NBE Invites Applications for Diploma Final Theory Exams June 2024, know schedule, eligibility criteria, fee, exam scheme, all details here

NBEMS Diploma Final Theory Examination for June 2024 will be conducted on 14th, 15th and 16th June 2024 from 2:00 PM to 5:00 PM at various examination centers across the country. The candidates can submit the application form online from today i.e. 30th April 2024 from 3 PM onwards on the official website of NBE which will be valid till 11:55 pm on 20th May 2024.

NBEMS DIPLOMA FINAL EXAMINATION

NBEMS DIPLOMA FINAL PRACTICAL EXAMINATION

1 The date, time and venue of the practical examination shall be intimated to all candidates (who have qualified theory examinations) through their Online Exit Examination Portal (OEEP) account.

2 NBEMS reserves its rights to allot a practical centre anywhere in the country; the candidates shall make their own arrangements for travel/ boarding etc. Change in the centre of the practical examination is not permitted under any circumstances. Candidates are advised not to make any representations/not to canvass in this regard.

CENTRES FOR FINAL EXAMINATIONS

1 The tentative list of cities where the NBEMS Diploma Final Theory Examination shall be conducted is as follows-

2 At the time of online submission of the application form, the candidate will be required to indicate his/her FIRST and SECOND choice of the exam city in which he/she wants to take the exam. NBEMS will make all efforts to allocate the exam centre in the city of FIRST choice.

3 Requests for change of testing centre/city shall not be entertained. Candidates are advised not to canvass for the same.

4 The exact venue/centre address will be informed to the candidates through the admit card which will be uploaded on the NBEMS website The admit card of the candidate shall be available for download by 7th June 2024 onwards. The Candidates shall make their own arrangements for travel/boarding etc.

5 Candidates are required to take a printout of their admit card from the website, paste their photograph at the designated place and appear at the exam centre along with one of the following original and valid/non-expired ID proof-

i PAN Card.

ii Driving License.

iii Voter ID.

iv Passport.

v Aadhaar Card (with Photograph).

IMPORTANT DATES

FEE STRUCTURE

1 application form once submitted cannot be withdrawn. Any claim for refund, adjustment or carrying forward of the Application fee will not be entertained after the successful submission of the application.

2 How to pay: The prescribed exam fee should be remitted through a payment gateway provided using a Credit Card or a Debit Card issued by banks in India or other modes as may be made available and have been provided on the web page.

3 Examination fees in respect of candidates who are absent or declared ineligible due to any reason will be forfeited. Candidates are advised to read the rule position carefully and satisfy the terms and conditions for the fulfilment of eligibility criteria before proceeding with the payment of fees.

4 Kindly ensure that the payment made for the examination fee is successful and confirmation of the same can be seen in the application form under payment status reflected as “S” (for successful). In case the status is shown as pending, the payment might be stuck with your bank and might be cleared at a later date. The application submission process is not completed till such time the status of payment is reflected as “s” in the application form. NBEMS shall not be responsible for the rejection of your application due to a delay in the settlement of the payment by your bank to NBEMS.

5 It is at the discretion of the applicant to make another payment for completing the application submission process. In an event of receipt of duplicate/multiple examination fees towards the same application ID, NBEMS shall refund the excess fees received for an application retaining the prescribed examination fee, after the closure of the application window.

ELIGIBILITY

1 Candidates who have undergone training as an NBEMS Diploma trainee at any of the National Board of Examinations in Medical Sciences accredited institutes after having registered with NBEMS as an NBEMS Diploma trainee and are completing their prescribed (as per the letter of registration issued by NBEMS) training as an NBEMS Diploma trainee by the date mentioned below & on submission of a certificate to this effect, can undertake the NBEMS Diploma Final Examination in the same speciality.

2 Submission of Training Completion Certificate indicating details of leave taken during Diploma training for NBEMS Diploma trainees is an essential pre-requisite. In case the candidate does not submit the training Completion certificate along with the application form, his/her application shall be rejected and fees forfeited.

3 Request for extension in cutoff date for completion of training for the purpose of eligibility determination for NBEMS Diploma final Examination shall not be considered.

