SIMET: An ambitious project named the State Institute of Medical Education and Technology (SI-MET) under the Health department, Government of Kerala is one of the prestigious project with an objective to improve the Medical and Paramedical Education in different systems of Medicines like Allopathy, Ayurveda, Homeo and Sidha .It also intends to strengthen the research approach in these fields. This self financing Institution was registered as a society under the Travancore-Cochin Literary, Scientific and Charitable Societies Registration Act, 1955(Act XII of 1955) as Reg.No. T 899/08 with Thiruvananathapuram as its head quarter. Minister for Health&Family Welfare Department , Government of Kerala will be the Chairperson and the Secretary to Government, Health and Social welfare Department will be the Vice –Chairperson .The Ex-officio members are Secretary to Government, Department of Finance, Secretary to Government, Department of Planning, State Mission Director, NRHM, Kerala, Vice- Chancellor, University of Kerala, Thiruvananthapuram, Director of Medical Education, Director of Health services, Director, State Institute of Medical Education and Technology, Director of Ayurveda Medical Education. Principal and Controlling Officer, Government Homeopathic Medical College and Deputy Director of Nursing Education. Two Institutes for Paramedical Sciences one each at Pilathara, Kannur for DMLT course and Pazhampalakode for DHI course and three Nursing Colleges for BSc(Nursing) course ,one each at Palluruthy, Malampuzha and Uduma has started as its first phase. Two more colleges are started at Thripunithura, Ernakulam District and Mundoor, Palakkad District for conducting Post Basic BSc Nursing Course. NOC has obtained for starting a Nursing College at Parassinikadavu, Mangattuparamba,Kannur District for conducting Post Basic BSc Nursing Course. The institute is planning to host a variety of academic and research programmes in the field of Health and allied sciences under its management. Department of Health & Family welfare, Government of Kerala on considering the importance of tremendous advances in the field of Medical education and Technology has decided to promote Medical Education in the state by setting up an autonomous society named State Institute of Medical Education and Technology (SI-MET). The society was registered under the Travancore-Cochin Literary, Scientific and Charitable Societies Registration Act, 1955(Act XII of 1955) as Reg.No. T 899/08 on 29/05/2008. The registered office started functioning at the Directorate of Medical Education. The SI-MET College at Palluruthy and Uduma will be inaugurated by Smt.P.K.Sreemathy Teacher,Ex.Minister for Health &Social Welfare,Government of Kerala on 20th and 22nd November 2009 respectively. Government has also decided to start more Educational and Research institutions in Medical and Paramedical field under the Modern medicine as well as in other systems like Ayurveda, Homeo and Sidha .The proposals for the same are being prepared by the concerned department heads. Two Post Basic BSc Nursing Colleges were started during the academic year 2010-11 at Thrippunithura, Ernakulam District and Mundur, Palakkad District.