The Nepal Health Professional Council (NHPC) is the national regulatory body responsible for registering and regulating health professionals in Nepal (except medical doctors, nurses, pharmacists, and Ayurveda practitioners under their respective councils). Only graduates from NHPC-recognized institutions are eligible to apply for NHPC registration and licensing examinations.
The Nepal Health Professional Council (NHPC) is the the national regulatory authority that oversees the registration and regulation of health professionals in Nepal, with the exception of medical doctors, nurses, pharmacists, and Ayurveda practitioners, To be eligible for NHPC registration and licensing exams, candidates must be graduates from NHPC listed institutions in nepal
What are NHPC Listed Colleges?
NHPC-listed colleges are educational institutions in nepal that are registered at NHPC and meet the basci standards set by NHPC for producing qualified and competant health professionals. These NPHC listed colleges offer different types of health related programs in fields such as:
- Public Health
- Medical Laboratory Technology
- Radiography
- Physiotherapy
- Nutrition and Dietetics
- Health Inspection
- Dental Hygiene
- Occupational Therapy
- Optometry
- Other allied health sciences
Students who had complted these allied courses from NHPC-recognized institutions can apply for professional registration with NHPC and then practice legally in Nepal.
Importance of Studying in an NHPC-Listed College
- Eligibility for NHPC Registration – Graduates can sit for NHPC licensing examinations.
- Recognition of Qualification – Degrees and diplomas are officially recognized for professional practice.
- Quality Assurance – Colleges meet minimum standards for facilities, faculty, and clinical training.
- Career Opportunities – Registration enables employment in hospitals, clinics, NGOs, research institutions, and public health organizations.
Major NHPC-Recognized Health Colleges and Institutions
Some of the prominent NHPC-listed institutions in nepal include followings
- B.P. Koirala Institute of Health Sciences
- Institute of Medicine
- Birat Health College
- Edenberg International College
- Nobel Medical College
- AMDA Institute of Health Science
- Dhankuta Institute of Health Science
- Kanchanjanga Institute of Health Science
- Sunsari Technical College
- Chitwan Medical College
- KIST Medical College
- Manmohan Memorial Institute of Health Sciences
- Nepalese Army Institute of Health Sciences
- Gandaki Medical College
- Universal College of Health Sciences
These institutions are among the many colleges registered with NHPC across different provinces of Nepal.
Complete NHPC Health Colleges in Nepal
Here are complete list of NHPC colleges which are more than hundred colleges. NHPC registered colleges are those approvided colleges that possess the minimum requirements needed for the production of quality health professional. The sucessful students from registered colleges are only eligible for applying for registration at NHPC.
Koshi Province
- AMDA INSTITUTE OF HEALTH SCIENCE
- BIRAT HEALTH COLLEGE
- BIRATNAGAR ASPATAL PVT.LTD
- BIRATNAGAR MODEL COLLEGE
- DHANKUTA INSTITUTE OF HEALTH SCIENCE
- KANCHANJANGA INSTITUTE OF HEALTH SCIENCE
- LIFE LINE HOSPITAL INSTITUTE OF HEALTH SCIENCE
- MADAN BHANDARI MEMORIAL ACADEMY
- MAN SAROWAR INSTITUTE OF HEALTH SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
- MECHI TECHINICAL TRAINING ACADEMY
- NEURO CARDIO MALTI SPECIALTY HOSPITAL
- NOBEL MEDICAL COLLEGE
- SUNSARI TECHNICAL COLLEGE
- KOSHI HEALTH & SCIENCE CAMPUS
- SCHOOL OF HEALTH SCIENCE
- MAKALU TECHNICAL INSTITUTE PVT.LTD
- BIJAYAPUR TECHNICAL INSTITUTE PVT LTD
