National Board of Examinations (NBE) was established in 1975 by the Government of India with the prime objective of improving the quality of Medical Education by establishing high and uniform standards of postgraduate examinations in modern medicine on All India basis.
NBE conducts post graduate and post-doctoral examinations in approved disciplines leading to the award of Diplomate of National Board (DNB) and Fellow of National Board (FNB). NBE accredits institutions /hospital having adequate infrastructure, facilities, faculty and patient load as per stipulated accreditation norms for training of candidates in various approved medical specialties.
The department of Accreditation at NBE invites applications from eligible department for starting DNB and FNB programme in approved disciplines. Every year applications are invited through Online Accreditation Application Portal. Following is the outline of procedure to apply and how applications are processed at NBE:
Application Process:
- Register the applicant hospital online at Online Accreditation Application Portal (OAAP)
- Pay Accreditation Processing Fee
- Register the Specialty Specific Application Online
- Complete the downloaded application forms with requisite annexures
- Submit Main and Specialty Specific applications in hard copy to NBE before prescribed cut-off dates
- Processing status of the application can be tracked at Online Accreditation Application Portal
Processing of Applications at NBE:
- Receipt of Main and Specialty Specific Applications at NBE
- Preliminary Scrutiny by the department of Accreditation
- Pre Assessment Deficiency Communication through OAAP
- Compliance uploaded by hospital at OAAP
- Assessment by NBE Appointed Assessor
- Post Assessment Scrutiny by the department of Accreditation
- Post Assessment Deficiency Communication through OAAP
- Compliance uploaded by hospital at OAAP
- Accreditation Committee and Governing Body, NBE decides the matter
- Processing outcome is communicated to the applicant hospital
The entire process of application processing is completed in a time bound manner as per prescribed calendar of application processing. It is always an endeavor of NBE to make the entire accreditation process smooth, time bound, objective and transparent.
The website of department of accreditation gives comprehensive information regarding NBE accreditation norms, latest news & updates, details of NBE accredited departments & seats across the country, documents related to accreditation applications and login portal for hospitals & NBE assessors.
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