The document outlines the requirements and standards for establishing nursing educational institutions in India, as specified by the Indian Nursing Council (INC). It covers essential infrastructure, staffing, organizational structures, and clinical facilities necessary for both schools and colleges of nursing. Additionally, it details the admission criteria, academic qualifications, and regulatory approvals needed for effective management and operation.

1. Management
of
Nursing Educational institutions
Nirmala Roberts
India

2. Today we shall see…
♋ Essentials of educational institutions as per INC norms -
of School of Nursing & college of Nursing
➰ Minimum requirement for starting a College/ School of Nursing
➰ Infrastructural facilities
➰ Staffing requirements
♋ Organizational pattern of Educational institutions
➰ Organizational chart/ Organogram

3. Educational Administration
is to enable the right pupils
to receive the right education
from the right teachers
at a cost within the means of the state
under conditions which will enable the pupils best
to profit by their training.
- Sir Graham Behfour

4. Essentials of educational institutions
as per INC norms for
School of Nursing and
College of Nursing

5. Essentials of educational institutions
♋ Infrastructure
♋ Manpower
♋ Finance
♋ Material

6. Nursing Programmes under INC
Nursing
programs
Training
duration
(years)
Examination Registration
ANM 2 Nursing
Examination
Board
R ANM
GNM 3½
RN & RM
BSc (Basic) 4 University
BSc (Post
Basic)
2 (Regular)
3 (distance)
Addl
Qualification
MSc 2
M Phil 1 (Full time)
2 (Part time)
PhD 3 – 5

7. Minimum requirements for BSc Nursing
♋ Regd under – central govt/ state govt; regd pvt/ public trust ; regd
missionary; regd corporate company
♋ Own 100 bedded parent hospital (exempted in tribal & Hilly area)
♋ NOC/ essentiality certificate from State govt
♋ Approval of State Nursing Council & State University
♋ Inspected and permitted by Indian Nursing Council
♋ Seat sanctioned by INC – final

8. Physical facilities
♋ Separate building near to parent hospital
♋ Non residential area; Have only nursing programmes
♋ Constructed area (sq ft) for annual intake of 40-60
students - 23720 for CON and 20000 s ft. for SON
♋ If in hospital – separate teaching block
♋ Shared labs – If School & College under one
ownership & same campus

9. Physical facilities..
♋ For SON – Rented/ leased building permitted for first 2 years.
Thereafter - Rs.50,000 penalty/ yr for 3 years, and suitability
withdrawn. Submit fresh proposal.
♋ No shift-wise mgt with other institutions
♋ Adequate hostel/residential accommodation for students and staff

10. S. No
TEACHING BLOCK
(Admission capacity – 40 – 60 students)
Area (in Sq ft)
College of Nursing School of Nursing
1 Lecture hall 4x1080= 4320 3 x 900= 2700
2 Nursing Foundations Lab 1500
CHN & Nutrition lab 900 +900 900
OBG & Paediatric lab 900 + 900 900
Pre-clinical science lab 900
Advanced Nursing skill lab 900
Computer lab 1500
3 Multipurpose hall 3000
4 Common room (male, female) 1100 100
5 Staff room 1000
6 Principal’s room 300
7 Vice Principal’s room 200
8 Library 2400 1800
9 AV aids room 600
10 Department (one each) 800 -
11 Faculty room 2400 1800
12 Toilets 1000
Total 23720 20000

11. Additional facilities
♋ Auditorium/ Multi-purpose hall - For double the sanctioned strength
of students
♋ Library – To seat 60 students
➰ No of books - 3000 (CON) and 500 (SON)
➰ Journals – 15 (CON) and 3 (SON) - 1/3 should be foreign.
♋ Offices for - Principal, Vice Principal, teaching and non teaching
faculty
♋ Common room, record room, for AV aids
♋ Safe drinking water, fire extinguisher, playground

