Delhi: The National Board of Examinations (NBE) has released the detailed Conduct of Internal Appraisal 2023 for NBEMS Trainees.
All NBEMS Accredited Institutions are required to conduct the annual Internal Appraisals for the respective trainees of the following batches in accordance with the Guidelines prescribed by NBEMS –
Course
Session
Timeline
(inclusive of both dates start and end)*
Broad Specialty Courses (3 Year Course)
1st Year trainees of 2023 Admission Session
1st June to 30th June 2024
3rd Year trainees of 2021 Admission Session
1st September to 30th September 2024
Super Specialty Courses (3 Year Course)
1st Year trainees of 2023 Admission Session
1st August to 30th August 2024
3rd Year trainees of 2021 Admission Session
1st December to 30th December 2024
Post Diploma Courses
(2 Year Course)
2nd Year trainees of 2022 admission session
1st April to 30th April 2024
Fellowship Courses
(2 Year Course)
2nd Year trainees of 2022 admission session
1st September to 30th September 2024
Direct 6 years Courses (6 Year Course)
1st Year trainees of 2023 Admission Session
1st June to 30th June 2024
3rd Year trainees of 2021 Admission Session
1st December to 31st December 2024
5th Year trainees of 2019 Admission Session
1st December to 31st December 2024
NBEMS Diploma Courses
(2 Year Course)
2nd Year trainees of 2022 admission session
1st May to 31st May 2024
Submission of report to NBEMS must be done within 15 days of the conduct of Internal Appraisal.
The Internal Appraisal shall be conducted by the hospitals as per the guidelines prescribed by NBEMS.
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Guidelines for the conduct of internal appraisal –
Appraisal includes various formal and informal assessment procedures by which evaluation of student’s learning, comprehension, and academic progress is done by the teachers/ faculty to improve student attainment. The nature of evaluation to be followed in Internal Appraisal should be on Formative Norms ONLY as it shall aim to give feedback on teaching and learning and become an integral part of effective teaching. The end goal of Internal Appraisal should be to collect information which can be used to improve the student learning process.
The purpose of the exercise is to assist NBEMS-accredited hospitals/ institutions in developing into a centre of academic excellence.
Internal Appraisal is essentially positive in intent, directed towards promoting learning; it is therefore part of teaching. Validity and usefulness are paramount in internal appraisal and should take precedence over concerns for reliability.
The Internal Appraisal consists of three parts –
1. Part I - Conduction of theory examination
2. Part II - Performance Counseling Sessions on the performance in the theory examination
3. Part III - Work place based clinical assessment
The benefit of internal appraisal for the faculty is that they are able to determine what the students already know and to what extent. They can decide what minor modifications or major changes in the training programme are to be introduced so that all trainees can succeed in upcoming assessments. They can create appropriate lessons and activities for groups of learners or individual students and also inform students about their current progress and guide them.
The benefits of internal appraisal for students are that they become motivated to learn and take responsibility for their own learning. They can learn valuable lifelong skills such as self-evaluation, self-assessment, and goal setting and become more adept at self-assessment.
The hospitals shall be submitting a report of the internal appraisal conducted by them in the format Annexure - 1 which is available on page number 13 of this handbook.
The assessment scheme consists of three parts as indicated below –
PART – I
CONDUCT OF THEORY EXAMINATION
A trainee has to appear for a theory
exam to be held on a single day only.
PART – II
PERFORMANCE
COUNSELING SESSIONS
ON THE THEORY PERFORMANCE
The evaluated answer sheets of the trainees shall be handed back to them after completion of the assessment, for discussion with their respective Head of Departments & faculty.
PART – III
WORKPLACE
BASED CLINICAL ASSESSMENT
After the theory examination, trainees have to appear for a Clinical Assessment.
The Work Place Based Clinical Assessment is to be conducted for final year trainees ONLY. It is NOT applicable to the first-year trainees in accordance with the prescribed guidelines.
The entire activity of internal appraisal shall be conducted by the NBEMS-accredited institutes/ hospitals on their own. NBEMS shall NOT bear/ sponsor/ any arrangements/ expenses for the same. The cost incurred in the conduct of the internal appraisal by the hospitals may be adjusted against the annual appraisal fee collected by them from the NBEMS trainees.
Conduct of Theory Examination –
The Theory Examination shall be conducted on a single day.
The time allotted for the examination shall be 3 hours per question paper.
Each question paper shall comprise 10 questions of 10 marks each.
A separate question paper is to be formulated by the faculty of the hospital for each year, i.e., trainees of the first year and final year should not be attempting the same question paper.
The number of question papers to be formulated for the trainees shall be as follows –
S.No.
Course
Training Year
Number of Question Papers
1.
Broad Specialty
In 1st year of training
One
In 3rd year of training
Two
2.
Super Specialty
In 1st year of training
One
In 3rd year of training
Two
3.
Post Diploma
In 2nd year of training
Two
4.
Fellowship
In 2nd year of training
Two
5.
Direct 6 years
In 1st year of training
One
In 3rd & 5th year of training
Two
6.
NBEMS Diploma
In 2nd year of training
Two
Evaluation of answer sheets –
The answer sheets of the trainees are to be evaluated by the Senior Faculty/PG Teacher of the concerned speciality only.
