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A Complete Guide for Nursing Aspirants

Introduction

Jharkhand has emerged as a growing hub for nursing education in Eastern India. With increasing demand for healthcare professionals, many institutions in the state offer ANM, GNM, B.Sc Nursing, and M.Sc Nursing programs.

However, the most important factor while choosing a nursing college is approval by the Indian Nursing Council (INC). INC approval ensures that the institute meets national standards for nursing education, infrastructure, and clinical training. (Indian Nursing Council)

In this blog, we provide a curated list of INC-approved nursing colleges in Jharkhand, along with insights into courses, locations, and selection tips.

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Why Choose an INC Approved College?

Before exploring the list, it’s important to understand why INC approval matters:

• ✔ Recognized degree across India
• ✔ Eligibility for government jobs
• ✔ Standardized curriculum & training
• ✔ Better clinical exposure
• ✔ Higher placement opportunities

Without INC approval, your nursing degree may not be valid for registration or employment.

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List of INC Approved Nursing Colleges in Jharkhand

Below is a list of major INC-approved nursing colleges (based on available official and compiled sources):

Government College

• College of Nursing, Rajendra Institute of Medical Sciences (RIMS), Ranchi
  • One of the top government nursing colleges in Jharkhand
  • Offers B.Sc Nursing
  • Strong hospital exposure

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Top Private INC Approved Nursing Colleges

Here are some well-known private institutions:

• Florence College of Nursing, Ranchi
• Kashibai Ganpat Nursing College
• St. Barnabas Hospital College of Nursing, Ranchi
• Tata Main Hospital School of Nursing, Jamshedpur
• City Nursing College, Ranchi
• Angel College of Nursing, Simdega
• Elite Public Nursing College, Palamu
• Hill View College of Nursing, Ranchi
• Mahadevi Birla Institute of Nursing & Clinical Technology, Ranchi
• Metas Adventist College of Nursing, Ranchi
• Netaji Subhas Institute of Nursing, Jamshedpur
• Nirmala College of Nursing, Palamu
• Rupsona Nursing College, Ranchi
• Sai Nath Nursing College, Ranchi
• Satish Kumar Sinha Memorial College of Nursing, Ranchi
• Shatrughan Prasad Singh Institute of Nursing, Ranchi
• Sunrise College of Nursing, Ranchi
• Tribal College of Nursing, Ranchi

These colleges are listed as “suitable” or recognized under INC norms for various nursing programs.

