INTRODUCTION
The Government of India established the National Board of Exami
nations
(NBE) in 1975 with the objective of improving the quality of th
e Medical
Education by establishing high and uniform standards of postgra
duate
examinations in modern medicine on an all India basis and utili
zing existing
infrastructure for capacity building.
NBE at present conducts postgraduate and postdoctoral examinati
ons in
approved specialties leading to the award of Diplomate of Natio
nal Board.
The Medical Council of India has laid down standards for postgr
aduate
examinations conducted by various medical colleges and affiliat
ed to
concerned universities and other institutions, yet the levels o
f proficiency
and standards of evaluation vary considerably in these institut
ions.
The Examinations conducted by NBE provide a common standard and
mechanism of evaluation of minimum level of attainment of the k
nowledge
and competencies in medical discipline. Moreover, intra country
and
international comparisons are facilitated with the availability
of common
evaluation mechanism.
RECOGNITION OF DNB QUALIFICATIONS
The Nomenclature of the qualification awarded by the National B
oard of
Examinations is “Diplomate of National Board”. The list of reco
gnized
qualifications awarded by the Board in various Broad and Super
specialties
as approved by the Government of India and included in the Firs
t Schedule
of IMC Act 1956 is as given in Annexure A.
As per the Indian Medical Council Act 1956; the power to recogn
ize
medical qualification and determine their equivalence rests wit
h the central
government.
The Diplomate qualifications awarded by the National Board of
Examinations are equated with the postgraduate and post doctora
te
degrees awarded by other Indian Universities for all purposes i
ncluding
appointment to teaching posts as lecture/Assistant Professor by
the
Government of India, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare; vid
e their
notifications issued from time to time.
The holders of Board’s qualification awarded after an examinati
on i.e.
DNB are eligible to be considered for specialist’s post/faculty
in any
Hospital including a training/teaching institution on a teachin
g post/as a
faculty member.
Diplomate National Board qualifications are well recognized and
accepted
as high standard specialist qualifications for practice of conc
erned medical
discipline of super or sub specialities area.
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2.
GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS FOR APPLICANT
CANDIDATES:
2.1.
DNB-CET is a qualifying-cum-ranking examination for entry t
o various
Post Graduate courses including Direct 6 year course in the spe
cialty of
Plastic Surgery, Neuro-Surgery, Cardio-thoracic Surgery and Ped
iatric
Surgery.
2.2.
Applicant may kindly note that appearance in DNB-CET does n
ot confer
any automatic rights to secure a seat in NBE accredited hospita
l /institute.
2.3
Online Registration & Scheduling for the examination must be
completed
st
by
31 May 2016 (by 23:59hrs).
2.4.
Applications of candidates furnishing false or fabricated i
nformation will
not be considered and candidates may be further debarred from
appearing in any future examinations conducted by NBE.
2.5.
Candidates should go through the bulletin carefully for eli
gibility criteria,
scheme, pattern of examination etc before contacting NBE for an
y
queries. Queries pertaining to eligibility and other issues wil
l only be
entertained if the information requested is not given in bullet
in or on
website
www.cet.natboard.edu.in/
2.6.
Incomplete applications or applications not in accordance w
ith instructions
will not be considered and are liable to be rejected. The exami
nation fee
will not be refunded under any circumstances.
2.7.
Fee will neither be carried forward to a future date nor re
funded under
any circumstances. Online applications and/or their acknowledgm
ent of
submission received after the due date will not be entertained
and exam
fee will not be returned in such cases. Application once submi
tted cannot
be withdrawn.
2.8.
Instructions in the information-bulletin are liable to chan
ges based on
decisions taken by NBE from time to time. There is no equity o
r any rights
that are /or deemed to be arising in favor of candidate.
2.9.
NBE reserves the right to withdraw permission, if any, gran
ted
inadvertently to any candidate who is not eligible to appear in
the DNB-
CET even though the admit card/roll number has been issued or n
ame/roll
number is displayed on NBE website.
2.10.
Candidates’ eligibility is purely provisional & is subject
to the fulfillment of
eligibility criteria as prescribed by NBE.
2.11.
