30 DNB, 26 DrNB, and 28 FNB qualifications find place in Schedule I of IMC Act: Latest Gazette
New Delhi: 30 DNB, 26 DrNB, and 28 FNB qualifications have gained their places in Schedule I of the Indian Medical Council Act, 1956.
The confirmation of this effect comes from a recent gazette notification dated November 14, 2022, released by the National Board of Examinations in Medical Sciences (NBE), regarding recognition of DNB, DrNB and FNB Qualifications as per provisions of the NMC Act, 2019
What is Schedule I of the IMC Act 1956?
The medical qualifications granted by any University or medical institution in India which are included in the First Schedule shall be recognised medical qualifications for the purposes of IMC Act.
Any University or medical institution in India which grants a medical qualification not included in the First Schedule are required to apply to the Central Government to have such qualification recognised, and the Central Government, after consulting the Council, may, by notification in the Official Gazette, amend the First Schedule so as to include such qualification therein, and any such notification may also direct that an entry shall be made in the last column of the First Schedule against such medical qualification declaring that it shall be a recognised medical qualification only when granted after a specified date.
NBE makes amendments:
The recent gazette lists down the nomenclature of Qualifications and Abbreviation of various DNB, DrNB and FNB courses offered by the NBE and their recognition status.
The qualifications awarded by the National Board of Examinations have been inserted in the First schedule of the Indian Medical Council Act, 1956 and also notified in the Gazette of India vide notifications dated 19th September 1983 and 10th August 2016.
In the IMC Act document, 35 recognised qualifications in DNB courses were listed, whereas there were no Doctorate National Board (DrNB) and Fellowship National Board (FNB) courses in the first schedule.
Now, in the exercise of the power conferred by sub-section (1) of section 37 of the National Medical Commission Act, 2019, which says: "The medical qualifications granted by any statutory or other body in India which are covered by the categories listed in the Schedule shall be recognised medical qualifications for the purposes of this Act."; the NBE, after consulting the National Medical Commission (NMC) and with the approval of Government of India, made the following amendments in the Nomenclature and Abbreviation of qualifications:
(i) The following Diplomate National Board (DNB), Broad Specialty Courses (three years courses at the Post MBBS level) shall be inserted, namely
| Nomenclature of Qualification & Abbreviation | Recognition Status |
| Diplomate National Board (Anaesthesiology): DNB (Anaesthesiology) | This shall be recognised medical qualification when granted by National Board of Examinations in Medical Sciences, New Delhi on or after August 1982. |
| Diplomate National Board (Anatomy): DNB (Anatomy) | This shall be recognised medical qualification when granted by National Board of Examinations in Medical Sciences, New Delhi on or after August 1984. |
| Diplomate National Board (Biochemistry): DNB (Biochemistry) | This shall be recognised medical qualification when granted by National Board of Examinations in Medical Sciences, New Delhi on or after August 1982. |
| Diplomate National Board (Community Medicine): DNB (Community Medicine) Diplomate National Board (Social and Preventive Medicine): DNB (Social and Preventive Medicine) | This shall be recognised medical qualification when granted by National Board of Examinations in Medical Sciences, New Delhi on or after August 2020; This shall be recognised medical qualification when granted by National Board of Examinations in Medical Sciences, New Delhi on or after August 1982. |
| Diplomate National Board (Dermatology, Venereology and Leprosy): DNB (Dermatology, Venereology and Leprosy) Diplomate National Board (Dermatology & Venereology): DNB (Dermatology & Venereology) | This shall be recognised medical qualification when granted by National Board of Examinations in Medical Sciences, New Delhi on or after December 2013; This shall be recognised medical qualification when granted by National Board of Examinations in Medical Sciences, New Delhi on or after August 1982. |
| Diplomate National Board (Emergency Medicine): DNB (Emergency Medicine) | This shall be recognised medical qualification when granted by National Board of Examinations in Medical Sciences, New Delhi on or after June 2013. |
| Diplomate National Board (Family Medicine): DNB (Family Medicine) | This shall be recognised medical qualification when granted by National Board of Examinations in Medical Sciences, New Delhi on or after August 1982. |
