1,07,814 BSc Nursing, 13,971 MSc Nursing Seats available at 3,688 Colleges in India

Published On 2021-09-01 08:30 GMT   |   Update On 2021-09-01 08:30 GMT

New Delhi: A total number of 3688 nursing institutions scattered across the country offer students to pursue education in various nursing courses in 148,090 seats, the MoS Health Dr Bharati Pravin Pawar has informed the Lok Sabha. Among these, 2127 institutes offer B.Sc Nursing degree with an intake capacity of 107814 seats, whereas the M.Sc Nursing degree is available in around...

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New Delhi: A total number of 3688 nursing institutions scattered across the country offer students to pursue education in various nursing courses in 148,090 seats, the MoS Health Dr Bharati Pravin Pawar has informed the Lok Sabha.

Among these, 2127 institutes offer B.Sc Nursing degree with an intake capacity of 107814 seats, whereas the M.Sc Nursing degree is available in around 701 institutes, which have an intake capacity of 13971 seats, revealed the Minister of State, Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare.

Besides, India has 802 institutes offering 25485 seats in P B B.Sc (Post Basic B sc) Nursing, and 58 institutes offering 820 seats in NPPC (Nurse Practitioner in Critical Care) course, the details provided by the Minister revealed.

Minister Pawar was replying to a series of questions in the Lok Sabha related to the nursing colleges in India. The queries included the number of nursing colleges in the public and the private sector at present in the country, and also related to the quality of education provided by the nursing institutes.

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Karnataka has the highest number of B.Sc nursing institutes, i.e. 338 with an intake capacity of 18600 seats. Apart from these, Andhra Pradesh has 150, Arunachal Pradesh has 2, Assam 18, Bihar 10, Chandigarh 2, Chattisgarh 100, Chhattisgarh 1, Dadra & Nagar Haveli 1, Daman & Diu 1, Delhi 14, Goa 3, Gujarat 108, Haryana 41, Himachal Pradesh 35, Jammu & Kashmir 18, Jharkhand 14, Kerala 132, Madhya Pradesh 198, Maharashtra 105, Manipur 8, Meghalaya 2, Mizoram 3, Nagaland 1, Orissa 40, Pondicherry 15, Punjab 111, Rajasthan 171, Sikkim 3, Tamil Nadu 192, Telangana 87, Tripura 4, Uttar Pradesh 132, Uttarakhand 25, Uttaranchal 1, and West Bengal 41 B.Sc Nursing institutes.

In respect of M.Sc Nursing seats also, Karnataka tops the place regarding the number of institutes and the intake capacity. The state has a total of 160 institutes that provide M.Sc nursing courses in 3305 seats. Apart from Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh has 36, Assam has 7, Bihar 2, Chandigarh 1, Chattisgarh 21, Dadra & Nagar Haveli 1, Delhi 7, Goa 1, Gujarat 21, Haryana 11, Himachal Pradesh 8, Jammu & Kashmir 5, Jharkhand 2, Kerala 58, Madhya Pradesh 68, Maharashtra 44, Manipur 2, Meghalaya 1, Orissa 14, Pondicherry 9, Punjab 37, Rajasthan 29, Sikkim 1, Tamil Nadu 82, Telangana 24, Tripura 2, Uttar Pradesh 23, Uttarakhand 8, and West Bengal has 16 institutes providing M.Sc Nursing degree.

Uttaranchal, Mizoram, Nagaland, Daman & Diu, Arunachal Pradesh and Andaman & Nicobar don't have any such institutes.

There are a total number of 802 P B B.Sc Nursing Institutes in India. Among these Karnataka has the highest number of such institutions i.e. 178. Andhra Pradesh has 32, Assam 4, Bihar 4, Chandigarh 1, Chattisgarh 19, Dadra & Nagar Haveli 1, Delhi 4, Goa 1, Gujarat 23, Haryana 30, Himachal Pradesh 14, Jammu & Kashmir 4, Jharkhand 5, Kerala 41, Madhya Pradesh 74, Maharashtra 53, Manipur 2, Meghalaya 1, Nagaland 1, Orissa 10, Pondicherry 7, Punjab 93, Rajasthan 49, Tamil Nadu 66, Telangana 18, Tripura 1, Uttar Pradesh 45, Uttarakhand 7, and West Bengal has 14 P B B.Sc nursing institutes.

Finally, among the 58 institutions for Nurse Practitioner in Critical Care (NPCC), Karnataka has 9, Tamil Nadu has 9 and Kerala has 7 such institutes. Besides, Andhra Pradesh has 1, Assam 1, Chattisgarh 1, Delhi and Gujarat 3 each, Haryana 4, Madhya Pradesh 2, Maharashtra 4, Punjab 2, Rajasthan 2, Telangana 4, Uttar Pradesh 3, Uttarakhand 2, and West Bengal has 1 institute providing education in NPCC course.


