Karnataka assigns 927 MBBS graduates to compulsory government medical service
The Department of Health and Family Welfare exempted 3,210 graduates from the one-year service requirement due to a lack of vacancies.
The Department of Health and Family Welfare has assigned 927 MBBS graduates to one year of compulsory government medical service in Karnataka, according to The Hindu.
The graduates studied under the government quota in state and private medical colleges and have completed their internships. These students opted for medical courses in the years 2019-20 and 2020-21 and finished their internships in 2026.
Around 3,210 medical graduates were exempted from the compulsory service because there were no vacancies available at government health centres and hospitals in the state. A department official said that there are now more graduates than available vacancies for compulsory rural service.
Doctors must register on the Mobile Based Real Time Attendance System (KAMS) from their reporting date. Completion certificates will be issued only after the one-year term is successfully finished and this requirement is met.
Graduates assigned to the service are not permitted to attend medico-legal cases. If a candidate quits during the service, they will face a penalty.
If a candidate is absent for 30 days, they will not be allowed to rejoin and must pay a penalty of approximately ₹15 lakh.