Health Ministry has cleared by a letter that DNB PG or SSPG courses are equivalent to MD/MS or MCH/DM courses in all respect even for education and a DNB student need not do any senior residency if the course has been done in a Medical college or a hospital. Having more than 500 beds even if a student applies for Teaching purpose as MCI did not accept.

Recently joining of some teachers in Medical college as they were DNB degree holders without 1-3 yr senior residency in a medical College as Oversight Committee appointed by SC wanted to review equivalence of DNB to MCI degree for teaching purpose through Scientific PG council of MCI as directed previously by Health Ministry after NMC notification in 2017. Now after such order from Ministry, the biggest Affiliation of DNB Establishments-ANBAI lately requested the Scientific PG Council of India President under MCI to additionally put into…