| Diplomate National Board (Field Epidemiology): DNB (Field Epidemiology) | This shall be recognised medical qualification when granted by National Board of Examinations in Medical Sciences, New Delhi on or after December 2012 till last batch registered in 2016 admission session. |
| Diplomate National Board (Forensic Medicine): DNB (Forensic Medicine) | This shall be recognised medical qualification when granted by National Board of Examinations in Medical Sciences, New Delhi on or after August 1982. |
| Diplomate National Board (General Medicine): DNB (General Medicine) | This shall be recognised medical qualification when granted by National Board of Examinations in Medical Sciences, New Delhi on or after August 1982. |
| Diplomate National Board (General Surgery): DNB (General Surgery) | This shall be recognised medical qualification when granted by National Board of Examinations in Medical Sciences, New Delhi on or after August 1982. |
| Diplomate National Board (Hospital Administration): DNB (Hospital Administration) Diplomate National Board (Health Administration including Hospital Administration): DNB (Health Administration including Hospital Administration) | This shall be recognised medical qualification when granted by National Board of Examinations in Medical Sciences, New Delhi on or after August 2020; This shall be recognised medical qualification when granted by National Board of Examinations in Medical Sciences, New Delhi on or after August 1982; |
| Diplomate National Board (Immunohematology and Blood Transfusion): DNB (Immunohematology and Blood Transfusion) Diplomate National Board (Immunohematology and Transfusion Medicine): DNB (Immunohematology and Transfusion Medicine) | This shall be recognised medical qualification when granted by National Board of Examinations in Medical Sciences, New Delhi on or after December 2013; This shall be recognised medical qualification when granted by National Board of Examinations in Medical Sciences, New Delhi on or after December 2008. |
| Diplomate National Board (Maternal Child Health): DNB (Maternal Child Health) | This shall be recognised medical qualification when granted by National Board of Examinations in Medical Sciences, New Delhi on or after August 1982 till July 2007. |
| Diplomate National Board (Microbiology): DNB (Microbiology) | This shall be recognised medical qualification when granted by National Board of Examinations in Medical Sciences, New Delhi on or after August 1982. |
| Diplomate National Board (Nuclear Medicine): DNB (Nuclear Medicine) | This shall be recognised medical qualification when granted by National Board of Examinations in Medical Sciences, New Delhi on or after August 1982. |
| Diplomate National Board (Obstetrics and Gynaecology): DNB (Obstetrics and Gynaecology) | This shall be recognised medical qualification when granted by National Board of Examinations in Medical Sciences, New Delhi on or after August 1982. |
| Diplomate National Board (Ophthalmology): DNB (Ophthalmology) | This shall be recognised medical qualification when granted by National Board of Examinations in Medical Sciences, New Delhi on or after August 1982. |
| Diplomate National Board (Orthopaedics): DNB (Orthopaedics) | This shall be recognised medical qualification when granted by National Board of Examinations in Medical Sciences, New Delhi on or after August 1982. |
| Diplomate National Board (Otorhinolaryngology): DNB (Otorhinolaryngology) | This shall be recognised medical qualification when granted by National Board of Examinations in Medical Sciences, New Delhi on or after August 1982. |
| Diplomate National Board (Paediatrics): DNB (Paediatrics) | This shall be recognised medical qualification when granted by National Board of Examinations in Medical Sciences, New Delhi on or after August 1982. |
| Diplomate National Board (Pathology): DNB (Pathology) | This shall be recognised medical qualification when granted by National Board of Examinations in Medical Sciences, New Delhi on or after August 1982. |
| Diplomate National Board (Pharmacology): DNB (Pharmacology) | This shall be recognised medical qualification when granted by National Board of Examinations in Medical Sciences, New Delhi on or after August 1982. |
| Diplomate National Board (Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation): DNB (Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation) | This shall be recognised medical qualification when granted by National Board of Examinations in Medical Sciences, New Delhi on or after August 1982. |
| Diplomate National Board (Physiology): DNB (Physiology) | This shall be recognised medical qualification when granted by National Board of Examinations in Medical Sciences, New Delhi on or after August 1982. |