The existing schedule, pattern, policy and guidelines are
for ready
reference only but in no way they are or are ought to be treate
d as
representative or acknowledgment of fact that NBE is bound to f
ollow the
same in future.
2.12.
In case of any ambiguity in interpretation of
any of the instructions/
terms/rules/criteria regarding the determination of eligibility
/conduct of
examinations/registration of candidates/information contained h
erein, the
interpretation of National Board of Examinations will be final
and binding.
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2.13
Requests are not entertained for change in date/ examinatio
n centre.
Candidates are advised not to canvass for or submit such reques
ts.
2.14
Absentees from the examination will forfeit their examinati
on fee.
2.15
Re
sult for DNB-CET shall be available on the website
www.cet.natboard.edu.in
2.16
Candidates MUST bring to the test centre the following docu
ments. Unfair
means case shall be registered against the candidates submittin
g false/
forged documents:
1.
Printed copy of the Admit Card with photo pasted on it. AND
2.
Photocopy of the Permanent or Provisional SMC/MCI registratio
n*, to
be retained by the test centre AND
3. Any one of the following authorised photo IDs** (must be orig
inal and
non-expired):
•
PAN Card
•
Driving License
•
Voter ID
•
Passport
•
Aadhar Card (with photograph)
*Candidates who have obtained their Primary Medical Qualificati
on
outside India and do not have SMC/MCI registration should bring
their
original screening test pass certificate issued on NBE letterhe
ad.
**The name on photo identification must match the name as shown
on
Admit Card. If the name has been changed due to events such as
marriage, candidate must show the relevant document mentioned
below at the time of the exam.
•
Marriage Certificate
•
Divorce Decree
•
Legal Name Change Document
The examination test centre staff on duty is authorized to veri
fy the
identity of candidates and may take steps to verify a
nd record the identity
of candidates. Candidates are required to extend requisite coop
eration.
2.17. Candidates should ensure before applying for the registra
tion that their
MBBS degree is recognized as per provisions of Indian Medical C
ouncil
Act. If it is found at any time that MBBS degree is not recogni
zed, the
candidature/result shall be cancelled/ deemed to be cancelled.
2.18.
All the correspondence should preferably be addressed by e-mail
. The
e-mail query shall be addressed only if it is not anonymous and
contains the
name, postal address and contact telephone number of the sender
. An
e-mail containing vague or general queries th
at are contained in the
Information Bulletin shall not be entertained. Queries shall no
t be entertained
from person claiming themselves to be representative, associate
s or
officiates of the applicant candidate. The following informatio
n shall not be
revealed by phone or email:
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a.
Internal documentation /status.
b. Internal Decision making process of National Board of Examina
tions
c. Any claim /counter claim thereof.
d. Dates & venue of internal meetings or name of the staff/offic
ers dealing.
e. Any information which in the opinion of NBE cannot be reveale
d.
2.19. Terms & Conditions of the DNB-CET as mentioned in the Engl
ish version of
information bulletin shall apply.
2.20. The DNB-CET shall be conducted by NBE at test centres enga
ged for the
purpose. Candidates will be able to schedule their exams based
on the
availability of test centre on the date, time and venue of thei
r choice.
Candidates are advised to familiarize themselves with the route
and
location of the test centre. Location maps for all test centres
are available on
the website.
2.21
Candidates are advised to browse www.cet.natboard.edu.in re
gularly for
various information and notices pertaining to DNB-CET.
2.22. A
Demo test shall be available for the benefit of candidates to f
amiliarize
themselves with the Computer Based Testing format at website
www.cet.natboard.edu.in/
. Applicants will be able to access the demo test
in June 2016 on entering
their Testing ID (issued upon completion of
Registration & Scheduling process)
2.23
Candidates kindly note that by registering for DNBCET, they are
covered by
Non Disclosure Agreement (NDA); as per NDA candidates cannot d
isclose
any question or contents of question paper in part or otherwise
with any
person or party or website or such other media/publication. No
content of this
test must be shared wit
h friends, acquaintances or third parties including
sharing through online means or via social media. Social media
includes but
not limited to SMS, Whatsapp, Facebook, Twitter, Hangouts, Blog
s etc using
either one’s own account or proxy account(s). Any act in breach
of the NDA
shall be liable for penal action as per law, kindly note that t
his is a punishable
offence and shall lead to cancellation
of candidature at the bare threshold.
