Courses

COURSES

  • B Sc Nursing 
  • PB B Sc Nursing  
  • M Sc Nursing

GENERAL NURSING AND MIDWIFERY

GNM is a three-year 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 GNM course has been designed to enable eligible candidates to address the health needs of the country, community, and individuals. It’s a profession within the Health Care Sector focused on the care of individuals, families and communities so they may attain maintain or recover optimal health and quality of life. Nurses care for individuals of all ages and all cultural backgrounds that are healthy and ill in a holistic manner based on the individuals physical, emotional, psychological, intellectual, social and spiritual needs. The profession combines physical sciences, social science and technology in caring for those individuals.

Indian Nursing Council believes in concept of Health laid down by World Health Organisation (WHO) “Health is a state of complete physical, mental and social wellbeing and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity.”

In order to provide qualitative Nursing Care there is a need to train nurses effectively to work as a team member of health care delivery system. It is therefore their training should involve positive attitudes, knowledge, skills, professional expertise, latest trends in health care and health care needs of the community and the country as a whole.

The Council believes that it has a responsibility in helping the students to develop pride in their profession besides keeping them abreast with current knowledge and professional trends for a successful career ahead.

OPPORTUNITIES

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 fresher’s who complete this course. Following are some of the job profiles that a GNM diploma holder can apply for:

  • Staff Nurse
  • Home Nurse
  • Health Visitor
  • Community Health Worker

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), Post Basic B.Sc. in Nursing, M.Sc. in Nursing, MHA, MBA (Hospital Management and Administration), 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.

  • Health Care Nurse
  • Nursing Tutor
  • Clinical Nurse Specialist
  • Certified Nursing Assistant
  • Legal Nurse Consultant
  • Senior – Nurse Educator
  • Forensic Nursing
  • Home Care Nurse
  • Emergency Room Nurse
  • ICU Nurse
  • Teacher – Nursing School
  • Staff Nurse
  • Community Health Nurse
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.

ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA

Minimum education eligibility criteria for admission to GNM:

  • 10, +2 with English and must have obtained a minimum of 40% at the qualifying examination and English individually from any recognized board. Candidates are also eligible from State Open School recognized by State Government and National Institute of Open School (NIOS) recognized by Central Government. However Science is preferable.
  • 10, +2 with English having 40% of marks in vocational ANM course from the school recognized by Indian Nursing Council
  • 10, +2 with English having 40% of marks in Vocational Stream-Health care Science from a recognized CBSE board/ State/ Centre
  • Registered ANM with pass mark.
  • Admission of students shall be once in a year.
  • Students shall be medically fit.
  • Minimum age for admission will be 17 years. (as on 31st December of that year) The upper age limit is 35 yrs. For ANM/ for LHV, there is no age bar.

FOR FOREIGN NATIONALS

The entry qualification equivalency i.e., 12th standard will be obtained by Association of Indian Universities, New Delhi. Institution, State Nursing Council will be responsible to ensure that the qualification and eligibility will be equivalent to what has been prescribed as above.

ATTENDANCE: A candidate shall be eligible for the admission to the State Council / Board examination if the Principal of the school certify that:

  • She / he has completed not less than eleven months of the course
  • A candidate must have minimum of 80% attendance (irrespective of the kind of absence) in theory and practical in each subject for appearing for examination.  The diploma shall not be awarded to the student till she / he has completed the clinical / field requirements.
  • A Candidate must secure 50% marks in internal assessment separately in each theory and practical.
  • The record of practical experience is complete.
    (The Principal shall send to the Council / Board the internal assessment for each subject, i.e. both theory and practical (S) before the start of the examination along with the examination form).