General Nursing & Midwifery (GNM)

Overview

Under the aims of K.V.I.N the following are the main objectives of the course. At the completion of the course the students are expected to:

• Demonstrate competency in providing health care to individual, sick or well, using nursing process.
• Apply knowledge from the humanities, biological and behavioral sciences in functioning as a nurse.
• Function effectively with members of the health team and community applying the knowledge of human relations and communication skills in her work.
• Participate as member of the health team in delivery of curative preventive, promotive and rehabilitative health care service.
• Mobilize community resources and their involvement in working with the communities.
• Demonstrate use of ethical values in their personal and professional life.
• Demonstrate interest in activities of professional organization.
• Recognize the need for continuing education for professional development.
• Demonstrate basic skills in teaching patients and giving nursing care to them.
• Demonstrate basic skills in administration and leadership while working with other members of health team and community.
• Assist in research activities.

Eligibility

1. The age of the candidate should be between 17 to 35 years as on 31st December of admission year
   The upper age can be relaxable by 5 years in the case of SC/ST candidates. Age as recorded in the matriculation certificate will be entertained.
2. Minimum Education.
   • 10+2 class preferably Science (PCB) & English with aggregate 40 % marks from a recognized Board of School Education or its equivalent Board.
   • 10+2 in Arts (Mathematics, Biotechnology, Economics, Political Science, History, Geography, Business Studies, Accountancy, Home Science, Sociology, Psychology, Philosophy) and English Core/English Elective or Health Care Science – Vocational stream only, passing out from recognized Board underAISSCE/CBSE/ICSE/SSCE/HSCE or other equivalent Board with 40% marks.
   • 10+2 Arts or Health Care Science – Vocational stream only conducted by National Institute of Open School with 40% marks.
   • For SC/ST candidates, there will be relaxation of 5 % marks.
3. Student should be medically fit. She should produce the fitness certificate duly issued by the chief medical officer /Medical Superintendent of the district.
4. Student shall be admitted once in a year.

Note:- There will be no provision of Migration from the institute to any other institute.

Minimum Education