Nursing in Malaysia for Indian Students: Courses, Fees, and Practising After (2026-27)

• Public option: Universiti Malaya's Bachelor of Nursing Science is published at RM 149,200 total for international students (about Rs 35.0 lakh at RM 1 = Rs 23.4437, 29 October 2026).
• Private universities across Malaysia also run nursing degrees and diplomas; fees vary widely, so get the official quote for your programme - that is what we verify for you.
• Malaysian nursing programmes include supervised clinical placements; check the programme's MQA accreditation before applying.

The Indian Nursing Council examines foreign nursing qualifications individually. Per INC's own equivalency page (notification No-15 of 2022, dated 21 October 2022):

• Your syllabus and confirmation from the foreign authorities are examined case by case.
• You apply for equivalence with your transcript - it must convert credits into hours (one credit of theory and one of practical equal to how many hours), and it goes before INC's Equivalency Committee.
• The current equivalence fee is Rs 5,000 by demand draft.
• Registration in India is granted on the Equivalency Committee's recommendation under Section 11(2)(a) of the INC Act, 1947.

The honest caveat: equivalence is a process, not a formality - keep your complete transcripts, clinical-hour records and university confirmations from day one, and expect the committee's decision to take time.

Be careful not to misread the rules here. The Ministry of Health Malaysia's published criteria (January 2023) govern FOREIGN-TRAINED nurses - nurses trained abroad whose Malaysian employer must obtain a Temporary Practicing Certificate from the Nursing Board Malaysia before applying for a work permit and visa. They do not create a general post-study work route for international graduates of Malaysian nursing programmes, and Malaysian nursing registration for non-citizens is a narrow, case-by-case question. Plan for the India equivalence route above (or a third country's registration route), and verify any Malaysian employment possibility directly with the Nursing Board Malaysia before relying on it.