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National Board of Examinations in Medical Sciences

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National Board of Examinations in Medical Sciences
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Agency overview
Formed1975; 51 years ago (1975)[1]
TypeAutonomous body
JurisdictionIndia
StatusActive
Headquarters
Parent Ministry
Ministry of Health and Family Welfare

President: Dr.Abhijat Sheth, NBEMS

Executive director: Dr. Minu Bajpai, NBEMS[2]
Websitewww.natboard.edu.in

National Board of Examinations in Medical Sciences (NBEMS) is an autonomous body under the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, 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.[3][4][5][6]

The postgraduate degree awarded by the National Board of Examinations is called the Diplomate of National Board (DNB) for specialty and Doctorate of National Board (DrNB) for superspecialty. 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.[7]

FMGE screening tests

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  • Foreign Medical Graduate Examination (FMGE) for Indians graduated from foreign countries to practice in India
  • Foreign Dental Screening Test (FDST) for Indians holding BDS or MDS/PG Diploma to practice in India
    • FSDT (BDS)
    • FSDT (MDS & PGD)

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.

A section of Foreign Medical Graduates (FMGs) had been protesting, demanding compensatory/grace marks primarily over two issues:

  • Video-based questions: Candidates argued that the introduction of 14 video-based questions (out of 300) and alleged lack of familiarity with the format disadvantaged them.
  • Examination centre conditions: Some candidates reported issues like inadequate ventilation and high temperatures at certain centres, claiming these affected performance.

NBEMS has rejected the demand for grace/compensatory marks, while noting that there is scope for meaningful improvements in future examinations (e.g., better communication, interface familiarisation, and centre infrastructure).[8]

Examinations

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The National Board of Examinations in Medical Sciences conducts the following examinations:

Entrance exams

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  • NEET-PG for admission to MD/MS/DNB postgraduate medical courses across India [9]
  • NEET-MDS for admission to postgraduate dental courses across India[10]
  • NEET-SS for admission to DM/Mch/DrNB superspecialty medical courses across India [11]
  • Fellowship Entrance Test (FET) for admission to Fellow of National Board (FNB)/Fellow of National Board - Post Doctoral (FNB-PD) courses.
  • DNB-PDCET for admission to various post diploma DNB courses in broad specialty subjects.
  • Graduate Pharmacy Aptitude Test (GPAT) for admission to M. Pharm.

Exit exams

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  • DNB/DrNB – Final, exit examination leading to the award of DNB/DrNB.
  • FNB Exit, exit examination leading to the award of FNB/FNB-PD.

NBEMS Contact

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The NBEMS Contact Centre remains operational from 09.30am to 6:00pm on all working Monday to Friday. The Contact Number is +91-11-45593000. Address:Ring Road, Mahatma Gandhi Rd, Medical Enclave, Ansari Nagar East, New Delhi, Delhi 110029.[12]

See also

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References

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  1. ↑ "Formed in the Year 1975".
  2. ↑ "NBEMS President and Executive director".
  3. ↑ "India to specialise in infectious diseases". The Times of India. 8 January 2007. Archived from the original on 11 August 2011.
  4. ↑ "President of National Board of Examinations". The Hindu. 9 June 2004. Archived from the original on 28 June 2004.
  5. ↑ "New Office building of National Board of Examinations". Press Information Bureau, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare. 11 December 2007.
  6. ↑ "Doctors' lobby against renomination". Indian Express. 16 February 1998.
  7. ↑ "Study reveals poor state of medical research". The Times of India. 21 April 2016. ISSN 0971-8257.
  8. ↑ "FMGE June 2026: NBEMS expert panel finds no evidence to justify grace marks". ANI. 26 August 2026.
  9. ↑ "Entrance to PG, Super-specialty courses through NEET from this year: Prof (Dr) Bipin Batra, NBE". Medical Dialogues. 1 June 2016.
  10. ↑ "NEET MDS 2017: Exclusive Discussion with Dr. Bipin Batra, Executive Director, NBE". Medical Dialogues. 20 September 2016.
  11. ↑ "NEET SS 2017 decoded with Dr Bipin Batra, NBE". Medical Dialogues. 16 December 2016.
  12. ↑ "Contact NBEMS". NBEMS.
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