New Delhi: The National Board of Examinations in Medical Sciences (NBEMS) has released the indicative seat matrix for Round 1 of online counselling for admission to Fellow of National Board (FNB) courses for the 2025 admission session.

The seat matrix provides speciality-wise and institute-wise details of seats available across NBEMS-accredited hospitals and institutions throughout the country. As per the seat matrix, a total of 684 seats are vacant across 32 courses.

According to the seat matrix, the seat matrix is intended to assist eligible candidates in exercising their preferences during the first round of counselling. The document includes details of participating institutions, specialities offered, seat availability, management category, and service bond requirements.

The indicative seat matrix includes seats in a wide range of FNB super speciality programmes. For each participating hospital or institution, the matrix specifies the name and location of the institute, state or Union Territory, FNB speciality offered, management category (Government, Private, Central Government, Railway, Defence, ESI, etc.), total number of seats and whether a service bond is applicable.

NBEMS has advised candidates to contact the respective hospitals or visit their official websites to verify the applicable service bond policy before filling their counselling choices.

The Board has also encouraged candidates to contact the concerned institutions for any additional information related to the fellowship programme or admission process.

Source: Medical Dialogues - July 9,2026