1-year bond service for MBBS, PG medical students in Delhi medical colleges

New Delhi: MBBS and postgraduate medical students admitted to Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University will have to undergo a one-year service bond after the completion of their course, including the internship period.

As per the Admission Brochure released by the University for 2025-2026, the students, after completing their MBBS and PG (including super-speciality courses), would be mandatorily required to serve in the medical institutes under the GNCT of Delhi for a period of one year.

"One- Year Service Bond for all India Quota and State Quota Undergraduate And Postgraduate Medical Students: As per F.9/06/SR/2014/H&FW/pt.-II/CD#112653691/2348-59 dated 19.09.2024 issued by Govt. of NCT of Delhi Department of Health and Family Welfare 9th level, A-wing, Delhi Secretariat, Delhi, I.P.Estate, New Delhi-110002. Introduction of one- year service bond for all India quota and state quota undergraduate and postgraduate medical students after completion of their course (including internship period) in the medical institutions of Delhi, wherein the students passing out of the undergraduate/ post graduate (Including super- speciality courses), would be mandatorily required to serve in the medical institutions under GNCT of Delhi for a period of one year," stated the Admission Brochure released by the University.

The bond service term has been introduced by the University in compliance with the Delhi Health Department's order dated 19.09.2024. Medical Dialogues had earlier reported that issuing a Gazette notification in September, the Delhi Government had announced the imposition of a one-year bond. 

As per the Gazette notification, all the UG and PG students, after completing their respective courses, would have to serve the medical institutes under GNCT of Delhi for one year or forfeit the Rs 15 lacs bond (Undergraduate course) and Rs 20 lacs bond (Post Graduate Course) submitted during admission. The notification had also mentioned that the service bond condition would be applicable from the next academic session.

Further, the bond conditions had specified that the MBBS graduates would be adjusted against the post of JRs and the PG medical graduates will be adjusted against the post of SRs and they will be paid and equivalent amount of stipend paid to JRs/SRs (with appropriate increment for Super Speciality Courses).

The notification further mentioned that the UG and PG medical graduates would be adjusted against the already available vacant posts of Junior Residents/Senior Residents available in the various hospitals or in diverted capacity in other Hospitals as per the requirement of the H&FW Department. The requirement of additional posts of JRs/SRs, if required to be created, will be assessed by a Screening Committee under the Chairmanship of Dean, MAMC after assessing the already available posts in various hospitals of GNCTD including the Society Hospitals.

Back then, the members of the medical fraternity have strongly opposed the announcement of the compulsory bond service condition in Delhi. They had termed the move as draconian and a promotion of enslavement and forcing them to work in different district hospitals that do not have the basic facilities.

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