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NATIONAL
BOARD OF EXAMINATIONS (Ministry
of Health & Family Welfare. Govt of India) Mahatma
Gandhi Marg (Ring Road) Ansari
Nagar, New Delhi –
110029 Phone
: 26589119, 26589517, Fax
: 26589786, 26589781 Website
: www.natboard.nic.in |
No
:
ACC/Policy
dated
29th June, 2005
To
:
Directors / DNB Coordinators,
Of
Accredited Hospitals/ Institutions
Sub :
Policy decisions – DNB training
Sir,
I am directed to convey to you the following decisions taken by the
Governing Body of the National Board with regard to the admission and conduct of
DNB courses in your hospital/institution:-
1.
Validity of Primary /
CET:
The restriction on the validity period of Primary pass candidates has been
removed forthwith. The restriction on the validity of the CET has also been
removed.
2.
No marks for CET
:
Effective from June, 2005, the Central Entrance Test (CET) shall be of
qualifying nature only. Therefore, Marks / Merit list shall not be applicable
and should not be insisted upon while enrolling
candidate(s).
3.
Admission Ratio
: In
super session to the Board’s letter dated 21st January, 2004, the
admission ratio of 75 : 25 between Primary and CET passed candidates has been
dispensed with. All accredited institutions are hereby allowed to enroll
either Primary pass or CET pass candidate against their allotted
seat(s).
4.
Selection process
:
Accredited
hospitals are NOT to conduct any written examination for selecting
candidates as this defeats the very objective of the Board’s conduct of the
CET. Selection of DNB trainees is to be done only through an Interview and
Objective assessment of the candidate’s aptitude, communication and technical
skills. Details of the method adopted for selection, along with marks obtained
and rank of each candidate is to be sent to the Board immediately on declaration
of results.
5. Time frame/Schedule for enrolment
: Specialties
whose period of Accreditation ends in December or June are to enroll DNB
trainees each year only for the academic sessions beginning in January or July
respectively. The following admission schedule is to be adhered to during the
admission process.
·
Date
of Centralised Entrance Test
: 2nd
Sunday of June & December each year.
·
Tentative
date of Results
: On or before 30th June
& 31st December each year.
·
Publication
of Advertisement : Within one week of announcement of
results.
·
Last
date for candidates to apply : Within 15 days of publication of
results
for
admission
: i.e.15th July or 15th January each
year.
·
List
of selected candidate to be : Within 7 days of holding aptitude
test
displayed by accredited institute
i.e. 22nd July or 22nd January each
year.
·
Candidates
to join the institution by :
Three weeks after the display of results by
institution
i.e. 15th August or15th February each
year.
Contd….2
-2-
6. Stipend /
Remuneration: Accredited hospitals should
pay each trainee (both Post MBBS & Post Diploma) a minimum monthly stipend
not less than the following rates. It is also desirable that the Hospital
provides accommodation to their trainees in addition to their stipend. NBE
has no objection to the payment of a sum exceeding the amount stipulated,
according to the stature of the institution and work load of the
trainees:-
|
Programme |
First
year |
Second
year |
Third
year |
|
Broad
Specialities |
Rs. 8,000/- |
Rs. 9,000/- |
Rs.10,000/- |
|
Super
Specialities |
Rs.10,000/- |
Rs.11,000/- |
Rs.12,000/- |
7. Leave for DNB trainees
: Leave
to DNB trainee(s) as and when required may be granted by the Accredited
institutions as per their respective leave policy.
A panel
of Local Appraisers, specialty wise (with Post graduate teaching background from
local institutions) should be sent to the Board’s Training Monitoring Cell by
the Accredited institutions. The cell will select one appraiser from the panel
for appraisal of the training in the Accredited
Institutions.
Respective
Appraisers will study the log book entries of all trainees of his specialty and
also assess the progress of thesis work. He/she will then send a report to the
NBE Training Monitoring Cell.
9.
Assesment of Accredited Institutions: All
Accredited institutions will be closely monitored till two batches of students
have completed their training. If it is satisfactory the period of
accreditation can be extended upto 5 years. If the training is not
satisfactory, the concerned institution/ hospital will be given six months for
correction of deficiencies. If at the end of this period the institution is not
in a position to fulfill the requirements, the accreditation granted to the
institutions will be reviewed.
