Indian Nursing Council is a national regulatory body for nurses and nurse education in India.

It is an autonomous body under the Government of India, Ministry of Health & Family Welfare, constituted by the Central Government under section 3(1) of the Indian Nursing Council Act, 1947 of Indian parliament.

[1] According to the original act the function of the council is to provide "uniformity in nursing education".

Its functions are as follow:[1] There are many registered state-level nursing councils.

[2] They are granted autonomous rights by the nursing council.