State-wise distribution of Nursing Institutions and the Admission Capacity as on 31st March, 2021

Programmes offered by the Insst.

B.Sc(N)

Institution

Seats

Total

State Name

Govt

Pvt

Govt

Pvt

Instt.

Seats

Andaman & Nicobar

0

0

0

0

0

0

Andhra Pradesh

12

138

695

7230

150

7925

Arunachal Pradesh

0

2

0

90

2

90

Assam

4

14

230

570

18

800

Bihar

2

8

110

380

10

490

Chandigarh

2

0

120

0

2

120

Chattisgarh

9

91

470

4080

100

4550

Chhattisgarh

0

1

0

50

1

50

Dadri & Nagar Haveli

1

0

60

0

1

60

Daman & Diu

1

0

50

0

1

50

Delhi

9

5

425

240

14

665

Goa

1

2

100

80

3

180

Gujarat

9

99

450

4469

108

4919

Haryana

2

39

105

1830

41

1935

Himachal Pradesh

1

34

60

1310

35

1370

Jammu & Kashmir

4

14

200

680

18

880

Jharkhand

1

13

50

590

14

640

Karnataka

13

325

765

17835

338

18600

Kerala

12

120

745

6575

132

7320

Madhya Pradesh

8

190

520

8225

198

8745

Maharashtra

6

99

300

4605

105

4905

Manipur

2

6

90

210

8

300

Meghalaya

1

1

50

40

2

90

Mizoram

2

1

65

30

3

95

Nagaland

0

1

0

40

1

40

Orissa

4

36

265

1500

40

1765

Pondicherry

2

13

175

870

15

1045

Punjab

6

105

320

5200

111

5520

Rajasthan

11

160

790

7305

171

8095

Sikkim

0

3

0

170

3

170

Tamil Nadu

5

187

250

11370

192

11620

Telangana

6

81

380

4600

87

4980

Tripura

0

4

0

190

4

190

Uttar Pradesh

9

123

570

5250

132

5820

Uttarakhand

7

18

360

855

25

1215

Uttaranchal

0

1

0

30

1

30

West Bengal

13

28

700

1845

41

2545

Grand Total

165

1962

9470

98344

2127

107814


State-wise distribution of Nursing Institutions and the Admission Capacity as on 31st March, 2021

Programmes offered by the Insst.

M. Sc (N)

Institution

Seats

Total

State Name

Govt

Pvt

Govt

Pvt

Instt.

Seats

Andaman & Nicobar

0

0

0

0

0

0

Andhra Pradesh

3

33

105

621

36

726

Arunachal Pradesh

0

0

0

0

0

0

Assam

3

4

57

64

7

121

Bihar

0

2

0

55

2

55

Chandigarh

1

0

20

0

1

20

Chattisgarh

4

17

105

319

21

424

Chhattisgarh

0

0

0

0

0

0

Dadri & Nagar Haveli

1

0

20

0

1

20

Daman & Diu

0

0

0

0

0

0

Delhi

3

4

45

78

7

123

Goa

1

0

25

0

1

25

Gujarat

3

18

45

349

21

394

Haryana

1

10

30

212

11

242

Himachal Pradesh

1

7

25

156

8

181

Jammu & Kashmir

0

5

0

88

5

88

Jharkhand

0

2

0

37

2

37

Karnataka

7

153

90

3215

160

3305

Kerala

8

50

155

936

58

1091

Madhya Pradesh

1

67

50

1124

68

1174

Maharashtra

4

40

80

695

44

775

Manipur

2

0

18

0

2

18

Meghalaya

1

0

10

0

1

10

Mizoram

0

0

0

0

0

0

Nagaland

0

0

0

0

1

0

Orissa

3

11

62

275

14

337

Pondicherry

2

7

47

146

9

193

Punjab

2

35

50

692

37

742

Rajasthan

8

21

190

335

29

525

Sikkim

0

1

0

25

1

25

Tamil Nadu

2

80

65

1744

82

1809

Telangana

1

23

30

463

24

493

Tripura

0

2

0

20

2

20

Uttar Pradesh

1

22

50

494

23

544

Uttarakhand

2

6

43

106

8

149

Uttaranchal

0

0

0

0

0

0

West Bengal

9

7

180

125

16

305

Grand Total

74

627

1597

12374

701

13971


State-wise distribution of Nursing Institutions and the Admission Capacity as on 31st March, 2021

Programmes offered by the Insst.

P B B.Sc(N)

Institution

Seats

Total

State Name

Govt

Pvt

Govt

Pvt

Instt.

