एनबीईएमएस NBEMS

अवलोकन An Overview:

NBEMS conducts Formative Assessment Test (FAT) for DNB/DrNB/ FNB/ NBEMS Diploma trainees who are under training as per below given details:

Course Type	FAT Conducted by NBEMS	Internal Appraisal conducted by Training Institutes
Broad Specialty Courses (3 Years)	In 2^nd year of DNB Training	1st & 3rd Year of DNB Training
Super Specialty Courses (Direct 6-Year)	In 2^nd and 4^th year of DrNB Training	1st, 3rd and 5th Year of DrNB Training
Super Specialty Courses (3 Years)	In 2^nd year of DrNB Training	1st & 3rd Year of DrNB Training
Post Diploma Courses (2 Years)	In 1^st year of DNB Training	2nd Year of DNB Training
Fellowship Courses (2 Years)	In 1^st year of FNB Training	2nd Year of FNB Training
NBEMS Diploma Courses (2 Years)	In 1^st year of Diploma Training	2nd Year of NBEMS Diploma training

The assessment scheme consists of three parts which has to be essentially completed by the trainees. The scheme includes: -

PART – I	Conduct of Theory Examination	Trainee has to appear for Theory Exam and is held for One day.
PART – II	Work Place Based Clinical Assessment	After Theory Examination, Trainee has to appear for Clinical Assessment.
PART – III	Performance Counselling Session On The Theory Performance	Trainee has to appear for his/her Theory Exam Assessment Workshop.

It includes various formal and informal assessment procedures by which evaluation of student’s learning, comprehension, and academic progress is done by the teachers/ faculty to improve student attainment.

FAT is integral part of the effective teaching. The goal of Formative Assessment is to collect information which can be used to improve the student learning process.

The nature of evaluation to be followed should be on Formative Norms Only as it shall aim to give feedback on teaching and learning and become an integral part of the effective teaching.

The end goal should be to collect information which can be used to improve the student learning process. The purpose of the exercise is to assist the NBEMS accredited hospitals/ institutions to develop in to a center of academic excellence. This would further add value to the services being rendered in these accredited hospitals/institutions.

It is essentially positive in intent, directed towards promoting learning; it is therefore part of teaching. Validity and usefulness are paramount in this exercise and should take precedence over concerns for reliability.

Benefits for the faculty: They can be able to determine what the students already know and to what extent. They can decide what minor modifications or major changes in training programme are to be introduced so that all trainees can succeed in upcoming assessments. They can create appropriate lessons and activities for groups of learners or individual students and also inform students about their current progress and guide them.

Benefits for Trainees: They can be motivated to learn and take responsibility for their own learning. They can learn valuable lifelong skills such as self-evaluation, self-assessment, and goal setting and become more adept at self-assessment.

As per NBEMS norms as notified vide NBEMS web notice dated 26.11.2019, appearance in minimum required numbers of Formative Assessment Test is mandatory towards eligibility for appearing in Final Examinations.

Course	Minimum Number of Mandatory FATs
Broad Specialty Courses (3 Years)	Two
Super Specialty Courses (Direct 6-Year)	Three
Super Specialty Courses (3 Years)	Two
Post Diploma Courses (2 Years)	One
Fellowship Courses (2 Years)	One
NBEMS Diploma Course	One

As per NBEMS web notice dated 05.05.2025, following shall be applicable for NBEMS trainees who are admitted to any course of NBEMS, 2024 admission session onwards:

Amongst the above-mentioned minimum mandatory FATs, the Formative assessments conducted by NBEMS during the training period shall be mandatorily required to be attended to by NBEMS trainees for the purpose of their eligibility to appear in respective Final exit examinations.