Details of ANM

Auxiliary Nurse Midwives

AUXILIARY NURSE & MIDWIVES (ANM)

ANM stands for Auxiliary Nursing Midwifery. It is a diploma course with focus on the study of health care of various individuals. It also teaches about how to take care of equipment, setting up of Operation Theater, provide medication timely to patient and maintain records. ANM is a two year diploma course

  • Be a registered nurse.
  • Approved by OF HEALTH, MEDICAL EDUCATION & FAMILY WELFARE, GOVERNMENT OF JHARKHAND
  • Recognized by Indian Nursing Council, New Delhi
  • Affiliated to Jharkhand Nurses Registration Council
  • Duration of Course 2 yearsyears including internship as per INC norms
  • Medium of Instruction Hindi/ English
  • Eligibility minimum educational requirements shall be the passing of class XII Any stream
  • Selection procedure Written Examination and Interview basis
  • Age Limit Minimum 15- 35 years

Nosing courses Class room hours Experience
Sl. No. Course title and Description Theory Demonstration Total Hospital Community Total
1 Community Health nursing 120 50 170 10 100 110
2 Health promotion
  • Nutrition
  • Human body and Hygiene
  • Environmental sanitation
  • Mental health
 120
  • 35
  • 35
  • 20
  • 30
 75
  • 30
  • 20
  • 15
  • 10
 195
  • 65
  • 55
  • 35
  • 40
 20 180 200
3 Primary health care nursing-I
  • Infection and Immunization
  • Communicable disease
  • Community Health problems
  • Primery Medical Care
  • First Aid and Referral
 140
  • 25
  • 40
  • 30
  • 20
  • 25
 150
  • 20
  • 25
  • 50
  • 20
  • 35
 290
  • 45
  • 65
  • 80
  • 40
  • 60
 20 180 200
4 Child health nursing 75 110 185 80 100 180
Total Hours 450 385 840 200 680 890
Total = 1720 Hours

Second Year (First six months)

Nursing courses Class room hours Experiences
Sl. No. Courses title and description Theory Demonstration Total Hospital Community Total
5 Midwifery 200 160 360 220 160 380
6 Health center management 40 40 80 -- 60 60
Total hours 240 200 440 220 220 440

Total = 880 hours

Second Year (Internship-Six months)

Nursing courses Experiences
SL. NO. Courses title and description Hospital Community Total
1 Midwifery 240 240 480
  • Antenal ward
  • Intranatal/labour room
  • Post natal ward
  • Neonatal care unit
  • 40
  • 120
  • 40
  • 40
2 Child Health 80 160 240
3 Community health and health center management 160 160
Total hours 880

Total = 880 hours in the internship period
Grand Total-1760 hrs

Guideline for internship :


  • The ANM students (in a group of 4-5) should be posted in the sub center/primary health centers with a regular ANM for one month/4 weeks for supervised independent practical in the community which should be residential.
  • The student should participate in all National Health and Family Welfare programs during their clinical experience.

Other Nursing Courses :


Approval & Recognitions :

  • RECOGNIZED BY: INDIAN NURSING COUNCIL (I.N.C), NEW DELHI
  • AFFILIATED TO: RANCHI UNIVERSITY (R.U.), RANCHI, JHARKHAND and JNRC,RIMS, Ranchi
  • APPROVED BY: DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH, MEDICAL EDUCATION & FAMILY WELFARE, GOVERNMENT OF JHARKHAND