DNB General Category: All Branches – Cutoff R1 & Expected Cutoff R2
Branch 2023 R1 2024 R1 2024 R2 Shift 2025 R1 Expected DNB Radio 5526 4922 5252 330 5866 6279 DNB Dermat 4468 4032 4380 348 6052 6487 DNB General Medicine 12919 12605 12680 75 12999 13093 DNB Paediatrics 14589 14990 15367 377 15462 15933 DNB OBGY 15894 15913 16304 391 17334 17823 DNB Orthopedics 23023 25099 26956 1857 30101 32422 DNB TB & Chest 13295 13541 14045 504 15002 15632 DNB General Surgery 22206 23184 25316 2132 23888 26553 DNB Ophthalmology 24135 23854 26225 2371 26464 29428 DNB Emergency Medicine 20662 22390 24813 2423 26820 29849 DNB ENT 23966 23085 24658 1573 24967 26933 DNB Anaesthesia 30082 30143 30394 251 32058 32372 DNB Psychiatry 19479 18276 20729 2453 19963 23029 DNB CTVS (6 Years) 21770 23442 27749 4307 24900 30284 DNB Plastic Surgery (6 Years) 22629 21616 22971 1355 19444 21138 DNB Neuro Surgery (6 Years) 19560 19977 22447 2470 21354 24442 DNB Paediatric Surgery (6 Years) 20161 20829 22994 2165 22893 25599
DNB EWS Category: All Branches – Cutoff R1 & Expected Cutoff R2
Branch 2023 R1 2024 R1 2024 R2 Shift 2025 R1 2025 R2 Expected DNB Radio NA 4439 4439 0 4835 4835 DNB Dermat 5887 6723 7626 903 7024 8153 DNB General Medicine 12713 13237 13698 461 13736 14312 DNB Paediatrics 15241 14161 16109 1948 16615 19050 DNB OBGY 15925 16757 16753 -4 17796 17796 DNB Orthopedics 21325 22679 23994 1315 27419 29063 DNB TB & Chest NA 9762 10523 761 13457 14408 DNB General Surgery 22438 19850 22301 2451 22784 25848 DNB Ophthalmology 23025 24506 25776 1270 32490 34078 DNB Emergency Medicine 20403 17281 17281 0 25907 25907 DNB ENT 27812 24676 25897 1221 25390 26916 DNB Anaesthesia 30084 32242 32277 35 34144 34188
DNB OBC Category: All Branches – Cutoff R1 & Expected Cutoff R2
Branch 2023 R1 2024 R1 2024 R2 Shift 2025 R1 2025 R2 Expected DNB Radio 3837 3845 3523 -322 4164 4164 DNB Dermat 5016 5405 7465 2060 6259 8834 DNB General Medicine 13135 12823 13151 328 13000 13410 DNB Paediatrics 13839 14185 14967 782 15898 16876 DNB OBGY 16247 17008 17008 0 15911 15911 DNB Orthopedics 17800 21802 23831 2029 24354 26890 DNB TB & Chest 12892 14273 14307 34 13153 13196 DNB General Surgery 20537 20706 23713 3007 23394 27153 DNB Ophthalmology 25187 24264 25327 1063 33620 34949 DNB Emergency Medicine 18062 17151 19275 2124 28175 30830 DNB ENT 23573 21138 23592 2454 29167 32235 DNB Anaesthesia 28555 29495 29618 123 33576 33730 DNB Psychiatry 19657 20978 22877 1899 23386 25760
DNB SC Category: All Branches – Cutoff R1 & Expected Cutoff R2
Branch 2023 R1 2024 R1 2024 R2 Shift 2025 R1 2025 R2 Expected DNB Radio 8533 10357 13761 3404 10409 14664 DNB Dermat 20769 19154 27375 8221 8715 18991 DNB General Medicine 31749 30392 33502 3110 31929 35817 DNB Paediatrics 33179 31166 33250 2084 39205 41810 DNB OBGY 33602 34460 36447 1987 40566 43050 DNB Orthopedics 34125 37218 39028 1810 42133 44396 DNB TB & Chest 34866 17839 23376 5537 37576 44497 DNB General Surgery 39981 37489 42105 4616 44509 50279 DNB Ophthalmology 36064 44427 44219 -208 44092 44092 DNB Emergency Medicine NA 40826 37036 -3790 36696 36696 DNB ENT 45363 41323 43225 1902 40510 42888 DNB Anaesthesia 46074 44996 45711 715 53766 54660 DNB Psychiatry 40656 46305 46206 -99 44449 44449
Conclusion :DNB cutoffs are steadily increasing across most branches and categories, reflecting growing competition. Highly preferred specialties like Orthopedics, OBGY, Paediatrics, and Ophthalmology consistently have higher cutoffs, while branches like Radio and TB & Chest remain less competitive. The data shows rising demand across General, EWS, OBC, and SC categories, indicating that candidates need to plan carefully based on category and branch popularity for 2025 admissions.