List of inc approved nursing colleges in Jharkhand

Sl. No.	Institution Name & Address	Trust Name	District	Sector	Programme	Annual Intake
⭐	Kashibai Ganpat Nursing College, Chakme, Burmu	RBM Cons Tech	Ranchi	Private	ANM / GNM / B.Sc(N)	40 / 40 / 40
1	A V School Of Nursing, Kokar	A-V Chikitsa Shiksha Jan Kalyan Trust	Ranchi	Private	ANM / GNM	20 / 60
2	A. G. College Of Nursing, Bokaro	Abdul Gafur Ansari Education Trust	Bokaro	Private	ANM / GNM / B.Sc(N) / M.Sc(N) / PB B.Sc(N)	30/60/50/15/20
3	ANM School, Sadar Hospital, Daltonganj	Govt. of Jharkhand	Palamu	Govt	ANM	60
4	ANM School, Hazaribagh	Govt. of Jharkhand	Hazaribagh	Govt	ANM	30
5	ANM School, Ranchi	Govt. of Jharkhand	Ranchi	Govt	ANM	30
6	ANM Training Centre, Dumka	Govt. of Jharkhand	Dumka	Govt	ANM	30
7	ANM Training Centre, St. Ursula Hospital	Ursuline Society	Lohardaga	Private	ANM	40
8	Tribal Social Welfare ANM School, Ranchi	Tribal Social Welfare Society	Ranchi	Private	ANM	40
9	Aashi Nursing School, Palamu	Saraswati Lifeline Trust	Palamu	Private	ANM	20
10	AIIMS Deoghar	Govt. of Jharkhand	Deoghar	Govt	B.Sc(N)	60
11	Amar Jyoti School Of Nursing, Ranchi	Amar Jyoti Society	Ranchi	Private	ANM	30
12	Amrita College Of Nursing, Ranchi	Human Benefit Trust	Ranchi	Private	B.Sc(N) / GNM	30 / 30
13	Angel Nursing College, Simdega	Jharkhand Educational & Health Welfare Society	Simdega	Private	B.Sc(N)	60
14	ANM School, Chaibasa	Govt. of Jharkhand	West Singhbhum	Govt	ANM	20
15	Arogyam Nursing School, Garhwa	Aarogyam Trust	Garhwa	Private	ANM / GNM	40 / 40
16	Ashish Nursing Institute, Gumla	Chetna Society	Gumla	Private	ANM	50
17	Aviram Nursing College, Latehar	Aviram Trust	Latehar	Private	B.Sc(N)	40
18	Avyan School Of Nursing, Ranchi	Rural Skill Dev Society	Ranchi	Private	GNM	60
19	Babu Lal Badamiya Institute, Ranchi	Utpalaksh Trust	Ranchi	Private	ANM / GNM	40 / 40
20	Bharat Mata School Of Nursing, Ranchi	Sneharam Trust	Ranchi	Private	GNM	40
21	Bharathi College Of Nursing, Ranchi	Bharathi Trust	Ranchi	Private	GNM	40
22	Bharti School Of Nursing, Godda	Bharti Seva Trust	Godda	Private	ANM	50
23	Birsa College Of Nursing, Bokaro	Birsa Vikas Society	Bokaro	Private	ANM / GNM	40 / 60
24	BNTC Nursing School, Jamshedpur	BNTC Foundation	East Singhbhum	Private	GNM	60
25	Buddha Nursing College, Ranchi	Janjatiya Sansthan	Ranchi	Private	B.Sc(N)	60
26	Central Institute Of Psychiatry, Ranchi	Govt.	Ranchi	Govt	M.Sc(N) / Diploma	10 / 15
27	City Nursing College, Ranchi	City Trust	Ranchi	Private	ANM / GNM / B.Sc(N)	50 / 60 / 50
28	RIMS College Of Nursing, Ranchi	Govt.	Ranchi	Govt	B.Sc(N) / PB B.Sc	50 / 30
29	Tata Main Hospital Nursing College	Tata	East Singhbhum	Private	B.Sc(N)	60
30	Constant Lievens School Of Nursing	Catholic Society	Ranchi	Private	GNM	50
31	Dharti Aaba Nursing College, Ormanjhi	Dharti Aaba Foundation	Ranchi	Private	GNM	40
32	Divine Nursing College, Kanke	Rukh Divine Foundation	Ranchi	Private	B.Sc(N) / GNM	40 / 40
33	Florence College Of Nursing, Irba	Haji Abdur Razzaque Society	Ranchi	Private	ANM/GNM/B.Sc/PB B.Sc/M.Sc	50/60/60/40/20
34	Gandhi College Of Allied Science	Gandhi Welfare Trust	Saraikela	Private	GNM	60
35	Gandhi College Of Nursing, Adityapur	Techno Welfare Trust	Saraikela	Private	B.Sc(N) / GNM	60 / 60
36	Gandhi Institute Of Nursing, Adityapur	Techno Welfare Trust	Saraikela	Private	ANM	30
37	Girija Institute Of Nursing, Ramgarh	Girija Welfare Trust	Ramgarh	Private	ANM / GNM / B.Sc(N)	40 / 60 / 40
38	Hill View College Of Nursing, Ranchi	Hill View Society	Ranchi	Private	B.Sc(N) / GNM	40 / 40
39	Holy Family School Of Nursing	Holy Family Hospital	Koderma	Private	ANM	20
40	Imperial College Of Nursing, Khunti	Nirmala Devi Trust	Khunti	Private	B.Sc(N)	60
41	IMS Health College, Ranchi	Mata Tetri Devi Trust	Ranchi	Private	B.Sc(N)	40
42	Jainendra Nursing College, Ranchi	Janjatiya Sansthan	Ranchi	Private	GNM	40
43	Jaslok Nursing College, Ranchi	Jaslok Hospital	Ranchi	Private	GNM / B.Sc(N)	40 / 40
44	Jasnand Nursing College, Ranchi	Jagat Gyan Trust	Ranchi	Private	GNM	60
45	Jeevan Jyoti Nursing School	Jesus Mary Society	East Singhbhum	Private	GNM	25
46	Jharkhand Nursing College, Ranchi	Life Save Trust	Ranchi	Private	ANM / GNM / B.Sc(N)	30 / 50 / 50
47	Kalawati School Of Nursing, Ranchi	Astro Vedic Trust	Ranchi	Private	GNM	20
48	Karyanand Tiwary Nursing School	Devansh Trust	Ranchi	Private	ANM / GNM / B.Sc(N)	20 / 40 / 60
49	KICAM Nursing School, Dhanbad	Kalindi Institute	Dhanbad	Private	ANM	20
50	Kismati College Of Nursing, Garhwa	HOPE Trust	Garhwa	Private	ANM	40
51	Krist Raja Nursing School, Godda	Carmel Society	Godda	Private	ANM	25
52	Life Care Nursing School, Godda	Meera Seva Trust	Godda	Private	ANM / GNM	40 / 40
53	MBNS Institute Of Nursing, Saraikela	Gurukul Trust	Saraikela	Private	GNM / B.Sc(N)	40 / 40
