ANM in numbers
- Colleges offering ANM
- 1,100
- Approved seats
- 39,517
- States and UTs
- 28
- Government colleges
- 160
Seats are the approved intake from the latest list each college appears in: 2026-27 for 877 colleges and 2025-26 for 223 colleges, as published by the regulator. Actual admissions can differ.
Source: Indian Nursing Council, checked 23 Oct 2026
Course at a glance
- Level
- Diploma
- Duration
- 2 years
- Entrance exams
- Not recorded
- Field of study
- Nursing
ANM seats and colleges by state
28 states and union territories, sorted by approved seats. Select a state to see its colleges.
Top NIRF ranked colleges for ANM
None of the 1,100 colleges offering ANM appear in the NIRF 2025 Overall, University or College rankings we hold.
Government and private ANM colleges
How the 1,100 colleges offering ANM are run, as recorded by the regulator.