Seats

Andaman & Nicobar

0

0

0

0

0

0

Andhra Pradesh

1

31

30

890

32

920

Arunachal Pradesh

0

0

0

0

0

0

Assam

0

4

0

115

4

115

Bihar

1

3

40

120

4

160

Chandigarh

1

0

40

0

1

40

Chattisgarh

1

18

20

545

19

565

Chhattisgarh

0

0

0

0

0

0

Dadri & Nagar Haveli

1

0

20

0

1

20

Daman & Diu

0

0

0

0

0

0

Delhi

1

3

20

80

4

100

Goa

1

0

10

0

1

10

Gujarat

1

22

30

570

23

600

Haryana

1

29

30

845

30

875

Himachal Pradesh

1

13

30

325

14

355

Jammu & Kashmir

0

4

0

170

4

170

Jharkhand

1

4

30

110

5

140

Karnataka

6

172

220

6270

178

6490

Kerala

6

35

190

1100

41

1290

Madhya Pradesh

3

71

90

2040

74

2130

Maharashtra

2

51

70

1425

53

1495

Manipur

0

2

0

40

2

40

Meghalaya

0

1

0

30

1

30

Mizoram

0

0

0

0

0

0

Nagaland

0

1

0

20

1

20

Orissa

1

9

40

320

10

360

Pondicherry

1

6

25

195

7

220

Punjab

3

90

85

2940

93

3025

Rajasthan

2

47

45

1280

49

1325

Sikkim

0

0

0

0

0

0

Tamil Nadu

2

64

90

2165

66

2255

Telangana

1

17

10

520

18

530

Tripura

0

1

0

20

1

20

Uttar Pradesh

2

43

80

1220

45

1300

Uttarakhand

1

6

30

180

7

210

Uttaranchal

0

0

0

0

0

0

West Bengal

7

7

380

295

14

675

Grand Total

48

754

1655

23830

802

25485


State-wise distribution of Nursing Institutions and the Admission Capacity as on 31st March, 2021

Programmes offered by the Insst.

NURSE PRACTITIONER IN CRITICAL CARE (NPCC)

Institution

Seats

Total

State Name

Govt

Pvt

Govt

Pvt

Instt.

Seats

Andaman & Nicobar

0

0

0

0

0

0

Andhra Pradesh

0

1

0

10

1

10

Arunachal Pradesh

0

0

0

0

0

0

Assam

0

1

0

10

1

10

Bihar

0

0

0

0

0

0

Chandigarh

0

0

0

0

0

0

Chattisgarh

0

1

0

10

1

10

Chhattisgarh

0

0

0

0

0

0

Dadri & Nagar Haveli

0

0

0

0

0

0

Daman & Diu

0

0

0

0

0

0

Delhi

0

3

0

40

3

40

Goa

0

0

0

0

0

0

Gujarat

1

2

10

20

3

30

Haryana

1

3

15

40

4

55

Himachal Pradesh

0

0

0

0

0

0

Jammu & Kashmir

0

0

0

0

0

0

Jharkhand

0

0

0

0

0

0

Karnataka

1

8

10

130

9

140

Kerala

0

7

0

120

7

120

Madhya Pradesh

0

2

0

20

2

20

Maharashtra

0

4

0

55

4

55

Manipur

0

0

0

0

0

0

Meghalaya

0

0

0

0

0

0

Mizoram

0

0

0

0

0

0

Nagaland

0

0

0

0

0

0

Orissa

0

0

0

0

0

0

Pondicherry

0

0

0

0

0

0

Punjab

1

1

5

10

2

15

Rajasthan

1

1

25

20

2

45

Sikkim

0

0

0

0

0

0

Tamil Nadu

0

9

0

115

9

115

Telangana

0

4

0

80

4

80

Tripura

0

0

0

0

0

0

Uttar Pradesh

0

3

0

40

3

40

Uttarakhand

0

2

0

25

2

25

Uttaranchal

0

0

0

0

0

0

West Bengal

0

1

0

10

1

10

Grand Total

5

53

65

755

58

820

While responding to the query related to the quality of education provided at the nursing institutes in India, Minister Pawar mentioned, "Indian Nursing Council (INC) conducts regular inspection to monitor quality of education in Nursing Colleges. It also conducts surprise inspections whenever a complaint is received against any Institution."

Further providing details regarding the steps taken by the Government for the betterment of the quality of nursing education in the country, she added, "Various steps have been taken by the INC to improve the quality of nursing education. These include improvement in the norms for Institutions (Institutions are required to have their own 100 bedded hospital and to have their own building within two years of the establishment) and various programmes for training of nursing teachers."


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