Announcement of the 7th Registration Exam for Accreditation of PNDS Nutritionists /Dietitians 5th September 2015

Announcement of the 7th Registration Exam for Accreditation of PNDS Nutritionists /Dietitians 5th September 2015

Eligibility:

You are eligible to apply for the examination if you are:

• An updated Regular PNDS member for the years 2014-16(2 years) OR
• Life Member
• M.Sc  with specialization in Foods & Nutrition  OR
• 4-year-BS Home Economics with specialization in Nutrition
• A Clinical Dietitian with at least 6 months practice in a clinical setting or

A Public Health Nutritionists with at least 6 months practice in a public health setting or teaching foods & nutrition in a post-secondary teaching institute. 

 

Note: Applicants not fulfilling the specified degree criteria may be eligible if they can  provide satisfactory evidence that they have acquired all the required competencies through degree/non-degree courses or on the job training. Such cases will be decided by the PNDS Registration Committee.

Date for the Examination:  Saturday 5^th September 2015

Last date for application: 15^th July 2015

Time: 3:00-5:00 pm

 

Venues:

Karachi:  V.M Public School

Dhoraji Colony

 

Islamabad: Shifa International Hospital

Sector H-8/4

Islamabad

 

Lahore:  Nutrition Advisory Center

Govt. College of Home Economics

Gulberg

For Application Form click  HERE

Any application hand delivered to another PNDS member besides Samina Adam or mailed to another address besides the ones above will not be accepted

 

Fee for Registration Exam:  PKR.1500/-.

 

List of eligible applicants for the examination will be announced by 5^th  August 2015

 

 

For Karachi and Lahore submit the form along with the registration fee or courier with a bank draft made out in the name of Pakistan Nutrition and Dietetic Society to:

 

Dr Salma H Badruddin

27/1 B

1^st Central Lane off Sunset Boulevard

DHA Phase II

Phone: 0332-3715417

 

OR

 

For submission of form and fees IN PERSON (hand delivery ) contact:

Samina Adam

Phone: 0336 3291850

 

For Islamabad submit the form along with the registration fee or courier with a bank draft made out in the name of Pakistan Nutrition and Dietetic Society to:

 

Dr Rezzan Khan

Shifa International Hospital

Sector H-8/4, Islamabad

Phone: 051-460 3339

 

In case of a problem contact by SMS or email only please do not call any Registration Committee member:

 

 

Samina Adam

Phone: 0336 3291850

pndsdietitianexam@gmail.com & rdn@pnds.org

 

NOTE:

THE EXAM WILL BE HELD ONLY IF THERE ARE OVERALL 10 OR MORE REGISTRATIONS IN ONE CITY.

 

Result will be emailed to individual candidates within one month of the exam date. Those who fulfill the above criteria and pass the registration examination with an overall score of at least 50% and obtain at least 30% score within each category will be eligible to become PNDS accredited Dietitians or Nutritionists.

Registration needs to be renewed every two years. Renewal of registration will be contingent on meeting of the Continuing Nutrition Education/Professional Development criteria of 15 credit hours/ 2 year or clearing the Registration Exam after two years

Fee for Renewal of Registration: PKR 1200/-   

                                                               

For further details contact info@pnds.org