RD Exam 2024 - Registered Dietitian Exam : Application Form, Exam Date, Eligibility, Syllabus and Exam Pattern

RD Exam 2024 - Registered Dietitian Exam acronym as RD Exam is taken every year by Indian Dietetic Association to award registration to applicants who successfully qualify for it. Passing of RD Exam is mandatory for those candidates who want to become Registered Dieticians in India.

Registered Dietitian Exam 2024 Important Dates

Date of Notification and Start of Online Registration

• 15th February 2024

Last Date of Submission of Application Form

• 31st March 2024
  

Date of Entrance Exam

• 6th July 2024

Date of Declaration of Result

• To be notified.

RD Exam 2023 was held on

• 10^th December 2023

Registered Dietitian Exam 2024 Eligibility

Educational Qualification

• The aspiring candidate should have done Graduation in Nutrition & Dietitian or Post Graduate Diploma in Nutrition & Dietitian or Master’s Degree in Nutrition & Dietitian.

Internship and Experience

• Candidates should have completed six months internship (after completion of qualifying exam) in a multi-specialty hospital recognized by IDA for an internship (as per the hospital list on the website) & supervised by a Registered Dietician (RD) or a senior dietitian with at least 10 years experience.
• The internship can be done continuously or in two installments of two to four months each with a break of not more than six weeks. The internship should be completed before 31st August of the year of applying for the RD Exam.  OR
• The candidate should have two years of experience as a full-time Dietician in a multi-specialty hospital with a minimum of 150 beds.

Note: Internship certificate Should clearly state dietetic internship/training done, dates of starting and completing the internship, and signed by the Supervising dietitian (RD).

Other Eligibility Conditions

• The aspiring candidate should have six months of Life Membership of the Indian Dietetic Association.

Important: The candidate should fulfill all the eligibility conditions by 31st August of the year of applying for the RD Exam.

Registered Dietitian Exam 2024 Syllabus

Registered Dietitian Exam 2024 Pattern

Registered Dietitian Exam consists of two test papers each (having three sections each) of two hours duration as given below:

Important: The candidates are required to obtain 50% for qualifying, and a minimum of 45% for each paper.

How to apply for Registered Dietitian Exam 2024?

Candidates can apply for the Registered Dietitian Exam by downloading the application form from the official website i.e., www.idaindia.com after 15th Frbruary.

Registered Dietitian Exam 2024 Dates

Registered Dietitian Exam is normally held in the month of November.

Registered Dietitian Exam 2024 Fees

Registered Dietitian Exam Fee is Rs. 500/-  which has to be deposited by way of  Demand Draft to a Central Bank or any Nationalized bank in favor of "Chairperson, IDA Registration Board" payable at Vellore. (To be sent by courier or speed post or registered post).

Registered Dietitian Exam 2024 Test Centers

Registered Dietitian Exam is held at Delhi, Mumbai, and Chennai at the following given centers:

• Dr. MGR-Janaki College of Arts and Science for Women "Sathyabama MGR Maligai", 11 & 13, Durgabai Deshmukh Road, Raja Annamalai Puram, Chennai 600028
• Topiwala National Medical College & Nair Hospital, Dr. A. L. Nair Road, Mumbai Central, Mumbai
• Dietary Department, AIIMS, New Delhi.

Registered Dietitian Exam 2024 Contact Details

Dr. Dharini Krishnan
New No. 18, Old No.14
First Cross Street
C.I.T. Colony, Mylapore, Chennai 600004
Email: [email protected]