Best Hospitals for DNB in India

For each and every medical aspirant who wishes to get admission in any Medical PG course, there are a few indecisive situations that need to be resolved by them. Out of all, one of the most important decisions to be made is which hospital one should choose for their PG course. Aspirants frequently ask us about where they should get admitted for their PG course. Selection of hospital plays a vital role in one’s career, thus we have prepared this blog featuring a list of best DNB colleges in India for every branch. Keep reading.

Best DNB Colleges in India

There are several colleges in India that offer courses in the field of DNB (Diplomate of National Board) or post-graduate medical education. Here are some of the best DNB colleges in India:

For DNB Medicine

For every PG aspirant, medicine is one of the most preferred choices. Hence, there are plenitude of seats available in the best DNB hospitals and many of them are good for medicine. In medicine, every new case is a new experience to learn from so main thing you require is good OPD and IPD. Number of beds in hospital, ICU, ICCU is directly proportional to the exposure you will get in that particular hospital. Both, Government as well as Private Hospitals will be good if they have a decent number of beds that will augment your skills with every new case.

The best DNB hospital list for Medicine are as follows:

1. Sir Gangaram Hospital, Delhi
2. Lilavati Hospital and Research Centre, Bandra, Mumbai
3. Balabhai Nanavati Hospital S.V. Road, Vile Parle (West), Mumbai
4. Lisie Hospital, Ernakulam, Kerala
5. Lourde Hospital Road, Ernakulam, Kerala
6. Narayana Hrudayalaya of Bangalore
7. Martha’s Hospital, Nrupathunga Road, Bangalore
8. Breach Candy Hospital, Mumbai
9. Hinduja, Mumbai
10. Madurai Meenakshi Mission Hospital, Madurai, Tamil Nadu
11. Pushpagiri Hospital, Tiruvella, Kerala

For DNB Emergency Medicine:

Emergency Medicine is an upcoming specialization. This field has a lot of scope since it's an emerging field. Here also, your exposure and tendency to learn is directly proportional to the number of beds present in the hospital as more than the number of beds, more the number of new cases.

The best DNB hospitals list for Emergency Medicine are as follows:

1. Jehangir Hospital, Maharashtra
2. Apollo Hospital, Chennai, Tamil Nadu
3. Manipal Hospital, Bangalore, Karnataka
4. Ananthapuri Hospitals and Research Institute, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala

For DNB Respiratory Medicine:

Here also, your exposure and tendency to learn is directly proportional to the number of beds present in the hospital as more than the number of beds, more the number of new cases. You can choose any hospital either Government or Private that comprise of more than 400 beds.

The best hospitals for DNB Respiratory Medicine are as follows:

1. Lrs Chest and TB Institute, Delhi
2. Narayana Hrudayalaya, Banglore
3. Mahaveer Jain Hospital, Banglore
4. Kerala Institute Of Medical Sciences, Trivandrum
5. Sir Ganga Ram Hospital, New Delhi

For DNB Pediatrics:

For pediatrics, you need a good functioning NICU, good load of patients and other modalities in a hospital. As compared to Private hospitals, Government or trust run hospitals will be better. However, some private hospitals are also good. The table below includes all the best DNB colleges in India for Pediatrics in different states: 

