Indian Nursing council withdraws recognition of 24 Kerala nursing colleges over non-compliance
Kerala: Noting failure to comply with regulations and skipping inspections for several years, the Indian Nursing Council (INC) has recently withdrawn the national recognition for 24 nursing institutions in Kerala.
Additionally, the council has deemed such institutions 'unsuitable' for conducting nursing programmes.
In November 2024, the state government and the Kerala Nurses and Midwives Council were asked to provide their recommendations regarding the suitability of nursing institutions. However, the council received no comments or recommendations from the state government or KNMC regarding the suitability of the colleges.
In this regard, the INC also released a statement which states that “Candidates who have obtained a recognised qualification certificate from these institutions can register only in Kerala, and not in other states. The affected educational institutions include government, private, and mission-run colleges offering ANM, GNM, BSc Nursing, MSc Nursing, Post Basic BSc Nursing, and Nurse Practitioner in Critical Care (NPCC) courses in districts such as Thiruvananthapuram, Malappuram, Kannur, Wayanad, Thrissur, Kollam, Kozhikode, and Idukki”.
Below is the list of derecognised nursing colleges in Kerala along with their respective districts-
1 Govt. Junior Public Health Nursing Training Centre, Panamaram, Wayanad
2 Credence Hospital Ulloor, Thiruvananthapuram
3 Prasanthi Hi-Tech Hospital and Research Centre, School of Nursing, Malappuram
4 School of Nursing, The Payyanur Co-operative Hospital, Kannur
5 School of Nursing, CSI Mission Hospital, Codacal, Malappuram
6 College of Nursing, Malankara Orthodox Syrian Church Medical Mission Hospital, Idukki
7 Devaki Amma Memorial College of Nursing, Malappuram
8 City Hospital College of Nursing, Kannur
9 Kunjukrishna Nadar Memorial Nursing College, Thiruvananthapuram
10 Dr. Nair's College of Nursing, Kollam
11 M B College of Nursing, Malappuram
12 Metropolitan Hospital College of Nursing, Thrissur
13 Mar Ivanios College of Nursing, Kollam
14 Karuna College of Nursing / School of Nursing, Karuna Hospital, Idukki
15 Almas College of Nursing, Malappuram
16 Si-Met College of Nursing, Kasaragod
17 Institute of Nursing Education, School of Medical Education (Regional Centre), Ernakulam
18 Elite Mission Hospital College of Nursing, Thrissur
19 College of Nursing, Kannur Medical College, Kannur
20 Government Nursing College, Pariyaram Medical College, Kannur
21 Vinayaka College of Nursing / Vinayaka School of Nursing, Wayanad
22 Iqraa International Hospital and Research Centre, Kozhikode
23 Almas College of Nursing (NPCC), Malappuram
24 Sree Gokulam Nursing College, Thiruvananthapuram.
