The primary concern of the College of Nursing, Vellore is to develop through education and training, compassionate, professionally competent, ethically sound nurses who will go out as servant leaders of health teams and healing communities in promotive, preventive, curative, rehabilitative, or palliative aspects of health care.
The College of Nursing fosters a culture of caring while embracing its commitment to training its individuals towards professional excellence, leveraging technology, research and innovation in nursing education. We believe in character building, spiritual strengthening, and overall development of students, to prepare them to be socially responsible, sensitive and adaptable human beings. In the area of research, the College of Nursing strives to promote a spirit of scientific enquiry, commitment to truth, and high ethical standards among students and faculty. The College of Nursing reaffirms its commitment to the promotion of health and wholeness in individuals and diverse communities, locally and globally through leadership and excellence in nursing education, practice, service and research with special concern for the disabled, disadvantaged, marginalized, and vulnerable. In its role as a living witness to the healing ministry of Christ, the College of Nursing seeks to work in partnership both with the Church in India and the universal Church, and their institutions. The College of Nursing commits itself to ameliorate and maintain the standards of nursing education and practice in the country and abroad, respecting transcultural values. The College of Nursing looks for support and participation, from friends and like-minded agencies in India and abroad, in a true spirit of partnership in education, service, outreach, and research.