NBE revises accreditation criteria for 8 DNB, DrNB, FNB courses, Details
New Delhi: The National Board of Examinations in Medical Sciences (NBEMS) has issued a notification announcing revisions to its accreditation process and criteria for certain DNB, DrNB, and FNB courses, impacting hospitals, medical colleges, and training institutions across the country.
The updated norms aim to strengthen training quality, streamline faculty requirements, and ensure improved clinical exposure for postgraduate medical trainees.
Minimum Accreditation Criteria have been revised for the following courses/specialities-
FNB PAIN MEDICINE
S.NO. | EXISTING CRITERIA | REVISED CRITERIA |
1 | Please refer to the NBEMS Accreditation Information Bulletin (January - May 2026 Application Cycle). | The following fresh criteria have been added for the FNB Pain Medicine course- i The hospital should be a minimum 100-bedded hospital. ii Having an operational Anaesthesiology department accredited by NBEMS. The other existing requirements / minimum accreditation criteria will remain unchanged. |
DNB GENERAL MEDICINE
S.NO. | EXISTING CRITERIA | REVISED CRITERIA |
1 | Please refer to the NBEMS Accreditation Information Bulletin (January - May 2026 Application Cycle). | A Faculty with super/sub specialisation (medicine branch) serving as a full-time faculty in the General Medicine department will be considered, provided- i Only one faculty member with a sub/superspecialization (medicine branch) will be considered in the General Medicine department for the purpose of applying for the DNB General Medicine program. ii Such faculty should not have overlapping responsibilities with any running DrNB/DM super speciality program. An undertaking to this effect must be obtained from the concerned faculty members. iii There should not be any conflict of interest, and the faculty member must be a full-time member of the General Medicine department. B Minimum requirement of MICU beds: 06 The other existing requirements / minimum accreditation criteria will remain unchanged. |
DNB OTORHINOLARYNGOLOGY (ENT)
S.NO. | EXISTING CRITERIA | REVISED CRITERIA |
1 | Please refer to the NBEMS Accreditation Information Bulletin (January - May 2026 Application Cycle). | A. Essential surgeries performed by the department- • Myringotomy with grommet insertion • Cortical mastoidectomy • Modified radical mastoidectomy • Tympanoplasty • Stapedotomy • Septoplasty • FESS • Endoscopic polypectomy • Lateral rhinotomy • Maxillectomy exposure • Tonsillectomy • Adenoidectomy • Direct laryngoscopy with biopsy • Tracheostomy • Micro laryngeal surgery • Laryngectomy • FNAC related to ENT • Thyroidectomy • Superficial parotidectomy • Neck dissection B Case mix/spectrum of Diagnosis in the department required: Ear • Chronic Otitis Media (Mucosal and Squamosal type) • Cholesteatoma • Otitis externa, otomycosis • Traumatic tympanic membrane perforation • Otosclerosis • Hearing loss (conductive, sensorineural, mixed) • Vertigo (BPPV, Meniere’s disease, vestibular neuritis) • Facial nerve palsy (ENT causes) • Mastoiditis and intracranial complications of ear disease. Nose & Paranasal Sinuses • Deviated nasal septum • Nasal polyposis • Chronic rhinosinusitis • Allergic rhinitis • Epistaxis • Acute & chronic sinusitis • Sinonasal tumours (benign & malignant – common ones) • CSF rhinorrhea • Facial Fractures. Throat/Pharynx/Larynx. • Acute tonsillitis, peritonsillar abscess • Chronic tonsillitis • Adenoid hypertrophy • Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) in ENT causes • Acute epiglottitis, laryngotracheobronchitis • Laryngopharyngeal reflux disease • Benign laryngeal lesions (vocal cord nodules, cysts, polyps) • Malignancies of the larynx, hypopharynx • Vocal cord paralysis, Head & Neck • Neck swellings (thyroid, lymph node, salivary gland). • Thyroid nodules & goiter (benign & malignant) • Oral cavity cancers • Salivary gland diseases (parotid, submandibular) • Cervical lymphadenopathy • Trauma neck, foreign bodies (aero-digestive tract) • Deep neck space infections. Emergencies • Airway obstruction (foreign body, trauma, infections, edema) • Stridor – diagnosis & management • Epistaxis (anterior & posterior packing, cautery) • Tracheostomy (elective & emergency) • Quinsy, Ludwig’s angina Foreign body nose, ear, throat, oesophagus, bronchus The other existing requirements / minimum accreditation criteria will remain unchanged. |
