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Average Duration | 42 months | ||
Average Fee | 60 K-2.5 L INR annual | ||
Study Mode | Regular |
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.
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 |
| Course Fee | INR 30,000 to INR 2.5 Lacs |
| Top Employment Areas | Hospitals, Nursing Homes, Universities, etc |
| Job Roles | Clinical Nurse Specialist, Legal Nurse Consultant, Forensic Nursing etc. |
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.
Some of the popular entrance exams for GNM course are as follows:
First Year:
Anatomy and Physiology | Nutrition | Community Health Nursing |
Psychology | Microbiology | Personal and Environmental Hygiene |
Health Education | Sociology | Fundamentals of Nursing |
First Aid | Personal Hygiene | Environmental Hygiene |
Health Education and Communication Skills |
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Second Year:
Pharmacology | Medical Surgical Nursing | Psychiatric Nursing |
Medical Surgical Nursing | Pharmacology | Medical Surgical Nursing II (Specialties) |
Orthopedic Nursing | Communicable Diseases | Ophthalmic Nursing |
Community Health Nursing | Mental Health and Psychiatric Nursing | Computer Education |
Third Year:
Advanced Community Health Nursing | Paediatric Nursing | Midwifery and Gynaecology |
Community Health Nursing - II | Educational Methods and Media for Teaching in Practice of Nursing | Pediatric Nursing |
Introduction to Research | Administration and Ward Management | Professional Trends and Adjustment |
Health Economics | Internship Period |
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Fourth Year: 6-month Internship
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:
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.
Salaries offered after pursuing GNM followed by PG diploma or master courses in nursing are lucrative. Nurses working in forensics, ICU and private home care, can earn up to Rs. 4.9 lakh to Rs. 5 lakh per annum. Salaries also increase with the job profile of the nursing professional. Specialists, consultants and professors in this field get packages varying from Rs. 5.5 lakh to Rs. 9.13 lakh per annum.
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Delhi University Science , Delhi University Arts , Uttarakhand Nursing Entrance Exam are some of the exams that you can appear for to get admission in General Nursing and Midwifery (GNM) courses.
Following are some of the top colleges offering Nursing courses : CMC Vellore (Vellore) , Chirayu Medical College (Indore) , Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education & Research (Puducherry) , Bangalore Medical College and Research Institute (Bangalore) , Government Medical College (Kozhikode). You can explore these colleges on our website to check if they offer General Nursing and Midwifery (GNM) or not.
The average fee for General Nursing and Midwifery (GNM) is INR 3,50,000 per year.
General Nursing and Midwifery (GNM) is a 3.6 year course.
Some of the popular specializations for G.N.M. (General Nursing and Midwifery) are : Critical Care technology , Surgery , Alternate Medicine , Nursing , Nursing and Midwifery.
