Archive · 16 Sep 2026
NBEMS Releases Final Mop-Up Schedule for 2025 FNB Counselling
The National Board of Examinations in Medical Sciences has announced the last counselling round for FNB seats.
This round is called the Final Mop-up Round.
It is for candidates who registered but did not receive a seat in the first or second round.
They can choose available seats online from September 18 to September 21.
The seat-allocation process will happen from September 22 to September 24.
Results will be released on September 25.
Selected candidates must physically join their allotted hospital by October 1.
If they do not join on time, they will lose the seat and their first-year fee.
NBEMS will conduct the Final Mop-up Round of online centralized merit-based counselling for 2025 FNB seats.
Eligible candidates can log in and submit choices from September 18 to September 21 until 5 p.m.
Allotment processing will take place from September 22 to September 24, with results announced on September 25.
Physical joining at the allotted hospital will be open from September 25 to October 1.
Candidates who do not join by October 1 will lose their seat and forfeit the first-year course fee.
- Who
- The National Board of Examinations in Medical Sciences, eligible registered candidates, and participating hospitals.
- What
- The Final Mop-up Round schedule for online centralized merit-based counselling for Fellow of National Board seats.
- When
- Choice filling is from September 18 to September 21; allotment processing is from September 22 to September 24; results are announced September 25; joining runs through October 1.
- Where
- Online through the NBEMS counselling process, followed by physical joining at the allotted hospital.
- Why
- To allocate FNB seats remaining after the first and second counselling rounds.
- Admission session
- 2025
- Choice filling
- September 18 to September 21, up to 5 p.m.
- Allotment processing
- September 22 to September 24
- Allotment result
- September 25
- Physical joining
- September 25 to October 1
- Eligible candidates
- Registered candidates who were not allotted a seat in the first and/or second counselling round
- Joining consequence
- Failure to join by October 1 results in loss of the seat and forfeiture of the first-year course fee