About College

University College of Nursing (UCON) is working towards creation and provision of socially relevant and highly qualified professionals in a wide range of interdisciplinary areas of nursing sciences by providing education to a large number of nursing students from all sections of society in the country.

 This institute was established as the School of Nursing in Year 1992. In 2001, this  School of Nursing was  upgraded into the College of Nursing with the intake of 50 seats in the BSc Nursing program. The Government of Punjab incorporated School of Nursing (Upgraded to University College of Nursing) as a constituent college of Baba Farid University of Health  Sciences, Faridkot, vide notification number 11 /299/01- 5SS3 /4770 Dated 14.10.2002 

BSc Nursing Post Basic Program was started in Year 2006 with the intake of 20 seats, vide letter no. 18-182/2006-INC and later on in the year 2007 seats were increased to annual intake of 35 seats, vide notification 02/JUL/2007-INC.

 In year 2008, MSc Nursing Program was started with total 10 seats, vide notification 02/MAY/2008-INC (2 seats each in Medical – surgical Nursing, Paediatric Nursing and Obstetrics and Gynaecological Nursing and 4 seats in Community Health Nursing). In year 2010, number of seats were increased to 20. Five in each existing speciality vide notification 166/02/SEP/2010. Two years later in the year 2012, this college started the MSc nursing program in Mental Health (Psychiatric) Nursing to and total seats for MSc increased to 25, vide notification 186/02/JULY/2012.

 Presently, this institute is running its BSc nursing, Post Basic BSc Nursing, MSc Nursing program in various specialities and a certificate course successfully.

  Mission 

To establish a nursing college that focuses on quality nursing education, effective leadership and evidence-based practice with the ultimate aim to serve the society. 

Vision 

The University College of Nursing endeavours to develop nursing professionals that excel in core competencies like patient based care, professionalism, effective communication and teamwork, evidence based practice and leadership. 

AIM

It aims to be an internationally recognized institute offering state of the art education in Nursing and to ensure the cost effective quality nursing care for individual, family and community through training the clinically competent, research oriented nurses.