12. Teaching faculty for College of Nursing
Post Qualification Experience No req
(40-60
students)
No req
(61-100
students)
Principal cum
Professor
MSc (N)
PhD is
desirable
15 Yrs with MSc (N)
12 Yrs of teaching (5 in collegiate program)
1 1
Vice- Principal
cum Professor
12 Yrs with MSc (N)
10 Yrs of teaching (5 in collegiate program)
1 1
Professor 10 Yrs with MSc (N)
7 Yrs of teaching
0 1
Associate
Professor
8 Yrs with MSc (N)
5 Yrs of teaching
2 4
Assistant
Professor
3 Yrs of teaching 3 6
Tutor- MSc/ BSc/ PB
BSc (N)
1 year 10 - 18 19-28
Teacher student ratio is 1:10; Principal excluded

13. Part- time teachers/ External
teachers
♋ Part time Teachers / External Teachers
- Microbiology, Biochem, sociology, psychology, nutrition, English,
computer etc. They should have PG qualification with teaching
experience in respective area

14. Other staff
♋ Ministerial – Administrative officer, Office Supdt, PA to Principal,
Accountant, Upper and lower div clerks, store keeper
♋ Maintenance of stores, classroom attendants, sanitary staff,
security staff, peons, office attendants
♋ Librarian and library attendants
♋ Hotel – Wardens, cooks, bearers, peons, security staff, watchman,
washerman, gardener

15. Teaching faculty for School of Nursing
(Intake – 60 students)
Post Qualification Experience No. Req
Principal
MSc (N)/
BSc (N)/
PB BSc (N)
3Yrs of teaching with MSc (N) OR
5 Yrs of teaching exp BSc/ PB BSc
(N)
1
Vice
Principal
3Yrs of teaching experience 1
Tutor- MSc/ BSc/ PB
BSc (N)/
DNEA
2 years of professional experience 16
Total 18
Ratio :
• Male to female teachers – 3 : 7 (ie : 30% male)
• Teacher: student – 1 : 10

16. Hostel block (60 students)
S No Hostel Block Area (Sq ft)
College of Nursing College of Nursing
1 Single room 24000
(100 sq ft/ 2 students)
9000 (50/ student)
Double room
2 Sanitary 1 latrine , 1 bathroom / 5
students - 500
1800
3 Visitor's room 500
4 Reading room 250
5 Store 500
6 Recreation room 500
7 Dining hall 3000
8 Kitchen & Store 1500 (to seat at least 80% of total students at one
time)
9 Warden’s room 450 (1 residential & one office room)
Total 30750 17500

17. Others
1. Sick room, guest room, washing and ironing area,
room for night duty nurses, canteen, telephone facility
2. Residential facility for teachers
3. Creche – In college campus
4. Living Room – 100 sq ft / 2 students. Furniture - a
cot, a table, a chair, a book rack, a cupboard and a
cloth rack for each student.

18. Staff for Hostel
♋ Warden (Female) -3 : Qualification- B.Sc. Home Science or
Diploma in House keeping/ Catering.
♋ Minimum three wardens - For morning, evening and night shifts.
If students > 150 - One more warden/ Asst. Warden/ House
keeper for every additional 50 students.
♋ Cook-1: For every 20 students for each shift.
♋ Kitchen & Dining Room helper- 1 : 20 students for each shift.
♋ Sweeper-3
♋ Gardener-2
♋ Security Guard/ Chowkidar-3

19. Clinical facilities
♋ Parent hospital - 100 beds; if GNM & BSc – 240 beds
♋ Beds in different areas for 40 annual intake –
➰ 30 each in Med, Surg, OBG
➰ 20 in Pead
➰ 10 in Ortho
♋ Bed occupancy – Minimum 75%
♋ Other specialties needed – Major OT, minor OT,
dental, Eye/ ENT; Burns & plastic surg; Neonatology
with nursery; Communicable disease; Comm Health
nursing; Cardio; Onco; Neurology & Neurosurgery;
Onco; Nephro; ICU/ ICCU

20. …Clinical facilities
♋ Affiliation hospitals – Not < 100 beds
♋ When being affiliated with Hospitals –
➰ Psych hosp with min 50 beds
➰ Nursing staffing norms – Acc to INC norms
➰ Student status to be maintained
➰ Max distance from institution – 15 – 30 kms;
in hilly area – 30 – 50 kms
➰ Student : patient ratio – 1:3
➰ If both GNM & BSc N program institition – 240 bedded
parent/ affiliated hosp for 40 intake and 1:3 student- patient
ratio

