About General Nursing and Midwifery (GNM)
GNM or General Nursing and Midwifery is 3 year course followed by 6 months of mandatory internship dealing with the nursing practice of a niche segment like maternity care, post-trauma, rehabilitation, mental care, data collection etc. There are 1,00,930 Nursing seats in 1936 Nursing Colleges in India. GNM Admission takes place through Entrance Exams conducted by State Governments. There is no central exam for GNM Admission. Students need to study Science in class 12 in order to be eligible for GNM Admission.
GNM Admission 2023: Eligibility Criteria
There are certain qualifications that the candidates need to fulfill to get permission for admission to the GNM diploma course. The eligibility criteria are uniform in all the states of India for this course, however, seat allotment might vary based on the reservation rules of a particular state. Check out the eligibility criteria for the 2023 GNM admission process, in the points below.
- Candidates must have English as their compulsory subject and should have a science stream in their 12th standard. Also, they need to score a minimum of 40% aggregate marks and in English separately in their qualifying exam.
- The candidate must be a 10+2 pass out with English as the compulsory subject and must have secured 40% in aggregate in Vocational ANM course from any Indian Nursing Council-recognized institute.
- The candidate should have completed class 12 with English having 40% in aggregate in Vocational Stream Health Care Science from a CBSE-recognized board.
- The aspirant needs to be registered with ANM and must have a qualifying rank.