DNB-CET SS 2018 Application Form can be submitted till 27th November 2017. NBE (National Board of Examination) is organizing a national level examintion for admission to the DNB PG & DNB super speciliaty courses. DNB CET 2018 is a qualifying-cum-ranking examination which offers admission to DNB post graduate courses. The test provides entry to post DNB/MD/MS Super Specialty courses is Diplomate National Board Centralized Entrance Test – Super Specialties (DNB-CET SS). Both the examinations is conducted twice in a year (January and July Session). Get the details of DNB CET 2018 & DNB CET SS 2018 including exam dates, application form, eligibility criteria, exam pattern, syllabus, etc from this article.
DNB CET 2018 Notification – Application Released
DNB-CET SS 2018 Application Form can be submitted till 27th November 2017 (11:59 PM).Click here to fill application form.
Click here to check DNB CET SS 2018 Notice.
DNB CET Exam Dates 2018
Check below tentative exam dates of DNB CET 2018 for January session & July session. The official dates of DNB-CET SS 2018 has been released now.
For January Session:
| Events | Dates (Announced) | Dates (Tentative) |
| DNB-CET SS 2018 | DNB CET 2018 | |
| Online Registration Starts | 6th November 2017 | November 2017 |
| Registration Last date | 27th November 2017 (11:59 PM) | November 2017 |
| Demo Test | 1st December 2017 | December 2017 |
| Date of Exam | 21st December 2017 | December 2017 |
| Cut Off Date for completing DNB/MD/MS qualification | 31st December 2017 | December 2017 |
| Result Declaration | 21st January 2018 | January 2018 |
For July Session:
| Events | Dates (Tentative) |
| DNB CET 2018 | |
| Online registration & scheduling of DNB CET | Last week of April 2018 |
| Closing Date | Last week of May 2018 |
| Exam Date | In the month of June/July 2018 |
| Result Declaration | First week of August 2018 |
DNB CET Application Form 2018
- Applicants have to apply for DNB CET 2018 through online mode only.
- Applicants are instructed to go through the information brochure before filling the form.
- Application form cannot be submitted via offline mode.
- Registration and scheduling process is started from 6th November 2017 (For DNB-CET SS) & November 2017 (DNB CET).
- Candidates can choose the exam center, date and time while registration.
- Once the test center is scheduled, it cannot be changed later.
- An incomplete application form is liable for rejection.
- Upload a photograph, signature and thumb impression in a specified file size.
Application Fee:
- The application fee is Rs. 4500/- for both exams.
- Applicants can pay the fee through a payment gateway of credit card/debit card/net banking.
- The application fee is non-refundable.
Eligibility Criteria
Applicants can get the eligibility criteria details of DNB CET from this section:
- Qualifying Exam: Applicants should hold the MBBS and MD/MS Degree recognized by Medical Council of India.
- Appearing candidates: Candidates who are in possession of postgraduate medical degrees/Provisional Pass Certificates by 31st December 2017 are eligible to apply.
- Applicant should complete their 3 years of rotatory training by 31st December 2017.
- Candidate must be registered with M.C.I./State Medical Council and proof must be furnished at the time of counselling.
DNB CET Exam Pattern 2018
The exam pattern details are mentioned below:
- Mode of Exam: Exam will be conducted in online mode (CBT).
- Type of Questions: Multiple Type Questions will be asked in the exam.
- Total Questions: There are 180 questions which will be asked in the question paper.
- Medium of Exam: The question paper will be published in English language only.
- Duration: The examination will be of 3 hours.
- Marking Scheme: For the correct answer, 4 marks will be given to the candidates.
- Negative Marking: There will be 25% negative marking for incorrect answer.
- Syllabus: The questions cover topics from Applied basic sciences, clinical practice, and Recent advances.
| Subjects | No. of Questions |
| Medical Specialties | 180 |
| Surgical Specialties | 180 |
| Pediatric Specialties (For Neonatology) | 180 |
Exam Centers
The list of cities where Examination centers are located is as under:
Ahmedabad, Bengaluru, Bhopal, Bhubaneswar, Chandigarh, Chennai, Dehradun, Delhi, Guwahati, Hyderabad, Jaipur, Jammu, Kolkata, Kozhikode, Lucknow, Mumbai, Noida, Patna, Pune, Ranchi & Visakhapatnam.
DNB CET Admit Card
Once the registration and scheduling process will complete, the admit card will issue to the applicants. Applicants can take a print out of the admit card and paste the photograph in the given space. Do not forget to bring the DNB CET 2018 Admit card along with one ID proof on the examination day.
On the day of the exam, applicants have to bring the given below documents with them:
- The printed copy of Admit card with a photo posted on it.
- Photocopy of permanent or provisional SMC/MCI registration.
- Anyone of the ID proof (Pan Card/Driving License/Voter ID/Aadhaar Card (with photograph).
DNB CET Result 2018
Applicants have to obtain the minimum qualifying marks for admission. The minimum qualifying marks for general category is 50% above, 40% and above for SC/ST/OBC and for Person with the disability, it will be 45% and above. The result will be declared on 21st January 2018 (DNB-CET SS). The DNB-CET 2018 result can be checked by entering applicant’s Testing ID and Date of Birth. The validity of the result will be only for the current admission session i.e. January 2018 session only.
DNB CET Counselling 2018
Candidates who qualify the examination & fulfill the eligibility criteria will participate in the counseling for allocation of seats on merit cum choice basis. NBE will conduct the centralized counselling for both exams. Counselling will be purely based on merit prepared on the basis of marks obtained by the candidates in DNB CET. After paying the counselling fee of Rs. 2500/-, applicants can select the institutions/hospitals/medical colleges according to their priority.
For more information about DNB-CET SS 2018 check the information brochure.
Documents Required
Candidates should bring the given documents in original along with self-attested photocopies:
- Rank Letter
- MBBS Degree certificate
- DNB, MD/MS Degree certificate/Provisional Pass Certificate (If applicable)
- Permanent Registration certificate
- Matriculation/High School/Higher Secondary Certificate as a proof of Date of Birth.
- Proof of declaration of result
- Proof of training completion
- 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 MD/MS qualification was pursued.
- Any other relevant certificate or document.
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