Finally, a huge sigh of relief to 2017 passed out MBBS students as they will be eligible for post-graduate entrance exams even if they haven’t completed the compulsory one-year rural bond service. Ending all the confusion about the one-year rural bond, the Maharashtra government has decided to postpone the implementation of this bond by one academic year. The recently released government resolution stated that the bond rule will be applicable from the academic year 2019-20 and only those MBBS graduates who have completed the one-year bond service will be eligible for PG admissions from 2019.
Also, the Directorate of Medical Education & Research issued a notification stating that the avoidance of bonded service will strictly be treated as a misconduct and unethical behaviour. The judicial action shall be taken against the doctors who are found guilty under Medical Council Act, 1965, and…