- ILAM TECHNICAL INSTITUTE
- NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY
- MODERN INSTITUTE OF HEALTH SCIENCE
- RAMPRASAD LAKSHENDRA TECHNICAL INSTITUTE
- GOLDEN PARK COLLEGE
- SAGARMATHA TECHNICAL INSTITUTE
Madhesh Province
- AGRIMA ACADEMY PVT.LTD
- BIRENDRA INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL AND DENTAL TECHNOLOGY
- CARE MEDICAL CENTER PVT. LTD
- CHINMASTA EDUCATIONAL ACADEMY
- EVERGREEN TECHNICAL INSTITUTE OF HEALTH SCIENCE
- INSTITUTE OF COMMUNITY TECHNICAL EDUCATION
- INSTITUTE OF HEALTH RESEARCH DEVELOPMENT
- LAHAN TECHNICAL SCHOOL
- MAHENDRA INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCE
- MITHILA TECHNICAL ACADEMY
- MODEL COLLEGE OF TECHNICAL EDUCATION
- MODEL MEDICAL INSTITUTE
- NATIONAL HUMAN RESEARCH DEVELOPMENT ACADEMY
- NEPAL DENTAL HOSPITALAND TECHNICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE
- NEPAL TECHNICAL INSTITUTE PVT. LTD
- RAM JANAKI TECHNICAL INSTITUTE
- SHANKAR TECHNICAL TRAINING CENTER
- THE HIMAL INSTITUTE OF HEALTH SCIENCE PVT. LTD
- UNIQUE COLLEGE OF MEDICAL SCIENCE AND HOSPITAL
- ASIA MEDICAL COLLEGE & TECHING HOSPITAL PVT. LTD
- DHANGADHIMAI POLI TECHNICAL INSTITUTE
- SAGARMATHA CHOUDHARY EYE HOSPITAL LAHAN SCHOOL OF HEALTH SCIENCES
- UNIQUE MEDICAL COLLEGE & TEACHING HOSPITAL
- NIRMALA LAMA MULTI TECHNICAL INSTITUTE
- SANTA ALPA MAI RAM NARAYAN YADAV N.C
- KALIKA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE
- PUBLIC HIMAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY PVT.LTD
- JAGADAMBA TECHNICAL INSTITUTE
- JAGADAMBA MEDICAL INSTITUTE
- GYAN BATIKA INSTITUTE OF TECHNICAL & MEDICAL SCIENCE
- MEDICAL INSTITUTE LAHAN
Bagmati Province
- ALKA HEALTH INSTITUTE PVT LTD
- ASIAN COLLEGE OF MEDICAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
- B.P MEMORIAL HEALTH INSTITUTE AND RESEARCH CENTER
- BALAJU SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY
- BHAKTAPUR HOMEOPATHIC MEDICAL COLLEGE
- CHITWAN ACADEMY FOR TECHNOLOGY EDUCATION
- DOLAKHA HEALTH TECHNICAL COLLEGE
- DOLAKHA MULTI SECTORAL TRAINING INSTITUTE
- GREEN TARA COLLEGE OF HEALTH SCIENCE
- HIMAL DENTAL HOSPITAL AND INSTITUTE OF DENTAL SCIENCE
- HOLY VISION TECHNICAL CAMPUS
- HOPE INTERNATIONAL COLLEGE & HOSPITAL
- IWAMURA COLLEGE OF HEALTH SCIENCE PVT. LTD
- JANMAITRI FOUNDATION INSTITUTE OF HEALTH SCIENCE
- KANTIPUR ACADEMY OF HEALTH SCIENCE
- KANTIPUR COLLEGE OF MEDICAL SCIENCE
- KANTIPUR DENTAL COLLEGE TEACHING HOSPITAL AND RESEARCH CENTER
- KANTIPUR SCHOOL OF DENTIST
- KARNALI EDUCATION AND HEALTH RESEARCH
- KATHMANDU MODEL HOSPITAL INSTITUTE OF HEALTH SCIENCE
- KATHMANDU SCHOOL OF MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY
- KAVRE HEALTH TRAINGING INSTITUTE
- LORD BUDDHA COLLEGE
- MAKAWANPUR TECHNICAL INSTITUTE
- MANMOHAN MEMORAIL INSTITUTE OF HEALTH/MEDICAL SCIENCE
- SAHID SMARAK JANASWASTHA COLLEGE
- NAGARIK COLLEGE OF HEALTH SCIENCES
- NATIONAL ACADEMY FOR MEDICAL SCIENCE
- NATIONAL HEALTH FOUNDATION
- NATIONAL MULTIPLE COLLEGE
- NATIONAL OPEN COLLEGE
- NEPAL INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL AND TECHONOLOGY
- NEPALESE ARMY INSTITUTE OF HEALTH SCIENCES
- NEPALI POLY TECHNIC INSTITUTE
- NOBEL COLLEGE
- NPI NARAYANI SAMUDAYIK HOSPITAL AND RESEARCH CENTER
- OASIS MEDICAL COLLEGE
- OJASWI ACADEMY PRIVATE LIMITED
- OM SAMAJ SAICHIK PRATISTHAN
- RURAL HEALTH EDUCATION & SERVICE CENTER
- SAMAJ SCHOOL OF DENTISTRY
- SCHOOL OF HEALTH SCIENCE
- SCHOOL OF MEDICAL SCIENCE
- SCHOOL OF MEDICAL SCIENCE
- SHANKARPUR ACADEMY
- SHIGAN HEALTH FOUNDATION
- STAR ACADEMY
- TILGANGA INSTITUTE OF OPHTHALMOLOGY
- VICTORIA TECHNICAL COLLEGE
- VINAYAK COLLEGE OF HEALTH SCIENCE
- YALA INSTITUTE OF HEALTH SCIENCE PVT.LTD.
