GNM Govt Jobs 2026

GNM is a diploma in General Nursing and Midwifery, and it is one of the two standard entry qualifications for government nursing posts. Common categories include:

• Nursing Officer and Staff Nurse posts in central hospitals and institutes
• Staff Nurse posts in state health services, district hospitals and community health centres
• Nursing posts in the Employees State Insurance Corporation, railway hospitals and defence hospitals
• Nursing posts under national health missions and municipal corporations
• Staff Nurse and nursing posts in public sector undertaking hospitals, autonomous institutes and central universities
• Nursing tutor and school of nursing posts for candidates with the prescribed additional qualification

Every nursing post requires registration as a Nurse and Midwife with a State Nursing Council or the Indian Nursing Council in addition to the diploma.

All India Institutes of Medical Sciences, which conduct a common nursing recruitment for participating institutes and central government hospitals, the Employees State Insurance Corporation, railway hospitals, defence and paramilitary hospitals and central government institutes recruit nursing staff regularly. At the state level, health and family welfare departments, medical services recruitment boards, state public service commissions, district health societies and municipal corporations advertise staff nurse posts. National health missions recruit nursing staff on a contractual basis in large numbers.

Applications are filed on the portal of the recruiting body, and the large central nursing recruitments use a common online form with a single examination. Keep the GNM diploma and marksheets, the nursing council registration certificate, experience certificates, photograph, signature and category certificate ready before starting, since the registration number is usually asked for in the form itself. Where the notification prescribes a period of hospital experience, the certificate has to state the bed strength of the hospital, so obtain it in the correct wording in advance. Save the application number and fee receipt for the admit card stage.

For Nursing Officer posts in the large central recruitments there are two accepted routes, and GNM holders come under the second: a diploma in General Nursing and Midwifery from a recognised institute, registration as a Nurse and Midwife with a State Nursing Council or the Indian Nursing Council, and two years of experience in a hospital with a minimum of fifty beds. The first route, which is a B.Sc Nursing degree, does not carry the experience condition, and that is the main practical difference between the two. State staff nurse recruitments set their own experience conditions and many accept GNM without experience. Commissioned officer entry to the Military Nursing Service is not open on the diploma alone, since that route requires a B.Sc Nursing, Post Basic B.Sc Nursing or M.Sc Nursing degree, so GNM holders aiming at it usually complete Post Basic B.Sc Nursing first. Age limits and relaxations are stated in each notification.

Yes - common after-GNM government job options include Nursing Officer, Staff Nurse, nursing sister, nursing assistant and contractual nursing posts under health missions. This page gathers the current nursing openings in a single list with the newest notification at the top, so the post, the hospital and the closing date are visible at a glance.

This page is updated through 2026 as fresh nursing notifications are released, with the latest vacancy shown first. Nursing recruitment runs almost continuously across central institutes, state boards and district societies, and the largest central notifications carry several thousand posts at a time, so it is worth checking regularly. Confirm the experience condition and the closing date on the official notification before applying.

Nursing Officer posts in central hospitals and institutes are placed at Pay Level 7 with a pay range of ₹44,900 to ₹1,42,400. Nursing staff in central government hospitals are additionally eligible for Nursing Allowance, which was revised to ₹9,000 per month after the 25 percent increase that followed dearness allowance crossing 50 percent, subject to the prescribed conditions. Dearness allowance, house rent allowance and transport allowance are paid over the basic pay. State staff nurse scales are fixed by each state, and contractual posts under national health missions carry a consolidated monthly amount instead of a pay level, so the pay clause of each notification is the correct reference.

The large central nursing recruitments use a computer based examination covering nursing subjects, followed by document verification and a medical examination, and some conduct a second stage for shortlisted candidates. State staff nurse recruitments may use a written examination, a merit list prepared from qualifying marks, or a combination of the two. Contractual posts under health missions are often filled by shortlisting and an interview at the district level. Verification of nursing council registration is part of the final stage in every case.