STATE	NAME OF THE HOSPITALS
Andhra Pradesh	1. Aditya Hospital, Hyderabad 2. Durgabai Deshmukh Hospital, Hyderabad 3. Pragna Children's Hospital, Hyderabad 4. Princess Durru Shehvar Children’s Hospital, Hyderabad 5. Rainbow Children's Hospital, Hyderabad
Delhi	1. Batra Hospital & Medical Research Centre, New Delhi 2. Hindu Rao Hospital, Delhi 3. Max Super Specialty Hospital Saket, Delhi 4. Shanti Mukund Hospital, Delhi 5. St. Stephen's Hospital, New Delhi 6. Sunderlal Jain Hospital, New Delhi 7. Tirath Ram Shah Hospital, Delhi
Gujarat	1. K.G. Patel Children Hospital & Jayodia Research Institute, Baroda 2. Nirmal Hospital Private Limited, Surat
Karnataka	1. Bangalore Baptist Hospital, Bangalore 2. C.S.I. Holdsworth Memorial Hospital, Mysore 3. Dr. Bidari's Ashwani Hospital, Bijapur 4. Manipal Hospital, Bangalore 5. Narayana Hrudayalaya, Bangalore 6. St. Martha's Hospital, Bangalore
Kerala	1. Academy of Medical Sciences, Pariyaram, Kannur, Kerala 2. Baby Memorial Hospital, Kozhikode, Calicut, Kerala 3. Kerala Institute of Medical Sciences, Trivandrum 4. Malabar Institute of Medical Sciences Limited, Kozhikode 5. Pushpagiri Institute of Medical Sciences & Research Centre, Thiruvalla 6. Pushpagiri Medical College Hospital, Thiruvalla
Maharashtra	1. Bakul Parekh Children's Hospital, Chembyu, Mumbai 2. Bhabha Atomic Research Centre & Hospital, Mumbai 3. Deenanath Mangeshkar Hospital & Research Centre, Pune 4. K.E.M. Hospital, Pune 5. Mumbai Port Trust Hospital, Wadala (East), Mumbai 6. Nirmaya Hospital & Research Centre, Satara 7.Noble Hospital, Pune 8. Shankar Institute, Pune 9. Span Critical Care Centre, Solapur
Tamil Nadu	1. Apollo Hospital, Chennai 2. Dr. Mehta's Hospital Private Limited, Chennai 3. G.Kuppuswamy Naidu Memorial Hospital, Pappanaickenpalayan, Coimbatore 4. Kanchi Kamakoti Childs Trust Hospital, Chennai 5. Kovai Medical Centre, Coimbatore 6. Masonic Medical Centre for Children, Coimbatore 7. Meenakshi Mission Hospital & Research Centre, Madurai 8. Southern Railway HQ Hospital, Chennai 9. Sundaram Medical Foundation, Chennai
West Bengal	1. Apollo Gleneagles Hospitals, Kolkata 2. Dr. B. C. Roy Memorial Hospital for Children, Kolkata

For DNB Radiotherapy:

For doing radiotherapy you need the availability of latest machines for instance SRT, LINAC, SRS, HDR Brachytherapy etc. Such facilities are not available in most of the Government Hospitals. Hence, radiotherapy is one of those branches where Private Hospitals are preferred more as compared to Government Hospitals.

The best hospitals for DNB Radiotherapy are as follows:

1. Rajiv Gandhi Cancer Institute, Delhi
2. Apollo Hospital ,Delhi
3. Batra Hospital, Delhi
4. Bangalore Institute of Oncology
5. KIMS, Hyderabad
6. Indo American Cancer Institute, Hyderabad
7. Inlaks Budhrani, Pune
8. Bhagwan Mahavir Hospital, Jaipur
9. Pushpanjali Crosslay, Ghaziabad
10. Kamla Nehru Memorial Hospital, Allahabad
11. Jawahar Lal Nehru Cancer Institute, Bhopal

For DNB Dermatology:

You need good academics and a good load of patients for DNB Dermatology. Dermatology is not taught properly during MBBS thus you need to have good academics during your PG course. Therefore, it is important to select the best hospital which will help you score good academically.

The best DNB colleges in India Dermatology are as follows:

1. Care Hospital, Hyderabad
2. Railway Hospital, Hyderabad
3. Karigiri , Tamilnadu
4. Nanavati Hospital, Mumbai
5. Base Hospital, Delhi
6. Skin Institute And School For Dermatology, Delhi

For DNB Family Medicine:

You need a hospital having a good medicine department and good IP facilities for Family Medicine. In DNB, Family Medicine enjoys almost 100% pass rate and hence you can choose it freely.

The best DNB hospital list for Family Medicine are as follows:

1. Sir Gangaram, Delhi
2. Stephen's, Delhi
3. MGIMS, Sevagram, Maharashtra
4. Deenanath Mangeshkar, Pune
5. Philomena Hospital, Bangalore
6. Indira Gandhi Hospital, Pondicherry
7. Bhabha Atomic Research centre, Mumbai
8. Holy Family Hospital, Mumbai
9. CMRI, Kolkata.
10. Kamineni Hospital, Hyderabad.
11. Maharaja Agrasen, Delhi
12. Guru Tegh Bahadur Charitable Hospital, Punjab.
13. Jehangir Hospital, Pune
14. Inlaks & Budhrani Hospital, Pune
15. KIMS, Andhra pradesh
16. Peerless Hospital, West Bengal
17. Medical Trust Hospital, Kerala
18. S.I. Kalyani General Hospital, Tamil Nadu
19. Aditya Birla Memorial Hospital, Pune

For DNB Surgery:

For surgery, you need to have good hands on exposure which you can attain by getting admission in Government and Trust run Hospitals. A well established and important type surgery nowadays is robotic surgery which is mainly performed by CTVS people and Gastroenterologists. Therefore, choose a Hospital where these are available.