- VINAYAK HEALTH CARE SYSTEM PVT.LTD
- ROYAL CANCER INSTITUTE
- YETI SCIENCE AND TECHNICAL COLLEGE
- ASIAN COLLEGE FOR ADVANCE STUDIES
- CHAKRABATI HABI EDUCATION ACADEMY COLLEGE OF NURSING SCIENCES
- LITTLE BUDDHA COLLEGE OF HEALTH SCIENCE
- NATIONAL ACADEMY FOR MEDICAL SCIENCES
- NEPAL INSTITUTE OF HEALTH SCIENCES (STUPA)
- OASIS MEDICAL COLLEGE TEACHING HOSPITAL & RESEARCH CENTER
- SHREE COLLEGE of TECHNOLOGY PVT.LTD
- SCHOOL OF TECHNICAL EDUCATION
- ALL NEPAL COLLEGE OF TECHNICAL EDUCATION
- SCHOOL OF MEDICAL LABORATORY SCIENCE
- JANASWASTHYA TATHA PRABIDHIK ADHYAYAN SCHOOL
- BAGMATI INSTITUTE OF TECHNICAL SCIENCES
- BINAYAK TECHNICAL INSTITUTE
- INSTITUTE OF COMMUNITY HEALTH
Gandaki Province
- DHAULAGIRI PRABIDHIK SHIKSHAYA PRATISTHAN
- GANDAKI TECHNICAL INSTITUTE
- GANDAKI TECHNICAL TRAINING CENTER
- GORKHA SCIENCE AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION CO OPT. LTD
- GORKHA TECHNICAL TRAINGING CENTER
- KALIKA MEDICAL TECHNICAL INSTITUTE
- KANTIPUR INSTITUTE OF HEALTH SCIENCE
- LA GRANDEE INTERNATIONAL COLLEGE
- PIONEER’S HIGHER EDUCATION ACADEMY
- POKHARA TECHNICAL SCHOOL
- REGIONAL COLLEGE OF HEALTH SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
- SCHOOL OF HEALTH ALLIED SCIENCE
- CHARAK INSTITUTE OF HEALTH SCIENCE
- GANDAKI POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE
Lumbini Province
- BAGESHORI HEALTH COLLEGE PVT.LTD
- BHERI COLLEGE OF MEDICAL SCIENCE
- COLLEGE OF ALLIED HEALTH SCIENCE
- COLLEGE OF ALLIED TECHNICAL SCIENCE
- COLLEGE OF OPHTHALMIC HEALTH SCIENCE
- CRIMSON COLLEGE OF TECHNOLOGY
- DEVDAHA MEDICAL COLLEGE AND RESEARCH INSTITUTE
- INTEGRATED RURAL HEALTH DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM
- KAILAPLAL HOSPITAL AND COLLEGE
- KAILPAL ACADEMY FOR HEALTH SCIENCE
- LUMBINI INSTITUTE OF TECHNICAL SCIENCE
- LUMBINI EYE INSTITUTE & RESEARCH CENTER
- MAYA DEVI TECHNICAL COLLEGE
- MEDITECH INTERNATIONAL ACADEMY PVT.LTD
- NEPAL SANJEEVANI INSTITUTE OF HEALTH SCIENCE PVT.LTD
- NEPALGUNJ HEALTH CAMPUS
- NEPALGUNJ TECHNICAL COLLEGE
- OXBRIDGE INTERNATIONAL ACADEMY
- PALPA TECHNICAL INSTITUTE
- PRATIMAN NIMA MEMORIAL HEALTH INSTITUTE
- RAMBHADEVI COLLEGE OF MEDICAL SCICENCE
- RAPTI LIFE CARE HOSPITAL PVT.LTD
- TANSEN SCHOOL OF HEALTH SCIENCE
- TULSIPUR PRABIDHIK SIKCHYALAYA PVT.LTD
- PASHCHIMANCHAL SWASTHA BIGYAN PRATISTHAN
- RAPTI EYE HOSPITAL NETRAJYOTI TECHNICAL INSTITUTE
- BHERI TECHNICAL SCHOOL
- RAPTI TECHNICAL INSTITUTE
- SAHID KRISHNASEN ICHCHHUK MULTI TECHNICAL INSTITUTE
- DANG TECHNICAL INSTITUTE
- KAPILBASTU TECHNICAL INSTITUTE
- SIDDHARTHA POLYTECHNICAL COLLEGE
- BUTWAL ACADEMIC INSTITUTE PVT. LTD
- BARDIYA MEDICAL INSTITUTE
- SIDDHARTHA INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY
Karnali Province
- DEUTI TECHNICAL TRAINING INSTITUTE
