The official NBE curriculum list, reproduced exactly, plus the editions residents actually read in 2026 — with recommended journals, a year-wise reading plan, and the references you'll need for your thesis and practical.
These 51 titles are reproduced as they appear in the National Board of Examinations curriculum document for Hospital Administration — spelling and abbreviations included. Treat this as the syllabus anchor.
The books most residents actually buy. These are the editions in circulation now, with a note on whether each is something you read cover to cover, keep as a reference, or open only for the viva.
Journal club and the “recent advances” parts of the theory paper come from here. You do not need to read all of them — pick the two Indian journals and one international one and follow them properly.
Three years is less time than it sounds. The order below is what works for most DNB Hospital Administration residents — broad and readable first, reference-level later, revision and drilling last.
Ground yourself in Sakharkar and Tabish for hospital organisation and services, and Park for the public-health paper; simultaneously learn hospital statistics and materials-management calculations. Register the thesis protocol.
Work through Paper I management theory (Robbins, Koontz) and Paper III planning and quality (Kunders, NABH standards, Gyani & Thomas); do departmental postings actively, writing up each department as a mini case study.
Revise paper-wise from past DNB question papers, memorise NABH chapters and statutory acts, practise planning and statistics numericals, prepare departmental presentations for viva, and complete thesis submission.
Protocol, methodology and reporting standards examiners expect you to have followed.
Books and material specifically useful for the clinical, spotter and viva stations.
The titles on this page are the ones residents and departments actually use, each with the edition in circulation now. Start with the first one listed and add the references as your reading deepens.
Principles of Hospital Administration and Planning by B.M. Sakharkar is the usual anchor. The single most-used Indian text; forms the backbone of answers on hospital organisation, planning norms and departmental management.
Yes — we list the edition in circulation now for each title. Editions move quickly, so confirm the current one before you buy or print.
No. Most residents own three or four and use the department or library copy for the rest. That is exactly why printing selected chapters from a PDF works out cheaper than buying volumes you will open twice.
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