4 Candidates who have completed their NBEMS Diploma training while applying for the NBEMS Diploma Final Examination shall be required to submit a Final Training Completion Certificate (FTCC).

5 Candidates whose NBEMS Diploma training is ongoing while applying for the NBEMS Diploma Final Examination shall be required to submit a Provisional Training Completion Certificate (PTCC). The PTCC must confirm that the candidate would be able to complete his/her training by the prescribed cut-off after taking into consideration all leave taken visa-vis the maximum permissible leave as per NBEMS leave rules and the required period of extension, if any. Such candidates are required to submit a Final Training Completion Certificate (FTCC) immediately upon completion of their training. Such candidates shall be provisionally allowed to appear for the NBEMS Diploma Final Examination subject to completion of their NBEMS Diploma training by the prescribed cutoff date.

6 Candidates who submit their Provisional TCC with correct leave details projecting their training completion on/before the prescribed cut-off date for the examination, happen to avail more leave after applying for the examination due to some unforeseen reasons which might take their training beyond the prescribed cutoff date, shall NOT be declared INELIGIBLE for the examination.

7 If such a candidate qualifies for the theory and practical examination, his/her Provisional Pass Certificate shall only be issued on completion of his/her NBEMS Diploma training and submission of Final TCC to this effect.

8 If such a candidate qualifies theory examination but fails to qualify the practical examination, his/her candidature for the theory examination shall remain valid and he/she shall be allowed to appear in the next remaining attempt(s) of the practical examination, provided that he/she completes his/her NBEMS Diploma training before the next attempt of practical examination.

9 However, candidates who at any stage are found to have misrepresented/failed to disclose the complete details of leave taken by them, in their Provisional TCC, shall be declared INELIGIBLE on failing to complete their training on/before the prescribed cut-off date for the examination. Candidature of such candidates for the NBEMS Diploma Final Examination shall stand cancelled and the result, if any declared, shall be treated as null and void.

10 As per NBEMS norms, appearance in at least ONE Formative Assessment Test (FAT)/Internal Assessment conducted by the hospital or FAT conducted by NBEMS during the NBEMS Diploma training shall be mandatory towards eligibility for appearing in NBEMS Diploma Final Examinations.

INSTRUCTIONS TO FILL ONLINE NBEMS DIPLOMA FINAL APPLICATION FORM

1 Applicant candidates shall be required to register online at the Online Exit Examinations Portal (OEEP) for submission of NBEMS Diploma Final Examination application to the National Board of Examinations in Medical Sciences. The Online Exit Examination Portal can be accessed through the NBEMS official website.

2 After successful registration and submission of the application, candidates can log in to their OEEP account to check the status of the online application submitted for NBEMS Diploma Final Examinations, and any deficiency communicated to them to download the admit cards.

3 Application for the NBEMS Diploma Final Theory Exam can only be submitted online through the NBMES official website. There is no other methodology for application submission. Application submitted through any other mode shall be summarily rejected.

4 Following steps shall be required to be completed in sequence for application submission to NBEMS-

A. Register a User- Online.

B. Complete the Application form, Examination City Selection and Upload Prescribed Documents- Online.

C. Pay Examination Fee- Online.

5 The applicant candidate shall register a username and create his/her online profile with the Online Exit Examinations Portal. On successful creation of the candidate profile, the applicant shall be required to complete the NBEMS Diploma Final Examinations application form, pay the prescribed examination fee and upload the prescribed documents online. Candidates shall be able to preview the application form for any corrections required before final submission.

6 The applicant candidate may save and print the application form submitted online for future reference. There is no requirement to submit the hard copy printout of the application form and documents uploaded to NBEMS.

7 The Online Exit Examinations Portal shall be the window of communication with the applicant candidate. NBEMS Diploma Final Examinations-related information shall be accessible to the candidate at this portal.

EXAMINATION FOR NBEMS DIPLOMA COURSES

OUTLINE OF EXAMINATION

1 NBEMS Diploma Final is a two-stage examination comprising of theory and practical examination.

2 An eligible candidate who has qualified the theory examination is permitted to appear in the practical examination. Those who fail to qualify the theory examination are required to reappear in the theory examination.