The best hospitals for DNB Surgery are as follows:

1. Railway Hospital, Connaught place, Delhi
2. Deen Dayal Upadhyay Hospital, Delhi
3. Stephens Hospital, Delhi
4. Sir Ganga Ram Hospital, Delhi
5. Narayana Hrudyalay ,Bangalore
6. Sri Sathya Sai Institute for Medical Sciences, Ananthpur
7. Rural Trust Hospital, Anathpur
8. Government Hospital, Chandigarh
9. Railway Hospital, Mumbai
10. Bhabha Hospital, Bandra
11. KJ Somaiya Medical College, Sion
12. Port Trust Hospital, Wadala
13. Kem Hospital (linked to B.J. Medical College, Pune)

For DNB Orthopedics:

For Orthopedics, you need a good load of patients and good hands on exposure and thus you should go for Government or trust run Hospitals.

The best DNB colleges in India for Orthopedics are as follows:

1. Nanavati Hospital, Mumbai
2. Martha's Hospital, Bangalore
3. Kovai Medical Centre and Hospital, Coimbatore
4. Devadoss Multispecialty Hospital Madurai (IORAS hospital )
5. LISIE Hospital, Kochi
6. Ganga Hospital, Coimbatore
7. Hosmet Hospital, Banglore
8. MIOT Hospital Chennai
9. Stephen, Delhi
10. Sant Parmanand Hospital, Delhi
11. Port trust, Mumbai
12. SPARSH, Bangalore
13. APOLLO, Chennai
14. APOLLO, Hyderabad
15. Tata Main Hospital Jamshedpur, Jharkhand
16. Sir Ganga Ram Hospital, Delhi
17. Sundaram Medical Foundation Community Hospital, Chennai

For DNB ENT:

You need a good load of patient and good hands on exposure to surgeries for ENT. As compared to Private Hospitals, Government Hospitals would be better option to choose.

The best DNB hospitals list for ENT are as follows:

1. Madras ENT Research Foundation, Chennai
2. KKR ENT Hospital &  Research Foundation, Chennai
3. Narayana Hryudayalay, Bangalore
4. KIMS, Hyderabad
5. Sir Ganga Ram Hospital, Delhi
6. Stephens Hospital, Delhi

For DNB Ophthalmology:

For Ophthalmology, you need to have a good OPD and availability of numerous latest machines. Opthalmology is a diverse field where new equipment comes every 3-4 years, thus Private hospitals would be advantageous over Government hospitals. However, Government and trust run institutions will give you good hands-on exposure and a good load of patient. Therefore, the selection of the hospital should be done wisely.

The best hospitals for DNB Ophthalmalogy are as follows:

1. Sir Ganga Ram, New Delhi
2. Hindurao, New Delhi
3. Shroff Eye Centre (South Delhi)
4. Arvind Eye Hospital Trichy, Tamil Nadu
5. Aravind Eye Hospital, Chennai Theni Hwy, Kottai Kalam, Theni, Tamil Nadu
6. Sri Kanchi Kamakoti Medical Trust Hospital, Eye Centre, Coimbatore.
7. Sri Sathya Sai Institute of Higher Medical Sciences, Puttaparthi
8. Sankara Eye Hospital, Chennai
9. Sankara Eye Hospital, Guntur
10. HV Desai Eye Hospital, Pune
11. National Institute of Ophthalmology, Pune.
12. L.N. Hospital, Bhilai

For DNB OBG:

You require good hands-on exposure for Obstetrics and Gynecology, thus Government or Trust run Hospitals would be preferred over Private ones.

