graduate of (nutrition and dietitics )can appear for rd exam after rd internship or will the candidate have to do compulsory post graduation and then appear for rd exam ? pls clear my doubt i will be v thankfull to u

HI

The dietician eligible for the RD examination should fulfill the undermentioned criteria

[1.1 + 1.2 (a/b/c) + 1.3 (a/b) + 1.4]

OR

[1.1 + 1.2(a/b/c) + 1.3(a/b) + 1.5(a/b)]

1.1 Life Member of IDA (before the commencement of internship)

1.2
a. Graduate Degree in Food Nutrition & Dietetics
b. A graduate in BSc Home Science with Food and Nutrition as a specialization. The student should have covered a minimum of four courses out of the following:
Nutritional Biochemistry, Food Microbiology, Basic Nutrition,
Clinical Nutrition and Therapeutic Nutrition.
c. Graduate Degree with a minimum of 4 nutrition-related subjects like (i) Basic Nutrition (ii) Biochemistry (iii) Human Physiology (iv) Diet Therapy (v) Clinical Nutrition (vi) Diet in Diseases.

1.3
a. Post Graduate Diploma in Food Nutrition & Dietetics.
b. Post Graduate Degree (M.Sc.) in Foods & Nutrition/Clinical Nutrition/Dietetics.

1.4 Six months of continuous internship from hospitals recognized for RD training that is listed on the IDA website (idaindia.com) and by the competence standard package.

1.5
a. Five years of experience in a multispecialty hospital as a full-time dietitian (clinical portfolio only) from hospitals recognized for RD by IDA.
b. For a candidate from a hospital that is not listed for RD training on the IDA website. Five years of experience in a multispecialty hospital as a full-time dietitian (clinical portfolio only) and a recommendation letter from the IDA Chapter Convenor to be submitted.