Hubli: Many students from North Karnataka Areas who have completed BSc in Nursing, Post-Basic in BSc Nursing Facing difficulties in enrolling your name with GNM Diploma in Nursing and GNM Diploma Karnataka State Nursing Council ,KSNC), Bangalore.
As there is no other regional centre, students must travel to Bengaluru, amid rising COVID cases, for registration, which is mandatory for all nursing student In search of government job.
Several nursing students from Hubballi, Gadag, Koppal and other parts of northern Karnataka told TOI that the government had invited applications for the post of Community Health Officer for which registration is mandatory.
“We have completed the course but we need to travel to Bengaluru and spend thousands of rupees (for registration). Most of us are from poor background and we cannot afford the travel expenses, lodging and other expenses in Bangalore. During this pandemic period, traveling to other cities is nothing more than endangering our lives. Also, there is a technical issue in taking online appointments.’
“I went to Bengaluru with an 8-month-old baby and had to stay in a lodge near the council. It was a really difficult time for me to get myself registered, the government should start regional centres,” said another nursing student from Hubli.
Mehboobsab, a technical expert who had gone from Hubballi to Bengaluru with her sister, said the council office was crowded and the staff was not courteous towards the students. “We spent two days in Bengaluru for registration. The government should start regional centers to avoid this rush and help the students of North Karnataka for registration and renewal,” he said.
Sanjay M Peerapur, principal of the KLE Institute of Nursing Sciences in Hubballi, said that there used to be regional registration centers in Hubballi, Kalaburagi, Mangaluru and other parts of the state for registration. These centers were closed three years ago.
The state graduates more than 40,000 nursing students every year and most of them are from the North Karnataka region.
Most of the students are women and all have to go to Bengaluru for registration and renewal.
“Many students share their problems with us regarding registration. We are demanding that the government start regional KSNC centers in North Karnataka,” said Pirapur.
Somashekrayya Kalamath, Senate member of Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences in Bengaluru, said: “We faced problems faced by nursing students in registering their names with KSNC. I will soon take up this issue with the government.”
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When contacted, KSNC’s in-charge registrar Usha Bhandari said: “We have also received complaints about the problems faced by the students of North Karnataka regarding registration. Earlier we had regional centers but they were closed. Indian Nursing Council is launching a nurse registration tracking system in the next 15 days, which will enable students to register and renew their names and nursing certificates online without visiting KNSC.
As there is no other regional centre, students must travel to Bengaluru, amid rising COVID cases, for registration, which is mandatory for all nursing student In search of government job.
Several nursing students from Hubballi, Gadag, Koppal and other parts of northern Karnataka told TOI that the government had invited applications for the post of Community Health Officer for which registration is mandatory.
“We have completed the course but we need to travel to Bengaluru and spend thousands of rupees (for registration). Most of us are from poor background and we cannot afford the travel expenses, lodging and other expenses in Bangalore. During this pandemic period, traveling to other cities is nothing more than endangering our lives. Also, there is a technical issue in taking online appointments.’
“I went to Bengaluru with an 8-month-old baby and had to stay in a lodge near the council. It was a really difficult time for me to get myself registered, the government should start regional centres,” said another nursing student from Hubli.
Mehboobsab, a technical expert who had gone from Hubballi to Bengaluru with her sister, said the council office was crowded and the staff was not courteous towards the students. “We spent two days in Bengaluru for registration. The government should start regional centers to avoid this rush and help the students of North Karnataka for registration and renewal,” he said.
Sanjay M Peerapur, principal of the KLE Institute of Nursing Sciences in Hubballi, said that there used to be regional registration centers in Hubballi, Kalaburagi, Mangaluru and other parts of the state for registration. These centers were closed three years ago.
The state graduates more than 40,000 nursing students every year and most of them are from the North Karnataka region.
Most of the students are women and all have to go to Bengaluru for registration and renewal.
“Many students share their problems with us regarding registration. We are demanding that the government start regional KSNC centers in North Karnataka,” said Pirapur.
Somashekrayya Kalamath, Senate member of Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences in Bengaluru, said: “We faced problems faced by nursing students in registering their names with KSNC. I will soon take up this issue with the government.”
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When contacted, KSNC’s in-charge registrar Usha Bhandari said: “We have also received complaints about the problems faced by the students of North Karnataka regarding registration. Earlier we had regional centers but they were closed. Indian Nursing Council is launching a nurse registration tracking system in the next 15 days, which will enable students to register and renew their names and nursing certificates online without visiting KNSC.
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