India, May 28 -- MBBS graduates in Maharashtra are no longer required to complete a year's bond service to enroll in post-graduate (PG) medical courses. The requirement has been stayed by the state medical education department, which issued an order on Tuesday. "The 2017 state government resolution requiring MBBS graduates to complete their bond service before joining PG courses had been put on hold till further orders," it said.

The Association of State Medical Interns (ASMI) had written to the Directorate of Medical Education and Research (DMER), flagging serious concerns on the feasibility of this rule, which took effect in 2019-20. HT had also highlighted the issue.

The rule had also mandated the bond service for candidates taking t...