Leaving PG Training in Punjab: Exit, Resignation and Stipend Refund Penalties (PPM 2024)

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Before you leave training for another program, a job or a move abroad, know the penalties. The PPM 2024 links leaving to debarment from future inductions and refund of stipend.

Penalty table

Situation Debarment Refund
Selected, no consent, did not join None None
Consent in initial lists only, not in final list None None
Consent in final list, then did not join Next one induction None
Joined, left within 6 months without approval Next one induction 2 months stipend or half of stipend received, whichever is less
Joined, left after 6 months Next two inductions 6 months stipend or 25% of total stipend received, whichever is less
Formal resignation Up to two consecutive inductions (decided by SHC&ME) Up to whole stipend (decided by SHC&ME)

Based on Clauses 12.1 to 12.5.

How to resign properly (Clause 12.5)

  1. Submit your resignation. The case is processed by the Institutional PG Committee.
  2. The Head of Institution discusses the resignation with you and your Program Director.
  3. The Head of Institution uploads the resignation on the PRP portal and forwards it to the SHC&ME Department, after approval of the relevant committees.
  4. SHC&ME decides on debarment (two consecutive inductions) and recovery of stipend.
  5. Submit a No Dues Certificate.
  • Do not leave the training site until the final decision on your resignation.
  • You can withdraw your resignation within 15 days of submitting it.
  • Regular PSHD / SHC&ME employees go back to their parent department once the resignation is approved (Clause 12.9).

Special exits

Selected through PPSC or FPSC (Clause 12.7)

A trainee selected through a Provincial or Federal Public Service Commission exam can exit. He or she cannot rejoin PRP or draw stipend from the Punjab Government. The stipend recovery penalty is waived only if the trainee had taken an NOC from the parent department (SHC&ME or PSHD) when applying for the Commission exam.

Moving to another province on wedlock basis (Clause 12.6)

Exit may be allowed with approval of SHC&ME, on providing the Nikah Nama and NOCs from both institutes. No stipend or salary is paid by the Punjab Government, and the trainee cannot rejoin PRP.

Training abroad on a DAI scholarship (Clause 12.8)

Trainees selected for training abroad under a CPSP or university scholarship can exit after approval of the Program Faculty Committee and Institutional PGME Committee, and an NOC from SHC&ME. No stipend is paid for training abroad, and the trainee cannot rejoin PRP.

Deputationists: three-year bond

Doctors who trained on deputation must not resign from government service for three years after completing training, or they must return the salary drawn during training (Clause 7.8).

All orders by SHC&ME

All orders of exit and acceptance of resignation are issued by the SHC&ME Department (Clause 12.10). A trainee who simply stops coming is treated under the penalty rules above and may also face termination.

Read more PPM rules

Applying for the January 2027 intake? See the December 2026-Jan 2027 Induction page for the policy, merit criteria, CIP calculator and seat distribution.

Source: Policy and Procedure Manual (PPM) of Post-Graduate Residency of Level-III Programs, SHC&ME Department, notified 15 May 2024, Clauses 7.8 and 12. Download the PPM (PDF). Always check the latest notification of the SHC&ME Department.

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