General Nursing & Midwifery is a diploma course in nursing and maternal health care. It trains students in general patient care and midwifery services. The course covers medical, surgical, pediatric, and obstetric nursing. Students gain hands-on clinical experience in hospitals. Graduates work as staff nurses in healthcare settings.
Eligibility Criteria
To apply for GNM, candidates must:
Pass 10+2 (Any Stream – Science/Arts preferred)
Minimum 40%–45% marks (varies by institution)
Age: 17 to 35 years
Medically fit
Both male and female candidates can apply
Duration
Total Duration: 3 Years
Internship: 6 Months (Compulsory)
Total: 3.5 Years
| Subjects | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st Year | 2nd year | 3rd year | 3rd year (Integrated Supervised internship) |
| 1. Bioscience | 1. Medical-Surgical Nursing (Part I) | 1. Midwifery & Gynecology | 1. Nutrition Education |
| a. Anatomy & Physiology | 2. Medical-Surgical Nursing (Part II) | 2. Community Health Nursing (Part II) | 2. Introduction to research & statistics |
| b. Microbiology | 3. Child Health Nursing | 3. Professional Trends & Adjustments | |
| 2. Behavioral science | 4. Mental Health Nursing | 4. Nursing administration & ward managemnet | |
| a. Psychology | |||
| b. Sociology | |||
| 3. Nursing Foundation | |||
| a. Fundamentals of Nursing | |||
| b. First Aid | |||
| 4. Community Health Nursing | |||
| a. CHN-1 | |||
| b. Enivronmental Hygine | |||
| c. Health education & communication skills | |||
| d. Nutrition | |||
| Subsidiary Subject | Subsidiary Subject | Subsidiary Subject | |
| 1. English | 1. Co- curricular activities | 1. Co- curricular activities | |
| 2. Computer Education | |||
| 3. Co- curricular activities | |||