramamurthy Nagar Road

About the college

A campus that exists only for healthcare education.

Diya College of Nursing is a Diya Group of Institutions college in Kalkere, on Ramamurthy Nagar Road in Bengaluru. It is affiliated to the Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences and approved by the Government of Karnataka, the Karnataka Nursing Council and the Indian Nursing Council, New Delhi.

The entire campus is dedicated to medical courses. Students learn in smart classrooms with individual seating, train in INC-standard labs, and are assessed by qualified post-graduate tutors — while a friendly Malayali management keeps the front office, accounts and teaching staff easy to talk to.

Programmes across four schools
09Programmes across four schools
INC-standard nursing labs
07INC-standard nursing labs
Clinical specialities
08Clinical specialities
Minute walk from the hostels
05Minute walk from the hostels

Leadership

  • VGVinu GeorgeChairman
  • DVDani VinuVice Chairman
  • PGPavithramma GangaramPrincipal
More about Diya

Programmes 2026–27

Nine programmes. One campus built for care.

From a three-year GNM diploma to an M.Sc. in five nursing specialities — plus pharmacy, physiotherapy and allied health sciences.

Compare all programmes

Labs

Seven INC-standard labs, supervised by clinical staff.

Anatomy, Fundamental, OBG, Nutrition, Computer, AV Aids and Community labs — with experiments supervised by qualified clinical staff, and a big library stocked with the latest INC-revised editions.

Students practising maternal and child health care on a simulator
Maternal & child health practice on a simulator.
Anatomy charts of the muscular system
Anatomy lab
Workstations in the computer lab
Computer lab
  1. 01

    Anatomy Lab

    Skeletal, organ and torso models with wall charts for studying the structure of the human body.

  2. 02

    Fundamental Lab

    Practice of basic nursing procedures and patient care before students go to the wards.

  3. 03

    OBG Lab

    Obstetrics & gynaecology training with simulators and models of fetal development.

  4. 04

    Nutrition Lab

    Diet planning, therapeutic nutrition and food preparation for patients and communities.

  5. 05

    Computer Lab

    Computers for nursing informatics, documentation practice and online learning.

  6. 06

    AV Aids Lab

    Audio-visual teaching aids that students use to prepare and deliver health education.

  7. 07

    Community Lab

    Equipment and kits for community health nursing, home visits and health camps.

  8. Pharmacy students train in nine PCI-standard labs, from pharmaceutics to the machine room.

    All labs & facilities
Nursing students in scrubs walking down a hospital corridor

Clinical training

Eight specialities. More than one hospital.

No single hospital can provide all of these under one roof.

So our nursing students are posted to our own and partner multi-speciality hospitals.

  1. 01Nursing FundamentalsCore bedside care
  2. 02PaediatricsCare of infants & children
  3. 03OBGObstetrics & gynaecology
  4. 04CardiovascularCardiac care units
  5. 05WardsGeneral ward postings
  6. 06Medical SurgicalMedical & surgical units
  7. 07PsychiatryAcross different areas
  8. 08CommunityAcross different areas

Campus tour

Walk through the college in a minute.

Photo gallery

Beyond the classroom

Prepared for a career in India — or abroad.

Our HR department offers 100% placement assistance, in India and internationally.

Educational loan assistance for students and their families.

  • For the United Kingdom

    IELTS & OET

  • For the USA & Australia

    NCLEX

  • For Germany

    German A1 · A2 · B1 · B2

  • Communication skills

    Spoken English

  • Interview-based training

    Personality development

  • In India & abroad

    Career guidance

Three Diya nursing students in uniform

Student life

Far from home, but well looked after.

Hostels, food, transport and safety — the practical things families ask about first.

  • Hostels five minutes away

    Separate girls' and boys' hostels, each a five-minute walk from the college.

  • Kerala food, cooked with care

    Malayali mess staff serve hygienic Kerala food every day.

  • Our own transport

    The college runs its own transport, so students don't depend on public transport.

  • 24-hour CCTV & live security

    The entire campus is under round-the-clock CCTV surveillance with live security.

  • Phones allowed

    Mobile phones and electronic gadgets are allowed in college and hostel, as per terms & conditions.

  • Campus only for healthcare

    The entire campus is dedicated to medical courses — nursing, pharmacy, physiotherapy and allied health.

Fee structure 2026–27

Clear fees, published in full.

Course totals for every programme. Most programmes offer a fee option with food & accommodation included, and a tuition-only option.

Totals for the full course, 2026–27, as published in the official fee structure. Where two amounts are shown, more than one fee option or course applies — see the programme page for year-wise details. Books, uniform, caution deposits, hostel utility and miscellaneous fees are extra.

How to join

Admission in four simple steps.

  1. 01

    Talk to an academic counsellor

    Call +91 80503 74477 to check your eligibility, choose a programme and plan a visit. Don't meet a criterion? Ask us for advice.

  2. 02

    Apply online or at the front office

    Fill the online application on this website, or apply in person at the college in Kalkere, Bengaluru.

  3. 03

    Visit the college

    See the labs, library and hostels. Fee options and methods of payment are explained in detail during your visit.

  4. 04

    Submit documents & confirm

    Submit the documents required for your programme and confirm your seat with the admissions office.

Fee options and methods of payment are explained in detail at the time of your college visit.

Visit the college

In the heart of Bengaluru, close to three railway stations.

Diya College of Nursing
4S Avenue, 28A, Ramamurthy Nagar Road,
Kalkere, Bengaluru, Karnataka 560043
  • KR Puram Railway Station
  • SMVT (Sir M. Visvesvaraya Terminal), Baiyappanahalli
  • Banaswadi Railway Station
  • Metro & city bus stations
Get directions

Ready to begin? Talk to an academic counsellor.

Check your eligibility, compare fee options and plan a campus visit. We'll help you choose the right programme — and advise you if you don't meet a criterion.

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