Government Approved Prospectus (2023) – General Nursing and Midwifery Course (GNM) Admission Notification of General Nursing & Midwifery

Prospectus for Admission to the Diploma in General Nursing and Midwifery Course for the academic year 2023-2024 that has been approved by the Government of Kerala, is published herewith. It contains general information and rules relating to the admission for academic year 2023-2024, and other related information. Candidates are required to go through the Prospectus carefully and acquaint themselves with all the relevant information. Candidates are also requested to visit the official website of the Directorate of Medical Education viz. www.dme.kerala.gov.in regularly for notifications, applications, updates and announcements connected with admissions.

1.1 The Prospectus issued in earlier years for this course is not valid for the year 2023.

1.2 This Prospectus sets out the rules and regulations for selection and admission to the Diploma in General Nursing and Midwifery Course conducted by various Government Nursing Colleges within the State of Kerala.

1.3 The English Version of the Prospectus shall only be considered as authentic, in the case of dispute in any of the Clauses of the Prospectus for admission to the Diploma in General Nursing and Midwifery Course.

Eligibility for GNM Nursing Admission:

a) Candidates for admission to the course should have passed the Plus-2 or equivalent examination conducted by the Government of Kerala or by any of the Universities in Kerala with Physics, Chemistry and Biology as optional subjects and English with 40% aggregate marks. 10+2, ANM course from the schools recognized by INC is also eligible for admission.

b) Only Indian Citizens of Kerala origin are eligible for admission to the course. In order to prove that a candidate is an Indian Citizen of Kerala origin for the limited purpose of eligibility for admission, he/she has to produce one of the following certificates along with the printout of the application itself.

(i) The true copy of the relevant page of Secondary School Leaving Certificate of the candidate showing the place of birth in Kerala.

OR

(ii) The true copy of the relevant page of the Secondary School Leaving Certificate of either of the parents of the candidate showing Place of Birth in Kerala with corroborative certificate to establish the relationship between the parent and the candidate.

OR

(iii) The true copy of the relevant page of the Passport of the candidate, issued by Government of India, showing Place of Birth in Kerala or of either of the parents of the candidate showing Place of Birth in Kerala with corroborative certificate to establish the relationship between the parent and the candidate.

OR

(iv)A certificate of birth from the authority competent to register birth (Panchayat/Municipality /Corporation) showing the candidate’s or either of the parents' (in which case corroborative certificate to establish the relationship between the parent and the candidate is necessary) place of birth in Kerala, to be issued by a competent registering authority.

OR

(v) A certificate from the Village Officer/ Tahsildar to show that the candidate or his/her father/mother was born in Kerala (This is to be obtained in the prescribed format along with the printout of the application).

OR

(vi)A certificate from the competent authority showing that the parent of the candidate is an All India Service officer allotted to Kerala cadre.

(c) Five percent reservation will be granted for candidates with 40% to 50% physical disability of loco motor of the lower extremity after assessing the suitability of candidate for the course.