This College of Nursing was founded in 1978 November and the first batch 78 ‘A’ nursing students who were admitted in College of Nursing Jaffna, continued their training.

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The college has been functioning within the hospital premises for seven years, and shifted to the existing building in 1985 November.

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(1978 November to 1985 November college has been function in ward 21&22 Block)

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Due to a smaller number of students only one building was occupied as administration block, classroom, student hostel, shrine room and demonstration room.

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After the crash program in 1988 sudden increase of the student number create the problem of students hostel, and all the student had to be the outside border except 10 students from 87 ‘A’ batch till 1990 June disturbance.

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In 1998 demonstration room was opened functioning as the temporary building but till it is occupied for the same purpose.

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The separate administration block founded in 2001 July and opened by Honorable Minister Dayaratna in 2002 April 29th.

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The student hostel was opened 2008 march 1st due to the water and maintenance problem and was unable to occupied by the student till December 2008.