DrNB Medical Gastroenterology: Admissions, Medical Colleges, Fees, Eligibility Criteria

 

Introduction

DrNB in Medical Gastroenterology is the best specialty-level program for doctors in India they do after completing their postgraduate medical degree course. This super specialty course lasts 3 years, focusing on studying the human digestive system and diagnosing and treating related diseases.

DrNB in Medical Gastroenterology is the best specialty-level program for doctors in India they do after completing their postgraduate medical degree course. This super specialty course lasts 3 years, focusing on studying the human digestive system and diagnosing and treating related diseases.

 

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The course is full-time pursued at various accredited institutes/hospitals across the country. Some of the best-accredited institutes/hospitals offering this course include Amala Institute of Medical Sciences-Kerala, Apollo BGS Hospital- Karnataka, Apollo Hospital (Unit International Hospitals)- Assam, and more.

Admission to this course is made through the NEET-SS Entrance exam conducted by the National Board of Examinations, followed by counseling based on the exam scores that DGHS/MCC/State Authorities conduct.

 

DNB equals MD/MS/DM/MCH degrees awarded in medical and surgical super specialties. The list of acknowledged qualifications awarded by the Board in different broad and super specialties as authorized by the Government of India are included in the first program of the Indian Medical Council Act (IMCA) 1956.

 

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The Diplomate of National Board in broad-specialty qualifications and specialty qualifications, when granted in a medical college with an attached hospital or a hospital with the strength of 500 or more beds, by the National Board of Examinations, shall be equal in all respects to the corresponding pg qualification and the super-specialty qualification granted under this Act. However, in all other cases, senior residency in a medical college for an additional one year shall be required for such qualification to be equivalent to teaching.

Course Highlights

Name of Course	DrNB in Medical Gastroenterology
Level	Doctorate
Duration of Course	Three years
Course Mode	Full Time
Minimum Academic Requirement	Candidates must have a postgraduate medical Degree in MD/DNB (General Medicine) obtained from any college/university recognized by the MCI (Now NMC)/NBE, this feeder qualification mentioned here is as of 2022. For any further changes to the prerequisite requirement please refer to the NBE website.
Admission Process / Entrance Process / Entrance Modalities	Entrance Exam (NEET-SS) INI CET for various AIIMS, PGIMER Chandigarh, JIPMER Puducherry, NIMHANS Bengaluru Counseling by DGHS/MCC/State Authorities
Course Fees	Rs. 1,25,000 to Rs. 3,00,000 per year
Average Salary	Rs. 4 Lakh to Rs. 45 Lakh per year

 

Eligibility Criteria

 

Name of the super specialty course	Course Type	Prior Eligibility Requirement
Medical Gastroenterology	DrNB	MD/DNB (General Medicine)

 

• The prior entry qualifications shall strictly follow Post Graduate Medical Education Regulations, 2000, its amendments notified by the NMC, and any clarification allocated from NMC in this regard.
• The students must have obtained permanent registration with any State Medical Council (SMC) to be eligible for admission.
• The medical institution's recognition cut-off dates for the PG Degree programs shall be as prescribed by the Medical Council of India (now NMC).

 

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Admission Process

• National Eligibility, Entrance Test for Super specialty programs, is a national-level master's level examination held by the NBE for admission to DM/MCh/DrNB Programs.
• Qualifying Criteria-Students placed at the 50th percentile or above shall be announced qualified in the NEET-SS in their respective specialty.
• The following Medical colleges are not covered under centralized admissions for DM/MCh programs through NEET-SS:

 

1. AIIMS, New Delhi, and other AIIMS

2. PGIMER, Chandigarh

3. JIPMER, Puducherry

4. NIMHANS, Bengaluru

 

• Students from all eligible feeder specialty subjects shall be required to appear in the question paper of the respective group if they are willing to opt for a super specialty program in any of the super-specialty courses covered in that group.
• A student can opt for appearing in the question papers of as many groups for which his/her PG specialty qualification is a suitable feeder qualification.
• By appearing in the question paper of a group and on qualifying for the examination, a student shall be eligible to exercise his/her choices in the counseling only for those super specialty topics covered in the said group for which his/ her broad specialty is an eligible feeder qualification.