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Post Diploma 2-years DNB Programme NBEMS Diploma
Anaesthesiology Otorhinolaryngology (ENT) Anaesthesiology Ophthalmology
Dermatology, Paediatrics Emergency Medicine Paediatrics
Venereology and Leprosy ENT Radio Diagnosis
Emergency Medicine Pathology Family Medicine TB & Chest Diseases
Family Medicine Physical Medicine and Obstetrics and
Rehabilitation Gynaecology

Nuclear Medicine Psychiatry
Obstetrics & Gynaecology Radiation Oncology
Ophthalmology Radio Diagnosis
Orthopaedics Respiratory Medicine

Led by this affirmative “ahead of the times” approach, the board has also been
progressively increasing its total number of postgraduate and postdoctoral seats (Table 3). Beginning
with a mere 146 seats in 1982, the NBEMS today offers a total of 14,409 postgraduate seats each
year, a more than 100-fold quantum jump.
Table 3: Growth in number of NBEMS Accredited seats at National Board of
Examinations in Medical Sciences 1982-2026

Number of NBEMS Number of NBEMS
Year Year
Accredited Seats Accredited Seats
1982 146 2005 1,653
1983 121 2006 1,398
1984 138 2007 1,254
1985 138 2008 1,275
1986 184 2009 2,470
1987 235 2010 2,285
1988 236 2011 3,154
1989 249 2012 4,324
1990 376 2013 4,483
1991 588 2014 4,847
1992 542 2015 4,584
1993 630 2016 4,586
1994 789 2017 6,621
1995 715 2018 7,245
1996 674 2019 7,783
1997 810 2020 9,622
1998 863 2021 10,629
1999 1,121 2022 12,237
2000 1,169 2023 13,200
2001 1,330 2024 14,409
2002 1,619 2025 16,077
2003 1,067 2026 17,664

2004 1,356

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