# How PG Training Is Run in Punjab: Duration, Annual Extension, Supervisors and DHQ Rotation (PPM 2024)

Source: https://upmed.net/ppm-training-duration-extension-rotation/  
Published: 2026-11-07 · Updated: 2026-11-07  
Category: Central Induction Policy / Punjab Residency Program  
Publisher: UPMED (https://upmed.net/)

> PPM 2024: 4-5 year training granted yearly, annual extension with performance report, supervisor criteria, Program Faculty Committee, 3-month DHQ/THQ...

This guide explains how Level-III training is organized day to day under the [PPM 2024](https://upmed.net/ppm-level-3-punjab-residency-program-rules/): how long it lasts, who supervises you, and what happens at the end.

## Duration and yearly extension (Clause 7.1)

- Total duration is **four to five years**, as required by your Degree Awarding Institution (CPSP or university).
- Training is first granted for **one year** and then **extended every year**.
- Each year, the Head of Institution recommends the extension and sends it with your **annual performance report**. Extensions are processed through the portal (Clauses 7.2.2, 7.2.3).
- Stipend is capped at four or five years from day one of your first induction (Clause 7.2).

## Who can be your supervisor (Clause 6.6)

- Only an **Assistant Professor, Associate Professor or Professor** can be a supervisor.
- The supervisor needs **five years of teaching experience**, with at least three years after post-graduation, and must meet the requirements of the CPSP or university.
- Each faculty member gets at least one trainee per induction, and the HOD at least two (Clause 6.7).

## Committees inside your hospital

- **Program Director:** the Professor / HOD of each specialty (Clause 6.20).
- **Program Faculty Committee:** all supervisors of the specialty. It allocates trainees to supervisors and looks after training, research, counselling, internal exams, discipline and monitoring (Clauses 6.20, 6.22, 6.31).
- **Institutional PGME Committee:** all Program Directors of the institution. It advises on academic, administrative and disciplinary matters, makes sure the curriculum is followed, and manages morning, evening, night and on-call duties (Clauses 6.21, 6.23, 6.24).

## What your DAI provides (Clause 6.18)

- Scheme of the program with rotations, courses and exams
- Curriculum / training manual
- Log book / portfolio
- Technical requirements and research responsibilities

## Three-month DHQ / THQ rotation (Clause 6.35)

- During the **last two years** of training, trainees are posted for **three months** to a non-teaching DHQ or THQ hospital, in a department where a consultant of their specialty is available.
- The consultant there acts as co-supervisor after training arranged by the DAI.
- The DHQ / THQ hospital arranges **boarding and lodging**.
- SHC&ME notifies the clusters of teaching hospitals and DHQ / THQs for these rotations.

## Welfare

- Heads of institutions must ensure proper medical care for trainees, and Universal Health Coverage is available with choice of place of treatment (Clause 6.44).
- No official accommodation is provided; House Rent Allowance is paid as admissible (Clause 7.5).

## When training ends

- All trainees, on stipend or as Medical Officers, must **leave the training slot when the tenure is complete**, whether or not they have passed the final exam (Clause 6.37).
- Time spent in PG training is **not counted as job experience** (Clause 6.43).
- A doctor who has completed one Level-III training at government expense **cannot apply for another** Level-III training (Clause 6.41).
- Deputationists must serve the government for at least three years after training (Clause 7.8).

## Read more PPM rules

- [PPM 2024: all rules of Level-III training](https://upmed.net/ppm-level-3-punjab-residency-program-rules/)
- [Stipend and deputation rules](https://upmed.net/ppm-stipend-deputation-rules/)
- [Leave rules](https://upmed.net/ppm-leave-rules/)
- [Termination and discipline](https://upmed.net/ppm-termination-cancellation-discipline/)

**Applying for the January 2027 intake?** See the [December 2026-Jan 2027 Induction](https://upmed.net/december-2026-jan-207-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 6.6 to 6.7, 6.18 to 6.24, 6.35, 6.37, 6.41, 6.43, 6.44 and 7.1 to 7.5. [Download the PPM (PDF)](https://securedimages.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/f5177b16-203f-4126-8a4c-e2e5746fe0d1.pdf). Always check the latest notification of the SHC&ME Department and the rules of your Degree Awarding Institution.*