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The Diplomate of National Board (DNB) is a postgraduate degree in medicine awarded by the National Board of Examinations in Medical Sciences (NBEMS) under the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Government of India, on completion of three-year training in any of 30 broad specialties. [1] DNB is equivalent to the Master of Medicine (MD), Master of Surgery (MS), Doctor of Medicine (DM), and Master of Chirurgiae (MCh) in all purposes. Doctors who already hold an MD/MS/DM/MCh are eligible to directly appear in the DNB final examination.
Doctorate of National Board (DrNB) is a post MD/MS/DNB super speciality degree awarded by NBE. It is equivalent to Doctorate of Medicine (DM) / Master of Chirurgiae (MCh) degrees awarded respectively in medical and surgical super specialities.
Doctors who already hold an MD/MS/DM/MCh are eligible to directly appear in the DNB exit examinations in their specialty. In 2023, about 50 percent of the candidates who attended the DNB exit examinations were MS, MD, DM, or MCh holders. Observing the trend, the then director of NBEMS, Minu Bajpai, commented that it "serve as a validation of their degrees. It also underscores the credibility of DNB and DrNB exits". Noting the exponential increase in MBBS holders opting for DNB, B. Srinivas, the then secretary of National Medical Commission (NMC), said that it is "because it [DNB] does not come with restrictions of bond policies. Besides, it has a moderate fee structure as compared to MD/MS courses", and that "some Middle Eastern countries give prominence to DNB degrees, which encourages young doctors to opt for it". Vinit Kumar Singh, the then national vice president of Association of DNB Doctors (ADD) stated that "the DNB qualification is considered to be at par with postgraduate and post-doctorate degrees offered by institutes of several European countries when it comes to employment. We have seen several instances, where an MD/MS doctor has failed to clear the exam and this highlights the difficulty level, standard and credibility of the exam". Aviral Mathur, the then president of Federation of Resident Doctors Association (FORDA) noted that "the trend took an upward swing in the early 2000s as some foreign countries started to value DNB degrees over MD/MS degrees". Lakshya Mittal, the then national president of United Doctors Front Association commented: "the DNB qualification is recognised by the NMC and is widely accepted clinically as well as academically both nationally and internationally, which enhances the career prospects for doctors". [2]
Diplomate of National Board (DNB) postgraduate degree is equivalent to the Master of Medicine (MD), Master of Surgery (MS), Doctor of Medicine (DM), and Master of Chirurgiae (MCh) in all purposes (including appointment to teaching posts). On 20 February 2009, the Government of India notified the same through an extraordinary gazette order, pertaining to the amendment made in the First Schedule of the Indian Medical Council Act of 1956, where DNB qualifications are listed. [3]
The postgraduate degree awarded by the National Board of Examinations in Medical Sciences (NBEMS) is called the Diplomate of National Board (DNB). The list of recognised qualifications awarded by the NBEMS in various broad specialties and super-specialties as approved by the Government of India are included in the First Schedule of the Indian Medical Council Act, 1956.
Three-year postgraduate residency programme is available in the following broad specialties:
01. Anaesthesiology, 02. Anatomy, 03. Biochemistry, 04. Dermatology, 05. Emergency medicine, 06. Family Medicine, 07. Field Epidemiology 08. Forensic Medicine, 09. General Medicine, 10. General Surgery, 11. Health Administration (including Hospital Administration), 12. Immunohematology & Transfusion Medicine, 13. Maternal and Child Health, 14. Microbiology, 15. Nuclear Medicine, 16. Obstetrics and Gynaecology, 17. Ophthalmology, 18. Orthopedic Surgery, 19. Otorhinolaryngology, 20. Paediatrics, 21. Pathology, 22. Pharmacology, 23. Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, 24. Physiology, 25. Psychiatry, 26. Radio Diagnosis, 27. Radiation Oncology 28. Respiratory Diseases, 29. Rural Surgery, 30. Social and Preventive Medicine. [4]
Three-year residency programme is available in the following super-specialties:
Medical super-specialties
Surgical super-specialties
The National Board of Examinations also runs Postdoctoral fellowship programme in select subspecialties. On successful completion of two-year residency, candidates are awarded Fellow of National Board (FNB).
Fellowship programme is available in the following subspecialties:
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