DNB Admission counselling 2024: From last there is a common counselling for all MD/MS and DNB seats and it will be conducted by MCC. In today’s post we are going to share all the information about DNB counselling , admission process .
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There are some important factors that make you eligible for counselling of DNB. For the easiness of applicants, some of them are given here:
NEET PG 2024 must be qualified
There will be fresh registration in 1st Round, second and mop-up round but there will be no fresh registration in stray vacancy round of counselling like MS MD admission conducted by MCC.
any applicant who is doing MD/MS have to resign from the existing course to take part in counselling
any applicant who left the DNB seat/course will not be able to take part in DNB counselling for the next three years.
| Marks vs Rank | |||||||
| AIR | 2023 | 2021 | 2022 | AIR | 2023 | 2021 | 2022 |
| Marks | Marks | Marks | Marks | Marks | Marks | ||
| 7000 | 558 | 560 | 531 | 21000 | 490 | 485 | 457 |
| 7700 | 554 | 555 | 526 | 22050 | 485 | 480 | 452 |
| 8450 | 549 | 550 | 521 | 23400 | 480 | 475 | 447 |
| 9250 | 544 | 545 | 515 | 24620 | 476 | 470 | 442 |
| 10000 | 540 | 540 | 511 | 25870 | 472 | 465 | 437 |
| 10850 | 535 | 535 | 506 | 27300 | 467 | 460 | 432 |
| 11650 | 530 | 530 | 501 | 28660 | 462 | 455 | 426 |
| 12600 | 526 | 525 | 496 | 30000 | 458 | 450 | 422 |
| 13500 | 521 | 520 | 491 | 31450 | 453 | 445 | 417 |
| 14500 | 517 | 515 | 486 | 32850 | 449 | 440 | 413 |
| 15500 | 512 | 510 | 481 | 34350 | 444 | 435 | 408 |
| 16500 | 508 | 505 | 476 | 35800 | 440 | 430 | 404 |
| 17600 | 503 | 500 | 471 | 37350 | 435 | 425 | 399 |
| 18700 | 498 | 495 | 466 | 38950 | 430 | 420 | 394 |
| 19860 | 494 | 490 | 461 | 40500 | 426 | 415 | 389 |
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All Eligible applicants must read the complete article till the end to do counselling for DNB. This registration can be done in online mode.
Step 1 – Registration
First of all, create a password to register. The login credentials thereafter will be the password created and NEET PG registered email ID/roll number
Step 2 – Login
After successful registration, applicants are supposed to login using these credentials. Then OTP will be sent on your registered mobile number and NEET PG registered mail ID and phone number.
Step 3 – Deposition of DNB counselling fee
You can proceed further only by depositing the counselling fee . This fee can be paid by using a debit card/credit card or net banking.
Step 4 – Uploading of documents
There is no need to upload any document at the time of online registration but you are advised to keep a soft copy of all your documents.
Step 5 – Choice filling
After successful registration applicants are can go for choice filling. For filling the choices applicants have to select the state, then hospital, followed by specialty and then add choice.
Applicants can also change their choices and remove them by moving the arrow upward/downward and remove button respectively.
Step 6 – Choice Locking
The last step of registration for DNB counselling can be done by clicking the button ‘Lock Choices ’. In this step, applicants can add and remove choices as many times as they want until they lock their choices.
DNB Admission – MCC is conducting DNB Admission from last three years. MCC will released a notice on its official website regarding the counselling schedule. There were around 2800 seats in DNB which will be filled on the basis of NEET PG score, which is expected by March 31.
As you know every aspirant have to qualify for the NEET PG 2024 to take part in DNB Admission counselling. This counselling will be in online mode for admission to around 650 hospitals across India.
| Category | Cutoff marks | Cutoff marks | Cutoff marks | Revised Marks | Final Cutoff | Marks |
| 2023 | 2019 | 2020 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | |
| Open Category (UR/EWS) | 291 | 340 | 366 | 275 | 247 | 275 |
| SC/ST/OBC | 257 | 295 | 319 | 230 | 210 | 245 |
| UR-PWD | 274 | 317 | 342 | 252 | 229 | 260 |
These hospitals are Govt., Semi Govt., public and private. There will be a total of four rounds of counselling for admission in 2024. All Round of counselling will be in online mode and conducted by MCC .
Choice filling for the first round of DNB 2024 counselling will start in the month of April,2024 . After successful registration provisional allotment was released.
Click here to see DNB Round 1 counselling 2021 Result.
