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of accredited medical institutions both in the any medical education body should be proud of. the mind. No wonder, this young capital of the
public and private space across India. Surrounded by rich green pastures that breathe National Board, which was unveiled in 2006, has
life, fitted with modern offices, it is housed in been a birthing ground for many innovative ideas.
The Birth a seven-storied well-lit building in Dwarka, a
The birth of the National Board of Examinations Delhi township named after the fabled capital of The unique win-win blueprint
in Medical Sciences dates back to the year 1975, god-king Krishna, where the flora and fauna stir The National Board has a distinct blueprint.
when the republic was still very young and
postgraduate medical education was still in its
infancy. The standards of postgraduate medical
education varied from Himalayan highs to lows of
unspeakable despair. The developed world, taking
cognizance of these despicable lows, had decided
to derecognize the Indian degrees and doctors.
Alarmed at this global outcry, the Government
of India gave birth to a new body, naming it
National Board of Examinations in Medical
Sciences.
The beginning was humble. A petite office in
the basement of the National Medical Library
and its neighbouring building which housed the
National Academy of Medical Sciences. Sitting
next to country’s mightiest medical institution,
the All India Institute of Medical Sciences, in
New Delhi, its spirit rubbed its élan vital in no
time upon the National Board.
Growing from strength to strength, inch by
inch, the National Board of Examinations in
Medical Sciences is today blessed with quarters

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