DNB-CET-SS 2026 — your route to Super-Specialty DM/MCh-equivalent training
150 MCQs · 3 hours · +4 / -1 marking · max 600. Our mocks mirror the NBEMS feeder-mapped blueprint and drill the negative-marking pacing that separates a counselling-grade rank from a near-miss.
- Aligned with NBEMS · nbe.edu.in
- +4 / -1 marking — pacing matters
- Annual · single cycle (Oct-Nov)
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The single-window entry to private super-specialty training
Conducted by the National Board of Examinations in Medical Sciences (NBEMS), DNB-CET-SS is the centralised entrance to DNB Super-Specialty seats at accredited hospitals — recognised by the NMC as equivalent to DM/MCh.
- Conducting body: National Board of Examinations in Medical Sciences (NBEMS).
- Eligibility: MD / MS / DNB postgraduates in the recognised feeder specialty + senior residency timelines met by the cut-off date.
- Mode: Computer-Based Test (CBT) — single paper, single session.
- Structure: 150 MCQs in 180 minutes, single section, feeder-mapped question pool.
- Marking: +4 for correct, -1 for incorrect, 0 for unattempted. Maximum 600.
- Outcome: All-India merit list → centralised counselling for DNB-SS seats at accredited private and public hospitals.
- Language: English only.
- Information bulletinAugust
- Registration windowAugust-September
- Admit card~10 days before exam
- Exam dayOctober-November
- Result~4 weeks after exam
- Counselling roundsDecember-February
Always confirm cycle dates on the official NBEMS notification at nbe.edu.in.
Breadth across the feeder + applied super-specialty focus
Feeder + super-specialty
Questions span the entire feeder specialty (e.g. all of Internal Medicine for DNB Cardiology) plus applied super-specialty stems. Our mocks weight both layers exactly as NBEMS does.
+4 / -1 pacing risk
A wrong guess costs you 5 marks of swing vs an unattempted question. Our analytics tell you per-mock whether your skip discipline is rank-positive or rank-negative.
DNB-SS vs NEET-SS
Same NBEMS conductor, different seat pool: private accredited hospitals vs government DM/MCh. Many candidates appear for both — we'll show you the per-section overlap.
Rank-grade forecast
See your projected aggregate, percentile and counselling-grade rank band after every mock based on the previous three cycles' cut-offs.
What you get on PractiseExam.com
Single-paper format
Every mock is exactly 150 MCQs in 180 minutes — same as the real day. The clock and the negative-marking penalty are enforced so your pacing instinct is the real one.
Feeder-mapped MCQ bank
Question pools are tagged to each feeder specialty (Medicine, Surgery, Paeds, OBG, Anaesthesia, Radiology) — pick your target super-specialty and the mock weights itself.
Applied clinical stems
Vignettes mirror the NBEMS preference for scenario-based clinical decision-making over rote recall — exactly the layer that trips up first-time DNB-SS candidates.
Mock packs · pay-as-you-go
Stack as many packs as you need across the cycle. No subscription, no auto-renew.
Pricing is being updated — please check back shortly.
The most asked DNB-CET-SS questions
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A full-length, blueprint-accurate DNB-CET-SS mock. Aggregate and projected rank band within the hour.