Freezing of PG Training in Punjab: When and How (PPM 2024)

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Sometimes a trainee needs to pause training. The PPM 2024 calls this freezing. It is allowed, but with strict limits.

When can you freeze?

  • Normally: only after completing two years of initial training and the mid-term evaluation (Clause 9.1).
  • Before two years: only on medical grounds, verified by a Special Medical Board of the Department on the recommendation of the Institutional Post-Graduate Committee.

How long and how many times?

  • Freezing is allowed only once in the whole PG training (Clause 9.2).
  • It must not exceed six months. The only exceptions are natural calamity, disasters or life-threatening medical grounds.
  • Freezing can be taken in episodes, but the total must not exceed six months in the whole training.

Procedure

  1. Apply through proper channel: VC / Principal / Head of Institution to the SHC&ME Department, well in time (Clause 9.3).
  2. Submit your original documents to the institution to secure your continuation of training (Clause 9.2).
  3. Obtain an NOC from your Degree Awarding Institution (CPSP or university).
  4. The freezing is then notified by the SHC&ME Department.

Is the frozen period paid?

No. After freezing, you must work extra time to complete the full duration of training, and no stipend or salary is paid for that make-up period (Clause 8.6). Remember that total stipend is capped at four or five years from your first day of induction (see stipend rules).

Freezing or resignation?

If you need a short break, freezing protects your seat. Leaving or resigning has penalties such as debarment and stipend refund. Read exit and resignation rules before deciding.

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 8.6 and 9. Download the PPM (PDF). Your Degree Awarding Institution may have its own freezing rules too. Always check the latest notification of the SHC&ME Department.

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