GNM(General Nursing and Midwifery):-Information,Full Form,Eligibility,Fees,Syllabus,Entrance test2024,Types,Abroad and indian top universities,jobs

 Table of Contents:-

1) Brief information about GNM Course.
2) Educational qualification required for admission 

     to GNM course.
3) GNM course fee

4) Entrance test for Admission to GNM course.
5) Types of GNM Courses.
6) Syllabus of GNM Course.
7) Reputed University abroad offering GNM course.
8) Reputed Universities in the country offering 

     GNM courses.
9) Job opportunities available to students after 

     completion of GNM course.

10)Required Documents.

1) Brief information about GNM Course:-

                      GNM stands for General Nursing and 

Midwifery.GNM is a three year diploma course GNM 

Nursing admissions are held once in a year and the 

student has to be medically fit to get admission for 

this course.
        This course is considered best for those who 

wish to work towards ensuring the health and 

welfare of society.This course is important for 

students who are interested in medical field or 

want to pursue a career in medical field.GNM 

course can be done by both male and female and 

it is a total three and a half year course consisting 

of three years classroom syllabus and six months 

of enternship training.

            This course covers many aspects like how to 

take care of patients, how to give timely medicine 

to them, how to give first aid to patients.

2) Educational qualification required for admission to GNM course:-

•To get admission in GNM Nursing, students need to 

  have passed 12th.

•students have passed 12th from science stream.
•student Pass in English subject is mandatory.
•minimum 40 percent marks in science stream 

  is required in class 12th.

3) GNM Course Fee:-
•When it comes to medical field, many people 

  remember that the cost of medical education is 

  quite high, but the cost of GNM course is much 

  less than other medical courses.
•The fee for GNM course usually ranges from 

  Rs.30000 to Rs.2.50 lakh.
  In government institutions, this fee is a little less, 

  ranging from approximately Rs.10,000 to Rs.1 lakh.

4) Entrance test for admission to GNM 

     course:-
Different entrance exams are conducted in each state 

for admission to GNM Nursing.
For admission to GNM Nursing in Maharashtra, 

entrance exam(MH-CET) is conducted through 

Maharashtra Nursing Council Mumbai.

After the result of the entrance exam, the merit list 

is announced based on the marks obtained by the 

students and accordingly the students are admitted.

5) Types of GNM Courses:-
• Basic Nursing
• Post Basic GNM
• Distance GNM

6) Syllabus of GNM Course:-

First Year Syllabus of GNM Course-
• Anatomy and Psychology
• Psychology
• Fundamentals of Nursing
• Environment Hygeine
• Health Education and Communication Skills
• English
• First Aid
• Microbiology
• Community Health Nursing I
• Community Health Nursing I- Practical
   Socialogy

Second Year Syllabus of GNM Course-
• Medical Surgical Nursing I
• Mental Health Nursing
• Medical Surgical Nursing II
• Child Health Nursing

Syllabus in third year of GNM course- 

• Midwifery
• Midwifery and Gynecological Nursing Practical
• Gynecological Nursing
• Community Health Nursing II

7) GNM Internetship Details:-

So we have seen that this course is three and a 

half years in total and includes six months of 

internship training, so let's see what subjects 

are covered in this training.
• Nursing Education
• Introduction Research
• Professional Trends and Adjustment 

• Nursing Administration and Ward Management.

8) Universities abroad recognized for 

    GNM Course:-
After completing GNM nursing we can pursue 

higher education. Higher education gives students 

a lot of job opportunities. Many students after 

GNM Nursing prefer to go to the region for 

further education.
• University of Washington, United States
• University of Manchester, United States 

• University of John Hopkins University, 

   United States
• University of Technology Sydney, Australia
• University of Pennsylvania, United States
• King's College of London, United Kingdom
• Yale University, United States
• University of Toronto, Canada

9) Reputed Universities and Colleges 

    for GNM Nursing in India.

• Tata Main Hospital School Jamshedpur
• St John's College of Nursing, Tamil Nadu 

• CMC ,Vellore, Tamil Nadu
• CMC Ludhiana Punjab College of Nursing ,

   Chhattisgarh
• St. John's Medical College ,Bangalore Karnataka.
• St Mary's College of Nursing Lucknow, 

   Uttar Pradesh
• SDM College of Nursing, Dharwad Karnataka
• The Datta Meghe College of Nursing, Nagpur.

10) Job opportunities available after 

completion of GNM course:-

After completion of GNM course you get job 

opportunities in many private as well as 

government organizations after completion of 

course you can get job for following posts,
• Clinical Nurse Specialist
• Professor
• Forensic Nurse
• Traveling Nurse
• Nurse Educators
• Community Health Nurse
• ICU Nurse
• Health Visitor.

In all the above posts, NM nursing graduates 

can get jobs, let's see who these posts are in 

which areas.,
• Government Hospitals
• Rural Health Centers
• Private Hospitals
• Government Health Schemes
• NGOs
• Nursing Homes

11)Required Documents:-

-10th passed certificate
-12th passed certificate
-Birth Certificate
-Entrance Exam Scorecard (soft/ hardcopy)
-Caste Certificate
-Work Experience Documents (if applicable)
-Graduation Certificate
-Any other degree/ diploma certificate
-Passport size Photographs