Adichunchanagiri College of Nursing holds full recognition from the Indian Nursing Council and Karnataka State Nursing Council for all nursing programs.
The Indian Nursing Council (INC) is the national statutory body constituted under the Indian Nursing Council Act, 1947. It is responsible for regulating and maintaining uniform standards of nursing education across India. INC prescribes the curriculum, minimum standards for infrastructure, faculty qualifications, clinical training requirements, and student intake capacity for all nursing programs.
All nursing institutions in India must obtain INC recognition to conduct nursing programs. INC conducts periodic inspections to ensure continued compliance with prescribed norms and standards.
Adichunchanagiri College of Nursing holds full INC recognition for all its nursing programs including B.Sc Nursing, M.Sc Nursing, Post Basic B.Sc Nursing, GNM, and Ph.D in Nursing. The recognition is renewed periodically following successful inspections.
The Karnataka State Nursing Council (KSNC) is the state-level regulatory body established under the Karnataka Nursing and Midwives Act. KSNC oversees nursing education and practice within Karnataka, maintaining a register of qualified nurses and midwives, and ensuring that institutions meet the standards set by INC at the state level.
Registration with KSNC is mandatory for all nursing graduates to practice in Karnataka. KSNC works in coordination with INC to monitor institutional standards and conducts regular inspections.
ACN is registered with KSNC and all programs are approved at the state level. Graduates of ACN are eligible for KSNC registration, enabling them to practice nursing in Karnataka and apply for registration transfer to other states.
All programs at ACN carry full INC recognition and follow the nationally prescribed curriculum and clinical training standards.
4-year degree program with comprehensive clinical training across medical, surgical, paediatric, obstetric, community health, and psychiatric nursing specialities.
2-year postgraduate program with specialisations in Medical-Surgical, OBG, Paediatric, Psychiatric, and Community Health Nursing as per INC norms.
3-year degree program for GNM qualified nurses to upgrade to B.Sc Nursing, following INC bridging curriculum with clinical and community components.
3-year diploma program with 6 months internship covering general nursing, midwifery, and community health practice as per INC syllabus.
Doctoral research program under Adichunchanagiri University offering advanced research opportunities in clinical and community nursing domains.
ACN meets or exceeds all INC and KSNC prescribed standards across infrastructure, faculty, clinical training, and student welfare.
Well-equipped classrooms, nursing skills lab, simulation lab, OBG Nursing Lab, Nursing Foundation Lab, Child Health Nursing Lab, Nutrition Lab, community health lab, computer lab, and auditorium meeting INC space and equipment norms.
All faculty members hold M.Sc Nursing or Ph.D qualifications from recognized universities. Principal, Vice-Principal, and HODs meet INC prescribed experience criteria.
AHRC (1039 beds) serves as the teaching hospital, far exceeding INC minimum bed strength requirements across 30+ speciality departments.
Central library with extensive nursing textbook collection, national and international journal subscriptions, digital database access, and dedicated reading spaces per INC norms.
Maintained as per INC prescribed norms with dedicated faculty across all six nursing departments ensuring personalized attention and quality clinical supervision.
Year-wise and council-wise approval & recognition letters from the Indian Nursing Council (INC), Karnataka State Nursing Council (KSNC), and Adichunchanagiri University (ACU). Click any card to download the PDF.