Dr .M.V Shetty College of Nursing was established in the year 1987.Prof Christeenasajuvarkey Principal Dr M V Shetty college of nursing welcomed the dignitaries and the gathering. Inauguration of the tridecennial national conference by Chief guest,Prof. L. S Ganesh, Dept of management studies Madras, Chennai gave the inaugural address. Dr.larissa Martha Sams, Principal Laxmi Memorial college of nursing Mangalore was the guest of honour, Unveiling the theme was delivered by Prof SUBRAHMANYA NAYAK, Associate Professsor& HOD Psychiatric nursing Dr M.V Shetty College of Nursing, Dr, Divyanjali Shetty, trustee, Dr. M V Shetty memorial trust presided over the function and Mrs.Hemalatha HOD OBG Nursing, Dr.M.V.Shetty College of nursing rendered the vote of thanks.​

The different courses in Nursing sciences are B.Sc. Nursing (Basic) was started during the academic year 1987-88, the B.Sc Nursing (Post Certificate) was started during the academic year 1989-90 and the M.Sc. Nursing started during the academic year 1992-93. All these courses were initially affiliated to Mangalore University and subsequently during the academic year 1996-97 all these courses are transferred to Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences, Bangalore. All these Courses are recognized by Karnataka Nursing Council and Indian Nursing Council and are affiliated to Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences, Bangalore.​