3 A total of three attempts can be taken to qualify the Practical examination after qualifying the theory examination. The practical examination of the session in which the candidate qualifies the theory examination shall be the mandatory first attempt. A candidate unsuccessful in the first attempt at a practical examination is permitted to undertake two more attempts (s) of practical examinations. These two attempts shall be any two practical examinations conducted in the next three consecutive sessions of NBEMS Diploma Final Examinations.

4 Absentation from Practical Examination after successful submission of application is counted as an attempt.

5 Candidates who would fail to qualify the practical examination in all permissible attempts shall be required to reappear in the theory examination.

SCHEME OF EXAMINATION

THEORY EXAMINATION

1 The theory examination comprises of three papers, with maximum marks of 100 each.

2 There are 10 short notes of 10 marks each, in each of the papers.

3 The number of short notes and their respective marks weightage may vary in some subjects/some papers.

4 Maximum time permitted is 3 hours.

5 Candidate must score at least 150/300 in the aggregate of 3 papers to qualify the theory examination. Grace marks of up to 2% of maximum marks i.e. 6/300 shall be given only to the candidates falling in the zone of consideration i.e. securing between 144-149 marks out of 300.

6 Only those candidates who have qualified the theory examination are permitted to take the practical examination.

PRACTICAL EXAMINATION

1 Maximum Marks: 300.

2 Comprises of OSCE and/or Clinical Examination, and Viva.

3 Candidate must obtain a minimum of 150/300 marks to qualify for the Practical Examination.

4 There is no provision for grace marks in the Practical examination.

5 There are a maximum of three attempts that can be availed by a candidate for the Practical Examination.

6 The first attempt is the practical examination following immediately after the declaration of theory results in the same session.

7 Second and Third attempts in practical examination shall be permitted out of the next three sessions of NBEMS Diploma Final Examinations; after payment of full examination fees as may be prescribed by NBEMS.

8 Absentation from Practical Examination after successful submission of application is counted as an attempt. Appearance in the first practical examination is compulsory.

9 Requests for Change in centre/date of examination are not entertained, as the same is not permissible. Candidates are required not to canvass with NBEMS for the above.

10 NBEMS reserves its right to make amendments to the scheme of practical examination with prior intimation to the applicant candidates.

ADMIT CARD

The admit card of the candidate for the theory examination shall be available for download at the NBEMS website from 7th June 2024 onwards. Candidates are required to take a printout of their admit card from the website, paste their photograph at the designated place and appear at the exam centre along with one of the following original and valid/non-expired ID proof-

1 PAN Card.

2 Driving License.

3 Voter ID.

4 Passport.

5 Aadhaar Card (with Photograph).

DECLARATION OF NBEMS DIPLOMA FINAL EXAMINATION RESULT

1 NBEMS Diploma final is a qualifying examination.

2 Results of NBEMS Diploma final examinations (theory & practical) are declared as PASS/FAIL. In case, the applicant candidate is provisionally eligible on the date of declaration of result his/her result shall be withheld & shall be declared only upon status being eligible, on receipt of required documents by the prescribed cut-off date.

3 Results can be seen on NBEMS official website.

4 Marksheet: The marks obtained in Final Theory and Practical Examinations can be seen on the NBEMS website by all appeared candidates through candidate login. A combined mark sheet of Theory and Practical Examinations shall be issued to all qualified candidates along with their Provisional Pass Certificates.

5 Digital copies/photocopies of theory answer scripts: Candidate who would fail to qualify for the NBEMS Diploma Final Theory Examination can seek web links to access the digital copies of their answer scripts by paying Rs. 100/- (plus GST@18%) per question paper. Request for providing the same can be made through the Communication Web Portal of NBEMS, within 30 calendar days of the declaration of the theory result of concerned. The prescribed fee can be paid online through the NBEMS website.

6 Candidates who would fail to qualify the Practical Examination can obtain a detailed marksheet of the practical examination on submission of a request through the Communication Web Portal of NBEMS and on payment of a fee of Rs. 1000/- online through the NBEMS website.

