PhD Nursing in numbers
- Colleges offering PhD Nursing
- 48
- Approved seats
- 301
- States and UTs
- 16
- Government colleges
- 1
Seats are the approved intake from the latest list each college appears in: 2026-27 for 40 colleges and 2025-26 for 8 colleges, as published by the regulator. Actual admissions can differ.
Source: Indian Nursing Council, checked 23 Oct 2026
Course at a glance
- Level
- Doctorate
- Duration
- Not recorded
- Entrance exams
- Not recorded
- Field of study
- Nursing
PhD Nursing seats and colleges by state
16 states and union territories, sorted by approved seats. Select a state to see its colleges.
Top NIRF ranked colleges for PhD Nursing
None of the 48 colleges offering PhD Nursing appear in the NIRF 2025 Overall, University or College rankings we hold.
Government and private PhD Nursing colleges
How the 48 colleges offering PhD Nursing are run, as recorded by the regulator.