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CENTRALIZED MERIT BASED COUNSELING – JANUARY 2016 ADMISSION SESSION

12. Reserved seats shall be allotted to the candidates of concerned category only. Candidates of reserved category can opt for either reserved seats earmarked for them or unreserved seats in order of their specific merit. Candidates may note that reservation status of DNB seats at a particular institution/medical college is provided by the respective institution only, based on the roster maintained by the concerned institution. NBE does not own, possess or fund any seat as such.
13. The counseling shall be done purely on the basis of DNB CET (July 2016) Merit Position. The merit shall be determined by marks obtained by the candidates in DNB CET-July 2016. In the event of two or more candidates obtaining same marks, the Tie-breaker criteria as mentioned under clause 12.4 of Information Bulletin for DNB CET for Admission to Post Graduate DNB Courses July  2016 Admission session shall be adopted.
14. ALLOTMENT OF SEATS BY PERSONAL APPEARANCE:
a)  The allotment of seats shall be made to the eligible candidates only through personal appearance and they shall be called in batches in the order of their merit position, as per the schedule of Counseling available on NBE website.
b)  Candidate has to be present in person on the day of his/her counseling to participate in the counseling at scheduled time specified in his/her Rank Letter. Authorized representative on behalf of candidate shall be permitted only after due approval of NBE, in exceptional circumstances only at sole discretion of NBE.
c)  The schedule for further round(s) of counseling (if any) shall be notified in due course at NBE website www.natboard.edu.in after completion of the 1st Round of Counseling. Candidates are advised to visit NBE website regularly for updates regarding counseling.
d)  A candidate can also exercise his/her option for participation in further round of counseling (i.e. opting out) through NBE website www.natboard.edu.in till the day of his / her scheduled counseling.  The candidate need not appear for counseling in-person at NBE office Delhi for opting out for further round of counseling.  Candidate can access NBE website from anywhere to use the facility for opting out for further round of counseling. Such candidate shall not be marked as absent and shall be given an opportunity to participate in further round of counseling as and when conducted by NBE for the same academic session.
Eg:-A candidate with Merit position 500 has to attend the counseling on 19.08.2016 and is not  interested to opt any confirmed seat and wants to exercise his/her option for participation in the next round of counseling can use the online facility available at NBE website www.natboard.edu.in from commencement of counseling till 05.00PM  on 19.08.2016.
Such Candidates who opted out for further round of counseling shall be required to pay counseling Fee of Rs 2500/- by credit/debit card at the time of online submission of Opting out form.only in their 1st Round of Counseling.  No fee is required for participation in further round of counseling.
e)  Candidates who do not attend/participate in the counseling at their first opportunity either in person or through online (opt out) shall not be eligible for participation in the subsequent round(s) of counseling (if any).
f)  Candidates opting for a confirmed seat are NOT eligible to participate in subsequent round(s) of counseling irrespective of their joining/non- joining/resignation from the seat already opted for.
g)  Candidates appearing for counseling in-person can either opt for a confirmed seat or exercise their option for participation in further round of counseling. 
h)  Candidates are advised to exercise their option for confirmed seat or next round of Counseling (vide supra) cautiously, as no change in seat once allotted shall be permissible under any circumstances.
i)  The counseling shall be done purely on the basis of DNB CET (July 2016) Merit Position. The merit has been determined by marks obtained by the candidates in DNB CET – July 2016.  In the event of two or more candidates obtaining same marks, the Tie-breaker criteria as mentioned under clause 12.4 of Information Bulletin for DNB CET for Admission to Post Graduate DNB Courses July 2016 Admission session shall be adopted.
j)  No separate letter/communication regarding counseling is being sent to the candidates. Therefore, all the eligible candidates are advised to refer to NBE website regularly www.natboard.edu.in for information pertaining to counseling and download their rank letter as well. Candidates are also advised to refer NBE website from time to time for any updates.
k) Candidates are required to bring their RANK LETTER at the time of counseling along with the prescribed documents. Rank letters can be downloaded from NBE website.
15. COUNSELING FEE: :
a)  Candidates are required to deposit a counseling fee of Rs. 2500/- through demand draft drawn in favour of National Board of Examinations, payable at New Delhi, on the day of counseling at counseling venue itself. Candidates are required to bring the above mentioned demand draft failing which they shall not be allowed to participate in the counseling.
b)  Candidates who exercise their option for participation in further round of counseling after opting out online through NBE website are required to remit the counseling fee of Rs. 2500/- through payment gateway provided using a Credit Card or a Debit Card issued by banks in India.
c)  Counseling fee shall not be refunded under any circumstances once the candidate has been registered for Counseling at the counseling venue.