West Bengal GNM 2020 Begins, Last date to Apply is August 10

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The application for West Bengal GNM has been started from July 28 in online mode. The Department of Health and Family Welfare, Government of West Bengal which is the conducting body of GNM have started accepting applications.

West Bengal GNM Nursing training course is a three-year diploma course offered by various diploma nursing colleges across West Bengal.

Candidates who are interested in applying for the course can visit the official website of the Government of West Bengal, Department of Health and Family Welfare.

The last date of application for West Bengal GNM course is August 10, 2020, till 11:00 PM.

While the choice of filling the school option will close on August 12, 2020, at 12 Midnight.

West Bengal GNM Highlights:

Course Name	West Bengal GNM Nursing
Conducting Body	West Bengal Health & Family Welfare Department
Course Level	Diploma
Application Start Date	28-Jul-2020
Application End Date	10-Aug-2020 till 11:00 PM
Application Mode	Online
Total Seats	2817
Total Seats Gender Wise	Female: 2692
Total Seats Gender Wise	Male: 125
Minimum Qualification Required	Class 12 (Any Stream)
Website	www.wbhealth.gov.in

West Bengal GNM Eligibility Criteria 2020

The Department of Health and Family Welfare, Government of West Bengal along with the Indian Nursing Council (INC) has set the following eligibility criteria for the West Bengal GNM Nursing programme.

Applicants must have completed Class 12th from any recognized university.
Minimum age should be 17 years and maximum 27 years as on 31st December 2020 for applying
Candidate must be an Indian National and a permanent resident of West Bengal
Applicants should be able to read, write and speak in Bengali or Nepali
Students of Vocational Agriculture or Vocational Home Science can also apply

West Bengal GNM: Important Dates

The Department of Health and Family Welfare, Government of West Bengal has released the date sheet for events to be carried out for admission to the WB GNM Course. A detailed sheet of important dates for WB GNM has been mentioned below.:

Events	Dates
Release of application forms	28-Jul-2020
Last date to apply	10-Aug-2020 till 11:00 PM
Choice of college filling last date	12-Aug-2020 till 12 Midnight
Release of Provisional Merit List	17-Aug-2020
Release of the Final Rank List according to the marks/scores	11-Sep-2020
Release of the First Round Seat Allotment at respective Training School	11-Sep-2020
First Round Admission Date	14-Sep-2020 to 19-Sep-2020
Release of the Seat Matrix for Second Round Counselling	26-Sep-2020
Release of the Second Round Allotment of Seat at respective nursing training schools	28-Sep-2020
Release of Second Round Admission Date	01-Oct-2020 to 05-Oct-2020
Release of the Seat Matrix for Mop-Up Round Counselling	08-Oct-2020
Mop-Up Round Counselling and Allotment of Seat from Swasthya Bhawan	12-Oct-2020
Release of Mop-Up Admission Date	14-Oct-2020
Reporting of the Candidate to the Allotted Institute	02-Nov-2020
Commencement of Course	03-Nov-2020

West Bengal GNM Selection Criteria

Applicants will be granted admission to the General Nursing & Midwifery (GNM) course on the basis of marks obtained in Higher Secondary Examination.

For admission, the authority will take into consideration marks obtained in English and other best of three subjects except for Environmental Education in class 12 or equivalent examination.

How to Apply for West Bengal GNM?

Visit the official website of Government of West Bengal, Department of Health and Family Welfare
Login using your Email ID/User ID and Password

After logging in for a new application, candidates have to click on ‘New Application’ button
Click on the Apply Now Button on the GNM Counselling or ANM Counselling
On the application page, fill the required fields
After Filling all the necessary fields, candidates have to check the declaration form
Click on the Submit button
Download the application form for future reference