Nursing Colleges in the Country
Nursing Colleges in the Country
The total number of nursing colleges in the India is1756 out of which 121 colleges are in Government Sector and 1635 colleges are in Private Sector. State-wise details are given below:
| State-wise and sector-wise number of institution of B. Sc. (N) | |||
| Institutions | Total | ||
| State | Govt. | Pvt. | Instt. |
| Andaman & Nicobar | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Andhra Pradesh & Telengana | 15 | 216 | 231 |
| Arunachal Pradesh | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Assam | 4 | 6 | 10 |
| Bihar | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| Chandigarh | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Chhattisgarh | 8 | 73 | 81 |
| Dadra & Nagar Haveli | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Daman & Diu | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Delhi | 7 | 4 | 11 |
| Goa | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Gujarat | 8 | 48 | 56 |
| Haryana | 1 | 32 | 33 |
| Himachal Pradesh | 1 | 18 | 19 |
| Jammu & Kashmir | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| Jharkhand | 1 | 8 | 9 |
| Karnataka | 10 | 318 | 328 |
| Kerala | 8 | 123 | 131 |
| Madhya Pradesh | 4 | 144 | 148 |
| Maharashtra | 6 | 94 | 100 |
| Manipur | 1 | 5 | 6 |
| Meghalaya | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Mizoram | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Nagaland | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Odisha | 1 | 18 | 19 |
| Pondicherry | 2 | 13 | 15 |
| Punjab | 5 | 95 | 100 |
| Rajasthan | 8 | 151 | 159 |
| Sikkim | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Tamil Nadu | 5 | 169 | 174 |
| Tripura | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| Uttar Pradesh | 5 | 60 | 65 |
| Uttarakhand | 1 | 11 | 12 |
| West Bengal | 9 | 11 | 20 |
| Grand Total | 121 | 1635 | 1756 |
Imparting the quality of education in the Nursing Sector is an ongoing process. However, Indian Nursing Council has taken proactive steps to improve the quality of nursing education.
- Institution shall have its own 100 bedded hospital.
- Institution shall have own building within two years of the establishment.
iii. Pre-service training is provided i.e., 165 ANM tutors have been trained in 06 weeks module to enhance their effective teaching skills, skilled birth attendance, integrated management of Neonatal and Childhood illness, prevention of reproductive tract infections including prevention of Parent of Child Transmission of HIV, Family Welfare Services, quality improvement in nursing education using Standards Based Management and Recognition (SBMR) approach.
- Renewals are issued every year after scrutinizing the documents with respect to INC norms.
- Surprise inspections of institutions are conducted.
- Faculty details are updated on the website by the institution.
The Health Minister, Shri J P Nadda stated this in a written reply in the Rajya Sabha here today.
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