| Diplomate National Board (Psychiatry): DNB (Psychiatry) | This shall be recognised medical qualification when granted by National Board of Examinations in Medical Sciences, New Delhi on or after August 1982. |
| Diplomate National Board (Radiation Oncology): DNB (Radiation Oncology) Diplomate National Board (Radio Therapy): DNB (Radio Therapy) | This shall be recognised medical qualification when granted by National Board of Examinations in Medical Sciences, New Delhi on or after August 2020; This shall be recognised medical qualification when granted by National Board of Examinations in Medical Sciences, New Delhi on or after August 1982. |
| Diplomate National Board (Radio Diagnosis): DNB (Radio Diagnosis) | This shall be recognised medical qualification when granted by National Board of Examinations in Medical Sciences, New Delhi on or after August 1982. |
| Diplomate National Board (Respiratory Medicine): DNB (Respiratory Medicine) Diplomate National Board (Respiratory Disease): DNB (Respiratory Disease) | This shall be recognised medical qualification when granted by National Board of Examinations in Medical Sciences, New Delhi on or after December 2013; This shall be recognised medical qualification when granted by National Board of Examinations in Medical Sciences, New Delhi on or after August 1982. |
| Diplomate National Board (Rural Surgery): DNB (Rural Surgery) | This shall be recognised medical qualification when granted by National Board of Examinations in Medical Sciences, New Delhi on or after December 2009 till last batch registered in 2020 admission session. |
(ii) The following Doctorate National Board (DrNB), Super Specialty Courses (three years courses at the Post MD/MS/DNB level) shall be inserted, namely
| Nomenclature of Qualification & Abbreviation | Recognition Status |
| Doctorate National Board (Cardiac Anaesthesia): DrNB (Cardiac Anaesthesia) | This shall be recognised medical qualification when granted by National Board of Examinations in Medical Sciences, New Delhi on or after August 2020. |
| Doctorate National Board (Cardio Vascular & Thoracic Surgery): DrNB (Cardio Vascular & Thoracic Surgery) Diplomate National Board (Cardio Thoracic Surgery): DNB (Cardio Thoracic Surgery) | This shall be recognised medical qualification when granted by National Board of Examinations in Medical Sciences, New Delhi on or after August 2020; This shall be recognised medical qualification when granted by National Board of Examinations in Medical Sciences, New Delhi on or after August 1982. |
| Doctorate National Board (Cardiology): DrNB (Cardiology) | This shall be recognised medical qualification when granted by National Board of Examinations in Medical Sciences, New Delhi on or after August 2020; |
| Diplomate National Board (Cardiology): DNB (Cardiology) | This shall be recognised medical qualification when granted by National Board of Examinations in Medical Sciences, New Delhi on or after August 1982. |
| Doctorate National Board (Clinical Haematology): DrNB (Clinical Haematology) Diplomate National Board (Haematology): DNB (Haematology) | This shall be recognised medical qualification when granted by National Board of Examinations in Medical Sciences, New Delhi on or after August 2020; This shall be recognised medical qualification when granted by National Board of Examinations in Medical Sciences, New Delhi on or after December 2010. |
| Doctorate National Board (Clinical Immunology and Rheumatology): DrNB (Clinical Immunology and Rheumatology) Diplomate National Board (Rheumatology): DNB (Rheumatology) | This shall be recognised medical qualification when granted by National Board of Examinations in Medical Sciences, New Delhi on or after August 2020; This shall be recognised medical qualification when granted by National Board of Examinations in Medical Sciences, New Delhi on or after December 2008. |
| Doctorate National Board (Critical Care Medicine): DrNB (Critical Care Medicine) | This shall be recognised medical qualification when granted by National Board of Examinations in Medical Sciences, New Delhi on or after August 2020. |
| Doctorate National Board (Endocrinology): DrNB (Endocrinology) Diplomate National Board (Endocrinology): DNB (Endocrinology) | This shall be recognised medical qualification when granted by National Board of Examinations in Medical Sciences, New Delhi on or after August 2020; This shall be recognised medical qualification when granted by National Board of Examinations in Medical Sciences, New Delhi on or after February 1989. |
| Doctorate National Board (Gynaecological Oncology): DrNB (Gynaecological Oncology) | This shall be recognised medical qualification when granted by National Board of Examinations in Medical Sciences, New Delhi on or after August 2020. |
