NBE releases 2026 tentative exam calendar, check FMGE, GPAT, DNB PDCET, Diploma exams dates here

Written By :  Divyani Paul
Published On 2025-12-30 07:15 GMT   |   Update On 2025-12-30 07:15 GMT
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New Delhi: The National Board of Examinations in Medical Sciences (NBEMS) has released the tentative schedule for various medical examinations to be held between January and June 2026.

In this regard, NBEMS has issued a notice on December 29, 2025, on its official website.

However, NBEMS has stated through a notice that this schedule is not final. The dates are subject to change. The final dates will be shared later through an official notice on the NBEMS website. The schedule includes major national-level exams such as FMGE, GPAT, DNB, DrNB, Diploma Final Exams, FDST, FET, and PDCET.

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NBEMS TENATIVE SCHEDULE OF FORTHCOMING NBEMS EXAMINATIONS

The complete list of exams, along with the date, day, and time, is provided below, allowing candidates to view the full schedule.

S.NO

NAME OF EXAMINATION

EXAM DATE

EXAM DAY

EXAM TIME

1

NBEMS Diploma Final Examination - December 2025*

06 January 2026 07 January 2026 08 January 2026

Tuesday Wednesday Thursday

02:00 pm to 05:00 pm 02:00 pm to 05:00 pm 02:00 pm to 05:00 pm

2

FMGE - December 2025*

17 January 2026

Saturday

Paper - I 09:00 am to 11:30 am

Paper - II 02:00 pm to 04:30 pm

3

FDST -MDS 2025

21 February 2026

Saturday

Paper - I 09:00 am to 11:00 am

Paper - II 02:00 pm to 05:00 pm

4

FDST-BDS 2025

01 March 2026

Sunday

Paper - I 09:00 am to 11:00 am

Paper - II 02:00 pm to 05:00 pm

5

Graduate Pharmacy Aptitude Test (GPAT)-2026*

07 January 2026

Saturday

09:00 am to 12:00 pm

6

Fellowship Entrance Test (FET)-2026

14 January 2026

Saturday

09:00 am to 10:45 am

7

Post Diploma Centralised Entrance Test (PDCET)-2026

12 January 2026

Sunday

09:00 am to 11:00 am

8

DrNB Final Examination April 2026

24 April 2026 25 April 2026 26 April 2026

Friday Saturday Sunday

02:00 pm to 05:00 pm 02:00 pm to 05:00 pm 02:00 pm to 05:00 pm

9

NBEMS Diploma Final Examination June 2026

14 May 2026 15 May 2026 16 May 2026

Thursday Friday Saturday

09:00 am to 12:00 pm 09:00 am to 12:00 pm 09:00 am to 12:00 pm

10

DNB Final Examination June 2026

18 June 2026 19 June 2026 20 June 2026 21 June 2026

Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday

02:00 pm to 05:00 pm 02:00 pm to 05:00 pm 02:00 pm to 05:00 pm 02:00 pm to 05:00

11

FMGE June 2026

28 June 2026

Sunday

09:00 am to 11:30 am 02:00 pm to 04:30 pm

To view the notice, click the link below

https://medicaldialogues.in/pdf_upload/nbe-releases-tentative-schedule-for-fmge-gpat-dnb-drnb-and-other-exams-from-januaryjune-2026-317970.pdf

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