Click here to see DNB Round 2 counselling 2021 Result.
Candidates who fulfil the eligibility criteria as given below will be allowed to participate in the various online rounds of DNB counselling . The entrance examination of NEET PG will be the basis for admission to the course nationwide. NBE have scheduled NEET-PG 2024 on March 3, 2024. For more details on DNB CET 2024, important dates of counselling, eligibility criteria, overview and last year cut off, candidates must read the article till end.
Click here to see the result of NEET PG 2020.
In this article we are explaining the seat allotment process for each round of counselling of DNB is given here.
Only those candidates will be allowed to take part in counselling who have successfully registered themselves for DNB CET counselling. The process for round 1 is given in the points below:
You are free to fill as many choices as many you want. However, you must note that selecting a college, during the choice filling process of DNB, choose only those hospitals where you can join
Applicants will be allowed to select their branch also.
In case applicants do not lock their choices filled for DNB counselling , then after the due date, it will be locked automatically but still it is better to lock your choices and take printout well before the last date
Only those applicants who have done registration successfully will be allowed to participate in DNB counselling process
DNB seats will be allotted on the basis of their NEET PG score and choice of hospitals entered by the applicants. The DNB seat allocation process will be done online.
Good thing is that the DNB course fee is fixed and the same ( Rs 1,25,000) per annum for all types of hospitals
After successful completion of the first round of counselling MCC will start the second round of counselling.
This round of counselling is useful for upgrading your seat if the seat remains vacant.
new registration are generally allowed in second round of counselling , same rule will be applicable as of MD/MS
your existing choices which were filled during the first round of counselling will be null and void and you have to do fresh choice filling for Round 2
All the processes for the third round of counselling of DNB CET will be the same as above.
Such candidates will have to report to the allotted college with the allotment letter and original documents for verification. The authorities at the allotted institute will verify the documents and eligibility of candidates as per the guidelines set by NBE.
Generally, stray vacancy round is conducted online.
Following is the list of documents that must be carried out by the applicants in original as well as photocopy set (4-5 at least). Without original documents, applicants will not be allowed to participate in the counselling :
Matriculation certificate for date of birth proof
MBBS degree/provisional certificate
proof of counselling fee deposit
NEET PG result card
Print out a duly filled and signed online application form
Updated medical registration certificate
Permanent resident/domicile/nativity certificate
Service certificate (if applicable)
Authorization letter (if applicable)
MBBS mark sheet I,II,III
one year Internship completion certificate
SC/ST/PwD/EWS Category certificate (if applicable)
| DNB Cut off 2021 | ||
| Branch | R1 | R2 |
| DERMA | 2622 | 4139 |
| RADIO | 4911 | 4911 |
| NUCLEAR | 4926 | 5173 |
| PSYCHIATRY | 11959 | 9665 |
