NBE releases round 2 FNB 2025 counselling seat matrix, details
New Delhi: The National Board of Examinations in Medical Sciences (NBEMS) has released the indicative seat matrix for Round 2 of online counselling for admission to Fellowship of National Board (FNB) courses for the 2025 admission session.
The matrix gives candidates a hospital- and speciality-wise picture of seats available after the completion of Round-1. It records the seats initially offered, those accepted and frozen, seats retained with an upgradation request, rejected seats, and the resulting true and virtual vacancies for Round-2.
The Round-2 seat matrix covers a wide range of fellowship programmes. According to the seat matrix, a total of 684 seats were offered in Round-1; a total of 222 seats were accepted, freeze & reported Seat (Round-1), 240 total seats were accepted & chosen to upgrade seat (Round-1), 2 seats were rejected Seat (Round-1), 222 true vacancies (Round-2) and 240 virtual vacancies (Round-2).
SEAT MATRIX
S.NO | SPECIALITY | TOTAL SEATS OFFERED IN ROUND 1 | TOTAL ACCEPTED, FREEZE & REPORTED SEAT (ROUND-1) | TOTAL ACCEPTED & CHOSE TO UPGRADE SEAT (ROUND-1) | TOTAL REJECTED SEAT ((ROUND-1) | TRUE VACANCY (ROUND-2) | VIRTUAL VACANCY (ROUND-2) |
1 | Addiction Psychiatry | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
2 | Arthroplasty | 61 | 16 | 44 | 1 | 1 | 44 |
3 | Bariatric Surgery | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
4 | Breast Imaging | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
5 | Cardiac Electrophysiology | 16 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 3 |
6 | Colorectal Surgery | 8 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
7 | Fetal Radiology | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
8 | Hand & Micro Surgery | 14 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
9 | Head & Neck Oncology | 36 | 11 | 12 | 0 | 13 | 12 |
10 | Interventional Cardiology | 57 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 48 | 3 |
11 | Liver Transplantation | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
12 | Maternal & Foetal Medicine | 30 | 11 | 18 | 0 | 1 | 18 |
13 | Minimal Access Surgery | 64 | 19 | 16 | 1 | 29 | 16 |
14 | Minimal Access Urology | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
15 | Minimally Invasive Gynaecologic Surgery | 9 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
16 | Musculoskeletal Radiology (MSK Radiology) | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
17 | Neurovascular Intervention | 11 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
18 | Onco-Anaesthesia | 40 | 12 | 10 | 0 | 18 | 10 |
19 | Paediatric Anaesthesia | 21 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 15 | 5 |
20 | Paediatric Emergency Medicine | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
21 | Paediatric Endocrinology | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
22 | Paediatric Gastroenterology | 11 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
23 | Paediatric Hemato-Oncology | 41 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 13 | 14 |
24 | Paediatric Nephrology | 8 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 |
25 | Paediatric Urology | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | ||
26 | Pain Medicine | 9 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
27 | Renal Transplant | 9 | 1 | 0 | 8 | ||
28 | Reproductive Medicine | 83 | 35 | 47 | 0 | 1 | 47 |
29 | Spine Surgery | 52 | 21 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 31 |
30 | Sports Medicine | 8 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
31 | Stroke Medicine | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
32 | Transplant Anaesthesia | 19 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 5 |
33 | Trauma & Acute Care Surgery | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 |
34 | Trauma Anaesthesia & Critical Care | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 1 |
35 | Vitreo Retinal Surgery | 13 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 2 |
TOTAL SEATS | 684 | 222 | 240 | 2 | 222 | 240 | |
The seats are spread across government, central government, state government, private, ESI, railway and defence institutions in several states and Union Territories.
The seat matrix is purely provisional. Candidates have been advised to contact the respective hospital or visit its website to confirm the applicable bond policy before submitting their preferences.
They may also approach the institution for any additional information. For details regarding service-bond applicability, candidates have been asked to refer to the earlier indicative seat matrix, along with the counselling website.
To view the seat matrix, click the link below
https://medicaldialogues.in/pdf_upload/2026/07/29/nbe-362101.pdf
