Diplomate of the National Board
Duration -
3 Years
Target Group
Good communication and interpersonal skills
Friendly attitude while dealing with patients
Positive outlook and attitude
Course Location
Aravind Eye Hospital, Tirunelveli
Batch Number 1
No of Seats
4 per batch (To start in July every year)
Course In-Charge
Dr. R. Ramakrishnan, MS, DO
Contact Details
Swamy Nellaiappar High Road,
Tirunelveli - 627 001, Tamil Nadu
+(91) 462-4356-100
+(91) 462-2331-633
Aravind Eye Hospital, Coimbatore
Batch Number 1
No of Seats
3 per batch (To start in January every year)
Course In-Charge
Dr. V. Narendran, DO, DNB
Contact Details
Avinashi Road,
Coimbatore - 641 014, Tamil Nadu
+(91) 422-4360-400
+(91) 422-2593-030
Aravind Eye Hospital, Pondicherry
Batch Number 1
No of Seats
4 per batch (To start in January every year)
Course In-Charge
Dr. R. Venkatesh, DO, DNB
Contact Details
Cuddalore Main Road,
Thavalakuppam,
Pondicherry - 605 007
+(91) 413-2619-100
+(91) 413-2618-848
Aravind Eye Hospital, Theni
Batch Number 1
No of Seats
2 per batch (To start in July every year)
Course In-Charge
Dr. Dipankar Datta, DO, DNB, MNAMS (Oph)
Contact Details
Aravind Eye Hospital, Salem
Batch Number 1
No of Seats
2 per batch (To start in July every year)
Course In-Charge
Dr. B. Manohar Babu, MS
Contact Details
No: 64, Sankagiri Main Road, (Opp) Kaliamman Kovil,
Nethimedu, Salem 636002.
+(91) 427-2356-100
Eligibility Criteria
- Any medical graduate with MBBS qualification , who has qualified the entrance examination conducted by NBE and fulfill the eligibility criteria for admission to DNB Board Specialty courses at various NBE accredited Medical Colleges/ institutions/Hospitals in India is eligible to participate in the Centralized counseling for allocation of DNB Ophthalmology seats purely on merit cum choice basis.
- Admission to 3 years post MBBS DNB Ophthalmology course is only through entrance examination conducted by NBE and Centralized Merit Based Counseling conducted by NBE as per prescribed guidelines.
Description
DNB (Ophthalmology) is a residential training-cum-employment post-graduate programme in ophthalmology encompassing both academic and clinical aspects of the discipline.