| GENERAL MEDICINE | 12025 | 12426 |
| RESPIRATORY | 12069 | 12087 |
| OBG | 13312 | 14019 |
| PEDIA | 13678 | 12777 |
| ORTHO | 18489 | 19988 |
| EMERGENCY | 19065 | 20750 |
| GENERAL SURGERY | 19352 | 19352 |
| OPTHAL | 19426 | 20339 |
| ENT | 20320 | 21500 |
| RADIO THERAPY | 22382 | 23684 |
| FAMILY MEDICINE | 23726 | 23631 |
| ANESTHESIA | 24163 | 24742 |
| S.No. | Institute Name | State | 2020 | 2021 | ||||
| R 1 | R 2 | R 3 | R 1 | R 2 | R 3 | |||
| 1 | Aster Med City Kochi | Kerala | 1444 | |||||
| 2 | Raja Giri Hospital | Kerala | 1567 | 1837 | ||||
| 3 | P D Hinduja | Maharashtra | 903 | 1507 | `1921 | |||
| 4 | Max SS Hospital,Saket | New Delhi | 1064 | 786 | 1938 | |||
| 5 | Kokilaben Dhirubhai | Maharashtra | 711 | 1299 | 2021 | |||
| 6 | Malabar IMS Kozhi | Kerala | 868 | 1672 | 2121 | |||
| 7 | Apollo Hospital,Bhubn | Odisha | 2258 | |||||
| 8 | Colombia Hospital | Karnataka | 2340 | |||||
| 9 | KMCT Medical college,Kozhikode | Kerala | 2014 | 2393 | ||||
| 10 | Manipal Hospital | Karnataka | 2101 | 2476 | ||||
| 11 | Jaslok Hospital | Maharashtra | 1005 | 1027 | 2478 | |||
| 2020 | 2020 | 2020 | ||
| Name of Institution | State | R1 | R2 | R3 |
| Aster Medcity, Kochi | Kerala | 1444 ( 1 ) | – | – |
| Rajagiri Hospital, Ernakulam | Kerala | 1567 ( 1 ) | 1837 ( 1 ) | – |
| PD Hinduja, Mumbai | Maharashtra | 903 ( 2 ) | 1507 ( 1 ) | 1921 ( 1 ) |
| Max SS Hosp, Saket, Delhi | Delhi | 1064 ( 2 ) | 786 ( 1 ) | 1938 ( 2 ) |
| Kokilaben Dhirubhai Ambani,MUM | Maharashtra | 711 ( 2 ) | 1299 ( 2 ) | 2021 ( 1 ) |
| Malabar IMS, Kozhikode | Kerala | 868 ( 2 ) | 1672 ( 2 ) | 2121 ( 1 ) |
| Apollo Hospital, Bhubaneswar | Odisha | 2258 ( 1 ) | – | – |
| Columbia Asia Referral Hospital, Bangalore | Karnataka | 2340 ( 2 ) | – | – |
| KMCT Med Coll Hosp, Kozhikode | Kerala | 2014 ( 2 ) | 2393 ( 2 ) | – |
| Manipal Hospital, Rustum Bagh, Bangalore | Karnataka | 2101 ( 3 ) | 2476 ( 1 ) | – |
| Jaslok Hospital, Mumbai | Maharashtra | 1005 ( 2 ) | 1027 ( 2 ) | 2478 ( 2 ) |
| Kovai Medical Centre, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu | Tamil Nadu | 1639 ( 6 ) | 1751 ( 3 ) | 2501 ( 1 ) |
| Ananthapuri Hospital and Research Institute | Kerala | 2505 ( 2 ) | – | – |
| Medical Trust Hospital, Kochi | Kerala | 1879 ( 2 ) | 2508 ( 2 ) | – |
| Lilavati Hospital, Mumbai | Maharashtra | 1135 ( 2 ) | 1776 ( 2 ) | 2525 ( 2 ) |
| KEM Hospital, Pune | Maharashtra | 1607 ( 1 ) | 2543 ( 1 ) | 2203 ( 1 ) |
| Lakeshore Hospital, Kochi | Kerala | 1743 ( 1 ) | 2590 ( 1 ) | – |
| Dr B Nanavati Hosp, Mumbai | Maharashtra | 1467 ( 1 ) | 1874 ( 1 ) | 2812 ( 1 ) |
| St Stephen’s Hospital, Delhi | Delhi | 988 ( 2 ) | 1431 ( 2 ) | 2921 ( 2 ) |
| MIOT Hospital, Chennai | Tamil Nadu | 2590 ( 3 ) | 2938 ( 1 ) | – |
| Indraprastha Apollo Hosp,Delhi | Delhi | 694 ( 1 ) | 1666 ( 1 ) | 3131 ( 1 ) |
| Rajiv Gandhi Cancer Inst,Delhi | Delhi | 1237 ( 2 ) | 2229 ( 2 ) | 3354 ( 1 ) |
| Narayana Hrudayalaya Hospital, Bangalore | Karnataka | 1740 ( 4 ) | 1681 ( 4 ) | 3391 ( 1 ) |
| Breach Candy Hospital, Mumbai | Maharashtra | 1299 ( 2 ) | 2267 ( 2 ) | 3392 ( 2 ) |
| Billroth Hospital, Chennai | Tamil Nadu | 3284 ( 3 ) | 3515 ( 2 ) | – |
| Apollo Hospital International, Ahmedabad | Gujarat | 3531 ( 2 ) | – | – |
| Medanta The Medicity, Gurgaon, Haryana | Haryana | 1595 ( 2 ) | 2271 ( 2 ) | 3556 ( 2 ) |
| General Hospital, Panchkula, Haryana | Haryana | – | 3631 ( 1 ) | – |