2.24
The candidate is deemed to have read, agreed and accepted t
he
Information Bulletin and the terms and conditions in the inform
ation bulletin
for DNB-CET on completing the registration form the candidate.
2.25
Each candidate can schedule and appear in DNB-CET July 2016
once only.
Any candidate found to register and/or appeared more than once
in
DNB-CET July 2016 shall be automatically debarred from the exam
.
His/her candidature shall be cancelled and further action as de
emed
appropriate by NBE shall be taken.
2.26
Only Bonafide applicants are allowed to appear in the exam,
NBE reserves
its rights to take action as deemed appropriate against the app
licants who
are not bonafide admission seekers to DNB program.
2.27
Candidates already pursuing DNB program are not eligible to
appear
in DNB CET.
2.28
The jurisdiction for court cases/disputes shall be within t
he exclusive
jurisdiction of competent courts at Delhi/New Delhi only.
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3.
ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA FOR DNB-CET – JULY 2016
ADMISSION SESSION
3.1
Candidates who are in possession of MBBS degree/Provisional
Pass
Certificate recognized as per the provisions of the Indian Medi
cal Council Act
1956 and possess permanen
t / p
rovisional registration certifica
te of MBBS
qualification issued by the Medical Council of India/ State Med
ical Council
and have completed one year of internship/likely to complete on
or
st
before
31 July 2016
may apply for DNB-CET examination through online
application.
3.2.
Candidates found to be ineligible at any stage of DNB-CET w
ill not be
permitted to appear in the examination. In an unlikely event of
any ineligible
candidate appearing and/or being successful in the DNB-CET, the
results/candidature of such candidate shall be cancelled and/or
are
deemed to be cancelled.
3.3
Requests for appearing in DNB-CET from candidates completing
st
internship after 31 July 2016 shall be summarily rejected.
st
Candidates who are completing their internship after 31 July 20
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st
or are likely to complete after 31 July 2016 need not apply fo
r the
DNB-CET exam as they shall be ineligible to participate at any
stage
of the admission process.
3.4.
Candidates already pursuing a DNB course are not eligible t
o appear for the
DNB-CET till such time they have completed the entire duration
of the
prescribed course or have been discharged from the course. Cand
idates
who have joined DNB- Broad Specialty course in or after
January 2014
session are not eligible to appear in DNB-CET
July 2016
admission
session. This shall be irrespective of their resignation or dis
continuation
from the course due to any reason.
3.5.
Registration and /or appearance in DNB-CET does not confer
any
automatic rights upon the candidate for admission at NBE accred
ited
hospital / institute.
3.6.
Registration with M.C.I./State Medical Council/ is necessar
y and its
documentary proof has to be furnished at the time of counseling
and on the
examination day.
3.7.
A Candidate can register & appear for DNB-CET July 2016 onl
y once for
admission to DNB July 2016 session. Registration for CET, more
than once
shall constitute unfair means and lead to disqualification and/
or penal
action.
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4.
EXAMINATION FEE:
4.1
DNB-CET
Amount
Rs. 4500/-
The above fees is inclusive of examination fees and information
bulletin;
Information Bulletin shall be available at website for informat
ion.
4.2
How to pay
The prescribed registration fee should be remitted through paym
ent
gateway provided using a Credit Card or a Debit Card issued by
banks in
India or through net banking. For more information, please visi
t the website
www.cet.natboard.edu.in
4.3.
Candidates remaining absent from the examination will forfe
it their
examination fee. Candidates are advised to read the rule positi
on carefully
and satisfy the terms and conditions for fulfillment of eligibi
lity criteria
before proceeding for payment of fees.
4.4.
FEES SHALL NEITHER BE REFUNDED NOR CARRIED FORWARD IF
THE APPLICATION FOR DNB-CET IS REJECTED/CANDIDATURE IS
FOUND TO BE INELIGIBLE.