GNM (General Nursing and Midwifery) Nursing Course Overview

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.

GNM Nursing Eligibility Criteria:

Minimum Qualification Required: 10+2 (Physics, Biology and Chemistry)
Minimum Marks Required (Aggregate): 50%
The minimum marks may vary from institute to institute

GNM Nursing Course Highlights

Some of the basic details of the GNM course are as follows:

Course Level	Diploma
Course Name	General Nursing and Midwifery
Short Name	GNM
Duration	3.5 Years
Examination Type	Semester System/ Year-wise
Eligibility	10+2 with minimum 50% marks in aggregate with science subjects
Admission Process	Merit-Based/ Entrance Exam
Top Employment Areas	Hospitals, Nursing Homes, Universities, etc
Job Roles	Clinical Nurse Specialist, Legal Nurse Consultant, Forensic Nursing etc.

Admission Open 2024-25

GNM (General Nursing and Midwifery) Course Career Options and Job Prospects

Nursing is full-time occupation and candidates who have acquired the required skills and education in the field of care-taking and nursing can take up jobs at hospitals, clinics, health departments or can work as a private health care-taker. GNM diploma holders can also take up community services and can work for NGOs that spread medical awareness or help the sick. The salaries offered after the GNM courses can vary from Rs. 1.5 lakh to Rs. 3 lakh. Some government jobs pay better packages to freshers who complete this course. Following are some of the job profiles that a GNM diploma holder can apply for

Staff Nurse
Home Nurse
Health Visitor
Community Health Worker

Since GNM is a diploma programme, most of the candidates apply for advanced nursing courses after completing the GNM course in order to enhance their career prospects. There are various courses that candidates can pursue after this diploma programme including the Auxiliary Nursing Midwifery (ANM), B.Sc. in Nursing, M.Sc. in Nursing, PG Certificate in Nursing and Doctorate (Ph.D.). Job options after pursuing these courses along with GNM are better than the career options and salaries offered after the GNM alone.

Staff Nurse
Home Nurse
Health Visitor
Community Health Worker

GNM Nursing Admission Process:

Nursing aspirants can apply for the General Nursing and Midwifery programme once they have completed their class 12 exams with Biology, Chemistry, and Physics as compulsory subjects. Admissions in GNM courses are done mostly on the basis of marks secured by a candidate in class 12 exams. Colleges release a merit list on the basis of candidates' performance in the 10+2 exam.

Few of the institutes also conduct their own entrance exams for these courses or take students on the basis of state-level diploma entrance exams. Those candidates who qualify the entrance exams will be eligible for admissions to the GNM course.