Indian Nursing Council (INC)

The Indian Nursing Council is an autonomous body under the Government of India, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare constituted under the Indian Nursing Council Act, 1947, enacted by Parliament, giving Statutory powers to maintain uniform standards and regulation of nursing education all over the country. 

Vision and Mission : 

1. To establish and monitor uniform standards of nursing for Nurses, midwifes, auxiliary nurse midwifes and health visitors’ education by doing inspection of the institutions. 
2. To recognize the qualification(s) under section 10(2)(4) of the Indian Nursing Council Act, 1947 for the purpose of registration and employment in India and abroad. 
3. To prescribe minimum standards of education and training in various nursing programmes and prescribe the syllabus & regulations for nursing programs under section 16 of the Indian Nursing Council Act, 1947. 
4. To give approval for registration of Indian and Foreign Nurses possessing foreign qualification under Section 11(2)(a) of the Indian Nursing Council Act, 1947. 
5. To have 100% live Indian Nurses register under NRTS. 
6. To prescribe code of ethics and professional conduct. 
7. To regulate the policies of training of nursing programmes in the field of nursing to improve the quality of nursing education.