| Apollo Hospital, Navi Mumbai, | Maharashtra | 3500 ( 2 ) | 3662 ( 1 ) | – |
| Apollo BGS Hospital, Mysore | Karnataka | 3736 ( 1 ) | 3575 ( 1 ) | – |
| Kerala Institute of Medical Sciences | Kerala | 1409 ( 3 ) | 1279 ( 1 ) | 3776 ( 2 ) |
| Baby Memorial Hospital, Kozhikode | Kerala | 1523 ( 2 ) | 2099 ( 2 ) | 3825 ( 2 ) |
| Artemis Health Institute, Gurgaon, Haryana | Haryana | 2128 ( 2 ) | – | 3947 ( 1 ) |
| Lourdes Hospital, Kochi | Kerala | – | 2121 ( 1 ) | 3951 ( 1 ) |
| Saifee Hospital, Mumbai, Maharashtra | Maharashtra | 2021 ( 3 ) | 2472 ( 2 ) | 3998 ( 3 ) |
| Batra Hospital and Medical Research Centre | Delhi | 2582 ( 2 ) | 2891 ( 2 ) | 4112 ( 2 ) |
| Dr. Kamakshi Memorial Hospital, Chennai | Tamil Nadu | 4160 ( 2 ) | 3735 ( 1 ) | – |
| Dr. B L Kapur Memorial Hospital | Delhi | 2222 ( 2 ) | 2094 ( 1 ) | 4182 ( 1 ) |
| Apollo Hosp, Greams Rd,Chennai | Tamil Nadu | 2356 ( 3 ) | 2991 ( 2 ) | 4303 ( 2 ) |
| Sir Hurkisondas Nurrotumdas Hospital and Research Centre | Maharashtra | 2004 ( 2 ) | 2478 ( 1 ) | 4429 ( 1 ) |
| Vadamalayan Hospital, Madurai, Tamil Nadu | Tamil Nadu | 4465 ( 1 ) | – | – |
| Max SS Hosp, Mohali | Punjab | 4177 ( 1 ) | 3891 ( 1 ) | 4474 ( 1 ) |
| Santokbha Durlabhji Memorial Hospital Jaipur | Rajasthan | 3335 ( 2 ) | 3335 ( 2 ) | 4532 ( 2 ) |
| Shri Balaji Action Medical Institute, Delhi | Delhi | 3271 ( 2 ) | 4429 ( 2 ) | 4547 ( 1 ) |
| Bombay Hospital, Indore, Madhya Pradesh | Madhya Pradesh | 4186 ( 1 ) | 4186 ( 1 ) | 4599 ( 1 ) |
| Jaypee Hospital, Noida, Uttar Pradesh | Uttar Pradesh | 4467 ( 2 ) | 4673 ( 1 ) | – |
| Ruby Hall Clinic, Pune, Maharashtra | Maharashtra | 2034 ( 2 ) | 2563 ( 2 ) | 4699 ( 2 ) |
| Max Super Specialty Hospital, Patparganj, Delhi | Delhi | 2271 ( 1 ) | 1495 ( 1 ) | 4740 ( 1 ) |
| Bhagwan Mahaveer Jain Hospital,Karnataka | Karnataka | 4768 ( 2 ) | 4695 ( 2 ) | – |
| Apple Saraswati Multispecialty Hospital, Kolhapur | Maharashtra | 3929 ( 1 ) | 4768 ( 1 ) | – |
| S.No. | Branch | R3 -2020 | R2-2020 | R1-2020 |
| 1 | Dermatology | 6727(5) | 4788(6) | 4195(6) |
| 2 | Radio diagnosis | 9160(122) | 6476(152) | 6471(194) |
| 3 | General medicine | 16427(369) | 13858(451) | 13858(465) |
| 4 | Paediatrics | 17370(241) | 14380(271) | 13130(300) |
| 5 | General surgery | 23533(247) | 20869(305) | 20566(295) |
| 6 | Ophthalmology | 25642(144) | 19803(167) | 18959(206) |
| 7 | Respiratory medicine | 17392(30) | 13545(42) | 13196(62) |
| 8 | Orthopedic | 22244(132) | 18597(169) | 18408(221) |
| 9 | Emergency medicine | 24114(69) | 21916(101) | 19365(96) |
| 10 | Obs , Gynae | 19069(196) | 14862(233) | 14230(240) |
| 11 | Neurosurgery | 23877(16) | 20145(23) | 19832(36) |
| 12 | Family medicine | 30381(63) | 28585(81) | 28496(99) |
| 13 | ENT | 25930(44) | 22685(51) | 19644(52) |
| 14 | Nuclear medicine | 10603(3) | 10295(3) | 11524(9) |
| 15 | Cardio thoracic surgery | 26064(24) | 23379(33) | 21680(47) |
| 16 | Anesthesia | 28253(312) | 24933(336) | 24429(390) |
| 17 | Radiotherapy | 29644(42) | 24392(49) | 24554(69) |
| 18 | Psychiatry | 18320(11) | 16636(16) | 15735(20) |
| 19 | Paediatric surgery | 23117(6) | 16519(7) | 17124(8) |
| 20 | Pathology | 33852(39) | 28496(42) | 28053(51) |
| 21 | Plastic surgery | 24808(6) | 22251(7) | 19609(11) |
| 22 | Rural surgery | 27542(2) | 18540(2) | 20763(2) |
Comparison: DNB 2020 2nd round cutoff vs 2019 round 2
| S.No | DNB 2020 2nd round cutoff vs 2019 round 2 | ||
| 1 | Dermatology | 4788 | 4611 |
