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The NBE curriculum list, reproduced exactly, plus the editions residents actually read in 2026 — with journals, a year-wise reading plan, and the references you will need for your thesis and exit practical.
Doing the MCh instead? The same superspecialty is covered at MCh Urology books.
These 40 titles are reproduced as they appear in the National Board of Examinations curriculum document for Urology (Genito-Urinary Surgery) — spelling and abbreviations included. Treat it as the scope anchor, not as a shopping list.
Source: National Board of Examinations curriculum document for Urology (Genito-Urinary Surgery)
The books most residents actually buy. These are the editions in circulation now, with a note on whether each is something you read through, 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 all of them — follow one Indian and two international titles properly.
Three years of superspecialty training goes faster than it sounds, and most of it is spent on the floor. The order below is what works for most DrNB Urology (Genito-Urinary Surgery) residents.
Read Smith and Tanagho for grounding and start Campbell-Walsh-Wein by chapter with the case mix; learn uroradiology and instruments early. Register the thesis.
Work through Smith's Endourology during stone rotations, Hinman and Glenn's alongside the operating list, and Cardozo for female urology; read EAU guidelines.
Add transplantation reading, revise Campbell selectively, drill radiology and instrument spots plus urodynamic traces, and practise timed short notes.
Protocol, methodology and reporting standards examiners expect you to have followed.
Cases, spotters and stations that come up again and again in the exit exam.
DrNB Urology (Genito-Urinary Surgery) theory is three papers of 100 marks and three hours each, written as short notes, requiring 150/300 to pass; the practical carries a further 300 marks and is taken after theory. It combines clinical cases and/or OSCE with viva. Urology practicals reliably include uroradiology spots, endoscopic instrument identification and urodynamic trace interpretation in addition to bedside cases.
The National Board of Examinations curriculum for Urology (Genito-Urinary Surgery) lists 40 titles, beginning with Campbell urology-3 Volumes Edited by Walgh, et al. The full list is reproduced on this page exactly as it is published.
Campbell-Walsh-Wein Urology by Partin, Dmochowski, Kavoussi, Peters, Terris is the usual anchor. The single authoritative urology reference; theory answers are expected to follow it.
DrNB Urology (Genito-Urinary Surgery) is a superspecialty course taken after a broad-specialty MD, MS or DNB, so the reading is narrower and deeper. The broad-specialty texts are assumed knowledge by the time you start.
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