Nominations Invited for National Florence Nightingale Nurses Award 2024
The National Florence Nightingale Nurses Award is given as a mark of recognition for the meritorious services rendered by nursing professionals in the country. It is open to nurses employed in central, state/ UTs, private, missionary and voluntary organisation. The award consists of cash of Rs. 50,000, a certificate and a medal.
INC further extends deadline for Admissions to all Nursing Programmes
This extension in deadline for admissions for the academic year 2023-2024 is in response to requests received from several states. Therefore, the Indian Nursing Council (INC) has further extended the deadline for admissions to all nursing programmes for the academic year 2023-2024 to 30th November, 2023.
INC rebuts Fake Notification on Extension in Admission Deadlines
The Indian Nursing Council (INC) has issued a clarification to prevent any misinformation based on fake notifications and ensure that applicants and the public are well-informed about the genuine admission procedures and deadlines.
Maha Quiz on Chandrayaan 3 for Nursing Students
All principals of colleges/ schools of nursing have been instructed to ensure maximum participation in the ISRO Chandrayaan 3 Maha Quiz. The participation is open to nursing students of General Nursing and Midwifery (GNM), Bachelor of Science Nursing (B.Sc. (N)), Master of Science Nursing (M.Sc. (N)) and Post Basic Bachelor of Science Nursing (P. B. B. Sc .(N).
INC extends deadline for Admissions to all Nursing Programmes
It may be recalled that the deadline had previously been fixed for 30th September, 2023. However it has now been extended to 31st October, 2023.
INC announces the Results of the entrance examination under National Consortium for PhD in Nursing
The Indian Nursing Council (INC) has announced the results of the entrance examination under National Consortium for PhD in nursing. INC had conducted the entrance examination on 20th August 2023.
Indian Nursing Council notifies 31st October as Deadline in Compliance Matters
Indian Nursing Council (INC) has issued a notification that 31st October, 2023 will be its Deadline in Compliance Matters. If the suitability renewal is not given to any institution because of compliance matter, it may be uploaded for compliance in the same application form by using same user ID and password.
3rd National Pharmacovigilance Week 2023
The circular instructs all pharmacy institutions to celebrate the 3rd National Pharmacovigilance Week 2023 from 17th September to 23rd September, 2023. The theme for the Pharmacovigilance Week will be, ‘boosting public confidence in pharmacovigilance’.
No Upper Age Limit for Nursing Programmes
The Indian Nursing Council has issued a notification stating that there will be no upper age limits for admissions to nursing programmes. This notification was issued on 21st August, 2023.
Update on Medical Colleges and Nursing Colleges
The recent budget speech for the fiscal year 2023-24 has announced the establishment of nursing colleges in tandem with medical institutions. The allocation of nursing colleges across states reflects a concerted effort to enhance the nursing workforce and further enhance healthcare services.
