Course overview
A diploma programme preparing students for general nursing and midwifery roles, with a strong emphasis on hands-on clinical training.
Duration: 3 years (diploma). Durations and structures can vary between institutions and under NEP 2020 frameworks.
Eligibility
Class 12 with English and minimum marks as notified by the Indian Nursing Council; many institutions prefer the science stream. Minimum age criteria apply.
Entrance examinations commonly used
- Merit-based admission
- Institution-level tests
Eligibility rules, minimum marks and accepted exams are set by regulators and each institution, and may change each year. Always check the official admission notice.
Curriculum overview
- Fundamentals of nursing
- Medical-surgical nursing
- Midwifery and gynaecology
- Community health
- Clinical practice
This is a general outline. Each institution publishes its own syllabus.
Potential career pathways
- Staff nurse
- Community health worker
- Post Basic B.Sc Nursing
- Home and elder care
Career outcomes depend on many factors, including individual effort, institution, specialisation and the job market. No course guarantees a particular role or salary.
Where to study GNM
We work with 21 partner institutions. Programme availability changes each year, so a counsellor will confirm which partners offer GNM for your intake and help you compare them.
- Exclusive partnerJAIN University — Kochi CampusKochi
- Exclusive partnerIBMR BangaloreBengaluru
- Exclusive partnerAcharya Bangalore B-SchoolBengaluru
- Exclusive partnerEbenezer Group of InstitutionsBengaluru
- Exclusive partnerBanaswadi Group of InstitutionsBengaluru
Tuition fees vary by institution, programme and category. We share current figures from each institution's official fee notice during counselling.
Application requirements
Documents commonly requested at application or admission:
- Class 10 and Class 12 mark sheets and certificates
- Entrance examination scorecard, where applicable
- Transfer and migration certificates, where applicable
- Government-issued photo identification
- Recent passport-size photographs
- Category or domicile certificates, if claiming a reservation
- Medical fitness certificate
- Immunisation records, where requested
