Archive · 22 Jan 2026
Seven Maharashtra Nursing Colleges See Zero Admissions
In Maharashtra, seven private nursing colleges had no students admitted for the B.Sc.
Nursing course this year.
This happened even though the rules for who can get in were made easier.
Out of 16,530 available seats, only 10,957 were filled, leaving over 5,500 seats empty.
Most of these empty seats are in private colleges.
Government colleges, however, had almost all their seats filled.
Experts say this shows that there are too many private nursing colleges, and the government should do something about it.
Seven private nursing colleges in Maharashtra recorded zero admissions for B.Sc. Nursing 2025–2.
33 private nursing colleges reported less than 10 admissions each.
Out of 16,530 seats, only 10,957 were filled, leaving 5,573 seats vacant.
Government-run colleges had nearly all seats filled, with just 6 remaining vacant.
Experts highlight the need to regulate the rise of private nursing colleges in Maharashtra.
- Who
- Seven private nursing colleges in Maharashtra
- What
- Recorded zero admissions for B.Sc. Nursing 2025–2
- When
- During the academic year 2025–2
- Where
- Maharashtra, India
- Why
- Experts suggest a need to regulate the rise of private nursing colleges
- Total seats available
- 16,530
- Seats filled
- 10,957
- Vacant seats
- 5,573
- Private college vacancies
- 5,567
- Government college seats
- 1,180
- Government college vacancies
- 6
- Total nursing colleges
- 294
- Government-run colleges
- 17