| Doctorate National Board (Interventional Radiology): DrNB (Interventional Radiology) | This shall be recognised medical qualification when granted by National Board of Examinations in Medical Sciences, New Delhi on or after August 2020. |
| Doctorate National Board (Medical Gastroenterology): DrNB (Medical Gastroenterology) Diplomate National Board (Gastroenterology): DNB (Gastroenterology) | This shall be recognised medical qualification when granted by National Board of Examinations in Medical Sciences, New Delhi on or after August 2020; This shall be recognised medical qualification when granted by National Board of Examinations in Medical Sciences, New Delhi on or after August 1982. |
| Doctorate National Board (Medical Genetics): DrNB (Medical Genetics) | This shall be recognised medical qualification when granted by National Board of Examinations in Medical Sciences, New Delhi on or after August 2020; |
| Diplomate National Board (Medical Genetics): DNB (Medical Genetics) | This shall be recognised medical qualification when granted by National Board of Examinations in Medical Sciences, New Delhi on or after January 2015. |
| Doctorate National Board (Medical Oncology): DrNB (Medical Oncology) Diplomate National Board (Medical Oncology): DNB (Medical Oncology) | This shall be recognised medical qualification when granted by National Board of Examinations in Medical Sciences, New Delhi on or after August 2020; This shall be recognised medical qualification when granted by National Board of Examinations in Medical Sciences, New Delhi on or after December 2002. |
| Doctorate National Board (Neonatology): DrNB (Neonatology) Diplomate National Board (Neonatology): DNB (Neonatology) | This shall be recognised medical qualification when granted by National Board of Examinations in Medical Sciences, New Delhi on or after August 2020; This shall be recognised medical qualification when granted by National Board of Examinations in Medical Sciences, New Delhi on or after June 2005. |
| Doctorate National Board (Nephrology): DrNB (Nephrology) Diplomate National Board (Nephrology): DNB (Nephrology) | This shall be recognised medical qualification when granted by National Board of Examinations in Medical Sciences, New Delhi on or after August 2020; This shall be recognised medical qualification when granted by National Board of Examinations in Medical Sciences, New Delhi on or after August 1982. |
| Doctorate National Board (Neuro Anaesthesia): DrNB (Neuro Anaesthesia) | This shall be recognised medical qualification when granted by National Board of Examinations in Medical Sciences, New Delhi on or after August 2020. |
| Doctorate National Board (Neuro Surgery): DrNB (Neuro Surgery) Diplomate National Board (Neuro Surgery): DNB (Neuro Surgery) | This shall be recognised medical qualification when granted by National Board of Examinations in Medical Sciences, New Delhi on or after August 2020; This shall be recognised medical qualification when granted by National Board of Examinations in Medical Sciences, New Delhi on or after August 1982. |
| Doctorate National Board (Neurology): DrNB (Neurology) Diplomate National Board (Neurology): DNB (Neurology) | This shall be recognised medical qualification when granted by National Board of Examinations in Medical Sciences, New Delhi on or after August 2020; This shall be recognised medical qualification when granted by National Board of Examinations in Medical Sciences, New Delhi on or after August 1982. |
| Doctorate National Board (Paediatric Cardiology): DrNB (Paediatric Cardiology) | This shall be recognised medical qualification when granted by National Board of Examinations in Medical Sciences, New Delhi on or after August 2020. |
| Doctorate National Board (Paediatric Critical Care): DrNB (Paediatric Critical Care) | This shall be recognised medical qualification when granted by National Board of Examinations in Medical Sciences, New Delhi on or after August 2020. |
| Doctorate National Board (Paediatric Surgery): DrNB (Paediatric Surgery) Diplomate National Board (Paediatric Surgery): DNB (Paediatric Surgery) | This shall be recognised medical qualification when granted by National Board of Examinations in Medical Sciences, New Delhi on or after August 2020; This shall be recognised medical qualification when granted by National Board of Examinations in Medical Sciences, New Delhi on or after August 1982. |
