Medical students pursuing post graduate (PG) courses at government and private institutions in Haryana will now have to shell out Rs 10 lakh if they quit the course midway. Under the new admission policy for MD/MS/MDS courses for academic session 2021-22, the State Government has increased the penalty amount from previous Rs 7.5 lakh to Rs 10 lakh.
Not only this, the candidates who leave the course midway will now have to pay the fee of the academic session during which they leave the course along with the 50 percent of fee of the next academic session in addition to the penalty of Rs 10 lakh. This clause has been introduced in the new policy notified by the Haryana Government.
As per the policy, the candidates (other than in-service candidates) at the time of admission will be required to execute a bond with two sureties (on non-judicial stamp duly attested by first class magistrate) that they will not leave the course before completion. In case, any one leaves the course midway, they will pay Rs 10 lakh to the institution concerned.
“The institution reserves the right to recover such money from the defaulters as per due procedure and thereafter the candidates will also be debarred for admission to any PG course for next three years. The same shall be applicable for the candidates taking admission under management category also,” the policy stated.
“The fee structure for MD/MS courses for in government/government aided medical colleges and private unaided medical colleges affiliated to Pt. B.D Sharma UHS, Rohtak shall be notified shortly,” the policy added.
Notably, the State Government has proposed an increase in the fee structure of MD/MS courses in private medical colleges in Haryana for 2021-22 session. A tuition fee of Rs 9.5 lakh plus 10 percent annual increase is proposed in pre-clinical specialities, Rs 11.50 lakh plus 10 percent annual increase in para-clinical specialities, and Rs 20 lakh plus 10 percent annual increase in clinical specialities.
The pre-clinical specialities include Anatomy, Physiology and Biochemistry, the para-clinical specialties include Forensic Medicine, Pathology, Microbiology, Community Medicine, and pharmacology and the clinical specialties include Otorhinolaryngology, Radiotherapy, Respiratory Medicine, Psychiatry, General Surgery, General Medicine, Ophthalmology, Orthopaedics, Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Pediatrics, Dermatology, (DVL) Radiodiagnosis.
In November last year, the State Government had issued a new policy revising the fee of MBBS course in Government Medical Colleges to Rs 80,000 per annum with an annual increase of 10 per cent. The government’s policy on the revision of fee structure had come under severe criticism from various quarters. Under this policy, a candidate selected for an MBBS degree course shall have to execute an annual bond of Rs 10 lakh, which shall be paid at the start of each calendar year.
It was in the year 2018 when the State Government had first introduced the clause of annual bond for students, seeking admission to MBBS, BDS and specialisation courses in Haryana. The move was aimed at safeguarding the interests of medical institutions whose sanctioned seats fall vacant when students leave the courses midway for better institutions or for other reasons.