The Government of India established the National Board of Examinations (NBE) in 1975 with the objective of improving the quality of the Medical Education by establishing high and uniform standards of postgraduate examinations in modern medicine on All India Basis and utilizing existing healthcare infrastructure for capacity building.
The prime objectives of NBE is to elevate the standards of post graduate medical education in modern medicine and conducting examinations of high standard on an all India basis.
NBE provides a common national standard for evaluation of minimum level of attainment of the knowledge and competencies of post graduate and post doctoral training.
NBE conducts post graduate and post-doctoral examinations in approved disciplines leading to the award of Diplomate of National Board (DNB) and Fellow of National Board (FNB). NBE also conducts the following examinations on an All India basis on Computer Based Platform:
Name of Examination | Remarks |
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NEET - PG | Single window entrance examination for admission to MD/MS/PG Diploma and Post MBBS DNB Courses & NBE Diploma Courses |
NEET - MDS | Single window entrance examination for admission to MDS Courses |
NEET - SS | Single window entrance examination for admission to DM/MCh and (Post MD/MS/DNB) DNB Superspecialty Courses |
PDCET (Post Diploma CET) | Single window entrance examination for admission to Post Diploma DNB Broad specialty Courses |
FELLOWSHIP ENTRANCE TEST (FET) | Single window entrance examination for admission to various Fellowship (FNB) Courses of NBE |
FMGE | Screening Test for Foreign Medical Graduates conducted as per Screening Test Regulations, 2002 |
NBE accredits several hospitals in the country in various Broad, Super and Fellowship programmes across 82 disciplines. Presently, the network of NBE programme spreads across approx. 700 hospitals in 82 specialties with 9500 NBE accredited DNB & FNB seats.