21. Organizational pattern of
Educational institutions

22. Steps in the organization of
Nursing educational institutions
♋ Formulation of -
➰ Board of mgt
➰ Philosophy of CON
♋ Obtaining permission from -
➰ State govt
➰ State Nursing Council
➰ State University
➰ INC
♋ Preparing infrastructure and
other facilities
♋ Recruitment, selection & appt
of faculty
♋ Recruitment and selection of
students
♋ Curriculum devt and admn
♋ Periodic credentialing and
accreditation of the College
♋ ECA & CCA
♋ Student organization
♋ Maintenance of record and
reports

23. College Management Committee
♋ Principal Chairperson
♋ Vice-Principal Member
♋ Professor/Reader/Senior Lecturer Member
♋ Chief Nursing Officer/ Nursing Supdt Member
♋ Representative of Medical Superintendent Member

24. Admission/ Selection Committee
♋ Principal - Chairperson
♋ Vice-Principal
♋ Professor
♋ Chief Nursing Officer or Nursing superintendent

25. Admission Terms and Conditions
Criteria BSc (N) GNM
Education 10+2 with Science (Physics,
chemistry, biology) and
English (min 50%).
• 10+2 with English (min 40%).
Science is preferable.
• Registered ANM with pass
mark.
Minimum
age
17 yrs as on Dec 31 of yr of admission. Upper age limit – 35 years
Health Medically fit
Reservation • 3% for locomotor disability
(40- 50%) of lower extremity
• 5% for SC/ST
Admission Once a year Once a year

26. Quality of Education depends
upon…
♋ Organizational framework
♋ Administrative support

27. Steps in Organization of
Educational Institution

28. Aims and Objectives of an Educational
Institution
♋ Provide efficient social life to the students, to prepare
them in the art of ‘living together’
♋ Bring institution & community closer to each other
♋ Prepare students for the profession (= nursing) with
the right K, S and A
♋ Help the students in unfolding and blossoming of
their personality
♋ Enable students develop the right type of philosophy
in life

29. Aims and Objectives of an Educational
Institution
♋ Conserve all the good practices and conventions of
the past
♋ Help in realization of objectives according to the
profession
♋ Bring harmony between plans and tasks
♋ Maximize the use of educational facilities to obtain
the objectives with minimum wastage
♋ Provide healthy atmosphere for experimentation and
research

30. Organization Chart of College of Nursing
Educational Trust
Principal
Statutory bodies- INC, KNMC, Health University
Librarian
Clinical
Instructors
Lecturers
Assoc/ Asst
Professors
Administrative
Officer
Hostel
Warden
Vice Principal
Professors
Office Supdt.
Attenders,
Cleaners, others
Computer operator
Clerical staff
Accountant
Cooks,
bearers,
attenders,
cleaners
Assistant
Librarian
Non Teaching Hostel
Teaching Library

31. Elements of Organizing

32. Questions …
1. What are the essentials of educational institutions?
2. After GNM/ BSc (N), the candidate is registered as _______?
3. Parent hospital should have ____ no of beds to start a CON and
SON
4. Psychiatric hospitals to which affiliated should have at least _______
no of beds
5. Approval should be sought from ___, ___, ___ and ___ for starting a
CON/ SON
6. The final seat sanction is done by _______

33. Questions …
7. The library should seat at least _______ no of students at a time
8. The auditorium should accommodate _______ no of students
9. The teacher –student ratio should be __________
10. The student – patient ratio should be ___________
11. Distance from institution to hospital to which affiliated should be at
a distance of ____________ kms
12. The College management committee consists of _______,
________, ________, _________ and _________
13. Admission/ selection committee consists of ______, _______,
______ and _________

34. Questions …
14. What is the eligibility for joining for BSc (N) course?
15. What is the eligibility for joining for BSc (N) course?
16. Statutory bodies that control nursing institutions in India?
17. Elements of Organizing?
18. State whether true or false –
a. The CON and SON can share labs and library under one ownership and
in the same campus
b. The CON and SON can be started in a rented/ leased building for 2
years