Rs 53 lakh bond for AFMC PG medical Admissions this year

Pune: For this academic year admissions, the Armed Forces Medical College (AFMC) has imposed the Bond Service rule of levying Rs 53 lakh if five-year compulsory service is not provided by the MD, MS, and DNB medicos after completing their courses.
At the time of admission, as per the information bulletin, the MD, MS and DNB Civilian candidates are required to sign a bond calling 5 years of compulsory service with the armed forces after completion of their courses.
As per the norms, the doctors have to pay a bond amount of Rs 53 lakh if they fail to serve in the Short Service Commission of Armed Forces Medical Services for five years after their post-graduate course.
All civilian candidates are offered remaining seats in AFMS institutions with the sole objective to fulfil any service requirements of specialist doctors. Therefore, all civilian candidates, if selected, are required to execute a bond agreement to serve as Short Service Commissioned (SSC) Officers for 5 years with the Armed Forces Medical Services or pay an amount as sanctioned by the Govt. of India at the time of admission in case they are unwilling to join AFMS when offered commission.
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