West Bengal ANM Admission 2023: Admit Card (On 16 Aug), Dates, Eligibility, Admission Process, Application Forms

The West Bengal Joint Entrance Examinations Board (WBJEEB) is in charge of administering the common entrance exam and counselling for West Bengal ANM Admission 2023. The application period for the WB ANM exam will begin on January 17, 2023 and will continue till February 24, 2023. The entrance exam is scheduled for July 2, 2023. Candidates can obtain information about West Bengal ANM Admission by visiting the official website, wbjeeb.nic.in. This page has more detail about the West Bengal ANM Entrance Exam 2023.

About West Bengal ANM Nursing 2023

This year, applicants for admission to the WB ANM programmes will be shortlisted on the basis of an entrance exam and a counselling process. The ANM (R) course lasts two years. The  Auxillary Nursing and Midwifery (ANM) programme is a diploma-level course. Till last year, West Bengal Health & Family Welfare Department was the conducting body, and the admissions were granted on the basis of the merit of the candidates in the last exam cleared. From the 2023-22 session, WBJEEB has taken over and will conduct the entrance exam to facilitate admission to the West Bengal ANM Nursing course. There are a total of 500 (263 reserved and 237 unreserved) for ANM courses across various nursing colleges in West Bengal.

West Bengal ANM Nursing Overview

West Bengal ANM Eligibility

Candidates can find the eligibility requirements for applying for admission below. All applicants must meet the eligibility requirements, which are based on the previous year's results. The eligibility criteria for each course are listed below.

• Only female applicants are eligible to apply.
• The age limit is 17 to 30 years old as of December 31st of the admission year.
• Citizenship- The applicant must be an Indian citizen who has resided continuously in the Gram Panchayat area of the concerned West Bengal district for at least 5 years prior to the application submission date.
• The candidates must be able to read, write, and communicate in Bengali or Nepali.
• Educational requirements include passing the West Bengal Council of Higher Secondary Education's Higher Secondary, class 12 examination, the West Bengal State Council of Technical & Vocational Education and Skill Development's Vocational Agricultural Examination, and the West Bengal State Council of Technical & Vocational Education and Skill Development's Vocational Health Care Science Examination. In addition, applicants must have received a minimum of 40 percent in English and 40% overall.

West Bengal ANM Nursing Admission Process

The West Bengal Joint Entrance Exam Board will shortlist the candidates for admission to the Auxillary Nursing and Midwifery (ANM) course based on their performance and score in the common entrance test. A merit list will be made and released based on the entrance exam results. The merit list will be prepared on basis of the top four subjects. English will be one of these required subjects. The conducting authority publishes a merit list on its official website after all of the applications have been submitted and the review has been finished.

West Bengal ANM Nursing 2023 Application Form

On the official website, wbjeeb.nic.in, candidates can access and apply for the application form online. The application form can't be submitted in any other way. Above is a direct connection to apply online for West Bengal ANM admissions in 2023. Candidates will be able to pay the following application fees using Net Banking, Debit Card, or Credit Card only.
The application fee for General Candidates is INR 400 + applicable taxes and for SC/ST/OBC Candidates is INR 300 + applicable taxes.

To apply for West Bengal ANM Nursing, the first step is to register.

• Visit the official website of WBJEEB
• Create an account by registering using personal details such as name, address and mobile number 
• Complete and submit the application form
• Scan and upload a copy of your picture and signature
• Pay the application fee only via the internet
• Hold a copy of the confirmation page and the admit card in a secure spot

West Bengal ANM 2023 Exam Pattern

The exam will take place on July 2, 2023 in online mode. There will be sixty-five (65) questions on the report. All of the questions will be Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs) with four possible answers. The paper will take 1 hour and 30 minutes to complete. Except for the English and logical reasoning sections, the questions will be in both English and Bengali.

West Bengal ANM 2023 Seat Intake

Until counselling, the competent authority will announce the seat matrix for the academic session 2023-22, which will be published on the Board's website. According to last year's figures, there are 500 seats available for Auxiliary Nursing and Midwifery Training, out of which 263 seats are for reserved categories and 237 are for unreserved.