General Nursing and Midwifery or GNM is a three-year and six-month 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 curriculum of some universities includes a six-month internship at the end of the course and the diploma is granted only after the candidates complete this internship.

The GNM course has been designed to enable eligible candidates to address the health needs of the country, community, and individuals.

The students have to clear the Entrance Exam WB-JENPAUH now known as JENPASUG conducted by West Bengal Joint Entrance Examination(WBJEEB) on behalf of the Central Selection Committee (Nursing). It is a state level Entrance Examconducted every year by West Bengal.

The minimum Educational Qualification requirements for application shall be passing of class XII with 45% aggregate in Physics, Chemistry, Biology and English (40% for SC, ST, OBC- A& B, PWD candidates).

Medical fitness will be a precondition for admission to the Institute. Selected candidates will be medically examined by a Medical Board of the Institute constituted for the purpose. The charges thereof shall be borne by the candidate.