New rule only for Govt. quota students

Bengaluru: In the light of the compulsory rural service for doctors, the State Government has implemented one more new rule.

According to this new rule, the MBBS students who want to pursue Post Graduation (PG) courses, MD, MS and other courses should compulsorily serve in the rural areas for three years.

The Karnataka Examination Authority (KEA) has issued a notification in this regard and the students interested in pursuing PG courses must file an affidavit that they will serve in the rural areas for three years.

The notification in the website of the KEA states that the students should sign an agreement in this regard even before joining the MBBS course.

The students should state that along with the rural service if they get the PG degree they will agree to serve in the rural areas for three years. Only if they sign the agreement form will they get admission to MBBS course. Otherwise, the students will not be admitted for any reason.

Rule only for Govt. quota

However, it has been made very clear that this rule will apply to the students who get admission under Government quota and not to students seeking admissions in Private Medical Colleges. This new rule will come into force in all Government Medical Colleges from the current academic year itself. The State Government had earlier made a rule that students who complete MBBS must serve in the rural areas compulsorily for five years. This rule is already in force.

The students who had completed MD, MS and other courses after MBBS, were hesitating to serve in the rural areas.

The Government has implemented this rule in order to see that patients in the rural areas get good medical service. Hence, the existing Act has been amended.  This rule will be mandatory to the students who want to pursue medical courses after passing PUC this year.