The best hospitals for DNB OBG are as follows:

1. Edappal Hospitals Private Limited, Malappuram, Kerala
2. Sri Ramakrishna Hospital, Coimbatore
3. Jubilee Mission Medical College & Research Institute, Thrissur, Kerala
4. Isabel Hospital, Chennai
5. Northern Railway Central Hospital, New Delhi
6. Army Hospital (R & R), Delhi Cantt.
7. BHEL Kasturba Hospital, Bhopal
8. Bokaro General Hospital, Jharkhand
9. Medical College (Maharani Hospital), Jagadalpur, Chattishgarh
10. Holy Family Hospital, New Delhi
11. Holy Family Hospital, Mumbai
12. Shri Harilal Bhagwati Municipal General Hospital, Mumbai
13. South Central Railways Hospital Lallguda, Secunderabad
14. Southern Railway HQ Hospital, Chennai
15. Martha's Hospital, Bangalore
16. Stephen's Hospital, New Delhi
17. Yashoda Super Speciality Hospital, Hyderabad

For DNB Anesthesiology:

Anesthesia goes hand in hand with surgery. Hospitals where you will attain good exposure in surgery, you will get good exposure in Anesthesia as well. Both Private and Government Hospitals have separate features for this branch. Private Hospitals have the latest equipment in anesthesia whereas Government and trust run Hospitals will give you more exposure. Thus, choose wisely.

The best hospitals for DNB Anesthesia are as follows:

1. Bhabha Atomic Research Centre Hospital, Mankhurd, Mumbai
2. Ganga Ram, New Delhi.
3. KEM Hospital, Pune
4. All Apollo Hospitals are good
5. Sri Satya Sai Hospital, Banglore
6. Baby memorial hospital, Kerala
7. Bokaro General Hospital, Bokaro Steel City, Jharkhand
8. Fortis Hospital, Bangalore
9. Kovai Medical Centre, Coimbatore
10. Lourdes Hospital, Ernakulam
11. Manipal Hospital, Bangalore
12. Max Super Specialty Hospital, New Delhi
13. Northern Railway Central Hospital, New Delhi
14. Saifee Hospital, Mumbai
15. Southern Railway HQ Hospital, Chennai
16. Sri Sathya Sai Institute of Higher Medical Sciences, Bangalore
17. Yashoda Super Speciality Hospital, Hyderabad
18. Ganga, Coimbatore
19. Poona Hospital, Pune
20. Hinduja Hospital, Mumbai
21. Narayana Hrudyalay, Bangalore.
22. Holy Family Hospital, Bandra, Mumbai

For DNB Superspecialty Surgery:

You need good hands on exposure for Superspecialty Surgery that can be attained only at a few centres in India. This course is of 6 years duration. Many Private Hospitals provide this course but only few are good.

The best hospitals for DNB Superspecialty Surgery are as follows:

1. Sir Ganga Ram Hospital, Delhi
2. Narayana Hrudayalay, Bangalore
3. Vivekanand Policlinic, Lucknow

For CTVS:

As claimed by many individuals, CTVS is a dying branch due to advent of minimal invasive techniques. However, few places, may fetch you a good exposure to all the techniques required to be specialized in this course. Following are the best hospitals for all the hard-core surgery enthusiasts who wish to take up superspecialty surgical branches including CTVS:

1. Narayna Hrudayalay
2. RTIGS, Calcutta
3. Fortis Escorts, Delhi
4. National Heart Institute, Delhi
5. Heart and Lung Institute, Delhi

For Radiodiagnosis:

For Radiodiagnosis, two important aspects are good load of patients and availability of machines. Most of the Private Hospitals situated in metros are equipped with all the machines whereas good load of patients would not be found due to high prices. On the other hand, in Government Hospitals, you will find a good load of patients but availability of advanced machines like MRI or PET scan may or may not be there. Thus, choose your Hospital for this course wisely.

The table below includes the list of best hospitals for DNB Radiodiagnosis in different states:

STATE	NAME OF THE HOSPITALS
Delhi	1.    St. Stephens, Delhi 2.    Sir Ganga Ram, Delhi 3.    Rajiv Gandhi Cancer Institute, Delhi 4.    Apollo, Delhi 5.    Safdarjung, Delhi 6.    Max/Batra, Delhi
Hyderabad	1.    NIMS, Hyderabad 2.    KIMS, Hyderabad 3.    Yashoda, Hyderabad 4.    Care Hospital, Hyderabad
Bangalore	1.    Narayana Hrudyalaya 2.    Manipal Hospital, Bangalore 3.    Columbia Asia Hospital, Bangalore
Mumbai	1.    Breach Candy Hospital, Mumbai 2.    Lilavati Hospital, Mumbai 3.    Hinduja Hospital, Mumbai
Tamil Nadu	1.     Kovai Medical Centre and Hospital, Coimbatore 2.     Apollo Hospital, Chennai

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