Everything you need to know about DNB CET-SS

DNB-CET SS is a qualifying-cum-ranking examination conducted for admission to various Super Specialty Courses. DNB CET-SS is conducted by the NBE and serves as a mandatory pre-requisite for admission to Post-Doctoral (MD/MS/DNB) 3-year Super-Specialty courses.

• What is DNB CET-SS?

DNB CET-SS is a qualifying-cum-ranking examination which is conducted by NBE for taking admission to various Super Specialty Courses. The full form of DNB is “Diplomate of National Board” and this diplomate qualification is awarded by National Board of Examinations.

• Why DNB CET-SS is conducted?

• DNB-CET SS is an entrance examination and is a necessary pre-requisite for taking admission into post MD/MS/DNB 3-year Super Specialty courses.

• These Diplomate qualifications are associated with the postgraduate and post doctorate degrees awarded by other Indian Universities for all purposes that include appointment to teaching posts as lecture/Assistant Professor by the Government of India, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare.

• DNB is eligible to be considered for specialist’s post/faculty in any Hospital including a training/teaching institution on a teaching post/ as a faculty member. Diplomate National Board qualifications are well-recognized and established worldwide.

• Eligibility criteria for DNB CET –SS

The candidate must fulfill the below mentioned criteria’s:

1. Candidates must possess post graduate medical degrees or have a Provisional Pass Certificates in eligible specialties and their medical qualifications are recognized according to the provisions of the Indian Medical Council Act, 1956 or candidates who are already DNB qualified may apply for DNB-CET-SS through online application.

2. Candidate must have a permanent registration certificate of MBBS qualification and their additional medical qualification should be registered with MCI.

3. Ineligible candidates are not allowed to appear for DNB CET-SS examination. In an unlikely event of any ineligible candidate appearing and/or being successful in the DNB CET-SS, the results or candidature of those candidates will be cancelled.

4. Candidates already pursuing a DM/MCh or DNB course are not eligible to appear for the DNB-CET-SS till the time they have completed the duration of prescribed course or have been discharged from the course.

• How to apply for DNB CET-SS? (Registration Procedure)

The registration procedure for DNB CET-SS is summarized below: Register for CET-SS Create a Profile Apply for DNB CET-SS Schedule the Exam (Select your exam centers) Make Online Payment (Candidates have to pay an examination fee of Rs. 4500(approximately) through Credit/Debit Cards or Internet Banking)

• DNB CET-SS: Admit Card

Admit Cards will be generated after completion of the Registration and scheduling process. Applicant will be required to take a print out/hard copy of the Admit card and affix a recent passport size photograph as per the specifications.

• DNB CET- SS: Exam pattern

Exam Mode	Online
Periodicity	Once a year
Type	Objective –Type with Single Correct Response
Number of Questions	180
Time Duration	3 hours
Negative Marking	No negative marking
Level	Post Graduate Exit Examination
Topics covered	Applied basic sciences, clinical practice and Recent advances.

1. Medical Specialties – 180 questions
2. Surgical Specialties – 180 questions
3. Pediatric Specialties (For Neonatology) – 180 questions
4. For Medical Genetics, eligible candidates from (1) and (3) above will have to further undertake a paper in Medical Genetics comprising 30 MCQs.

• Test centers for DNB CET-SS:

DNB CET-SS test centers are located in the following cities:

Sl.no.	City	Sl.No.	City
1	Ahmedabad	22	Mumbai
2	Bangalore	23	Nagpur
3	Bhopal	24	Navi Mumbai
4	Bhubaneswar	25	New Delhi
5	Chandigarh	26	Noida
6	Chennai	27	Bardoli (Surat)
7	Cochin	28	Pune
8	Coimbatore	29	Raipur
9	Dehradun	30	Ranchi
10	Mysore	31	Trivandrum
11	Aurangabad	32	Udaipur
12	Greater Noida	33	Varanasi
13	Gurgaon	34	Durgapur
14	Guwahati	35	Kozikhode
15	Hyderabad	36	Mangalore
16	Indore	37	Trichy
17	Jaipur	38	Vijayawada
18	Jammu	39	Visakhapatnam
19	Jamshedpur	40	Gandhinagar
20	Kolkata	41	Goa
21	Lucknow

• Required documents at the time of DNB CET exam:

• Printed copy of the Admit Card with photo pasted on it.
• Photocopy of Permanent or Provisional SMC/MCI registration.
• Any one of the subsequent authorized photo IDs (must be original and valid/non-expired): PAN Card / Driving Licence / Voter ID / Passport / Aadhar Card (with photograph)

• DNB CET-SS: Counseling

Candidates successfully qualifying CET-SS will be required to take part in the Centralized Merit Based Counseling conducted by the NBE for allotment of DNB seats at NBE recognized Hospitals/Institutions.

• Counseling Fees:

• Candidates are required to deposit a counseling fee of Rs. 2500/- (approximately) through demand draft in favor of National Board of Examinations, payable at New Delhi, on the day of counseling at counseling venue itself. Candidates are required to bring the above mentioned demand draft.
• Once the candidate has been registered for Counseling at the counseling venue, the counseling fee will not be refunded under any circumstances.
• Counseling Round:

Candidates absent/not taking part in any of their scheduled round of counseling either in-person or through online (opt out) will not be eligible for participation in subsequent round(s) of counseling.

Counseling	Eligibility
1st Round	Candidates qualifying DNB CET-SS conducted by NBE in the respective session and fulfill the eligibility criteria for admission to the respective courses at different NBE accredited Medical Colleges /Institutions /Hospitals in India will be eligible to participate in the counseling for allocation of seats purely on merit-cum-choice basis.
2nd Round	Candidates participated in the 1st Round of counseling either in-person or via online (opt out) will be eligible for taking part in the 2nd round of Counseling according to their merit list.
3rd Round (if conducted)	Candidates participated in the 2nd Round of counseling either in-person or via online (opt out) will be eligible for taking part in the 3rd round of Counseling as per the merit list.

The schedule of DNB CET-SS Centralized counseling will be made available on NBE website.

• Validity of DNB CET-SS result :

The validity of the result of the DNB CET-SS will be only for the current admission session only and will not be carried forward for the next session of DNB CET-SS.

• DNB CET-SS: Merit List

The Merit List for DNB CET-SS will be structured in the following order: Merit List Order:

• Medical
• Surgical
• Pediatrics/Neonatology
• Medical Genetics combined with Medical/Pediatrics/Obstetrics & Gynecology

• DNB CET-SS: Important Dates

Tentative dates for DNB CET-SS are as follows:

Event	Tentative Dates
Starting Date of Online Registration	Last week of September 2017
Closing Date of Online Registration	Last week of October 2017
Exam Date	Last week of November 2017

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