The first nursing college accredited by NAAC with A grade and highest CGPA score of 3.17 in the first cycle ( RAF) ,India.

Clinical Practice

Clinical Experience

Comprehensive clinical experience is provided to nursing students.  Students are rotated in clinical departments and are exposed to OPD, IPD, OT, emergency, trauma care and other super specialty. Apart from clinical experience at highly reputed Sri Venkateswaraa Medical College Hospital and Research Centre, students receive augmented experience at other affiliated hospitals in the city.

Affiliated hospitals are as follows:

  1. Indira Gandhi Medical College& Research Institute
  2. Pondicherrry Cancer Trust
  3. Rajiv Gandhi Women And Children’s Hospital
  4. Srishti Hospital
  5. St Joseph of Cluny Hospital
  6. Ashwini Maternity Hospital
  7. Fraternal Life service Home
  8. Jwala Home For Mentally Challenged
  9. Bharatha Matha De Addiction Centre Pondicherry (Alcohol Addiction Centre/Drug Addiction Centre)

Students of ICON always  focus on patient safety , quality of care , infection prevention and control practices during their clinical practice

Community Experience

ICON has its compliance in creating a healthier society   through outreach and extension activities namely community mapping, survey, health education, conducting health camps and clinics, celebrating National health and welfare programs and school health program.

Comprehensive community experience is given to nursing students. Students receive augmented experience at:

Adopted villages and health centres are as follows:

  1. Health & Welness Centre,(Rural ) Ariyur
  2. Health & Wellness Centre (Rural) ,Netapakkam
  3. Health & Wellness Centre, (Rural) Thirubhuvanai
  4. Health & Welness Centre, (Urban )Villianur
  5. Rural Health Centre, Valavanur
  6. Urban Health Centre, Ariyankuppam.