The Lamp Lighting and Oath taking Ceremony of SDM Institute of Nursing Sciences, A Constituent Unit of Shri Dharmasthala Manjunatheshwara University, Dharwad, for B.Sc. Nursing and GNM Students was held on 12th May of 2025 at Shri D. Veerendra Heggade Kalakshetra. The Lamp Lighting Ceremony is an auspicious occasion in every nurse's life, held in reverence to Florence Nightingale, the lady with the lamp. Nursing is the only profession that follows lamp lighting ceremony. Light, as a symbol of knowledge, removes ignorance and is a lasting wealth by which lots could be achieved. The lamp lighting ceremony formally recognises the students' entry into the nursing profession.
The Occasion was inaugurated by lighting the lamp. Dr. Niranjan Kumar, Hon'ble Vice Chancellor of Shri Dharmasthala Manjunatheshwara University was the Chief Guest of the occasion. Smt. Padmalata Niranjan, Executive Director & BOG Member, Shri Dharmasthala Manjunatheshwara University presided over the function