42 nursing colleges in Gujarat, J-K ‘unsuitable’; INC cancels recognition over rule violations

A total of 42 nursing colleges in Gujarat and Jammu and Kashmir have been derecognised by the Indian Nursing Council (INC) after they failed to comply with the rules and skipped inspections for several years. The council has deemed such institutes as ‘unsuitatable’ for conducting nursing programmes.

The council said that the state governments were requested to submit their recommendations to the council regarding the suitability of the nursing institutions.

However, the council did not receive any remarks or recommendations from the state governments or the Gujarat and Jammu and Kashmir Nurses and Midwives Council regarding the suitability of the colleges.

Therefore, the council took the matter in its entirety. According to the INC’s record, these institutions have failed to apply for “statutory inspection for several years and were found deficient/unsuitable for conducting nursing programmes,” according to the official statement.

It also stated that any candidates holding a recognised qualification from these institutions shall be entitled to be registered only in the state of Gujarat and Jammu and Kashmir.

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Unrecognised nursing institutes in Gujarat, Jammu and Kashmir

The INC has withdrawn a total of 29 nursing institutes in Gujarat and 13 in Jammu and Kashmir.

Here is the list of nursing colleges in Gujarat along with their respective districts.

• Sevashram Hospital Bharuch, Bharuch.
• Sahjanand School Of Nursing, Rangbharti, Kheda
• Murlidhar School Of Nursing,Rajkot
• Arvalli Nursing School, Sabarkantha
• ANM Nursing Training School, Surat.
• Set School Of Nursing, Junagadh.
• Tapovan School of Nursin, Junagadh
• FHW School of Nursing State Institute Of Health & Family Welfare, Valsad
• Gujarat Institute Of Nursing, Narmada.
• Sadbhav Institute Of Nursing, Sabarkantha.
• Grow More Institute Of Nursing, Himatnagar
• Daani Institute of Nursing, Sukhmani Hospital.
• Subham Nursing School, Subham Multispeciality Hospital & Appollo Hospital, Dehgham
• B A P S Nursing School, Surat.
• Late Ratibhai Prabhudas Patel Nursing College, Anand.
• Shree Lileshwari Mahila School of Nursing, Mahisagar.
• Shantiniketan Nursing College, Gandhinagar
• Smt C S Bhabor Nursing School, Dahod.
• Akshar School Of Nursing, Arvalli.
• Anjar Education Society College of Nursing, Kachchh.
• Sharda Nursing College, Gandhinagar.
• Dinbandhu Charitable Hospital, Surat.
• Vidhyadeep College Of Nursing, Surat.
• Murlidhar College Of Nursing, Rajkot.
• Metas Adventist College Of Nursing, Surat.
• Bankers Nursing Institute, Vadodara
• Akshar Nursing College, Arvalli.
• Shashikala Dhansukhlal Dadarwala College Of Nursing, Dahod
• Medilink Institute Of Nursing Sciences, Ahmedabad.

List of nursing institutes in Jammu and Kashmir derecognised by INC

• Jammu College Of Nursing & Para Medical Sciences.
• Rajiv Gandhi College Of Nursing.
• Bee Enn College Of Nursing.
• Florence Nightingale Institute Of Nursing & Paramed.
• Guru Teg Bahadur Paramedical Institute.
• Vinayak Institute Of Nursing And Para Medical Sciences.
• Gupta Institute Of Para Medical & Allied Health Sciences
• Jammu College Of Nursing & Paramedical Sciences.
• Florence Nightingale Institute Of Nursing & Paramed. Science.
• R B Nursing And Paramedical Institution.
• Reshmol Memorial College Of Nursing & Medical Technology, College Of Nursing.
• Government College For Women, Gandhi Nagar, Jammu
• Bibi Halima College Of Nursing & Med. Technology