National Board of Examinations

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National Board of Examinations
National Board of Examinations (NBE) logo.png
Agency overview
Formed1975; 47 years ago (1975)
TypeAutonomous body
JurisdictionIndia
StatusActive
HeadquartersNew Delhi
28°34′40″N 77°03′39″E / 28.5778207°N 77.0608008°E / 28.5778207; 77.0608008Coordinates: 28°34′40″N 77°03′39″E / 28.5778207°N 77.0608008°E / 28.5778207; 77.0608008
Parent MinistryMinistry of Health and Family Welfare
Websitewww.natboard.edu.in

National Board of Examinations (NBE) is an autonomous body under the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (India), Government of India, and established in 1975 at New Delhi as a Society under Delhi Society registration act, to standardizing postgraduate medical education and examination in India.[1][2][3][4]

The postgraduate degree awarded by the National Board of Examinations is called the Diplomate of National Board (DNB). The list of recognised qualifications awarded by the Board in various specialties and super-specialties are approved by the Government of India and are included in the First Schedule of Indian Medical Council Act, 1956.

The National Board of Examinations conducts the largest portfolio of examinations in the field of medicine in India and perhaps at a Global level.

Examinations[]

The National Board of Examinations conducts the following examinations:

  • DNB final (exit) examinations.
  • Screening test for Indian Nationals with foreign medical graduate qualifications.(FMGE)
  • Fellowship Entrance and Exit examinations.
  • NEET-PG for admission to MD/MS/DNB postgraduate medical courses across India [5]
  • NEET-MDS for admission to postgraduate dental courses across India[6]
  • NEET-SS for admission to DM/ Mch/ DNB superspecialty medical courses across India [7]

The examinations are conducted as per the schedule of examinations notified in advance at the website www.natboard.edu.in

The screening test is governed by the screening test regulations as notified by the Medical Council of India with previous approval of Central Government of India and the judgments of the Supreme Court of India.

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ "India to specialise in infectious diseases". The Times of India. 8 January 2007. Archived from the original on 11 August 2011.
  2. ^ "President of National Board of Examinations". The Hindu. 9 June 2004. Archived from the original on 28 June 2004.
  3. ^ "New Office building of National Board of Examinations". Press Information Bureau, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare. 11 December 2007.
  4. ^ "Doctors' lobby against renomination". Indian Express. 16 February 1998.
  5. ^ "Entrance to PG, Super-specialty courses through NEET from this year: Prof (Dr) Bipin Batra, NBE". Medical Dialogues. 1 June 2016.
  6. ^ "NEET MDS 2017: Exclusive Discussion with Dr. Bipin Batra, Executive Director, NBE". Medical Dialogues. 20 September 2016.
  7. ^ "NEET SS 2017 decoded with Dr Bipin Batra, NBE". Medical Dialogues. 16 December 2016.

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