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NBE Releases DNB Post Diploma 2025 Counselling Schedule, check out seat matrix, guidelines

New Delhi- Through a recent notice, the National Board of Examinations in Medical Sciences (NBEMS) has released the schedule for the Online Centralised Merit-Based Counselling- DNB (Post Diploma) 2025 admission Session.
As per the schedule, the said counselling will commence from 8th and will end on 4th June, 2025.
Below is the complete schedule-
S.NO | COUNSELLING PROCESS | SCHEDULE | |
FIRST ROUND | SECOND ROUND | ||
1 | Registration for Counseling. | 8th to 12th May, 2025 (till 05:00 PM). | No new Registration |
2 | Filling up options/ choices of available seats. | 8th to 12th May, 2025 (till 05:00 PM) | 23rd to 26th May, 2025 (till 05:00 PM) |
3 | Processing of Allotment. | 13th May, 2025 | 27th May, 2025 |
4 | Result of Allotment. | 14th May, 2025 | 28th May, 2025 |
5 | Payment of First Year Course Fee. | 14th to 19th May, 2025 (till 05:00 PM) | 28th May to 4th June, 2025 (till 05:00 PM) |
6 | Physical Joining at the allotted hospital. | 14th to 19th May, 2025 (till 05:00 PM) | 28th May to 4th June, 2025 (till 05:00 PM) |
Registration & filling of choices has to be done through the official website of NBE. Therefore, following steps must be completed to participate in the counseling-
1 Payment of registration fee for online counseling.
2 Upload prescribed documents.
3 Choice filling.
4 Lock and Confirm the choices filled.
Meanwhile, it is to be noted that the allotment of seats in the Counseling is subject to the fulfilment of prescribed eligibility criteria and production of prescribed credential in original at the time of joining the institute allotted.
To view the notice, click the link below
In this regard, NBEMS has also released the Handbook for the Centralized Merit Based Counseling for Admission to Post Diploma DNB Courses 2025 Admission Session. The handbook contains important details such as eligibility, application process, documents, etc.
PROCEDURE FOR REGISTRATION WITH NBEMS FOR DNB POST DIPLOMA COURSES AFTER JOINING IN THE ALLOTTED INSTITUTE
1 Candidate who has Joined the allotted seat shall be referred as NBEMS trainee.
2 The candidates will upload the documents at NBEMS website and the hospital will also update the joining status at the same website.
3 NBEMS has a web portal called Online Portal for Joining and Registration (OPJR). Candidates as well as the concerned Hospitals/ Institutes are required to complete the Joining as well as Registration formalities after conclusion of all rounds of counseling. OPJR shall not be accessible for both candidates as well as institutes during the ongoing process of counseling.
4 Subsequent to conclusion of counseling, the candidate and hospital shall be able to access the Online Portal for Joining and Registration (OPJR) through web-link where they shall be required to complete the joining and registration formalities.
5 A detailed notice for Self-Appraisal shall be published after conclusion of Counseling for Joined candidates to register themselves as trainees with NBEMS. The joining of a candidate for a course is considered complete only after successful submission of Self-Appraisal to NBEMS both by the candidate and its training institution.
ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA FOR PARTICIPATION IN THE CENTRALIZED MERIT BASED COUNSELING FOR ADMISSION TO POST DIPLOMA DNB COURSES-2025 ADMISSION SESSION
1 Candidates must be in possession of Post Graduate Diploma Medical Qualification Pass Certificate/ Provisional# Pass Certificate in eligible feeder specialty for respective DNB (Post Diploma) course as mentioned in the Information Bulletin for DNB PDCET 2025.
2 Candidates must have qualified the Post Graduate Diploma Qualification in the eligible feeder specialty on or before 31st January, 2025.
3 The Post Graduate Diploma Medical Qualification in the eligible feeder specialty must be recognized as per the provisions of the NMC Act 2019 and the repealed Indian Medical Council Act 1956, Govt. of India.
