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Introduction awarded under the ambit of NMC has also been
NBEMS is registered as an autonomous defined in the above mentioned NMC Act. The
organization under Ministry of Health & Welfare, examinations conducted by NBEMS provide a
Government of India with effect from 01.03.1982 common standard mechanism of evaluation of
under Societies Registration Act, 1860 and minimum level of attainment of knowledge and
thereafter started its independent functions. Over competencies of medical specialities. Moreover,
last 4 decades, NBEMS has been working hard to intra country and international comparisons are
achieve the objectives mentioned in the facilitated with availability of common
Memorandum of Association and Rules and evaluation mechanism.
Regulations of NBEMS. The Government of The dire need of specialists in the country
India established the NBEMS with the objective has been long been felt and NBEMS is
of improving the quality of Medical Education by contributing to a great proportion of this need
establishing high and uniform standards of through its alumni. The NBEMS has accredited
postgraduate examinations in modern medicine more than 1300 hospitals across the country with
on an all-India basis and utilizing existing almost 100 disciplines of modern medicine.
infrastructure for capacity building. NBEMS at NBEMS is contributing more the 13000
present conducts postgraduate and post-doctoral DNB/DrNB/FNB seats to the pool of post-
examination in approved specialities leading to graduate, doctoral and post–doctoral seats in the
the award of Diplomate of National Board country.
(DNB), Doctorate of National Board (DrNB) The very basis of creation of NBEMS
Diploma and Fellow of National Board (FNB) was to address the issue of uniform standards of
respectively. These qualifications awarded by medical education across the country. As on date,
NBEMS in various broad specialities, super the NBEMS has successfully established a robust
specialties and sub-specialties are approved by mechanism of uniform accreditation, uniform
the Government of India and included in the first standardized education and uniform examination
schedule of IMC (repealed) Act 1956 / NMC Act in medical disciplines in the country which have
2019. The equivalence of NBEMS qualifications been internationally acclaimed (Fig. 1).
with the corresponding MD/MS or DM/MCh

Fig. 1. Organizational Structure of NBEMS

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