Hundreds of Nepali students pursuing nursing education in India will be deprived of registration as the Indian Nursing Council (INC) recently announced that students from Nepal, Bhutan and Bangladesh cannot be registered with any State Nursing Council in India as nurses without work permit.Issuing a letter to a Nepali student on March 22, the Karnataka State Nursing Council (KSNC) stated that “if you have been issued work visa in India, you would be registered as a nurse in the state of Karnataka for the period mentioned in the visa”. The KSNC had acted on the INC directive issued on February 5. As a result, Nepali students pursuing nursing degrees will be deprived of internship as well.
