Secondary DNB Admission Row: FAIMA Seeks Relief For 20 Doctors After Seat Cancellations Over NOC; NBEMS Says Document Was Mandatory

Around 20 doctors from various states who enrolled in Secondary DNB courses across different specialties in India are at risk of having their admissions cancelled due to the non-submission of No Objection Certificates (NOCs) during the counselling registration process. FAIMA (FAIMA DEMANDS JUSTICE FOR SECONDARY DNB DOCTORS) has expressed concern over 20 distinguished doctors who qualified their exams and secured Secondary DNB seats across India, only to receive cancellation emails from the National Board of Examinations (NBE).

State Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) departments were unable to provide the necessary NOCs within the five-day registration window, leading to the cancellations. FAIMA claims that the affected doctors had already relocated, paid substantial fees, fulfilled state bonds, and begun working at their respective hospitals.

FAIMA seeks the withdrawal of cancellation notices, an additional window for submitting pending state NOCs, and intervention from the Union Health Ministry to prevent the loss of specialist seats. NBEMS (NBEMS SAYS NOC WAS MANDATORY) disputes FAIMA's claims, stating that the NOC requirement was not new and was clearly communicated during registration.

NBEMS asserts that candidates were also required to sign an undertaking confirming they understood the eligibility conditions, and that cancellation was appropriate when the NOC was not submitted. The dispute centers on the inability of the affected doctors to submit the NOCs within the registration period and NBEMS's stance that the cancellations were carried out according to the rules.