New Delhi: In a major update for all the aspirants seeking medical admissions next academic year, the National Board of Examinations (NBE), NBEMS has released the tentative schedule of its forthcoming examinations including NEET PG, DNB PDCET 2022, NEET SS, FET, FMGE, FEE, FDGE, FNB exit, DNB and DrNB practical and theory exams as well as the NEET MDS examinations.
All the concerned candidates vying to appear for the said examinations are advised to take note of the following tentative exam dates as released by the NBE on its official website. NBEMS shall be conducting the following examinations as per the calendar mentioned below, until any further updates:
According to the notification released by the NBE informing about the entrance exam dates, the calendar mentioned below supersedes any previously notified schedule for these examinations
NEET PG 2022: 12th March 2022
NEET PG (National Eligibility cum Entrance Test for Post-Graduation), is conducted for providing admission to various MD (Doctor of Medicine)/ MS (Master of Surgery), DNB and PG Diploma courses across the country.
DNB PDCET 2022- 20th March 2022
DNB-PDCET 2021 is the ranking examination for admission to various Post Diploma DNB courses of 2022 admission session. DNB-PDCET 2021 will be conducted by National Board of Examinations on a computer based platform. Verification of documents of the candidates shall be undertaken at the time of counseling/admission process.
NEET-SS 2021: 10th January 2022
NEET SS or the National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (Super Speciality Courses) is conducted by the National Board of Education for admission to various DM/ MCh courses. According to the Indian Medical Council Act, 2016, no other entrance test is valid for admission to DM/ MCh courses.
For this academic year, NEET SS is going to be conducted on 10th January 2022. The registration window has been reopened by the Natboard for all the DM, MCh and DNB SS candidates.

Next year, NEET SS will be conducted on 18th and 19th June 2022 having a revised exam pattern.
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FMGE 2022 session: 4th June 2022 and 17th December 2022
Foreign Medical Graduate Examination (FMGE) is a screening test for medical graduates to get the registration certificate from the National Medical Commission (NMC) or State Medical Council (SMC). Only the Indian nationals and Overseas Citizens of India (OCIs) can appear for FMGE screening tests.
FET 2022: 9th July 2022
Fellowship Entrance Test, FET 2020 - a qualifying-cum-ranking examination prescribed as the single entrance examination for admission to various Fellowship (FNB) courses of Natboard.
Foreign Dental Screening Test 2022: 17th December 2022
National Board of Examinations, an autonomous organization of Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Govt. of India, shall be conducting Foreign Dental Graduate Examination 2022 for Indian Citizens/OCI possessing primary dental qualifications awarded by dental institutions outside India.
Fellowship Exit Examination 2021: Feb/March 2022
FEE 2021 is the Exit Examination for award of FNB (Fellow of National Board ) Qualifications in various subspecialties.
NEET-MDS 2022: 6th March 2022
NEET MDS is an entrance exam conducted by NBE for providing admissions to all the postgraduate dental courses offered by the institutions in India.
DNB/DrNB Final Practical Examinations – December 2022 Session: March/April/May 2022
DNB/DrNB Final Theory Examinations – June 2022 Session: 9th, 10th, 11th and 12th June 2022
DNB/DrNB Final Practical Examinations – June 2022 Session: September/October/November 2022
DNB/DrNB Final Theory Examinations – December 2022 Session: 21st, 22nd, 23rd and 24th December 2022
These are Exit Examinations for the award of DNB Broad & Super Specialty Qualifications.
Tentative Schedule of Forthcoming NBE Examinations:
S. No.
Name of Examination
Date of Examination (Tentative)
ENTRANCE EXAMINATIONS
For Admissions to Academic Session 2021-22
1.
NEET-SS 2021
10th January 2022
2.
FET 2021
11th January 2022
For Admissions to Academic Session 2022-23
1.
NEET-MDS 2022
6th March 2022
2.
NEET-PG 2022
12th March 2022
3.
DNB-PDCET 2022
20th March 2022
4.
NEET-SS 2022 (Revised Scheme*)
18th and 19th June 2022
5.
FET 2022
9th July 2022
FOMATIVE ASSESSMENTS
1.
FAT 2021
19th February 2022
SCREENING TESTS
1.
FMGE June 2022
4th June 2022
2.
FMGE December 2022
17th December 2022
3.
FDST 2022
17th December 2022
EXIT EXAMINATIONS
1.
FNB Exit Examination 2021
February/March 2022
2.
DNB/DrNB Final Practical Examination –
December 2021
March/April/May 2022
3.
DNB/DrNB Final Theory Examination –
June 2022
9th, 10th, 11th and 12th June 2022
4.
DNB/DrNB Final Practical Examination –
June 2022
September/October/November 2022
5.
DNB/DrNB Final Theory Examination –
December 2022
21st, 22nd, 23rd and 24th December 2022
6.
DNB/DrNB Final Practical Examination –
December 2022
March/April/May 2023
The candidates are advised to check the exact dates of examinations from the Information Bulletins/ NBEMS website as the above dates are purely tentative and subject to approvals & confirmations.
Please refer to NBEMS website www.natboard.edu.in and https://nbe.edu.in for Information Bulletins, Application Forms and other details of these examinations as and when notified.
For any query/clarification/assistance, please write to NBEMS at its Communication Web Portal: https://exam.natboard.edu.in/communication.php?page=main
To view the official NBE notice click on the following link:
https://.in/pdf_upload/nbe-163155.pdf