| 2 | Radio diagnosis | 6476 | 5986 |
| 3 | General medicine | 13858 | 12850 |
| 4 | Paediatrics | 14380 | 13371 |
| 5 | General surgery | 20869 | 17147 |
| 6 | Ophthalmology | 19803 | 18360 |
| 7 | Respiratory medicine | 13545 | 13425 |
| 8 | Orthopedic | 18597 | 16254 |
| 9 | Emergency medicine | 21916 | 18656 |
| 10 | Obs , Gynae | 14862 | 14969 |
| 11 | Neurosurgery | 20145 | 18339 |
| 12 | Family medicine | 28585 | 23865 |
| 13 | ENT | 22053 | 18322 |
| 14 | Nuclear medicine | 10295 | 11053 |
| 15 | Cardiothoracic surgery | 23379 | 19096 |
| 16 | Anesthesia | 24933 | 20528 |
| 17 | Radiotherapy | 24392 | 21675 |
| 18 | Psychiatry | 16636 | 15925 |
| 19 | Paediatric surgery | 16519 | 17230 |
| 20 | Pathology | 28496 | 26196 |
| 21 | Plastic surgery | 22251 | 19099 |
| 22 | Rural surgery | 18540 | 21359 |
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No. That comes under SS. MS/DNb gen surgery entry qualification for DNB onco surgery.u003cbr/u003e6 years integrated courses that can be done after mbbsu003cbr/u003e1) Mch neurosurgeryu003cbr/u003e2) DNB paediatric surgeryu003cbr/u003e3) DNB plastic surgeryu003cbr/u003e4) DNB neurosurgeryu003cbr/u003e5) DNB cardiothoracic surgery
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In DNB, after 3 rounds of online counseling, there would be vacant seats (not opted by anyone, allotted but not joined, joined and discontinued). Such seats will be allotted initially through online then offline.
u003cstrongu003eIs there any Bond for DNB medical aspirants in Hospitals?u003c/strongu003e
Bond is applicable in some of the hospitals ,u003ca href=u0022http://counseling.nbe.edu.in/cet/loginu0022u003eu003cemu003eu003cstrongu003eclick hereu003c/strongu003eu003c/emu003eu003c/au003e to see the details .
u003cstrongu003eWhat is the fee in Govt. and private hospitals for DNB Admission 2021 post MBBS?u003c/strongu003e
Fee in Govt. and private hospitals for DNB post MBBS is around Rs 1,25,000 per annum.
u003cstrongu003eIs there any reservation quota in private hospitals offering DNB Admission 2021?u003c/strongu003e
No, reservation is not there in private hospitals, it is available only in govt. hospitalsu003cstrongu003e.u003c/strongu003e
u003cstrongu003eTotal number of seats in DNB Admission 2021 in India?u003c/strongu003e
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u003cstrongu003eWhat is the official website of DNB Admission 2021 post MBBS?u003c/strongu003e
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u003cstrongu003eIf any one freezes a seat in DNB Round 2, will he/she eligible for state Round 2?u003c/strongu003e
As per MCC All India Quota counselling rule if any DNB aspirant join seat allotted in Round 2 will not be able to take part in any counselling whether it’s All India quota to state quota.
u003cstrongu003eWhich is better DNB or MD/MS?u003c/strongu003e
Although DNB course is equivalent to MD u0026, MS.Good thing is that in DNB fee is same in All Institutes/Hospitals and very nominal.For session this fee is Rs 1.25 Lakhs per annum whereas MD/MS course fee is very much higher in private medical colleges.More over there is more practical exposure to DNB candidates. Only problem with DNB is its passing result which is really very poor.So all of you are requested to kindly discussed with existing students before taking u003cstrongu003eDNB Admission 2021.u003c/strongu003e
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