The document summarizes the Indian Nursing Council (INC) norms and regulations for nursing education institutions in India. The INC is the national regulatory body for nursing. It establishes uniform standards for nursing education and prescribes regulations and syllabi. The summary outlines INC norms for staffing levels in hospitals and requirements for establishing nursing educational institutions, including physical and library infrastructure, faculty qualifications, and committee structures.

1. INDIAN NURSING
COUNCIL
NORMS AND REGULATIONS
Name : Devanand Hurgule
Year : Fourth year student
College : College of nursing BJGMC , Pune
Subject: Nursing management and administration

2. Objectives
 General objectives;
At the end of an seminar the students will gain in deapth
knowledge about INC Norms and Regulation
 Specific objectives:
At the end of an seminar the students will able to
1. To know about INC
2. To explain about aims and objectives of INC
3. To elaborate about functions of INC
4. To explain about organization chart of INC
5. To know about various commitees of INC
6. To explain about INC norms for staffing and establishment of nursing
educational institutes .

3. Introduction
 Indian nursing council is an national regulatory body for nursing practices and
for nursing education in india .
 It is an autonomous body under the government of india ,ministry of health
and family welfare , constituted by the central government under section 3 of
the indian nursing council Act 1947 , of Indian parliament .
 It is established in 1949

4. Aims and objectives of INC
 To establish the uniform standard of education for nurses , midwives and
health visitors .
 To prescribe regulation and syllabus for nursing education.
 To recognize qualification of nurses for the purpose of registration and
employment in india and abroad .
 To provide approval for registration of indian and foreign nurses holding
foreign qualification.
 To give instruction to the state nursing council , examining board , state
government and central government in matter related to the nursing
education and practice

5. Functions of INC
 Maintain and regulate uniform standard of nursing education and training in
the country.
 Prescribing syllabus and regulation for various nursing courses.
 Authorizing state nursing council and examination board to issue qualifying
certificates .
 Conduct inspections of nursing schools and colleges to maintain uniformity of
nursing education in the country.
 Regulate policies and programs in the field of nursing.
 Maintain indian nurses registers .
 Has power to withdraw recognition .
 Promotes research in nursing

6. Organization chart of INC
 PRESIDENT
 VICE PRESIDENT
 SECRETARY
 ASSISTANT SECRETARY
 OFFICE STAFF

7. Committees in INC
1. Executive committee
2. Equivalence committee
3. Educational committee
4. Fianancial committee

8. INC NORMS FOR NURSING STAFFING
 Chief nursing officer : 1 per 500 beds
 Nursing superintendent: 1 per 400 beds
 Deputy Nursing superintendent : 1 per 300 beds and 1 additional for every 200 beds
 Assistant Nursing superintendent : 1 per 100 – 150 beds or 3 – 4 wards
 Nursing sisters : 1 per 25 -30 beds or 1 ward
 Staff nurses : 1 per 3 beds in teaching and 1 per 5 beds in non teaching hospitals
 Staff nurses for ICU: 1 per 1 bed or (1 per 3 beds for each shift )
 OPD : 1 per 100 patients
 Operation theater : 1 per 25 patients
 Infection control nurse : 1 per 250 bedded hospital

9. INC NORMS AND GUIDELINES FOR ESTABLISHMENT
OF AN EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTION
 INC is the apex statutory body which is responsible for regulating nursing
eduction through examination , certification and maintaining uniform
standard of nursing eduction .
 Different types of nursing eduction in india are
1. ANM
2. GNM
3. Basic B.Sc Nursing
4. PB B.Sc Nursing
5. M.Sc Nursing
6. Ph.D Nursing

10. ORGNIZATIONAL CHART OF NURSING
EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTION
 Director board / Management trustee
 Principal
 Vice principal
 Professor
 Associate professor
 Assistant professor
 Nursing tutor/ clinical instructor
 students

11. PHYSICAL INFRASTRUCTURE
 Lecture hall
 Nursing foundation lab
 Nutrition lab
 Community health nursing lab
 OBG and Pediatric lab
 Preclinical science lab ( Biochemistry, microbiology , anatomy ,physiology)
 Computer lab
 Common room ( male nd female)
 Multi purpose hall
 Staff room

12. CONT…
 Principal room
 Vice principal room
 Liabrary
 AV aid room
 Faculty room
 Washrooms ( male and female)

13. LIBRARY REQUIREMENT
 Area – 2400 sq. feet
 Seating capacity-minimum 60 students
 Location- located in an area accessible for faculty and students
 No. of books –3000 ( minimum)books , all new edition , 10 set of books in each
subject
 No. of journals: 15 in number
1/3 should be foreign
subscribed on continuous basis
 Rooms for librarian and other staff
 Staff reading area : capacity to accommodate 10 persons

14. Other requirements
 Principal office
 Vice – principal office
 Faculty member office
 Room for office staff
 Common room
 Record room
 Audio visual and store room
 Fire extinguisher
 Playground

15. QUALIFICATION OF TEACHING STAFF
 Principal – M.Sc Nursing , Ph.D Nursing desirsble
15 year experience out of which 12 year should be teaching
experience and minimum 5 year clinical experience.
 Vice –principal – M.Sc Nursing , Ph.D Nursing desirsble
15 year experience out of which 10 year should be teaching
experience and minimum 5 year clinical experience.
 Professor - M.Sc Nursing , Ph.D Nursing desirsble
10 year experience out of which 7 year should be teaching
experience

16. CONT….
 Associate professor - M.Sc Nursing , Ph.D Nursing desirsble
8 year experience out of which 5 year should be teaching
experience
 Assistant professor - M.Sc Nursing , Ph.D Nursing desirsble
3 year should be teaching experience
 Tutor - - M.Sc Nursing , or B.Sc nursing or PB B.Sc nursing
1 year should be teaching experience

17. FACULTY REQUIREMENT ( FOR 40 – 60
STUDENTS INTAKE )
 PRINCIPAL – 1
 VICE PRINCIPAL – 1
 PROFESSOR – 0
 ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR – 2
 ASSISTANT PROFESSOR – 3
 TUTOR - 10- 18

18. FACULTY REQUIREMENT ( FOR 61 – 100
STUDENTS INTAKE )
 PRINCIPAL – 1
 VICE PRINCIPAL – 1
 PROFESSOR – 1
 ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR – 4
 ASSISTANT PROFESSOR – 6
 TUTOR – 19 - 28

19. NON TEACHING STAFF
 Administrative officer
 Office superintendent
 PA to principal
 Accountant / cashier
 Upper divisional clerk
 Lower divisional clerk
 Store kepper
 Classroom attender
 Sanitary staff
 Security staff
 Office attendent

20. CONT….
 Librarian
 Library attendant

21. Various committees
 College management committee
 Admission committee
 Advisory committee
 Library committee
 Curriculum committee
 Health committee
 Discipline committee
 Student welfare committee

22. THANK
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