National Board of Examinations (NBE) is an autonomous body under the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (India), Government of India, and established in 1975 at New Delhi as a Society under Delhi Society registration act, to standardizing postgraduate medical education and examination in India.
The postgraduate degree awarded by the National Board of Examinations is called the Diplomate of National Board (DNB) for specialty and Doctorate of National Board (DrNB) for superspecialty. The list of recognised qualifications awarded by the Board in various specialties and super-specialties are approved by the Government of India and are included in the First Schedule of Indian Medical Council Act, 1956. The National Board of Examinations conducts the largest portfolio of examinations in the field of medicine in India.
Examinations
The National Board of Examinations conducts the following examinations:
DNB final (exit) examinations. DrNB final (exit) examinations Screening test for Indian Nationals with foreign medical graduate qualifications.(FMGE) Fellowship Entrance and Exit examinations. NEET-PG for admission to MD/MS/DNB postgraduate medical courses across India NEET-MDS for admission to postgraduate dental courses across India NEET-SS for admission to DM/Mch/DrNB superspecialty medical courses across India
The examinations are conducted as per the schedule of examinations notified in advance at the website www.natboard.edu.in
The screening test is governed by the screening test regulations as notified by the Medical Council of India with previous approval of Central Government of India and the judgments of the Supreme Court of India.