NBEMS invites applications for post-MBBS diploma specialties, DNB courses; criteria for joint accreditation

NEW DELHI: The National Board of Examinations in Medical Sciences (NBEMS) has invited applications for accreditation for post MBBS Diploma, DNB, DrNB, FNB courses for January-February cycle 2025. It has also uploaded the information bulletin for the NBEMS programmes and fellowship courses on the official website, natboard.edu.in.

The NBEMS accredits hospitals and medical colleges for running various broad and super specialty and fellowship courses. Applications for fresh and renewal of NBEMS accreditation for diploma courses and post MBBS diploma courses has commenced. Hospitals and institutes accredited till December 2025 will also have to apply for renewal of accreditation.

The last date for submission of the NBEMS diploma courses accreditation is May 30. The institutes are also required to submit the hard copy of the application at the NBE office by June 16.

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NBEMS Post-MBBS Diploma

The NBE Board administers post-MBBS two-year diploma courses in 9 broad specialties namely Anesthesiology, Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Paediatrics, Family Medicine, Ophthalmology, Otorhinolaryngology, (ENT), Radio Diagnosis, Tuberculosis and Chest Disease, and Emergency Medicine.

“The application forms have to be submitted in online mode through Online Accreditation Application Portal (OAAP) which can be accessed through NBEMS website www.natboard.edu.in,” it said.

For applying for any of the 9 post-MBBS diploma specialties, hospitals or institutes will have to pay an accreditation fee of Rs 2 lakh plus GST @18%. The online application form fee is Rs 3,000.

Fellowship in Paediatric Hemato Oncology

The NBEMS has converted the fellowship course in Paediatric Hemato Oncology to a super specialty DrNB course in Paediatric Hemato Oncology.

“NBEMS is preparing the minimum Accreditation criteria for the DrNB course in Paediatric Hemato Oncology. Once the Criteria has been prepared, NBEMS will invite applications for DrNB Paediatric Hemato Oncology,” it said.

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Joint Accreditation Programme

Despite having good infrastructure to offer postgraduate training courses, many hospitals fail to get the accreditation as they fall short of meeting a few criteria. A Joint Accreditation of the hospitals has been approved by the NBEMS to utilize the available resources of hospitals and to provide them with an opportunity to give PG training, the board said.

The joint accreditation programme has been implemented with an objective of resource utilization, case load and case mix distribution, upscale the quality of training programme, and financial sharing. The scheme will be applicable only to broad specialty DNB courses. The programme allows four types of collaboration:

• Government hospitals to government hospitals.
• Private to Government hospital
• Private to Private hospital
• Standalone imaging, diagnostic lab centres along with a hospital.

As per the eligibility criteria, each of the two participating hospitals or institutions should have a minimum of 90 beds. The case load and faculties of both the hospitals will be clubbed together, it said.