Chennai: In-service candidates taking admission to the super-speciality courses in Tamil Nadu will have to serve the Government till superannuation or pay Rs 50,00,000 as bond penalty.As per the latest prospectus, issued by the Directorate of Medical Education and Research (DMER), Chennai, at the time of admission to the super-speciality courses in the government medical colleges in Tamil Nadu, the doctors will have to execute a bond for Rs 50 lakh as a security amount with an undertaking specifying their commitment to work for the Government till their retirement.They will also have to submit three sureties along with the bond. Among these, two sureties should be from permanent Government employees in the same or higher rank than the candidate, and one surety should be from the spouse/parent of the candidate.However, the DMER specified that the bond will become infructuous if the in-service candidates serve the Government of Tamil Nadu after the completion of the course until superannuation.Also Read: Leaving bond service midway: Rs 40 lakh penalty set for MD, MS, MDS doctors, Rs 20 lakh for PG Diploma in Tamil Nadu”All Service Candidates of Tamil Nadu shall execute a bond for a sum of ₹50,00,000/- (Rupees fifty lakh only) as security amount with the under taking that they will serve the Government of Tamil Nadu till Superannuation with three sureties. Two sureties should be from permanent Government employees in the same or higher rank than the candidate. One surety should be from the spouse / parent of the candidate. PAN numbers of the sureties should be furnished…. The bond will become infructuous if the service candidates serve the Government of Tamil Nadu after the completion of the Course until superannuation,” read the prospectus.In the prospectus, the DMER further mentioned that the Government of Tamil Nadu is offering Super Speciality courses through its Medical Colleges/Hospitals and the Tamil Nadu Dr. M.G.R Medical University/Specialised institutes and stated:”The Government spends a large amount of money to impart Medical Education including Super Speciality Medical Education. It levies nominal fees and at the same time provides stipend to Private candidates and salary to Service candidates. It is natural that the Government desires to ensure that these seats are not wasted. Further, the Government looks forward to these Doctors who have undergone Post-Graduate training to serve the poor and the needy of this country at large and this State in particular. The public have the right to expect the Specialists to utilize the skills they acquired during their training for the benefit of the sick, the poor and the needy. To ensure that the services of trained Post Graduate Doctors are made available, an Undertaking is obtained from them at the time of their admission. It is sincerely believed that this will discourage an attitude of not paying attention to those poor people at whose expense they have been educated,” the prospectus stated.Medical Dialogues had earlier reported that recently Tamil Nadu (TN Health) invited online applications from eligible candidates for admission into the Super Speciality courses in TN Government Medical Colleges only for in-service candidates for the 2024 session. In this regard, TN Health released a prospectus detailing the important details such as eligibility criteria, procedure for filling & submission of application, counselling procedure, tuition fee, method of selection, admission, etc.Also Read: TN Health invites Applications from In-Service Candidates for Super Speciality Courses, Check all admission details here