- KARNALI TECHNICAL SCHOOL
- RASTRIYA TECHNICAL SIKCHYALAYA
- SURKHET EDUCATIONAL DEVELOPMENT ACADEMY
- SURKHET TECHNICAL INSTITUTE
- YOGI NARAHARINATH STUDY & RESEARCH ACADEMY
- DAILEKH TECHNICAL SCHOOL
Far Western Province
- ATTARIYA TECHNICAL COLLEGE
- BHAGESHWOR ACADEMY FOR HEALTH SCIENCE
- FAR WEST SCHOOL OF MEDICINE
- INSTITUTE OF COMMUNITY SERVICE ASSISTANT
- KHAPTAD MEDICAL STUDIES & HEALTH SCIENCES PVT.LTD
- SAILESHWARI FAR WEST SCHOOL OF HEALTH SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY,
- MAHAKALI MULTI TECHNICAL INSTITUTE
- MANGALSEN POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE
- WHITE PARK COLLEGE
NHPC Listed college according to Universites
Tribhuvan University
- NATIONAL MEDICAL COLLEGE
- INSTITUTE OF MEDICINE
- CHITWAN MEDICAL COLLEGE
- KIST MEDICAL COLLEGE
- MANMOHAN MEMORAIL INSTITUTE OF HEALTH/MEDICAL SCIENCE
- NEPALESE ARMY INSTITUTE OF HEALTH SCIENCES
- GANDAKI MEDICAL COLLEGE TEACHING HOSPITAL & RESEARCH CENTRE PVT.LTD
- UNIVERSAL COLLEGE OF HEALTH & ALLIED SCIENCE
- LA JANAMAITRI FOUNDATION iNSTITUTE OF HEALTH SCIENCE
Purbanchal University
- BIRAT HEALTH COLLEGE
- EDENBERG INTERNATIONAL COLLEGE
- SAPTA RISHI HEALTH SCIENCE COLLEGE
- HOPE INTERNATIONAL COLLEGE & HOSPITAL
- KANTIPUR ACADEMY OF HEALTH SCIENCE
- OM HEALTH CAMPUS
- SANJEEVINI COLLEGE OF MEDICAL SCIENCE
- KOSHI HEALTH & SCIENCE CAMPUS
- SCHOOL OF HEALTH SCIENCE
- ASIAN COLLEGE FOR ADVANCE STUDIES
- CHAKRABATI HABI EDUCATION ACADEMY COLLEGE OF NURSING SCIENCES
- KATHMANDU MULTIPLE COLLEGE
- LITTLE BUDDHA COLLEGE OF HEALTH SCIENCE
- NATIONAL ACADEMY FOR MEDICAL SCIENCES
- NEPAL INSTITUTE OF HEALTH SCIENCES (STUPA)
- OASIS MEDICAL COLLEGE TEACHING HOSPITAL & RESEARCH CENTER
- SHREE COLLEGE of TECHNOLOGY PVT.LTD
- UNIQUE MEDICAL COLLEGE & TEACHING HOSPITAL
- YETI HEALTH SCIENCE ACADEMY
Kathmandu University
- SCHOOL OF MEDICAL SCIENCE
- BIRAT MEDICAL COLLEGE & TEACHING HOSPITAL
Pokhara University
- MODERN TECHNICAL COLLEGE
- NATIONAL OPEN COLLEGE
- NOBEL COLLEGE
- TILGANGA INSTITUTE OF OPHTHALMOLOGY
- LA GRANDEE INTERNATIONAL COLLEGE
- SCHOOL OF HEALTH ALLIED SCIENCE
- CRIMSON COLLEGE OF TECHNOLOGY
- HIMALAYA EYE INSTITUTE
- LA GRANDI INTERNATINAL COLLEGE
- LUMBINI BUDDHIST UNIVERSITY
- SOWA-RIGPA INTERNATIONAL COLLEGE
- RAJSHREE JANAK UNIVERSITY
- RAJSHREE JANAK UNIVERSITY CAMPUS
Source:NHPC listed colleges
Conclusion
NHPC-listed colleges are the registred colleges that are producing Nepal’s allied health workforce. Before enrolling in any health science program, students should verify that the applied institution is currently recognized by NHPC or not . Keep in mind that the only graduates from registered colleges are eligible for NHPC professional registration and licensing in Nepal.