General Nursing & Midwifery (GNM)

• The minimum age for Admission will be 17 years as on or before 31st Dec. of the year. The upper age limit is 35 years.
• The minimum Qualification 12th class passed with any stream for GNM.
• Those who have cleared 12th vocational ANM course from the school recognized by Indian nursing council.
• ANM diploma holder can also opt for GNM course.
• Admission of students shall be once a year.
• The student shall be medically fit.

GNM is a nursing course in which you will be going through a number of cognitive learning. It will make you ready for performing different nursing tasks with excellence. Consequently, it will make you eligible for becoming a member of the healthcare team, nursing, and prenatal care. The GNM course duration is 3 years. General nursing and midwifery course will provide you a number of platforms and will increase your nursing skills. The salary package you will getting is high after the completion of your GNM course. In addition, the most important is the noble cause of working for humanity. Your contribution towards making your country healthy and strong will be more in comparison to others.

Scope of GNM Course :-

• Clinical nurse specialist.
• Legal nurse consultant.
• Forensic nursing.
• In-charge and helper.
• Teacher, junior lecturer, and professor.
• Traveling nurse.
• Sale purchase assistant.
• Emergency room nurse and midwife nurse.

There are many more professions in the field which is making GNM scope much wider. Therefore, the more you will learn during your GNM course, more will be the growth and career in the future.

Demand for GNM Nurses :-

• The conditions are not pleasing at present. Because the ratio of patients and nurses is not good at all. Therefore, the higher authorities of different countries are also contributing towards promoting such nursing courses. This scarcity of nurses is leading to increase in the number of nursing colleges. Different government councils are encouraging the career in this field. Consequently, the demand for GNM nurses is increasing.
• While talking about India, the demand pattern is again the same. Many regions need high sanitation and medical care which nurses can provide better. There are many well-known hospitals where you can join after GNM course completion. There are two factors mainly which will decide your future growth in the sector. One is your skills and knowledge and another one is the learning source for those skills.