Passed Intermediate OR 10+2 or equivalent examination from recognized university OR passed 10+1 in or before 1986.

Obtained a Certificate in General Nursing and Midwifery and registered as R.N.R.M. with the State Nurse Registration Council.

A male nurse trained before the implementation of the new integrated course besides being registered as a Nurse with State Nurses Registration Council, shall produce evidence of training approved by Indian Nursing Council for a similar duration in lieu of midwifery in any one of the following areas:
O.T. Techniques/Ophthalmic Nursing/Leprosy Nursing/TB Nursing/Psychiatric Nursing/Neurological and Neuro Surgical Nursing/Community Health Nursing/ Cancer Nursing/Orthopedic Nursing.