Bachelor of Midwifery (BMID)

Short description:
• Professional clinical program focused on preparing licensed midwives to provide skilled care during pregnancy, labor, postpartum, and throughout women’s reproductive life.
 

• Designed for registered nurses transitioning into midwifery specialization.
• Emphasizes evidence-based maternal and neonatal care, reproductive health, community support, and emergency obstetric skills.
• Supports national strategies to reduce maternal and neonatal mortality and aligns with global SDG-3 goals.
• Delivered by Kathmandu University School of Medical Sciences, one of the only institutions in Nepal offering this degree.

Features:
• Distinct professional pathway separate from nursing.
• Direct clinical relevance with strong practical and community components.
• Supports national midwifery workforce development.
• Contributes to strengthening maternal and newborn health systems.
• Only limited institutions in Nepal currently offer the program.

Fee:
• Nepali student: NPR 500,000 (tentative total program fee)

Admission process:
• Must hold Proficiency Certificate Level/Diploma in Nursing with minimum 50% aggregate.
• Must be registered with Nepal Nursing Council.
• Must pass MECEE-BL with minimum 50% marks.
• Entrance exam: 200 questions, single-best-response MCQs, 3 hours, negative marking 0.25 per wrong answer.
• Selected candidates must submit academic certificates, ID documents, entrance admit card, reservation documents (if applicable), and equivalence for foreign qualifications.
• Scholarship distribution follows National Medical Education Rules: 55% open, 45% reserved across specified categories.

Job prospects:
• Maternal and newborn care
• Antenatal, intrapartum, and postpartum clinical roles
• Sexual and reproductive health services
• Community-based maternal health programs
• Labor room and birthing center specialist positions
• Public health and maternal-neonatal policy programs
• Women’s health education and counseling
• NGOs, INGOs, UN agencies working in maternal health
• Midwifery leadership roles within hospitals and clinics