The
parameters for institutional assessment will be as follows. The Board’s
appraisers in his report will comment upon:
·
The
objectives of the Accredited institutions, expected outcome of DNB
training; adequacy of learning
resources (library, clinical materials, lab services etc.);
·
Number
of inter-departmental conferences held in the past six months (with list of
topics discussed);
·
Research
publications;
·
Records
of cases presented by DNB trainees;
·
Continuing
Medical Education programmes; full time / part time staff in the hospitals /
institutions;
·
Rotational
training programme in basic sciences;
·
Information
on status of implementation of curriculum etc.
10.
Library facilities : The
minimal learning resources in the Accredited / institutions / hospitals should
be as follows:-
·
Standard
latest editions of post-graduate text books in the
subject.
·
Internet
access to trainees with institutional subscription to e-libraries and journals
(like DELNET etc).
·
Journals
in the subject (at least one international and one
national)
Contd….3
-3-
a)
Government
& Defence Services Hospitals
b)
Charitable
/ Trust hospitals who are Non profit oriented
b)
Library fees
-
Rs.
5,000
c)
Internet fees
-
Rs. 10,000
d)
Guest Lectures, Seminar/Conference fees -
Rs. 10,000
e)
Six monthly Theory & Practical Exam fees -
Rs. 10,000
13.
Capitation Fees/Security deposit: Accredited
hospitals should NOT demand / levy any other charges like capitation fees /
security deposit, etc from its DNB trainees.
Each of the above decisions are for implementation with immediate effect.
This letter supersedes all letters issued in the past.
Yours
faithfully,
(Dr. A. K. Sood)
Executive Director
|
|
National
Board of Examinations (Ministry
of Health & Family Welfare, Govt. of India) Ansari
Nagar, Ring Road, New Delhi-110029.
Phone
: 011 26589119, 26589517 |
Revised Minimum Criteria for Accreditation for DNB
Courses
** For training of two
candidates the minimum number of beds and General beds should be 1.5 times the
number of required for intake of one Candidate as mentioned
above
Broad Specialties |
Indoor
Beds in the specialty |
General
beds * in the specialty |
Outpatient
attendance per year |
General
* OPD |
Inpatient
occupancy per year |
General
bed * occupancy |
|
General
Medicine, General Surgery, Obstetrics & Gynaec., Paediatrics,
Respiratory
Diseases |
35 |
30% |
5,000 |
30% |
1000 |
30% |
|
DVD
|
10 |
30% |
5,000 |
30% |
200 |
30% |
|
ENT,
Ophthalmology,
Orthopaedics, Psychiatry
Radio-therapy |
25 |
30% |
5,000 |
30% |
1000 |
30% |
|
Anesthesiology, Microbiology
Pathology, Radio-Diagnosis
|
The
minimum word load in respect of the procedures carried out in each
specialty may be furnished in the application form, for the Board to
determine the potential of DNB training available in respective
specialties. | |||||
Super
Specialties |
Indoor
Beds in the specialty |
General
beds * in the
specialty |
Outpatient
attendance per year |
General * OPD |
Inpatient
occupancy per year |
General
bed * occupancy |
|
C.
T. Surgery,
G.
I. Surgery, Neuro
Surgery, Paediatrics
Surgery, Plastic
Surgery, Surgical
Oncology, Genito-Urinary
Surgery |
20 |
30% |
3500 |
30% |
1000 |
30% |
|
Cardiology,
Endocrinology,
Gastroenterology, Medical
Oncology Nephrology,
Neurology |
20 |
30% |
3500 |
30% |
1000 |
30% |
* General ward beds are those
‘earmarked’ beds / cases whose patients are to be looked after by DNB trainees
under the supervision of Consultants and charged `at cost’ only, with no special
fees or profit.
Contd…2
-2-
2.
Staff : -(Common for all specialties)
|
S.
No. |
Particulars |
For
One Candidate |
For
Two Candidates |
|
a. |
Senior Consultant with 8 years experience
after MD/MS/DNB/MCh/DM in the speciality applied for
|
1 |
2 |
|
b. |
Junior
Consultants with 5 years experience after MD/MS/DNB/MCh/DM in the
specialty applied for |
1 |
2 |
|
Note:
Out of the Two consultants (one Senior and one Junior), atleast one should
be a recognized Post Graduate Teacher while atleast One should be
employed on Full Time salaried
basis in the speciality. | |||
|
c. |
Whole
time registrar/Sr. residents with postgraduate qualification in the
speciality applied for. |
2 |
2 |
|
d. |
Whole
time Resident with or without postgraduation
qualification |
-- |
1 |
3.
Emergency Medicine/Critical Care:
Should have 24 hours emergency services having adequate number of beds
with supportive facilities for resuscitation and good medical
cover.
4.
For Surgical Specialties:
-
Adequate
number of operation theatres
- &n