Fellow Of National Board And Post Doctoral Exit Examination (FNB/FNB-PD) - Eligibility Criteria

  • Candidates who have undergone training as a FNB trainee at any of the National Board of Examinations in Medical Sciences (NBEMS) accredited institute after having registered with NBEMS as a FNB trainee and are completing their prescribed (as per letter of registration issued by NBEMS) training as FNB trainee as per the following schedule can undertake the FNB Exit Examination in the same sub-specialty subject to completion of training.
  • Submission of Training Completion Certificate indicating details of leave taken during FNB training for FNB trainees is an essential pre-requisite. In case the candidate does not submit the training Completion certificate.
  • Request for extension in cutoff date for completion of training for the purpose of eligibility determination for FNB Exit Examination shall not be considered.
  • Candidates who have completed their FNB training while applying for FNB Exit Examination shall be required to submit Final Training Completion Certificate (FTCC)
  • Candidates who submit their Provisional TCC with correct leave details projecting their training completion on/before the prescribed cut-off date for the examination, happen to avail more leave after applying for the examination due to some unforeseen reasons which might take their training beyond the prescribed cutoff date, shall NOT be declared INELIGIBLE for the examination.
  • If such a candidate qualifies the theory and practical examination, his/her Provisional Pass Certificate shall only be issued on completion of his/her FNB training and submission of Final TCC to this effect.
  • However, candidates who at any stage are found to have misrepresented/failed to disclose the complete details of leave taken by them, in their Provisional TCC, shall be declared INELIGIBLE on failing to complete their training on/before the prescribed cut-off date for the examination. Candidature of such candidates for FNB Exit Examination shall stand cancelled and result, if any declared, shall be treated as null and void.
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