About General Nursing and Midwifery (GNM)
General Nursing and Midwifery or GNM is a three-year and six-month diploma course designed for aspirants who want to pursue a career in clinical nursing. The programme teaches candidates how to care for individuals who are sick or have been injured in order to help them attain full recovery. Although the curriculum design of the course varies from university to university, GNM courses are designed to prepare the students for the clinical approach of handling patients. The curriculum of some universities includes a six-month internship at the end of the course and the diploma is granted only after the candidates complete this internship.
The GNM course has been designed to enable eligible candidates to address the health needs of the country, community, and individuals.
Eligibility Criteria
- Minimum 10+2 with English as a subject and must have obtained a minimum of 40% marks at the aggregate at the qualifying examination and must pass in English subject from any recognized Board. Candidates are also eligible from state open School Recognized by State Government and National Institute of Open School (NIOS) Recognize by the Central Government.
- Minimum 10+2 with English having 40% of marks in Vocational Stream-Health Care Science from recognized CBSE Board/Centre.
Admission Process:
Nursing aspirants can apply for the General Nursing and Midwifery programme once they have completed their class 12 exam in Science and Arts stream. Admission in GNM courses are done mostly on the basis of marks secured by a candidate in class 12 exam. Colleges release a merit list on the basis of candidates performance in the 10+2 exam.