Nursing Course After 12th in Bihar — GNM vs B.Sc vs ANM

The Short Answer

After 12th you can become a nurse through three main courses: GNM (3-year diploma, any 12th stream), B.Sc Nursing (4-year degree, 12th with PCB) and ANM (2-year diploma, community-level care). If you studied Arts or Commerce, GNM is your route to becoming a staff nurse. If you studied Biology, you can choose either GNM or B.Sc Nursing.

Detailed comparisons: GNM vs B.Sc Nursing · ANM vs GNM.

Nursing Kaise Kare — 5 Steps

1. Pick the course by your stream — PCB: GNM or B.Sc; Arts/Commerce: GNM.
2. Check eligibility — marks, English, age: GNM eligibility, B.Sc eligibility.
3. Fill the entrance form — DCECE for GNM, BUHSJET for B.Sc.
4. Check the college before paying — approval, hospital, written fees: 7 checks for the best nursing college.
5. Take admission with your documents and get a written fee receipt — nursing admission 2026–27.

Nursing Course Fees in Bihar

Government seats have nominal fees but are few and go strictly by entrance rank. At a private college, ask for the year-wise fee in writing. Ours, for session 2026–27:

All inclusive on the academic side, no donation. Eligible students can use the ₹4 lakh Bihar Student Credit Card.

Jobs After a Nursing Course

GNM and B.Sc nurses register with the Bihar Nurses Registration Council and work as staff nurses in government and private hospitals. Government recruitment such as BTSC staff-nurse vacancies and AIIMS NORCET largely targets GNM and B.Sc qualified nurses. B.Sc also opens M.Sc Nursing and teaching.