Pre-Diploma in Auxiliary Nurse Midwife (ANM)

Pre-Diploma in Auxiliary Nurse Midwife (ANM) was a CTEVT program to train nurses in basic nursing, midwifery, reproductive health, and community health care. The program has been discontinued since 2020.

Description
The program prepared trainees to deliver primary health care services across Sub Health Posts, Health Posts, Primary Health Care Centres, and District Hospitals. Training covered basic nursing care, maternal and child health, antenatal and postnatal care, family planning, nutrition, community health diagnosis, and outreach activities. Emphasis was on practical exposure, supervised clinical practice, and On-the-Job Training (OJT), enabling graduates to provide preventive, promotive, restorative, and rehabilitative care. Graduates could maintain records, supervise FCHVs, and communicate health information effectively within communities.

Curricular Structure (overview)

Features

• Duration: 18 months/78 weeks (640 theory hours, 1440 practical hours, 480 hours OJT).
• Working hours: 40 per week.
• Maximum 40 students per batch.
• Medium of instruction: English and/or Nepali.
• Minimum 90% attendance required in theory and practical classes.
• Grading: Distinction 80%+, First division 75–79%, Second 65–74%, Third pass <65%.

Eligibility

• SEE pass.
• Pass CTEVT-administered entrance examination.
• Selection based on merit list.

Job prospects

• Eligible for Non-gazetted 2nd class/Level 4 (technical) positions as Auxiliary Nurse Midwife.
• Registration eligibility with Nepal Nursing Council.
• Eligible for PCL Nursing entrance examination.