Applying For DrNB Final Theory Exams January 2025: Know the Exam Scheme

New Delhi- The National Board of Examination (NBE) invited applications for the DrNB Final Theory Examinations for the January 2025 Admission Session. NBE has further released an information bulletin detailing the Scheme of Examination.

DrNB Final is a two-stage examination comprising of theory and practical examination. 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.

The practical examination of the session in which the candidate qualifies the theory examination shall be the mandatory first attempt. This shall be counted as ‘First Attempt’ irrespective of whether the candidate choose to appear or remain absent. A candidate unsuccessful in the first attempt of practical examination or remaining absent in first attempt is permitted to undertake one more attempt of practical examination. This second attempt can be availed in next two consecutive sessions of DrNB Final (Super Specialty) Examinations.

Example: Candidates qualifying theory examination of January 2025 shall appear for their first attempt in the practical exams immediately following the theory examination of that session compulsorily and in the event of they not passing this practical examination, the candidate(s) may take second (and last) attempt at the practical exams of next two consecutive sessions of examination as and when conducted.

Absenteeism from Practical Examination after successful submission of application is counted as an attempt. Candidates who would fail to qualify the practical examination in all permissible attempts shall be required to reappear in the theory examination.

Examination (Super Specialties):

Theory Examination

• Maximum Marks: 300

• The theory exam comprises of three question papers.

• There are 10 short notes of 10 marks each in the question paper.

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

• Maximum time permitted is 3 hours for each question paper.

• Candidate must score at least 50% of maximum marks to qualify the theory exam i.e. candidate scoring 150 or more marks out of 300 shall be declared ‘pass’ in theory examination.

• 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.

• Candidates who have qualified the theory examination are permitted to take up the practical examination.

Practical Examination

• Maximum Marks: 300

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

• Candidate must obtain a minimum of 150/300 marks to qualify for the Practical Examination. There are no grace marks in Practical Examination.

• There are a maximum of two attempts that can be availed by a candidate for Practical Examination.

• First attempt is the practical examination following immediately after the declaration of theory results.

• The second attempt shall be permitted out of the next 2 sessions of DrNB Final Examination.

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

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

• DrNB Super Specialty trainees whose theses are not accepted by the National Board of Examinations in Medical Sciences by the time of announcement of practical examination centres shall not be allowed to appear in the practical examination.

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

SYLLABUS:

• Candidates who have successfully qualified the Part–I theory examination shall be required to appear in Part – I practical 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 of practical examination is permitted to undertake two more attempt(s) of practical examinations. These two attempts shall be any two practical examinations conducted in next three consecutive sessions of DrNB Final Examinations.

Example: Candidates qualifying theory examination of January 2025 shall appear for their first attempt in the practical exams immediately following the theory examination of that session compulsorily and in the event of they not passing this practical examination, the candidate(s) may take any two attempts at the practical exams of next three consecutive sessions of examination as and when conducted.

Date of Examinations & Result

DrNB Final (Super Specialty)

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

• NBEMS reserves its rights to allot a practical center anywhere in the country; the candidates shall make their own arrangement for travel/ boarding etc. Change in 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.

Admit Card:

• The admit card of the candidate f o r t h e o r y e x a m i n a t i o n shall be available for download at NBEMS website in from 13th January 2025 onwards. Candidates are required to take print out of their admit card from the website, paste their photograph at the designated place and appear at exam centre along with one of the following original and valid/non-expired ID proof:

✤ PAN Card

✤ Driving License

✤ Voter ID

✤ Passport

✤ Aadhaar Card (with Photograph)

Declaration of DrNB Final Examination Result:

• DrNB final is a qualifying examination.

• Results of DrNB final examinations (theory & practical) are declared as PASS/FAIL. In case, the applicant candidate is provisionally eligible on 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.

• Results can be seen on NBEMS website

• Marksheet: The marks obtained in Final Theory and Practical Examinations can be seen at NBEMS website by all appeared candidates through candidate login. Combined marksheet of Theory and Practical Examinations shall be issued to all qualified candidates along with their Provisional Pass Certificates.

• Digital copies/photocopies of theory answer scripts: Candidate who would fail to qualify the DrNB Final Theory Examination can seek weblinks 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 Communication Web Portal of NBEMS, within 30 calendar days of declaration of theory result of concerned specialty. The prescribed fee can be paid online through NBEMS website

• Candidates who would fail to qualify the Practical Examination can obtain detailed marksheet of practical examination on submission of a request through Communication Web Portal of NBEMS and on payment of a fee of Rs. 1000/- within 30 calendar days of declaration of theory result of concerned specialty. The prescribed fee can be paid online through NBEMS website.

• Re-evaluation: There shall be a provision for re-evaluation of unassessed answer(s) only, in a 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 Communication Web Portal of NBEMS within 45 calendar days of the declaration of theory result of the concerned specialty. An administrative fee of Rs. 500/- per paper shall be charged for the same which can be paid online through NBEMS website.

• 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.

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

• No separate certificate for passing theory examination will be issued.

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

• Duplicate provisional pass certificate: For issuing a duplicate provisional pass certificate, submit a request letter stating reasons to issue a duplicate certificate, copy of NCR lodged with police authorities clearly mentioning the loss/non-receipt of certificate, affidavit in support of 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 NBEMS website.

• Academic Transcripts: 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 DrNB training.

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

• 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 concerned authority/ employer/ educational institutions. No fee is charged for issuance of academic transcripts except for the postal charges (for sending the transcript outside India), if required. Academic transcripts are not released on request of candidates.

• Attempt Certificate: NBEMS issues attempt certificates to qualified candidates on receipt of a request from Communication Web Portal with supportive documents. Candidates are required to furnish copy of 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 issuance of attempt certificate.

• 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 registered email ID.

• Verification of Credentials: NBEMS verifies the credentials (PPC/ Degree 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 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.

Centres for Final Examinations

The tentative list of cities where DrNB Final Theory Examination shall be conducted is as follows:

At the time of online submission of 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.

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

The exact venue/centre address will be informed to the candidates through admit card which will be uploaded on NBEMS website The admit card of the candidate shall be available for download by 13th January 2025 onwards. The Candidates shall make their own arrangement for travel/boarding etc.

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

✤ PAN Card

✤ Driving License

✤ Voter ID

✤ Passport

✤ Aadhaar Card (with Photograph)

To view the official Notice, Click here : https://medicaldialogues.in/pdf_upload/nbems20241202485440jpg-263812.pdf