Rohtak PGIMS opens on holiday to return academic documents to graduates
170 MBBS graduates receive documents for further studies, competitive exams in a day; documents had been retained under the State Service Incentive Bond policy
The row over academic certificates and other documents retained by Pandit BD Sharma PGIMS, Rohtak, was resolved on Tuesday, after the institution remained open on a holiday to return the documents to all MBBS graduates of the 2020 batch who had applied.
The graduates had been raising the issue since the state government directed four government medical colleges to return certificates of classes 10 and 12, along with other documents submitted at the time of admission.
The directives issued on March 27 provided a major relief to 595 MBBS graduates of the 2020 batch enrolled in all government colleges. The documents had been retained under the State Service Incentive Bond policy, which mandates that graduates serve in government health facilities after completing their MBBS course.
Dr. Ashok Chauhan, Dean of Academic Affairs at PGIMS, told The Tribune that a total of 170 MBBS graduates had returned their documents till Tuesday, following the directive issued by the Directorate of Medical and Education Research.
“No applications are pending with PGIMS Rohtak at the moment. Our student branch and other officials worked despite the holiday to ensure that graduates could access their documents for further higher education or competitive exams,” Dr. Chauhan added.
The MBBS graduates expressed relief and happiness upon receiving their documents, as it allowed them to apply for the UPSC Combined Medical Services Examination, whose last date was Tuesday.
“Many candidates would have missed the opportunity to apply for the UPSC Combined Medical Services Exam had PGIMS not returned the documents today. Those who had submitted their internship log books were provided scanned copies of their internship completion certificates along with the original 10th and 12th standard certificates,” said a graduate.
He added that all MBBS graduates of the 2020 batch had completed their course around a month ago, but their original certificates and other essential documents were held by the college, causing difficulties in meeting application deadlines.
“We are grateful to PGIMS authorities for working extra to provide our documents. Now, we urge the state government to clarify certain points of the bond policy,” the graduate added.
