Around 3,210 graduates have been exempted from mandatory service due to a shortage of vacancies in government hospitals and health centres, according to Medical Dialogues.
The Karnataka Department of Health and Family Welfare has assigned a one-year compulsory government medical service bond to 927 MBBS graduates after they completed their internships, according to Medical Dialogues.
The decision applies to graduates who secured seats under the government quota in both government and private medical colleges during the 2019-20 and 2020-21 academic years and finished their internships in 2026.
Approximately 3,210 graduates have been exempted from the mandatory service requirement.
The department cited a shortage of vacancies in government hospitals and health centres as the reason for these exemptions.
