DNB

It is one of the best Post-Graduate or Post-Doctoral equivalent programs practiced in the field of medicine. Diploma National Board (DNB) provides students with a program which is considered equivalent to that of MS or MD. The program has been divided into two categories specifically which are DNB Super Specialists and DNB in Broad Specialities. The students who complete this degree have great prospects in joining as specialists or faculty members in private and government agencies throughout their medical career. The program has been developed in order to provide the student with an all-round knowledge about the specific medical field they want to study. The students are taught and provided with adequate skills in conduction of academic reviews, seminars, meetings, managing records as well as performing their duties of treatment in cases of emergencies. Students who want to be competent in their specific medical skills and want to turn out to be professional doctors in their specialized fields in various domains of the medical field should consider completing for this course of Diploma National Board.

The students who study DNB have wider prospects of starting their careers in athe medical field as faculty lecturers or as medical specialists in medical colleges of reputed Universities. The program of DNB allows enables students with skills which are essential for them in tiring working conditions of the medical field and would help them to manage any emergency situation skilfully. The program of Diploma National Board is designed as such it would provide the students with knowledge and skills of their chosen specialization field which would finally help them to become successful medical professionals of the future.

The course of diploma national board is a full-time post-graduation course which extends up to 3 years. The eligibility of the course is qualifying MBBS or equivalent examination with a minimum of 50% and above aggregate percentage along with passing the DNB - CET entrance test. The admission to the program is done after calculating the marks obtained in the qualifying examination and the national level entrance test. The course is divided into two categories viz. DNB Specialists and DNB Super Specialists. The final selection happens after a counselling session conducted by the board for candidates who have passed the CET and registered themselves for the counselling session.

The eligibility of the students for the course of DNB is decided as follows:

• The students who seek admission to the diploma national board should not be more than the age of 50 years.
• The students who have passed their MBBS degree from a recognized college or university with an aggregate of 50% marks are only eligible for admission in the course of DNB.
• The candidates seeking admission must have passed their CET-NBE or DNB-CET examinations.
• The candidates who have completed their MBBS from universities other than that of India i.e. from foreign universities can also seek chances of admission.
• The students should complete their one-year rotating internship, before applying for admission in DNB.
• The students have to obtain a medical degree with a permanent registration certificate issued by the MCI in order to sign up for the program of Diploma National Board.

The first and foremost requirement for the students seeking admission in the Diploma national board program is the medical degree issued by the Medical Council of India (MCI).  The minimum qualification required in order to seek admission in DNBis an aggregate mark of 50% in MBBS from a recognized institute or university by the MCI. The completion of the compulsory 1 year of rotating internship training by the student seeking admission is a priority. The student should also have taken their DNB-CET or CET-NBE examination before seeking admission for DNB.

The marks of each of the student from their entrance exam are calculated and then they are selected on merit for the DNB program. After the entrance examination, the students also need to register themselves online for the counselling sessions before admission to the DNB program. The seats are granted on merit to the students based on the marks they have obtained in various subjects of the entrance exam. The students also have to submit their permanent registration certificate and the internship completion certificate obtained from the MCI or MSC before admissions. The process of admission to DNB can be completed both through online and offline process.

The Diploma National Board provides one of the best and well-structured syllabuses which depend on the specialization the student has chosen. The course provides the student with knowledge about the various intricacies they can face while working on the field. The various specialization like that of Surgeon, Anaestheologist, Paediatric, Orthopaedics, Neurologists, Cardiologists, Nephrologists and many more is imparted to students with various skills involved in techniques and procedures through practical and theoretical classes and journals of reputed medical practitioners. The curriculum is based on presentations, workshops, academic sessions, case studies, seminars, teaching, discussions, research projects, and thesis generation. The various topics in the training include OPD training, family planning clinics, surgical management and many more.  

Some of the most common subjects in the syllabus of DNB are given as follows:

The program helps the medical students to open up to a large number of prospects in their medical career as specialists in various genres of medicine. They can become faculty professors in their specialization subjects in reputed universities and medical colleges as well as practice their specializations on patients. Some of the career prospects and their average salary per annum are given below: