Nurse Practitioner
Nurse Practitioner programmes (critical care, midwifery and others)
Nurse Practitioner in numbers
- Colleges offering Nurse Practitioner
- 68
- Approved seats
- 1,422
- States and UTs
- 19
- Government colleges
- 18
Seats are the approved intake from the latest list each college appears in: 2026-27 for 54 colleges and 2025-26 for 14 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
- Not recorded
- Entrance exams
- Not recorded
- Field of study
- Nursing
Nurse Practitioner seats and colleges by state
19 states and union territories, sorted by approved seats. Select a state to see its colleges.
Popular Nurse Practitioner specialisations
8 specialisations recorded, by total approved seats. Names are as the regulator lists them.
| Specialisation | Colleges | Seats |
|---|---|---|
| Nurse Practitioner in Critical Care | 54 | 740 |
| Nurse Practitioner in Midwifery | 8 | 215 |
| Nurse Practitioner in Midwifery Educator | 8 | 192 |
| Nurse Practitioner in Emergency and Trauma Care | 7 | 115 |
| Nurse Practitioner in Neonatal | 2 | 60 |
| Nurse Practitioner in Mental Health | 2 | 40 |
| Nurse Practitioner in Paediatric | 2 | 40 |
| Nurse Practitioner in Anesthesia | 2 | 20 |
Top NIRF ranked colleges for Nurse Practitioner
None of the 68 colleges offering Nurse Practitioner appear in the NIRF 2025 Overall, University or College rankings we hold.
Government and private Nurse Practitioner colleges
How the 68 colleges offering Nurse Practitioner are run, as recorded by the regulator.