GNM in numbers
- Colleges offering GNM
- 2,561
- Approved seats
- 1,20,350
- States and UTs
- 32
- Government colleges
- 202
Seats are the approved intake from the latest list each college appears in: 2026-27 for 1,983 colleges and 2025-26 for 578 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
- 3 years
- Entrance exams
- Not recorded
- Field of study
- Nursing
GNM seats and colleges by state
32 states and union territories, sorted by approved seats. Select a state to see its colleges.
Top NIRF ranked colleges for GNM
None of the 2,561 colleges offering GNM appear in the NIRF 2025 Overall, University or College rankings we hold.
Government and private GNM colleges
How the 2,561 colleges offering GNM are run, as recorded by the regulator.