National Board of Examinations
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National Board of Examinations (NBE) is an autonomous body under the Ministry of Health, Government of India
Government of India
The Government of India, officially known as the Union Government, and also known as the Central Government, was established by the Constitution of India, and is the governing authority of the union of 28 states and seven union territories, collectively called the Republic of India...

, and established in 1975 at New Delhi to standardizing postgraduate medical education and examination in India.

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The postgraduate degree awarded by the National Board of Examinations is called the Diplomate of National Board
Diplomate of National Board
Diplomate of National Board is the title awarded by the National Board of Examinations , an autonomous body of very high academic standing under the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Government of India to candidates who successfully complete their postgraduate or postdoctoral medical...

 (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 following examinations:

a) Centralized Entrance Test for admission to DNB Broad Specialties.

b) Centralised Entrance Test for admission to DNB Super Specialties.

c) DNB final (exit) examinations.

d) Screening test for Indian Nationals with foreign medical graduate qualifications.

e) Fellowship Entrance and Exit examinations.

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 Judgements of the Supreme Court of India.

The NBE comprises of eminent medical luminaries nominated by the Central Government and ex-officio functionaries of the Central Government such as DGHS, Chairman UGC, Secretary - HRD, Addl. Secretary Ministry of Health, DGAFMS, President of Medical Council of India, President of Dental Council of India etc. The Executive Director of NBE is the Executive officer of NBE.

Past Executive Director

Dr B K Maini
Dr S Bhardwaj
Dr A Goswami
Dr A Sood

Past presidents

  • A.Rajasekaran (1998 to 2001 and 2004–2007)
  • J. S. Bajaj (1995 to 1998)
  • R V Azad (2001 to 2004)

See also

  • Medical Council of India Screening Test
    Medical Council of India Screening Test
    Medical Council of India Screening Test, also known as Foreign Medical Graduates Examination , is a licensure examination conducted by the National Board of Examinations in India. The test is one of the mandatory requirements for an Indian citizen who has a medical degree from a college outside...

  • The National Council for Human Resource in Health in India
    The National Council for Human Resource in Health in India
    There will be new regulatory agency in India to regulate health education by enforcement of new Bill being tabled in the Parliament of India in the monsoon session of August 2010 for the formation of an agency called the "National Council for Human Resource in Health in India –NCHRH”...


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