Nursing & Community Health Nursing) were started with 4 students per speciality. 1998- Manpower empowerment in Trauma Care in co-operation with Loma Linda University, USA. Male Candidates were admitted to GNM Programme. 1999- Started Global Health Exchange Programme in Nursing with Karolinska Institute, Sweden. 2002- Increased the number of seats of BSc Nursing to 60. Faculty Exchange Programme under Linnaeus Palme Exchange (LPE) started.. 2005- College of Nursing was recognized as study center for PhD in Nursing as part of National Consortium, India Nursing Council. MSc Nursing seat increased from 16 to 28. 2007- Launched website for College of Nursing, Thiruvananthapuram 2008- Increased the BSc Nursing seats to 75. Recognized as Research Center under University of Kerala. 2010 -Post Basic BSc. Nursing Programme restarted. BSc. Nursing, Post Basic BSc. Nursing & MSc. Nursing programme were affiliated to Kerala University of Health Sciences (KUHS) 2011–One year Post Basic Diploma Programmes started in four specialties, such as Critical Care Nursing, Oncology Nursing, Nurse Midwifery Practitioner and Emergency and Disaster Nursing. A new PG block was inaugurated under the Prime Ministers Swasthya Suraksha Yogana (PMSSY) scheme. 2012- Inauguration of the New Block in the campus. 2014- A mutual recognition agreement (MRA) was made between Singapore Government and Government of India which recognized this college as an Institution of Higher Learning in Nursing Education along with three more prestigious institutions in India. 2015 – Exchange programme in nursing with West Chester University, Pennsylvania, USA commenced. 2016- Revised syllabus for BSc Nursing by Kerala University of Health Sciences (KUHS) was implemented. Inaugurated a multipurpose hall and a new conference hall. References External links College of Nursing, Trivandrum, Kerala, India Educational institutions established in 1972 Colleges affiliated to the University of Kerala Nursing schools in India Women's universities and colleges in Kerala 1972 establishments in Kerala