ANM (Auxiliary Nurse Midwife)

Entrance Exams

• CMC Vellore Nursing Entrance Examination
• MET (Manipal Entrance Test)
• AIIMS Nursing Entrance Examination

Colleges

Colleges in Odisha

• AKIMS, Bhubaneswar
• Agradoot College of Nursing, Nayagarh
• Sadguru Medical College, Cuttack

Colleges in India

• Aurovindo College of Nursing, Bhopal
• Nightingale Institute, Patna
• Asha Ram College of Nursing, Mumbai
• Parul University, Vadodara

Scholarship

• PRERANA – Post-Matric Scholarship
• Medhabruti – Merit Scholarship

• Medhavi National Scholarship Scheme

Entrepreneurship

Auxiliary Nurse Midwives can establish small maternal and child healthcare clinics, vaccination centres, or community health counselling services. With experience, they can also work with NGOs, rural health missions, and maternal health programmes. Some ANMs later pursue higher nursing education and open community healthcare centres focusing on maternal care, nutrition counselling, and preventive health services.

• Orthopaedic Disabilities – Possible in healthcare support roles with adapted workplaces.

• Mild Learning Disabilities – Manageable with structured training and supervision.

• Partial Vision Impairment – Some healthcare education roles may be possible with assistive tools.