DNB-CET is a qualifying-cum-ranking examination conducted by National Board of Examinations (NBE) for entry to various Post Graduate courses including Direct 6 years course in the specialty of Plastic Surgery, Neuro-Surgery, Cardio-thoracic Surgery and Pediatric Surgery.

NBE shall be conducting DNB CET as a Computer Based Test (CBT) from 17th to 20th November 2012 at test centres across the country.

Eligibility Criteria for DNB CET - Jan 2013:

• Candidates who are in possession of MBBS degree/Provisional Pass Certificate recognized as per the provisions of the Indian Medical Council Act 1956 and possess permanent / provisional registration certificate of MBBS qualification issued by the Medical Council of India and have completed one year of internship/likely to complete on or before 31st January 2013 may apply for CET through online application.
• Candidates found to be ineligible at any stage of DNB-CET will not be permitted to appear in the examination. In an unlikely event of any ineligible candidate appearing and/or being successful in the DNB-CET, the results/candidature of such candidate shall be cancelled and/or are deemed to be cancelled.
• Requests for appearing in DNB-CET from candidates completing internship after 31st January 2013 shall be summarily rejected.
  Candidate who are completing their internship after 31st January 2013 or likely to complete after 31st January 2013 need not apply in the DNB-CET exam as they shall be ineligible to participate at any stage of the admission process.
• Candidates already pursuing a MD/MS or DNB course are not eligible to appear for the DNB-CET till such time they have completed the duration of prescribed course or have been discharged from the course. (w.e.f. DNB – CET January 2013 Admission Session)
• Registration and /or appearance in DNB-CET does not confer any automatic rights upon the candidate for admission at NBE accredited hospital / institute.
• Registration with M.C.I./State Medical Council/ is necessary and its documentary proof should be furnished at the time of counseling.

Fees: Composite examination fee and information bulletin voucher (required for online application system) can be obtained from selected branches of Axis Bank on payment of Rs.4250.

Examination Scheme

The test comprises 180 multiple choice, single correct response questions in English language only. The examination shall be a multiple choice questions test delivered using computer network as per scheme prescribed.

Syllabus: The Syllabus for the test shall comprise of subjects /knowledge areas as per the Graduate Medical Education Regulations issued by Medical Council of India with prior approval of Government of India. An extract of the same is enclosed at Annexure 3, kindly refer to MCI website www.mciindia.org for complete document.

Candidates successful in the DNB-CET shall be asked to participate in a Centralized merit based counseling conducted by National Board of Examinations for allotment of DNB seats at NBE accredited Institutions/hospitals/medical colleges in order of their merit and candidate shall be able to opt for the NBE accredited institution/hospital/medical college of their choice as per availability at their merit.

Test Centre Location: Exact address and location of the test centres is available at the online registration and scheduling application at DNB CET website www.natboard.edu.in/cet. Location map of the test centers are also available at the website. Candidates are advised to familiarize themselves with the test centre locations and ensure that they report for the test as per scheduled time only. Maps and directions to each centre are available on DNB-CET website www.natboard.edu.in/cet. Candidates are required to plan their travel accordingly.

For further details as instructions, scheme of examination, syllabus, list of seats available, Counseling etc. please refers to information bulletin for DNB CET Jan 2013 at website www.natboard.edu.in/CET.