Get indexed with NCK as a nursing or midwifery student
Nursing Council of Kenya · sources read 2 Oct 2026
Within 60 days of starting your nursing or midwifery course, apply for indexing on the NCK Online Services Portal with your school's guidance. The fee is KSh 9,400 for certificate and diploma programmes and KSh 9,550 for degrees.
- Fee
- KSh 9,400Certificate programmesKSh 9,400Diploma programmesKSh 9,550Bachelor's programmesKSh 6,400Higher diploma programmesKSh 17,900E-learning upgrading (KECHN to KRCHN)KSh 26,000E-learning upgrading (KRCHN to BScN)
- How long
- Up to 60 working days
- Where
- Online on the NCK Online Services Portal (osp.nckenya.com), through your training school
What you need
- KCSE results that meet the entry criteria for your programme
Steps
- Within 60 days of starting training, apply for indexing on the NCK Online Services Portal. Your school will guide you.
- Your training school submits your application online to NCK.
- NCK checks that you meet the entry criteria and gives you an index number. You'll hear through your school, SMS and email.
Watch out
- If you're not indexed, NCK doesn't recognise you and you can't study or practise nursing or midwifery in Kenya.
- Your index number decides whether you can sit the NCK licensure exam later, and it stays with you through your career.
Who can apply
- Students newly admitted to a nursing or midwifery programme at an approved training school
- Diploma (pre-service): KCSE mean grade C plain, with C plain in Biology and in English or Kiswahili
- Degree (pre-service): KCSE mean grade C+, with C+ in the cluster subjects
Official sources (3)
- Student Indexing nckenya.com · read 2 Oct 2026
- Citizens' Service Delivery Charter (2025, Revision 2) nckenya.com · read 2 Oct 2026
- NCK Online Services Portal osp.nckenya.com · read 2 Oct 2026