Regional Institute of Paramedical and Nursing Sciences (RIPANS) is located at Zemabawk, Aizawl on the slope of a hill donated by the government of Mizoram, India.

RIPANS is surrounded by National Highway 54 on the southeast and a hospital and health departmental store on the northwest.

To overcome the need to provide basic paramedical health care facilities in the health institution of the North Eastern Regions, Regional Institute of Paramedical & Nursing Sciences was finalized by the North Eastern Council in 1992-93 with the approval of the government of India.

All the allotted seats in disciplines of the institute are distributed as per quota fixed for to the beneficiary states.

RIPANS is planning to start a 100-seat MBBS and BDS seat learning center, for which a project estimate has been submitted.