No vacant DNB, DrNB, FNB, Sponsored seats will be carried forward to next admission session: Natboard

New Delhi: Through a recent notice, the National Board of Examinations (NBE) has informed regarding carrying forward of the DNB/DrNB/FNB/Sponsored vacant seats to the next admission session.

The information to this effect comes since the NBEMS Natboard has been receiving queries regarding carrying forward of the vacant seats to the next admission session.

Hence, issuing an official clarification in this regard, the NBE has stated:

"It is hereby clarified to all the NBEMS accredited hospitals and the candidates that seats of a particular admission session remaining vacant cannot be carried forward to the next admission session. For e.g. a vacant seat of 2020 admission session will not be carried forward to 2021 admission session."

This is applicable to all NBE seats i.e. DNB/DrNB/FNB/Sponsored seats. NBEMS seats remaining vacant after the completion of all rounds of counseling shall not be carried forward to the next admission session, the NBE notice further read.

The National Board of Examinations in Medical Sciences was established in 1975 with the prime objective of improving the quality of the Medical Education by elevating the level and establishing standards of post graduate examinations in modern medicine on an all India basis. There are more than 149 recognized Medical Colleges in the country. In addition to Postgraduate teaching institutions under erstwhile MCI, there are 450 accredited institutions imparting training in various Broad and Super specialities for the award of postgraduate qualification in Broad and super specialities. The Board at present conducts postgraduate and postdoctoral examinations in 54 disciplines approved by the Board for the award of Diplomate of National Board. The Medical Council of India has laid down standards for post graduate examinations conducted by various medical colleges and affiliated to concerned universities and other institutions, yet the levels of proficiency and standards of evaluation vary considerably in these institutions. The setting up of a National Body to conduct post graduate medical examination was intended to provide a common standard and mechanism of evaluation of minimum level of attainment of the objective for which post graduate courses were started in medical institutions. Moreover, intra country and international comparison is facilitated with the availability of commonly accepted evaluation mechanism.