In addition to Postgraduate teaching institutions under MCI, there are 450 accredited institutions imparting training in various Broad and Super specialities for the award of postgraduate qualification in Broad and super specialities. There are more than 149 recognized Medical Colleges in the country. The National Board of Examinations in Medical Sciences was established in 1975 with the prime objective of improving the quality of the Medical Education by elevating the level and establishing standards of post graduate examinations in modern medicine on an all India basis. Medical College – Kottayam, Grant Govt Medical College & Sir J J Group Of Hospital – Mumbai, Hindu Rao Hospital - New Delhi, Jagjivanram Hospital - Mumbai, Kakatiya Medical College – Warangal, M A M C - New Delhi, Malabar Institute of Medical Sciences – Calicut, Ruby Hall Clinic – Pune, Sanjay Gandhi Memorial Hospital - New Delhi, Sree Balaji Medical College & Hospital – Chennai, St John's Medical College – Bangalore, TNMC & BYL Nair Charitable Hospital – Mumbai and UCMS & GTB Hospital - New Delhi centres), Surgical Oncology, Medical Genetics, Physiology, Endocrinology, Paediatric Surgery, Immunohematology & Blood Transfusion, Pharmacology, Biochemistry, Urology, Cardiology, Cardiac Anaesthesia, Anatomy, Community Medicine, Neuro Anaesthesia, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Thoracic Surgery, Nephrology, Nuclear Medicine, Respiratory Medicine and Otorhinolaryngology. The $10.00 fee is waived for the first lost or stolen cards for seniors.Result of DNB/DrNB Practical Exam, December 2020 session has been declared in the specialty of Anesthesiology, Paediatric Cardiology, Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Vascular Surgery Ophthalmology, Surgical Gastroenterology, Clinical Immunology & Rheumatology, Rural Surgery, General Medicine, Pathology (Bangalore Medical College & Research Institute – Bangalore, Govt. There is a fee of $10.00 to replace all lost or stolen cards. In order to replace a lost or stolen card, an official police report along with the Form R4, passport or voter’s card is required. To renew the Smart Card, the Form R4, the expired card and passport or voter’s card is required. For persons age 60, a new card labeled Senior will be issued. A person on their 16th birthday, must apply for a new NIB card which would now have a photograph and signature affixed to the card. Renewal: The NIB Smart Card is renewable every five years for all cardholders between the ages of 16 and 60 years old. The Smart Card is required for all persons whenever transacting business with the Board. The NIB Smart Card is a government issued identification that features the cardholder’s National Insurance account number and a photograph of persons over the age of 16. At the time of registration, each eligible applicant is issued an NIB Smart Card.

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