The hospital may make arrangements for the evaluation of answer sheets by an external faculty (of the rank of Sr. Consultant/PG Teacher).
The answer sheet of the trainees is to be assessed qualitatively and graded to give feedback to the trainees to improve their performance. The trainees are to be awarded the following grades for their answer sheets –
1. Clear Pass (P)
2. Clear Fail (F)
3. Borderline (B)
The grade secured by the trainees shall be recorded in the report to be submitted to NBEMS.
Part II: Conduct of Performance Counseling Sessions on Theory Performance –
In this process, evaluated answer sheets shall be handed back to the trainees upon completion of the assessment for discussion with their respective Head of Departments, senior faculty members & PG teachers. The faculty shall discuss with the trainees the following –
1. How to attempt the theory exam
2. Discussion with trainees about their performance
The activity of Performance Counseling Sessions may be clubbed together with the Work Place Based Clinical Assessment.
Part III: Conduct of Work Place Based Clinical Assessment for Internal Appraisal
The First Year trainees are EXEMPTED from appearing in the Work Place Based Clinical Assessment.
It will be conducted for the following trainees only –
S.No.
Course
Training Year
1.
Broad Specialty
In 3rd year of training
2.
Super Specialty
In 3rd year of training
3.
Post Diploma
In 2nd year of training
4.
Fellowship
In 2nd year of training
5.
Direct 6 years
In 3rd & 5th year of training
6.
NBEMS Diploma
In 2nd year of training
The Work Place Based Clinical Assessment is to be conducted for a maximum of 8 trainees on a single day. If a department has more than 8 trainees for whom Work Place Based Clinical Assessment is to be conducted by them, the department shall conduct the same on multiple days accordingly.
Examiners to be appointed for conduct of Work Place Based Clinical Assessment –
1. Internal Examiners (of the rank of Sr. Consultant or above)
2. External Examiners (of the rank of Sr. Consultant or above)
The Scheme of Work Place Based Clinical Assessment shall be as follows –
ACTIVITY
DESCRIPTION
Clinical Examination (Case Preparation & Presentation)
2 cases for each trainee ( 30 minutes of preparation & 30 minutes for presentation)
Viva- Voice
Shall be conducted by all the Examiners together on Investigation Techniques, Interpretations, Instrument handling etc.
Assessment of Thesis & Log Book
(Not applicable for Fellowship & NBEMS Diploma trainees)
Discussion on Thesis & Log Book
The trainees are to be assessed qualitatively in each of the above-mentioned activities and graded to give feedback to improve their performance. The trainees are to be awarded the following grades for their Work Place Based Clinical Assessment –
1. Clear Pass (P)
2. Clear Fail (F)
3. Borderline (B)
The grade secured by the trainees shall be recorded in the report to be submitted to NBEMS.
NBEMS SHALL NOT bear/ sponsor any arrangements/ expenses for the following activities of internal appraisal –
1. Conduct of Theory Examination
2. Honorarium to faculty for evaluation of answer sheets
3. Honorarium to faculty for conduct of Wok Place-Based Clinical Assessment
4. Food expenses incurred
5. Honorarium to support staff
6. Stationary expenses incurred in any activity
7. Travel/ Boarding/ Lodging expenses of any kind
8. Any other expense in the conduct of internal appraisal
All the above expenses incurred in the conduct of internal appraisal shall be borne by the concerned institute/ hospital only as the entire activity of internal appraisal has to be conducted by the NBEMS-accredited institutes/ hospitals on their own. The cost incurred in the conduct of this internal appraisal by the hospitals may be adjusted against the annual appraisal fee collected by them from the trainees.
Syllabus for the Internal appraisal & Impact on Final Examination of the trainees –
The exercise of Internal Appraisal shall cover areas of knowledge as per the standard training curriculum and guidelines. The trainees shall be assessed for knowledge as per the curriculum in a composite manner.
This would further add value to the services being rendered in these accredited hospitals/institutions. The process of Internal Appraisal is an integral part of teaching as it is essentially positive in intent and directed towards promoting learning. The result of the Internal Appraisal shall not impact the score of the Final Examination of the trainees.
In terms of the NBEMS Public Notice dated 26-11-2019, appearance in the minimum required numbers of Formative Assessment Tests/ Internal Appraisals is mandatory towards eligibility for appearing in DNB/DrNB/FNB/Diploma Final Exit Examinations as per the below-prescribed scheme –
Course
Number of FATs / Internal Appraisal mandatory
Broad Specialty Courses
Two
Super Specialty Courses
Two
Post Diploma Courses
One
Fellowship Courses
One
Direct 6 years Courses
Three
NBEMS Diploma Courses
One
All NBEMS-accredited hospitals/ institutes shall be required to submit the following reports –
List of trainees for whom internal appraisal shall be conducted by the institute containing the following details –
1. Name
2. Speciality
3. Registration Number/ Roll Number issued by NBEMS
4. Admission Session of the trainee
After the conduct of the Internal Appraisal of the trainees –
The subject-wise result of the internal appraisal conducted by the institute as per Annexure 1 is to be sent to cpd@natboard.edu.in within 15 days from the date of conduct of the Internal Appraisal.
To view the notices, click on the links below –
https://.in/pdf_upload/nbems20241897390023-229888.pdf
https://.in/pdf_upload/guidlines-229887.pdf
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