| Doctorate National Board (Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery): DrNB (Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery) Diplomate National Board (Plastic Surgery): DNB (Plastic Surgery) | This shall be recognised medical qualification when granted by National Board of Examinations in Medical Sciences, New Delhi on or after August 2020; This shall be recognised medical qualification when granted by National Board of Examinations in Medical Sciences, New Delhi on or after August 1982. |
| Doctorate National Board (Surgical Gastroenterology): DrNB (Surgical Gastroenterology) Diplomate National Board (Surgical Gastroenterology): DNB (Surgical Gastroenterology) | This shall be recognised medical qualification when granted by National Board of Examinations in Medical Sciences, New Delhi on or after August 2020; This shall be recognised medical qualification when granted by National Board of Examinations in Medical Sciences, New Delhi on or after January 2002. |
| Doctorate National Board (Surgical Oncology): DrNB (Surgical Oncology) Diplomate National Board (Surgical Oncology): DNB (Surgical Oncology) | This shall be recognised medical qualification when granted by National Board of Examinations in Medical Sciences, New Delhi on or after August 2020; This shall be recognised medical qualification when granted by National Board of Examinations in Medical Sciences, New Delhi on or after December 2006. |
| Doctorate National Board (Thoracic Surgery): DrNB (Thoracic Surgery) Diplomate National Board (Thoracic Surgery): DNB (Thoracic Surgery) | This shall be recognised medical qualification when granted by National Board of Examinations in Medical Sciences, New Delhi on or after August 2020; This shall be recognised medical qualification when granted by National Board of Examinations in Medical Sciences, New Delhi on or after December 2014. |
| Doctorate National Board (Urology): DrNB (Urology) | This shall be recognised medical qualification when granted by National Board of Examinations in Medical Sciences, New Delhi on or after August 2020; |
| Diplomate National Board (Genito Urinary Surgery): DNB (Genito Urinary Surgery) | This shall be recognised medical qualification when granted by National Board of Examinations in Medical Sciences, New Delhi on or after December 1982. |
| Doctorate National Board (Vascular Surgery): DrNB (Vascular Surgery) Diplomate National Board (Peripheral Vascular Surgery): DNB (Peripheral Vascular Surgery) | This shall be recognised medical qualification when granted by National Board of Examinations in Medical Sciences, New Delhi on or after August 2020; This shall be recognised medical qualification when granted by National Board of Examinations in Medical Sciences, New Delhi on or after December 2009. |
(iii) The following Fellowship National Board (FNB) Courses (two years courses at the Post MD/MS or DM/MCh level shall be inserted, namely,
| Nomenclature of Qualification & Abbreviation | Recognition Status |
| Fellowship National Board (Arthroplasty): FNB (Arthroplasty) | This shall be recognised medical qualification when granted by National Board of Examinations in Medical Sciences, New Delhi on or after August 2020. |
| Fellowship National Board (Breast Imaging): FNB (Breast Imaging) | This shall be recognised medical qualification when granted by National Board of Examinations in Medical Sciences, New Delhi on or after August 2020. |
| Fellowship National Board (Cardiac Anaesthesia): FNB (Cardiac Anaesthesia) | This shall be recognised medical qualification when granted by National Board of Examinations in Medical Sciences, New Delhi on or after January 2001. |
| Fellowship National Board (Critical Care Medicine): FNB (Critical Care Medicine) | This shall be recognised medical qualification when granted by National Board of Examinations in Medical Sciences, New Delhi on or after March 2001. |
| Fellowship National Board (Dermatopathology): FNB (Dermatopathology) | This shall be recognised medical qualification when granted by National Board of Examinations in Medical Sciences, New Delhi on or after August 2020. |
| Fellowship National Board (Hand & Micro Surgery): FNB (Hand & Micro Surgery) | This shall be recognised medical qualification when granted by National Board of Examinations in Medical Sciences, New Delhi on or after February 2002. |
| Fellowship National Board (Infectious Disease): FNB (Infectious Disease) | This shall be recognised medical qualification when granted by National Board of Examinations in Medical Sciences, New Delhi on or after February 2008. |
| Fellowship National Board (Interventional Cardiology): FNB (Interventional Cardiology) | This shall be recognised medical qualification when granted by National Board of Examinations in Medical Sciences, New Delhi on or after February 2002. |
| Fellowship National Board (Laboratory Medicine): FNB (Laboratory Medicine) | This shall be recognised medical qualification when granted by National Board of Examinations in Medical Sciences, New Delhi on or after December 2006. |
