DNB - CET 2021 PG Counselling

Diplomate of National Board Centralized Entrance Test ( DNB – CET ) Entrance Examination Counselling- 2015

Candidates who qualify the Centralized Entrance Test ( CET ) to be conducted by NBE in January 2015 and fulfill the eligibility criteria for admission to DNB ( Post MBBS ) courses ( January 2015 admission session ) at various NBE accredited Medical Colleges / Institutions / Hospitals in India shall participate in the counseling for allocation of seats on merit cum choice basis.

Candidate pursuing any other post graduate medical course can join a DNB ( Post MBBS ) seat only after they resign from such course. Seat allotment letter to such candidates shall be issued by NBE ( within the calendar of admission ) only if the candidates has been relieved and discharged from the institution / University from where they are undergoing such post graduate medical course.

Ineligibility, if detected at any stage, NBE reserves its rights to take necessary actions as deemed fit including but not limited to cancellation of admission to DNB course and to debar the candidate from taking any further examinations conducted by NBE.

A candidate can also exercise his / her option for participation in further round of counseling ( ie opting out ) through NBE website www.natboard.edu .in till the day of his / her scheduled counseling.

The candidate need not appear for counseling in-person at NBE office Delhi for opting out for further round of counseling.

Candidate can access NBE website from anywhere to use the facility for opting out for further round of counseling. Such candidate shall not be marked as absent and shall be given an opportunity to participate in further round of counseling as and when conducted by NBE for the same academic session.

Candidates who do not attend / participate in the counseling at their first opportunity either in person or through online ( opt out ) shall not be eligible for participation in the subsequent round(s) of counseling ( if any ).

Candidates opting for a confirmed seat are NOT eligible for participation in subsequent round(s) of counseling irrespective of their joining / non-joining / resignation from the seat already opted for.

Schedule for Counseling:

The schedule of CET-Centralized counseling shall be made available on NBE website www.natboard.edu.in

Merit list of eligible candidates shall be notified on NBE website www.natboard.edu.in.

Eligible candidates will be able to download their Rank letter for participation from NBE website after the merit list is notified.

Availability of Seats:

The indicative seat matrix for DNB ( Post MBBS ) seats is available in the information bulletin and shall also be uploaded on NBE website. Final Seat matrix shall be displayed at the counseling venue before counseling.

Reserved seats will be allotted to the candidates of concerned category only. Candidates of reserved category can opt for either reserved seats earmarked for them or unreserved seats in order of their merit.

Candidates may note that reservation status of DNB seats at a particular institution / medical college is provided by the respective institution only based on the roster maintained by the concerned institution. NBE does not own, possess or fund any seat as such.

The counseling shall be done purely on the basis of the CET Merit Position. In the event of two or more candidates obtaining same CET marks, the Tie breaker criteria are mentioned.

Allotment of Seats By Personal Appearance:

The allotment of seats shall be made to the eligible candidates only through personal appearance and they shall be called in batches in the order of their merit position as per the schedule of Counseling available on NBE website.

Candidate has to be present in person on the day of his / her counseling to participate in the counseling for opting for a confirmed seat at scheduled time specified in his / her Rank Letter. Authorized representative on behalf of candidate shall be permitted only after due approval of NBE in exceptional circumstances only at sole discretion of NBE.

The schedule for further round(s) of counseling ( if any ) shall be notified in due course at NBE website www.natboard.edu.in after completion of the 1st Round of Counseling. Candidates are advised to regularly visit NBE website for updates regarding counseling.

A candidate can also exercise his / her option for participation in further round of counseling ( i.e. opting out ) through NBE website www.natboar d.edu.in till the day of his / her scheduled counseling.

The candidate need not appear for counseling in-person at NBE office Delhi for opting out for further round of counseling. Candidate can access NBE website from anywhere to use the facility available on the website for opting out for further round of counseling.

Such candidate shall not be marked as absent and shall be given an opportunity to participate in further round of counseling as and when conducted by NBE for the same academic session.

Candidates who do not attend / participate in the counseling at their first opportunity either in person or through online ( opt out ) shall not be eligible for participation in the subsequent round(s) of counseling ( if any ).

Candidates opting for a confirmed seat are NOT eligible to participate in subsequent round(s) of counseling irrespective of their joining / non- joining / resignation from the seat already opted for.

Candidates are advised to exercise their option for confirmed seat or next round of Counseling ( vide supra ) cautiously as no change in seat once allotted shall be permissible under any circumstances.

The counseling shall be done purely on the basis of DNB CET ( 2015 Jan admission session ) Merit Position. The merit has been determined by marks obtained by the candidates in DNB CET ( 2015 Jan admission session ).

In the event of two or more candidates obtaining same marks, the Tie-breaker criteria as mentioned for DNB CET ( Jan admission session ) for Admission to Post Graduate DNB Courses 2015 Jan Admission session shall be adopted.

No separate letter / communication regarding counseling is being sent to the candidates. Therefore, all the eligible candidates are advised to refer to NBE website www.natboard.edu.in for information pertaining to counseling and download their rank letter as well. Candidates are also advised to refer NBE website from time to time for any updates.

Candidates are required to bring their RANK LETTER at the time of counseling along with the prescribed documents. Rank letters can be downloaded from NBE website.

Counseling Fee:

Candidates are required to deposit a counseling fee of Rs. 2500/- through demand draft in favour of National Board of Examinations, payable at New Delhi, on the day of counseling at counseling venue itself.

List of Prescribed Documents

Candidates have to bring the following documents IN ORIGINAL. Candidates are required to bring self-certified photocopies of the documents. Self Certified photocopies have to be submitted to NBE at the time of documents verification:

(a) Rank Letter downloaded from NBE website www.natboard.edu.in

(b) DNB-CET Pass Certificate ( January 2015) downloaded from NBE website www.natboard.edu.in

(c) Attempt certificate of MBBS qualification. (In case of tie of merit position)

(d) MBBS Degree certificate / Provisional Pass Certificate*

(e) Permanent Registration certificate issued by MCI / State Medical Council for registration of MBBS qualification. Proof of MBBS qualification being recognized as per IMC Act / Central Govt.

(g) Internship Completion Certificate ( Internship completion date must be an at before 31st January 2015 )

(h) Matriculation / High School / Higher Secondary Certificate as a proof of Date of Birth.

(i) SC / ST / PWD / OBC certificate issued by competent authority, if applicable.

Caste certificate must be issued by competent authority. The sub-caste should tally with the central Govt. list.

(j) Any document ( Bonafide certificate / Mark sheet / Attempt Certificate etc issued by concerned institution / medical college ) confirming the name of the institution / medical college from where the MBBS qualification was pursued.

(k) Any other relevant certificate or document. In addition, candidates are also required to bring self certified photocopies of the documents.

Self certified photocopies have to be submitted to NBE at the time of documents verification:

*Provisional certificate of passing MBBS Qualification is permissible only for those candidates who had passed the MBBS Qualification in the year 2014.

If the candidate has passed MBBS qualification before 2014 and the MBBS degree certificate has not been issued to him / her so far by the concerned university / Board, documentary evidence to this effect in form of a letter from competent authority of respective university / Board is to be furnished at the time of counseling.

Candidates without original documents will not be allowed to appear / participate in Centralized Counseling by NBE under any circumstances.

Seat Allotment letter will be issued to the candidate opting for a confirmed seat on the same day of counseling subject to fulfillment of eligibility criteria.

For more details, refer the following website:

http://www.cet.natboard.edu.in/bulletin/DNB%20CET-%20January%202015.pdf