National Board of Examinations

New Delhi

NOTICE
Dated: 03-04-2019

Updated NBE Fee Guidelines

Kind Attention: All NBE Accredited Hospitals/Institutes/Medical Colleges & DNB/FNB

trainees
1. NBE training charges & fee guidelines, as notified vide NBE notice dated 26-12-2013 stand revised
as under. Revised charges shall be applicable for DNB and FNB candidates registered 2019
admission session onwards:

Revised training charges/fee structure for DNB & FNB Training is as follows:

Head Charges * (in INR) per year

Tuition fees 75,000/-
Library fees 15,000/-
Annual Appraisal fees 15,000/-
Accommodation Charges 20,000/-

*Maximum Permissible Limit: Accredited institutions are at liberty to charge fees which is less than
indicated under respective category. The fee cannot be higher than this amount

General Fee guidelines:

• The fees shall be collected annually and has to be paid by the trainee at the start of each academic
year.

• In any circumstances the fee shall be non-refundable to the candidates, if he/she leaves DNB/FNB
training after joining the programme.

• The fee shall be paid by the candidate only through Demand Draft/ Cheque/ electronic transfer
and under no circumstances by cash.

• The accredited hospital cannot charge any other fees like capitation fees, security deposit, security
bond, and caution bond in the form of cash, fixed deposit, bank guarantee, and agreement by any
instrument whatsoever. However, State Govt owned District Hospitals applying under District DNB
Programme can implement a service bond with prior approval of National Board of Examinations.

• It is not mandatory or binding on the hospital to charge maximum fees or any part thereof from the
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• The accredited hospital cannot charge any fees or an amount in any form, over and above the
ceiling amounts prescribed above.

• The accredited hospital shall make necessary provisions for appraisal of the DNB candidates as
per guidelines notified by the National Board of Examinations time to time. In the event the hospital
is found not complying with the guidelines so prescribed/ not conducting appraisals, the hospital
 shall have to refund the appraisal fees to DNB trainees and appropriate penal action shall be taken
by NBE against the accredited hospital.

• The corpus collected has to be spent for the benefit of DNB/FNB trainees as per the defined item
heads only. The corpus cannot be re-appropriated/utilized for any other kind of expenses.

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