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Continued Nursing Education
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Centralised Admissions
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How are admissions conducted to nursing degree and diploma courses?
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Centralised process for all institutes and seats
Mix of centralised for some seats & decentralised for others
Institute-level admission processes
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Are admissions based on any merit list/entrance examination?
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A merit list based on board scores and an entrance examination
A merit list based only on board scores
No merit list is created
Awareness
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Are all seats in the institutes for all courses filled?
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100% seats filled
Majority seats are filled
Majority seats are vacant
Attendance
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Does the state council have visibility on institute level attendance data?
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Yes, the state council has full visibility
The state council has visibility on some institutes' attendance data
No, the state council does not have any visibility
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Whose attendance is tracked in nursing institutes?
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Both students and faculty systematically
Mostly students or limited coverage
Not tracked
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How is attendance captured?
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Digital system linked to biometric verification
Mix of digital and manual registers
Manual only
Examination
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Who evaluates the exit examination for pre service nursing institutes?
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Evaluation is done by state council only
Evaluation is done by both state council and institutes
Evaluation is done only by the institutes
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Are examination centres monitored by state council in real time?
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Yes, all centers have CCTV with live monitoring
Only some centers have CCTV with live monitoring
No CCTV with live monitoring in place
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How long does it take for results to be declared after completion of examinations?
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Within 30 days of exams ending
Within 31–90 days of exam ending
More than 90 days after exams ending
Registration and Renewal
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How are registrations of nurses processed?
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Using Nurses registration and tracking system (NRTS)
Using state level online portal
Using an offline process
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Does the state council have renewal process in place?
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Yes, followed by all registered nurses
Yes but follow up is weak
No, there is no renewal process in place
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How are renewals monitored and enforced?
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Automated reminders and strict timelines
Renewals tracked but with delays
No monitoring, renewals do not happen
Grievance Redressal
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How can nurses and citizens raise their grievances with state council?
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Calling a helpline and/ or logging a grievance on an online portal
Calling dedicated officers for specific queries
No structured way of raising grievances
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What is the average time it takes for each grievance to be resolved?
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Within 2 days
Within a week
More than a week
Institute Ratings
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Does the state council have an official policy for rating of nursing institutes?
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Yes, officially notified and in use
Draft exists but not finalized
No policy yet
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Does the state council conduct periodic ratings of nursing institutes?
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Yes, institutes rated periodically in the last 10 years
Some institutes rated occasionally in the last 10 years
No institutes rated in the last 10 years
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How are the institutes assessed for their rating?
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Data independently verfied by a third party agency
Based only on state documents or self-assessment
No standardized assessment method used
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Are the ratings publicly accessible to students and employers?
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Yes, publicly available online
Limited access (internal or accessible on request)
Not publicly available
Institute Mentoring
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Has the state council provided quality improvement pathways for the nursing institutes?
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Yes, officially notified and in use
Yes, officially notified but not in use
Some informal improvement pathway/ No program
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Does the state council have an official institutional mentoring program for nursing institutes?
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Yes, officially notified and in use
Yes, officially notified but not in use
Some informal mentoring/ No program
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Is there a transparent process for identifying and onboarding mentor institutes?
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Yes, based on objective eligibility criteria
Process is ad hoc
No formal process to select mentor institutes
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Is a quality improvement process in place by the council for potential mentor institutes?
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Yes, structured process with defined SOPs
Ad-hoc or partial activities only
No quality improvement process is in place
Competency Certification of nurses
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Is there a policy in place for competency-based assessment of nurses based on knowledge and skills?
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Yes, officially notified and in use
Yes, officially notified but not in use
Some informal mentoring/ No program
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How are these competency assessments conducted?
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Autonomous assessment centres with digital systems & labs functional
Some centres/pilots exist, but coverage limited
No such assessment centres
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What type of assessment structure is followed for certifying nurses?
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Both knowledge and skill-based assessments
Assessments include either knowledge or skill based assessment
No competency-based assessment structure is in place
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How are certification currently used in the private job market?
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Widely recognised by employers & linked to hiring & pay
Recognised by some employers but inconsistently applied
Not recognised or linked to employment
Continued Nursing Education
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Does the state council have an official policy for Continued Nursing Education (CNE)?
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Yes, officially notified and in use
Draft exists but not finalized
No policy yet
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Is CNE linked to renewal of licenses for nurses?
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Yes, minimum CNE credit points are manadatory for renewal of licenses
CNE credit points are not linked to renewal of licences
No policy yet
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Does the state council have providers for CNE related workshops/programmes?
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Yes, both state and private partners
Only states providers
No providers yet
Integrated Digital Platform
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Does the state council have a repositary of nursing professionals in the state?
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Yes, a full repositary is available with the state
Repositary exists but is not updated
No repositary exists
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Does the state council have a registry of all nursing institutes in state?
Yes, a registry is available with the state with all institutes geotagged
A registry is available with state but no geotagging has been done
No registry exists
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Does a platform with user login exist to support the above administrative and technical modules?
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Yes, Platform with user login exists and fully supports both modules
Platform exists with both modules but no user login
No such Platform exists
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