General Nursing & Midwifery (GNM)

Overview

The Diploma course in General Nursing and Midwifery is a three year programme, approved by INC and WBNC. On successful completion, students shall be awarded with a Diploma in GNM certificate.
Aims

• To prepare students to work effectively in the healthcare profession.
• To train students to carefully and accurately assess the nursing needs and conditions of their patients and assist the doctors in surgical procedures.
• To learn how to set up medical equipment in operation theatres and adeptly handle patients during emergency situations.
• To develop in our students the technical and interpersonal skills required not only to be job-ready upon graduation, but also to progress their careers in the years to come. By instilling a ‘patient-first’ culture, our students are encouraged to possess unique qualities of character and spirit.

After completing the GNM Nursing course, graduates have the following career opportunities:

• Nursing Officer
• School health Nurse
• Home Care Nurses
• Psychiatric Nurse
• Industrial nurse
• Public health nurse
• Nursing Executive 
• Nursing Administrator
• Community Health Nurse
• Long care home nurse
• Military Nurses 
• Nursing Manager
• Assistant Nurse
• Travel Nurse

Eligibility

• The applicant’s age must be at least 17 (seventeen) years.
• The candidate must pass (10+2) examination from any recognized Board/Council with at least 40% marks in aggregate.
• Must pass (3) in English in (10+2) examination.
• Vocational Stream
• CBSE Board: Candidates passing (10+2) in Vocational Stream must be from the Health Care Science discipline.
• The candidates passing West Bengal Higher Secondary (Vocational) Examination, who opted for “Healthcare Science” under “Community Healthcare” Group must pass in any two of the following combination of Subjects: -
• Community Health Counselor (COHC)
• Patient Care Assistant (PTCA)
• Public Health & First Aid (PHFA)
• The candidates who passed West Bengal Higher Secondary (Vocational) Examination prior to 2023 with “Community Healthcare” Group under “Home Science” Discipline with combination of 3 vocational papers namely:
• Community Nutrition
• Hospital Management
• Public Health & First Aid
• Shall also be eligible for making application for the ANM/GNM Entrance Examination, as per the notification no. WBSCTVESD/VED/748 Dated 29th January of West Bengal State Council of Technical & Vocational Education and Skill Development.
• Minimum aggregate considering above subjects taken together for 45% in General and EWS and 40% for SC/ST/OBC-A/OBC-B/ PwD.
• Candidate must pass in English in (10+2) system.

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