FNB Bariatric Surgery: Admissions, Medical Colleges, Fees, Eligibility Criteria

By: Eduethic

Introduction

FNB in Bariatric Surgery program is a doctoral fellowship course for doctors in India that they do after completing their pg medical degree course. The duration of the course is for 2 years.

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FNB in Bariatric Surgery program is a doctoral fellowship course for doctors in India that they do after completing their pg medical degree course. The duration of the course is for 2 years. Fellowship education in bariatric surgery aims to provide a structured educational and training experience required to achieve expertise in bariatric and metabolic surgery and further research in this field. Dedicated professionals are required to perform not only safe surgery but also active research.

The course is a full-time program pursued at AIG Hospital, Hyderabad, Telangana, according to the NBE accredited list for the year 2023.

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Students can get admission to 2 years FNB course after successfully qualifying for the Fellowship Entrance Test (FET) exam, which NBEMS conducts. FET is conducted annually as per the specified program. The merit-based counseling for admissions to the FNB schedule after the holding of FET is administered by NBEMS.

The fee for following FNB Bariatric Surgery varies from accredited institute/hospital to hospital and is Rs.1,25,000 per year.

After completing their respective program, doctors can join the job market. Students can take decent jobs as research fellows, Senior residents, Consultants, etc., with an approximate salary range of Rs. 17 lakhs to Rs. 42 lakhs per year.

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Course Highlights

Name of Course	FNB Bariatric Surgery
Level	Fellowship
Duration of Course	Two years
Course Mode	Full Time
Minimum Academic Requirement	Candidates must have a postgraduate medical Degree in MS /DNB General Surgery with at least three years of experience in General Surgery/ Minimal Access Surgery after post-graduation from any college/university recognized by the Medical Council of India (Now NMC)/NBE., this feeder qualification mentioned here is as of 2022. For any further changes to the prerequisite requirement please refer to the NBE website.
Admission Process / Entrance Process / Entrance Modalities	Entrance Exam (FET) Merit-based counseling administered by NBEMS
Course Fees	Rs.1,25,000 per annum
Average Salary	Rs. 17 lakhs to Rs.42 lakhs per annum

Eligibility Criteria

Name of Fellowship course

Course Type

Prior Eligibility Requirement

Bariatric Surgery

FNB

MS/DNB General Surgery

At least three years of experience in

General Surgery/ Minimal Access

Surgery after post-graduation

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Admission Procedure

FET is a qualifying-cum-ranking exam for admission to (FNB) Fellow of National Board/Fellow of National Board - Post Doctoral programs.
The selection of a candidate will be through an MCQ-based examination, namely Fellowship Entrance Test.
A student can apply for the fellowship programs for which his/her broad or super specialty qualification/ equivalent qualification is eligible at the time of online submission of the application form.
The total duration of the examinations will be 105 minutes (Part A - 45 minutes and Part B - 60 minutes).
QUALIFYING CRITERIA: Candidates who get a minimum of 50th Percentile in their respective question paper/specialty shall be declared “Qualified.”
NBEMS shall announce a specialty-wise merit list, i.e., each fellowship program will have a separate merit list. There shall not be any equating/scaling and normalization. The merit shall be generated strictly based on marks received by the candidate and the application of the prescribed tie-breaking criteria.
The admission to Fellowship programs in the accredited hospitals shall be undertaken solely based on merit-based counseling conducted by NBEMS.
Documents required to be produced during counseling: MBBS Degree Certificate and MD/MS/DNB/DM/MCh/DrNB Degree Certificate/Provisional Pass Certificate of eligible PG Medical Qualification issued.