7 Re-evaluation: There shall be a provision for re-evaluation of unassessed answer(s) only, in the rare event of an answer(s) being wrongly marked as NOT ATTEMPTED by the assessor. Request for re-evaluation of an unassessed answer(s) can be made through the Communication Web Portal of NBEMS within 45 calendar days of the declaration of the theory result of the concerned speciality. An administrative fee of Rs. 500/- per paper shall be charged for the same which can be paid online through the NBEMS website.

8 Requests for re-evaluation of an unassessed answer(s) made after 45 calendar days of the declaration of theory result shall not be entertained. There shall be no re-evaluation of already assessed answers.

9 Provisional Pass Certificate (PPC): Candidates successful in the practical examination are issued a Provisional Certificate of Passing NBEMS Diploma. Provisional Pass Certificates issued to qualified candidates shall be valid till the NBEMS Final Diploma certificates are conferred upon them in the convocation of the National Board of Examinations in Medical Sciences for all purposes, including but not limited to, employment, registration with state medical councils, higher education etc.

10 The PPC issued by NBEMS are bilingual with signed document being issued in the Hindi Language and its English translation is printed overleaf. An authenticated PPC issued on NBEMS letterhead shall bear the signatures of the issuing authority and a dispatch number. PPC issued to qualified candidates of NBEMS Diploma Final Examinations shall also bear an embossed stamp of NBEMS.

11 No separate certificate for passing the theory examination will be issued.

12 Under normal circumstances the certificates of passing (PPC) are issued to the candidates within four weeks of the declaration of results, however, due to unforeseen circumstances, this period may vary.

13 Duplicate provisional pass certificate: For issuing a duplicate provisional pass certificate, submit a request letter stating reasons to issue a duplicate certificate, a copy of NCR lodged with police authorities clearly mentioning the loss/non-receipt of the certificate, an affidavit in support of the application (attested by public notary/oath commissioner/judicial magistrate), fee of Rs. 1000/- + GST@18% for document upto preceding 3 years and Rs. 2000/- + GST@18% for documents more than 3 years old. The fee can be paid online through the NBEMS website.

14 Academic Transcripts: The academic transcript of a candidate is released on receipt of a request directly from the concerned authority/ employer/ educational institution, subject to the availability of complete educational records with NEBMS related to NBEMS Diploma training.

15 Candidates are required to furnish a copy of the PPC issued by NBEMS, the Final Training Completion Certificate issued by the training institution and the letter of registration issued by NBEMS for issuance of transcript. The required documents can be submitted by candidates through the Communication Web Portal of NBEMS to process their transcripts.

16 The transcripts are either provided directly to the concerned authority/ employer/ educational institutions or provided to the candidate in a duly sealed envelope to be handed over to the concerned authority/ employer/ educational institutions. No fee is charged for the issuance of academic transcripts. Academic transcripts are not released on request of candidates.

17 Attempt Certificate: NBEMS issues attempt certificates to qualified candidates on receipt of a request from the Communication Web Portal with supportive documents. Candidates are required to furnish a copy of the PPC issued by NBEMS, the Final Training Completion Certificate issued by the training institution and the letter of registration issued by NBEMS to them along with the document confirming where the said attempt certificate is required to be furnished. No fee is charged for the issuance of an attempt certificate.

18 Candidates are advised not to canvass or approach NBEMS for handing over any of the credentials by hand. All these credentials are dispatched to the correspondence address provided by the candidates in their application form/ in communications submitted through CWP from the registered email ID.

18 Verification of Credentials: NBEMS verifies the credentials (PPC/ Final Certificate etc) issued to qualified candidates on receipt of a request from the concerned authority/ employer/ educational institutions. For any such verification, the candidate concerned is required to pay a verification fee to NBEMS of Rs. 2000/- (plus GST@18%) through the online portal for fee payment and a receipt so generated needs to be shared with NBEMS through its Communication Web Portal. The outcome of verification shall be communicated by NBEMS to the authority/ employer/ educational institution concerned directly. Candidates are advised not to canvass for any such third-party verifications of their credentials.

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