54	Maa Kalawati Institute, Ranchi	Tribal Welfare Society	Ranchi	Private	ANM / GNM / B.Sc(N)	30 / 40 / 60
55	Mahadevi Birla Institute, Ranchi	Bharat Arogya Trust	Ranchi	Private	ANM / GNM / B.Sc(N)	30 / 40 / 30
56	Manrakhan Mahto Nursing College	MRM Trust	Ranchi	Private	GNM / B.Sc(N)	50 / 50
57	Meenashri Nursing Institute, Ranchi	Meenashri Trust	Ranchi	Private	ANM / B.Sc(N)	30 / 40
58	Meera College Of Nursing, Ranchi	Meera Foundation	Ranchi	Private	GNM / B.Sc(N)	40 / 40
59	Mercy Nursing School, Jamshedpur	Mercy Hospital Society	East Singhbhum	Private	GNM	60
60	Metas Adventist College, Ranchi	Adventist Trust	Ranchi	Private	ANM / B.Sc(N) / PB B.Sc(N)	30 / 60 / 20
61	Mohulpahari Nursing School, Dumka	NELC Hospital	Dumka	Private	ANM / GNM	30 / 20
62	Nalanda Nursing School, Ramgarh	Manav Sathi	Ramgarh	Private	ANM	20
63	Netaji Subhas Nursing Institute	Mahila Kalyan Trust	East Singhbhum	Private	ANM / GNM / B.Sc(N)	50 / 60 / 60
64	Nichitpur Institute, Dhanbad	Nichitpur Trust	Dhanbad	Private	ANM	25
65	Nightingale Nursing School, Ranchi	Sai Kripa Trust	Ranchi	Private	ANM / GNM	20 / 40
66	Nirmala Devi Nursing School, Khunti	Nirmala Trust	Khunti	Private	ANM / GNM	30 / 40
67	Nirmala Nursing School, Dhanbad	Damian Centre	Dhanbad	Private	ANM	20
68	Paharhi Nursing School, Ranchi	Paharhi Sangathan	Ranchi	Private	ANM / GNM	60 / 30
69	Puskar Nursing School, Ranchi	ORDC Trust	Ranchi	Private	ANM	20
70	RP Nursing School, Garhwa	Radha Parwati Trust	Garhwa	Private	ANM / GNM	30 / 30
71	Rambha Nursing College, Jamshedpur	Rambha Trust	East Singhbhum	Private	ANM / GNM / B.Sc(N)	45 / 40 / 40
72	Royal Professional College, Ranchi	Jharkhand Welfare Society	Ranchi	Private	ANM / GNM	40 / 60
73	Rupsona Nursing College, Ranchi	Rupsona Trust	Ranchi	Private	All Courses	—
74	Sai Nath Nursing College, Ranchi	Sai Nath Trust	Ranchi	Private	ANM / GNM / B.Sc(N)	50 / 40 / 60
75	Santosh College Of Nursing, Ranchi	Society Nature Health	Ranchi	Private	ANM / GNM / B.Sc(N)	20 / 40 / 40
76	Sardar Patel Nursing College	Sachdeva Trust	East Singhbhum	Private	ANM / GNM / B.Sc(N)	40 / 40 / 50
77	Sarozani Nursing College, Godda	Sarozani Trust	Godda	Private	ANM	40
78	Satish Kumar Sinha Nursing College	Bharathi Trust	Ranchi	Private	B.Sc(N) / M.Sc(N)	60 / 20
79	Satya Sai Nursing Institute, Palamu	Satya Sai Trust	Palamu	Private	GNM / B.Sc(N)	40 / 40
80	Bokaro General Hospital Nursing School	SAIL	Bokaro	Govt	GNM	40
81	Arka Jain Nursing School	Arka Trust	Saraikela	Private	GNM / B.Sc(N)	60 / 60
82	Central Hospital Nursing School	BCCL	Dhanbad	Govt	GNM	30
83	RIMS Nursing School, Ranchi	Govt	Ranchi	Govt	GNM	50
84	St Joseph Nursing School, Gumla	St Joseph Trust	Gumla	Private	GNM	50
85	SPS Nursing Institute, Ranchi	SPS Pvt Ltd	Ranchi	Private	B.Sc(N)	60
86	Shine AR Ansari Institute, Ranchi	AR Ansari Society	Ranchi	Private	All Courses	—
87	Shivam Nursing College, Deoghar	Shivam Trust	Deoghar	Private	ANM / GNM / B.Sc(N)	40 / 40 / 50
88	Shree Sai Nursing School, Ranchi	HRD Society	Ranchi	Private	ANM / GNM / B.Sc(N)	30 / 40 / 40
89	Sohari Chandravansi Nursing College	Chandravansi Trust	Palamu	Private	All Courses	—
90	St Anne Nursing School, Ranchi	St Anne Society	Ranchi	Private	ANM / GNM	20 / 35
91	St Johns Nursing School, Simdega	Ramaiah Society	Simdega	Private	GNM	40
92	St Barnabas Nursing College, Ranchi	Diocesan Society	Ranchi	Private	B.Sc(N) / GNM	40 / 20
93	St Ursula Nursing School, Gumla	Ursuline Society	Gumla	Private	ANM	30
94	St Xavier Nursing School, Dhanbad	Gita Trust	Dhanbad	Private	GNM	40
95	Simdega Govt ANM Centre	Govt	Simdega	Govt	ANM	30
96	Sunrise Nursing School, Ranchi	Jai Gurudev Trust	Ranchi	Private	All Courses	—
97	Surya ANM School, West Singhbhum	Health	West Singhbhum	Private	ANM / GNM	30 / 40
98	Surya Nursing College, Sahibganj	Surya Trust	Sahebganj	Private	ANM / GNM / B.Sc(N)	20 / 30 / 40
99	Swarnrekha Nursing College, Ranchi	Swarnrekha Trust	Ranchi	Private	ANM / GNM	30 / 40
100	Tribal College Of Nursing, Ranchi	Tribal Welfare Society	Ranchi	Private	All Courses	—
101	Tupudana Medical Institute, Ranchi	Sunderlal Trust	Ranchi	Private	ANM / GNM	30 / 40
102	Ursuline Nursing School, Dumka	Ursuline Society	Dumka	Private	ANM	25
103	Usha ANM School, Saraikela	Shobha Trust	Saraikela	Private	ANM	30
104	Vananchal Nursing School, Garhwa	Vananchal Trust	Garhwa	Private	ANM	50
105	Victory Nursing College, Ranchi	VISTM Trust	Ranchi	Private	GNM	40
106	Vidya College Of Nursing, Ranchi	Vidya Trust	Ranchi	Private	ANM / GNM / B.Sc(N)	30 / 60 / 60
107	Vikas Nursing Institute, Ranchi	Vikas Trust	Ranchi	Private	ANM	50
108	Vinita Nursing College, Ranchi	JB Trust	Ranchi	Private	GNM / B.Sc(N)	40 / 40
109	ZA Royal Nursing College, Ranchi	Ahsan Trust	Ranchi	Private	GNM / B.Sc(N)	40 / 40

