St. Benedict's School of Nursing for Women, established and administered by the Roman Catholic Congregation of the Benedictine Sisters of Our Lady of Grace and Compassion, aims to improve healthcare in rural areas by preparing rural girls for careers as professional nurses. It mainly focuses on providing student-centered learning experiences that foster civic, social and professional responsibility to embrace the challenges posed by the future.

It is a unit of "Hospitality for the Needy”, a charitable society, that promotes uplifting the poor, sick and downtrodden through various endeavours such as having the Home for the Aged, a Crèche for poor children and running round the clock Grace and Compassion Hospital at Tiruvannamalai.