Auxiliary Nursing Midwifery (ANM)

• Candidates must be completed 17 years of age on or before 31st December of the year in which admission is sought.
• Passed 10+2 from CHSE Odisha or equivalent or,
• Candidates qualify in 10+2 Exams conducted by National Institute of Open School, (equivalent to CHSE Odisha) are also eligible.
• ASHA having 10+2 pass is eligible for applying the ANM course.
• Only female candidates are eligible to apply.
• Must have passed minimum M.E. standard Odia for all Govt. school Nursing and 85% Govt. quota seats in private nursing institutions recognized by ONMRC.
• Physically handicapped having loco motor disability of lower limbs from 40% to 50% only will be taken into consideration. Candidates are advised to obtain their handicapped certificate from the competent authority of the concerned district. Candidates more than 50% lower locomotory disability will not be eligible and candidates having any other disability will only be eligible after production of genuine medical board certificate ( i.e. the Medical Board certifying that the applicant is eligible for perusing the Nursing Course ) .
• Shall be medically fit for the course (in appropriate format for the Medical certificate).

Auxiliary nurse midwife, commonly known as ANM, is a village-level female health worker who is known as the first contact person between the community and the health services. ANMs are regarded as the grass-roots workers in the health organisation pyramid. Maharani Prem Kumari Nursing School offers ANM Course (2 years) to provide safe and effective care to village communities in order to achieve the targets of national health programs of the nation.