Vaccines

India — National Immunization Schedule: which vaccines and when

Transcribed from the schedule published by that country's own health authority — this table was not written by an AI. Your health service decides what applies to your child.

At birthBCG · Oral Polio Vaccine (OPV)-0 · Hepatitis B birth dose (within 24 hours)
6 weeksOPV-1 · Pentavalent-1 (DTP + hepatitis B + Hib) · Rotavirus (RVV)-1 · Fractional IPV (fIPV)-1 · PCV-1
10 weeksOPV-2 · Pentavalent-2 · Rotavirus (RVV)-2
14 weeksOPV-3 · Pentavalent-3 · Fractional IPV (fIPV)-2 · Rotavirus (RVV)-3 · PCV-2
9–12 monthsMeasles & Rubella (MR)-1 · JE-1 (endemic districts only) · PCV booster
16–24 monthsMeasles & Rubella (MR)-2 · JE-2 (endemic districts only) · DPT booster-1 · OPV booster
5–6 yearsDPT booster-2
10 yearsTetanus & adult Diphtheria (Td)
16 yearsTetanus & adult Diphtheria (Td)

All these vaccines are free of charge under the Universal Immunization Programme. JE is NOT nationwide: it is given only in endemic districts — ask at your centre. The printed schedule still lists PCV for selected states only; it has been given in every state since October 2021. BCG can be given up to one year of age; the hepatitis B birth dose should be within 24 hours.

National Health Mission (NHM), Ministry of Health & Family Welfare, Government of India — National Immunization Schedule (Universal Immunization Programme), 2018 edition — the document itself prints no year; 2018 is the folder NHM publishes it in. Read 11 Sep 2026. PCV nationwide since 29 Oct 2021: Press Information Bureau (PIB), MoHFW, PRID 1767478 (checked 1 Oct 2026) · official page

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