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Course-Wise Availability

Different colleges offer different programs:

Course	Availability in Jharkhand
ANM	Widely available (rural-focused institutes)
GNM	Most common diploma course
B.Sc Nursing	Offered by both govt & private colleges
Post Basic B.Sc	Available in selected colleges
M.Sc Nursing	Limited but growing

Jharkhand has a mix of government and private institutions catering to all these programs. (college4.in)

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City-Wise Distribution

Most INC-approved colleges are concentrated in:

• Ranchi – Major hub (highest number of colleges)
• Jamshedpur – Industrial healthcare exposure
• Dhanbad – Growing medical infrastructure
• Bokaro & Palamu – Emerging centers

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Key Factors to Consider Before Choosing a College

When selecting a nursing college, don’t rely only on INC approval. Also evaluate:

1. Hospital Tie-ups

• Ensure the college has a functional teaching hospital

2. Clinical Exposure

• Practical training is crucial in nursing education

3. Faculty & Infrastructure

• Labs, simulation rooms, and qualified staff matter

4. Placement Record

• Check hospital placements and internship opportunities

5. Fees Structure

• Private colleges may charge ₹3–6 lakh total for B.Sc Nursing

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Admission Process in Jharkhand

Admission to nursing colleges is generally done through:

• JCECEB (Jharkhand Combined Entrance Competitive Examination Board)
• Merit-based admission (in some private colleges)

Courses like ANM and GNM may have separate entrance or direct admission options.

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Final Thoughts

Jharkhand offers a wide range of INC-approved nursing colleges, from reputed government institutes like RIMS to numerous private institutions with modern facilities.

If you are planning a nursing career, always verify:

• INC approval status
• Jharkhand Nursing Council recognition
• Clinical training facilities

Choosing the right college will directly impact your career growth, skills, and job opportunities in the healthcare sector.

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Pro Tip

Always cross-check the latest approved list directly on the official Indian Nursing Council website, as approvals may change every academic year. (Indian Nursing Council)

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