| Fellowship National Board (Liver Transplantation): FNB (Liver Transplantation) | This shall be recognised medical qualification when granted by National Board of Examinations in Medical Sciences, New Delhi on or after August 2020. |
| Fellowship National Board (Maternal and Foetal Medicine): FNB (Maternal and Foetal Medicine) Fellowship National Board (High Risk Pregnancy & Perinatology): FNB (High Risk Pregnancy & Perinatology) | This shall be recognised medical qualification when granted by National Board of Examinations in Medical Sciences, New Delhi on or after August 2020; This shall be recognised medical qualification when granted by National Board of Examinations in Medical Sciences, New Delhi on or after January 2001. |
| Fellowship National Board (Minimal Access Surgery): FNB (Minimal Access Surgery) | This shall be recognised medical qualification when granted by National Board of Examinations in Medical Sciences, New Delhi on or after December 2000. |
| Fellowship National Board (Neurovascular Intervention): FNB (Neurovascular Intervention) | This shall be recognised medical qualification when granted by National Board of Examinations in Medical Sciences, New Delhi on or after August 2020. |
| Fellowship National Board (Paediatric Cardiology): FNB (Paediatric Cardiology) | This shall be recognised medical qualification when granted by National Board of Examinations in Medical Sciences, New Delhi on or after March 2001. |
| Fellowship National Board (Paediatric Dermatology): FNB (Paediatric Dermatology) | This shall be recognised medical qualification when granted by National Board of Examinations in Medical Sciences, New Delhi on or after August 2020. |
| Fellowship National Board (Paediatric Gastroenterology): FNB (Paediatric Gastroenterology) | This shall be recognised medical qualification when granted by National Board of Examinations in Medical Sciences, New Delhi on or after January 2014. |
| Fellowship National Board (Paediatric Hemato Oncology): FNB (Paediatric Hemato Oncology) | This shall be recognised medical qualification when granted by National Board of Examinations in Medical Sciences, New Delhi on or after December 2006. |
| Fellowship National Board (Paediatric Intensive Care): FNB (Paediatric Intensive Care) | This shall be recognised medical qualification when granted by National Board of Examinations in Medical Sciences, New Delhi on or after December 2006. |
| Fellowship National Board (Paediatric Nephrology): FNB (Paediatric Nephrology) | This shall be recognised medical qualification when granted by National Board of Examinations in Medical Sciences, New Delhi on or after August 2020. |
| Fellowship National Board (Pain Medicine): FNB (Pain Medicine) | This shall be recognised medical qualification when granted by National Board of Examinations in Medical Sciences, New Delhi on or after August 2020. |
| Fellowship National Board (Reproductive Medicine): FNB (Reproductive Medicine) | This shall be recognised medical qualification when granted by National Board of Examinations in Medical Sciences, New Delhi on or after May 2003. |
| Fellowship National Board (Spine Surgery): FNB (Spine Surgery) | This shall be recognised medical qualification when granted by National Board of Examinations in Medical Sciences, New Delhi on or after February 2001. |
| Fellowship National Board (Sports Medicine): FNB (Sports Medicine) | This shall be recognised medical qualification when granted by National Board of Examinations in Medical Sciences, New Delhi on or after January 2014. |
| Fellowship National Board (Trauma & Acute Care Surgery): FNB (Trauma & Acute Care Surgery) | This shall be recognised medical qualification when granted by National Board of Examinations in Medical Sciences, New Delhi on or after August 2020. |
| Fellowship National Board (Trauma Care): FNB (Trauma Care) | This shall be recognised medical qualification when granted by National Board of Examinations in Medical Sciences, New Delhi on or after May 2001. |
| Fellowship National Board (Vitreo Retinal Surgery): FNB (Vitreo Retinal Surgery) | This shall be recognised medical qualification when granted by National Board of Examinations in Medical Sciences, New Delhi on or after March 2001. |
| Fellowship National Board (Peripheral Vascular Surgery): FNB (Peripheral Vascular Surgery) | This shall be recognised medical qualification when granted by National Board of Examinations in Medical Sciences, New Delhi on or after April 2001. |
"The FNB qualifications shall not be treated as a recognized medical qualification for the purpose of teaching faculty," the gazette mentioned.
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