7 Years of Commission Service, Rs 69 Lakh Penalty: AFMC Pune Bond policy for MBBS 2025
Service Bond
Pune: MBBS aspirants getting admitted to the Armed Forces Medical College (AFMC), Pune, this year will have to compulsorily serve as Medical Officers in the Armed Forces Medical Services (AFMS) for seven years after completing their course.
At the time of getting admitted to the MBBS course at AFMC, the candidates will have to sign a bond agreement of Rs 69 lakh and if the candidates withdraw from the college after 7 days of admission, or if they fail to fulfill their bond service liabilities, they will have to pay the bond money as a penalty.
Since last year, the bond amount set by AFMC has increased by Rs 2 lakh. Medical Dialogues had earlier reported that while last year, the MBBS aspirants were required to pay a bond fee of Rs 67 lakh, the year before that the amount was Rs 65 lakh.
"Candidates admitted to AFMC for MBBS course have a compulsory liability to serve as Commissioned Officers in the Armed Forces Medical Services. The offer of the type of commission will depend upon the vacancies available and shall be determined on merit-cum-option at the final MBBS examination. The liability of the SSC officers passing out of AFMC to serve in the Armed Forces Medical Services (AFMS) would be 7 (seven) years. The Permanent Commission (PC) Officers will have to serve in AFMS till date of superannuation. Complete details of Service Liability & Bond Agreement will be given to the candidates shortlisted for the screening," stated the AFMC Information Brochure for Admission to MBBS Course 2025.
"At the time of admission, parents/guardians of the candidates are required to sign a bond agreement for Rs 69,00,000/- (Rupees Sixty-Nine Lakhs only). Any candidate withdrawing from the college after 7 days of admission [after 1600hrs (4PM)] will have to pay Bond Money as per existing rules," the Brochure mentioned.
Removal from Service Liability:
The Information Brochure for MBBS admission 2025 stated that any medical cadet declared Non-Service Liability (NSL) due to medical grounds where he/she contracted the disease/disability in the circumstances over which he/she has no control and for which he/she has not refused treatment will not be liable to pay the Bond money but will have to pay the cost of training, tuition fees and other charges as applicable for further period of study from the date they are declared NSL. NOC to undergo internship will be issued only after clearing all dues.
"Such NSL cadets will be permitted to avail hostel facility at the discretion of DGAFMS," it stated.
According to the Brochure, the current current cost of training is Rs 28,166/- per week and it may be revised in future based on training cost approved by the Govt of India.
"In case of medical cadets removed / opted out from service liability after passing final MBBS examination, the NOC for joining internship training will only be issued after the Bond Money is paid in full. 20. Medical cadets who have been removed/opted out from service liability after passing final MBBS examination, will be permitted to join internship training in any of the approved AFMS Internship Hospitals," it added.
As per the Brochure, altogether 150 candidates (including 5 Government Sponsored candidates from Friendly Foreign Countries) will be selected in the year 2025. Among these 145 candidates 115 boys and 30 girls) will be selected as Medical Cadets for undergoing MBBS at the Armed Forces Medical College, Pune with liability to serve in the Armed Forces Medical Services as Medical Officers. The candidates selected in addition to becoming doctors will also be commissioned as officers of the Indian Armed Forces, wherein they have to be both physically and psychologically robust to be able to undergo the rigors of life in the Armed Forces.
The selected candidates need to have leadership qualities, effective communication skills and exacting physical standards, as the same are prime requisites for serving officers of the Armed Forces, stated the Brochure.