4 Candidates should possess Permanent Registration Certificate of MBBS qualification.
5 Candidates must have appeared in DNB PDCET 2025.
6 Candidates already pursuing a Postgraduate course (MD/ MS/ DNB/ PG Diploma) are not eligible for admission to DNB (Post Diploma) courses for the entire duration prescribed for the course already joined by them earlier. This shall be irrespective of their resignation or discontinuation from the said course due to any reason.
7 Candidates who have qualified Post Graduate Diploma Medical Qualification after 31st January, 2025 are ineligible to participate in the counseling for admission to DNB (Post Diploma) – 2025 Admission Session. Any requests for admission to DNB (Post Diploma) – 2025 Admission Session from the candidates who have qualified Post Graduate Diploma after 31st January, 2025 shall be summarily rejected.
8 Candidates possessing Diploma qualifications awarded by the College of Physicians and Surgeons (CPS), Mumbai other than DPB, DCH and DGO are NOT eligible to join DNB (Post Diploma) Course.
9 In an event ineligibility is detected at any stage, NBEMS reserves its rights to cancel the result/candidature for DNB PDCET 2025 of such candidates for DNB PDCET 2025, even if the result has been declared or candidate has participated in the counseling or admitted to the DNB (Post Diploma) Course 2025 admission session.
10 Candidates who join DNB (Post Diploma) Course in 2025 admission session, after opting a confirmed seat through DNB Post Diploma Centralized Merit based Online Counseling 2025 session shall not be eligible to join any other DNB course for the entire duration of their DNB Post Diploma Course (i.e. 2 years). This shall be irrespective of their resignation or discontinuation from the course due to any reason.
11 Jurisdiction for disputes, if any, shall be at New Delhi only.
LIST OF PRESCRIBED DOCUMENTS TO BE UPLOADED AT THE TIME OF REGISTRATION IN THE 1ST ROUND OF COUNSELING
1 MBBS Degree certificate.
2 Post Graduate Diploma Medical Qualification Pass certificate/ Provisional Pass Certificate* in eligible feeder specialty for respective DNB (Post Diploma) course as mentioned in the Information Bulletin for DNB PDCET 2025.
3 Permanent Registration certificate issued by MCI/ State Medical Council for registration of MBBS qualification.
4 Proof of having passed the Post graduate diploma final examination on or before 31st January, 2025.
5 Screenshot of NMC website confirming that the Post Graduate Diploma Medical Qualification is recognized as per NMC Act, 2019 and the repealed Indian Medical Council Act 1956.
6 Matriculation/ High School/ Higher Secondary Certificate as a proof of Date of Birth.
7 SC/ST/PWD/OBC/EWS certificate issued by competent authority, if applicable. Caste certificate must be issued by competent authority. The sub caste should tally with the Central Govt. list.
8 Valid Government issued Identity proof with Photograph.
9 Any other relevant certificate or document such as NOC or relieving order etc.
To view the Handbook, click the link below
https://medicaldialogues.in/pdf_upload/handbookjpg-285259.pdf
SEAT MATRIX
Along with this, NBEMS has also released the Indicative Seat Matrix for admission to DNB Post Diploma courses for the 2025 Admission Session. As per the seat matrix, a total of 2197 seats are vacant across 14 DNB Post Diploma courses.
S.NO | SPECIALITY | TOTAL NO. OF SEATS |
1 | Anaesthesiology. | 516 |
2 | Dermatology, Venereology and Leprosy . | 14 |
3 | Family Medicine. | 18 |
4 | Nuclear Medicine. | 14 |
5 | Obstetrics and Gynaecology. | 281 |
6 | Orthopaedics. | 378 |
7 | Otorhinolaryngology (ENT). | 57 |
8 | Paediatrics. | 280 |
9 | Pathology. | 74 |
10 | Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation. | 3 |
11 | Psychiatry. | 22 |
12 | Radiation Oncology . | 75 |
13 | Radio Diagnosis. | 272 |
14 | Respiratory Medicine. | 193 |
TOTAL | 2197 |
To view the seat matrix, click the link below
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