New Delhi : The National Board of Examinations in Medical Sciences (NBEMS) has provided the schedule for the Final (Mop-up) Round for Centralised Merit Based Counselling for DNB Post Diploma Course admissions for the academic session 2025. This round is the last stage of DNB counselling and provides the last opportunity for eligible medical practitioners to seek admission in the post-diploma specialisation programmes at medical institutions across India that are accredited for DNB training and education.
There are benefits to accredited institutions DNB Post Diploma training program due to the training quality, approval by National Medical Commission (NMC), and the credentials are equivalent to MD/MS qualification. It is worth noting that there is competition for DNB Post Diploma admissions. Therefore, mop-up round is significant to candidates who have had no seat allocated in prior rounds or want to take advantage of more favourable options based on changed choices.
Final Mop-up Round Counselling Dates Announced
NBEMS has established a clear timeline for the mop-up round of the process which will occur between 16th July 2025 and 31st July 2025. The process will begin with the candidates logging in to the NBEMS accounts to pay the tuition/1st-year course fee. Once the fee is paid, candidates will be allowed to fill their choices and lock their options for the available specialties and institutes. On 24th July 2025, the selection results will be published where selected candidates will have to physically visit the allotted institute between 24th - 31st July 2025.
It is important to complete the process on time to avoid being disqualified or being forfeited from your allocated seat and fee paid. Candidates need to keep themselves informed by consistently visiting the NBEMS portal and following the timelines for completing all required end-of-process actions and procedures so that any last-minute problems can be avoided.
DNB Post Diploma 2025 Mop-up Round Schedule
S.No | Counselling Process | Dates |
1 | Login by candidates & Payment of 1st Year Course Fee | 16th – 18th July, 2025 (till 5:00 PM) |
2 | Filling of Choices/Options | 16th – 18th July, 2025 (till 5:00 PM) |
3 | Processing of Allotment | 19th – 21st July, 2025 |
4 | Declaration of Results | 24th July, 2025 |
5 | Physical Reporting to Allotted Institute | 24th – 31st July, 2025 |
Eligibility Criteria for Participation in the Mop-up Round
NBEMS has made it clear that only those candidates who registered for earlier rounds but were not allotted in both Round 1 and Round 2 will be eligible for this final and final round. They have also made it clear mop-up round is not available for candidates who were previously allotted a seat and:
• Chose not to freeze on the allotted seat,
• Did not complete and pay the 1st year course fees after freezing,
• Completed the fee but did not join the institution,
• Did not provide original documents for verification after paying the fees,
• Did not meet the eligibility requirements at the time of verification of documents.
These candidates have excluded from this mop-up round to ensure transparency and the mop-up round is only available to genuinely eligible candidates.
NBEMS have also taken this opportunity to make candidates aware that if they have been allotted a seat in the mop-up round, they must join the allotted institution by 31st July 2025. If they do not join the institute by 31st July 2025, they will lose any seat and their course fee. This is a strict deadline and must be acknowledged with serious attitudes, otherwise, they may be disqualified from the counselling altogether.
Specialties Excluded from Mop-up Round
The Final Mop-up Round for Radiodiagnosis will not take place due to a pending legal matter. The NBEMS also made it clear that there would be no mop-up counselling for the following Specialties as there are no eligible candidates from the merit list:
- Emergency Medicine
- Nuclear Medicine
- Orthopaedics
- Pathology
- PMR (Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation)
- Psychiatry
- Radiation Oncology
Aspirants targeting these specialties must keep an eye on further NBEMS announcements or await the next admission cycle.
NBEMS Releases Indicative Seat Matrix: 826 Vacant Seats Across 8 Specialties
NBEMS has also released the Indicative Seat Matrix for the Final Mop-up Round, to help candidates build informed decisions about placements. There are 826 seats across the eight popular DNB Post Diploma specialties. The highest seating assignment is Anaesthesiology (397 seats), followed by Ophthalmology (140 seats) and Paediatrics (129 seats).
The indicative seat matrix serves as an indication of available seats and will not change significantly except for very minor changes based on final reporting back from institutions. It indicates a reasonable summary of likely available opportunities for candidates.
Seat Matrix for DNB Post Diploma 2025 (Final Mop-up Round)
S.No | Speciality | Total Vacant Seats |
1 | Anaesthesiology | 397 |
2 | Dermatology, Venereology & Leprosy | 1 |
3 | Family Medicine | 8 |
4 | Obstetrics and Gynaecology | 36 |
5 | Ophthalmology | 140 |
6 | Otorhinolaryngology (ENT) | 72 |
7 | Paediatrics | 129 |
8 | Respiratory Medicine | 43 |
Total | 826 |
The Final Mop-up Round of the DNB Post Diploma 2025 counselling is your final chance to secure a super-specialty training seat. As the number of seats is very limited and competition is quite rigorous, candidates should act fast and responsibly. Candidates should double-check all documents, ensure that fee payment is completed on time, and prepare for physically reporting. Any delay or mistakes made at any time in should result in a permanent disqualification for this year's admission process.
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