DNB ORTHOPAEDICS
S.NO. | EXISTING CRITERIA | REVISED CRITERIA |
1 | Please refer to the NBEMS Accreditation Information Bulletin (January - May 2026 Application Cycle). | A. Minimum departmental Beds: Increased from the existing 25 to 30 beds, with at least 30% general beds. B. Spectrum of essential Surgical Procedures in the department required: i. Trauma • Closed reduction/cast application • Long bones nailing/plating • Intra-articular/peri-articular fracture • Pelvi-acetabular fracture fixation • Spinal stabilization • Debridement & external fixation • Paediatric trauma • Hip fractures fixation ii. Spine • Operative treatment for spinal infections • Discectomies- open/endoscopic/microscopic • Operative treatment for degenerative spine disease • Spinal biopsy iii. Arthroplasty • Hip & Knee iv. Cold Orthopaedics • Orthopaedics Infections • Orthopaedics Tumours The other existing requirements / minimum accreditation criteria will remain unchanged. |
DNB ANAESTHESIOLOGY
S.NO. | EXISTING CRITERIA | REVISED CRITERIA |
1 | Please refer to the NBEMS Accreditation Information Bulletin (January - May 2026 Application Cycle). | A. Revision of minimum existing accreditation criteria for Rotation Posting of trainees: Rotation of trainees in either Obstetrics or Gynaecology (both being core areas of DNB Anaesthesiology) will be permitted at another NMC/NBEMS recognised centres. The other existing requirements / minimum accreditation criteria for rotation posting of trainees will remain unchanged. |
DNB RADIATION ONCOLOGY
S.NO. | EXISTING CRITERIA | REVISED CRITERIA |
1 | Please refer to the NBEMS Accreditation Information Bulletin (January - May 2026 Application Cycle). | 2D-RT is not mandatory to be in-house facility, if 3D-RT is available. However, 2 weeks externship for 2D-RT is necessary for exposure. The other existing requirements / minimum accreditation criteria will remain unchanged. |
DrNB Paediatric Surgery (Direct 6 Years Course):
S.NO. | EXISTING CRITERIA | REVISED CRITERIA | ||
1 | Please refer to the NBEMS Accreditation Information Bulletin (January - May 2026 Application Cycle). | A. Revision of Rotation Posting Duration: The existing rotational posting for the DrNB Paediatric Surgery course is available & can be downloaded from the “Download” link of the NBEMS accreditation website. Click the “Download” link and select the option “Rotational Posting” from the “Category-wise filter” drop-down menu, then scroll down for the speciality name. The above rotational posting is applicable for both 3 years & Direct 6 years DrNB Paediatric Surgery courses. In addition to the above, following inclusion in the rotational posting, exclusively for DrNB Paediatric Surgery, a direct 6-year course has been approved: | ||
S.NO | DEPARTMENT FOR ROTATION | DURATION OF ROTATIONAL POSTING | ||
1 | General Surgery | 12 Months | ||
2 | Other Surgical Specialities | 3 Months | ||
The other existing requirements / minimum accreditation criteria will remain unchanged. | ||||
DrNB CARDIOLOGY
S.NO. | EXISTING CRITERIA | REVISED CRITERIA | |||
1 | Please refer to the NBEMS Accreditation Information Bulletin (January - May 2026 Application Cycle). | Revised Case Mix | |||
S.NO | CLINICAL/SURGICAL PROCEDURES | REVISED (MIN. REQUIREMENT PER YEAR | GROUP | ||
1 | Primary Percutaneous Coronary Intervention | 75 | CAD | ||
2 | Coronary Angiography | 900 | CAD | ||
3 | Elective Coronary Angioplasty | 300 | CAD | ||
4 | Renal Angioplasty | Desirable | |||
5 | Peripheral Angioplasty and Stenting | 24 | Vascular | ||
6 | Coarctoplasty | 12 | Vascular | ||
7 | AAA stenting | 12 | Vascular | ||
8 | Aortopulmonary Collateral Closure/coiling cases | 15 | Vascular | ||
9 | Congenital (ASD/VSD/PDA) | 60 | Congenital | ||
10 | Pericardiocentesis | 12 | Misc. | ||
11 | IABP | 24 | Vascular | ||
12 | Rota/IVUS/OCT/FFR | 24 | CAD | ||
13 | Temporary Pacing | 50 | Arrhythmia | ||
14 | Permanent Pacing | 50 | Arrhythmia | ||
15 | Electro physiology and radiofrequency ablation | 24 | Arrhythmia | ||
16 | Cardiac resynchronisation therapy | 12 | Arrhythmia | ||
17 | Implantable cardioverter defibrillator | 24 | Arrhythmia | ||
The other existing requirements / minimum accreditation criteria will remain unchanged. | |||||
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