2 Years Compulsory Govt Service with Rs 10 Lakh Bond Penalty for MBBS, BDS Admissions in UP this year

Lucknow: MBBS/BDS students getting admitted to the government-run medical and dental colleges in Uttar Pradesh will have to execute a compulsory government service bond of 2 years with a Rs 10 lakh bond penalty at the time of admission.

As per the bond terms specified by the UP Government, after completion of the MBBS/BDS course, the candidates will be required to undergo government service for two years. If the MBBS/BDS graduates do not honour the bond terms, they will be liable to pay a Rs 10 lakh bond penalty to the State Government.

The Bond Order states that "In accordance with the instructions provided in the Government Order No. 950 / 71-2-82 / 2017 dated 07.03.2018 of Medical Education Section-2 as amended, students getting admission in graduate (MBBS / BDS) courses in government medical / dental colleges / institutions / universities will be made to fill a bond related to compulsory government service..."

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As per the terms of the bond, the duration of bond service will be 2 years and the penalty amount is Rs 10 lakh. The MBBS/BDS graduates will have to provide their service as far as possible/as per requirement, the Government Medical Colleges established in other districts except metro cities, as Non-PG JR and as Contract Medical Officer in Primary Health Centre under Medical and Health Department.

However, the State has further clarified that as per the Government Order No I/676928/2024 dated 26.06.2024 for government medical/dental colleges, if the seat is left by the concerned candidate before completing the course after completion of the final cycle, they will be debarred from the admission process of the next academic session.

Medical Dialogues had earlier reported complying with the National Medical Commission's earlier order, the UP Director General of Medical Education and Training removed the practice of imposing a seat-leaving penalty on candidates discontinuing the courses midway. Instead of imposing penalties on undergraduate and postgraduate medical candidates for leaving the seats midway, the State has decided to debar such candidates from the admission process for the next academic session.

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