Diploma Admission
Eligibility Criteria for Admission – GNM
Candidates seeking admission to the 3-year General Nursing and Midwifery (GNM) diploma course at Misra Nursing Institute of Asansol (MNIA) must fulfill the following eligibility guidelines established by the Indian Nursing Council (INC) and West Bengal Nursing Council (WBNC).
| Criteria | Requirement Details |
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| Gender | Only Female candidates are eligible for admission in the GNM Nursing course. |
| Age Limit | The applicant's age must be at least 17 (seventeen) years as of 31.12.2026. There is no upper age limit. |
| Educational Qualification |
Vocational Stream Eligibility
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| Medical Fitness | All candidates must be medically fit for the nursing course and produce a valid Medical Fitness Certificate issued by a registered medical practitioner at the time of admission. |
| Domicile Requirements |
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| Document Verification |
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List of Recognized Boards & Councils (2026)
Candidates passing Higher Secondary (10+2) or equivalent examination from any of the following recognized Boards or Councils are eligible for admission counseling:
| Sl. No. | Board / Council Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | International General Certificate of Secondary Education |
| 2 | Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh |
| 3 | Andhra Pradesh Open School Society |
| 4 | Assam Higher Secondary Education Council |
| 5 | Assam Sanskrit Board (Guwahati) |
| 6 | Banasthali Vidyapith |
| 7 | Bhutan Higher Secondary Education Certificate (BHSEC) |
| 8 | Bihar Board of Open Schooling and Examination, Patna, Bihar |
| 9 | Bihar Intermediate Education Council, Patna (BIEC) |
| 10 | Bihar Sanskrit Shiksha Board, Patna |
| 11 | Bihar School Examination Board, Patna |
| 12 | Bihar State Madrasa Education Board, Patna |
| 13 | Board of High School and Intermediate Education, Uttar Pradesh |
| 14 | Tamil Nadu Board of Higher Secondary Education |
| 15 | Andhra Pradesh Board of Intermediate Education |
| 16 | Uttarakhand Board of School Education |
| 17 | Haryana Board of School Education |
| 18 | Board of Secondary Education, Odisha |
| 19 | Board of Secondary Education, Andhra Pradesh |
| 20 | Board of Secondary Education, Rajasthan, Ajmer |
| 21 | Board of Secondary Education, Assam, Bamunimaidan, Guwahati |
| 22 | Board of Secondary Education, Manipur, Imphal |
| 23 | CBSE I (CBSE International) |
| 24 | Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE), New Delhi |
| 25 | Chhattisgarh Sanskrit Board, Raipur |
| 26 | Chhattisgarh Board Of Open School, Raipur |
| 27 | Chhattisgarh Board of Secondary Education, Raipur |
| 28 | Chhattisgarh Madrasa Board |
| 29 | Council for the Indian School Certificate Examinations (CISCE / ICSE / ISC) |
| 30 | Council of Higher Secondary Education, Manipur |
| 31 | Council of Higher Secondary Education, Odisha |
| 32 | Dayalbagh Educational Institute (Deemed University), Agra |
| 33 | Edexcel, London (UK) |
| 34 | Goa Board of Secondary & Higher Secondary Education |
| 35 | Gujarat Secondary & Higher Secondary Education Board |
| 36 | Himachal Pradesh Board of School Education |
| 37 | International Baccalaureate (IB) |
| 38 | Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi |
| 39 | Jammu & Kashmir State Board of School Education |
| 40 | Jharkhand Academic Council (JAC), Ranchi |
| 41 | Karnataka Board of Pre-University Education |
| 42 | J S S Karnataka Open School |
| 43 | Karnataka Secondary Education Examination Board |
| 44 | Department of Higher Secondary Education, Govt. of Kerala |
| 45 | Kerala Board of Public Examinations |
| 46 | Kerala State Open School, Thiruvananthapuram |
| 47 | Madhya Pradesh Board of Secondary Education |
| 48 | Madhya Pradesh State Open School, Bhopal |
| 49 | Maharashtra State Board of Secondary & Higher Secondary Education |
| 50 | Maharishi Patanjali Sanskrit Sansthan, Bhopal |
| 51 | Meghalaya Board of School Education |
| 52 | Mizoram Board of School Education |
| 53 | Nagaland Board of School Education |
| 54 | National Institute of Open Schooling (NIOS), Noida |
| 55 | Punjab School Education Board |
| 56 | Rajasthan State Open School, Jaipur |
| 57 | Rajiv Gandhi University of Knowledge Technologies, Hyderabad |
| 58 | Rashtriya Sanskrit Sansthan |
| 59 | School Education Department, Govt. of Tamil Nadu |
| 60 | Telangana Open School Society |
| 61 | Telangana Board of Intermediate Education |
| 62 | The Haryana Open School |
| 63 | The Jammu & Kashmir State Open School |
| 64 | The Kerala State Higher Education Council |
| 65 | The West Bengal Council of Rabindra Open Schooling |
| 66 | Tripura Board of Secondary Education |
| 67 | U. P. Board of Secondary Sanskrit Education Council |
| 68 | Uttar Pradesh State Open School Board |
| 69 | Uttaranchal Shiksha Evam Pariksha Parishad |
| 70 | Visva-Bharati University, Santiniketan, Birbhum, West Bengal |
| 71 | Vocational Higher Secondary Education Department, Govt. of Kerala |
| 72 | West Bengal Board of Madrasah Education |
| 73 | West Bengal Council of Higher Secondary Education (WBCHSE) |
| 74 | West Bengal State Council of Vocational Education & Training |
| 75 | The Board of Open Schooling and Skill Education (BOSSE), Sikkim |