300 Haryana doctors may lose PG seats as bond row holds back certificates till Nov 2
By TUF News Desk · Published 27 October 2026 · 4 min read
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More than 300 doctors from Haryana’s 2020 MBBS batch have cleared NEET PG 2026 and secured postgraduate seats. Now, they say, those seats are at risk over documents they do not have in hand. Their original certificates are still with their colleges, held back under the state’s MBBS bond policy, and without them they cannot finish the document verification that admission requires.
Dr Akshat Mittal, a postgraduate aspirant from the batch, put the stakes plainly to ETV Bharat on Tuesday: “If we cannot complete the PG admission process on time because our original certificates are being withheld, at least 300 students could lose an entire year of their careers.”
The November 2 deadline
The immediate deadline is November 2, the last date for document verification. That date leaves less room than it appears to. October 31 and November 1 fall on a weekend, so the graduates say they effectively have until October 30 to get their papers and complete the formalities.
The Tribune reported a similar window for the all-India quota seats: selected candidates were asked to submit their original documents between October 25 and November 2 to confirm their admissions. The first round of NEET PG counselling is already under way, and the reporting window for Round 1 also closes on November 2.
Which documents are stuck
The Tribune named the papers the graduates are waiting for: internship completion certificates, attempt certificates and detailed marks certificates for all four years of the MBBS course. The graduates named in the reports come from Pandit Bhagwat Dayal Sharma University of Health Sciences institutions including PGIMS Rohtak and other government colleges in the state.
The two reports give different counts, and they count different things. ETV Bharat reported that more than 300 graduates of the 2020 batch had qualified in NEET PG 2026 and secured postgraduate seats. The Tribune reported that around 150 graduates from the batch had been allotted postgraduate seats in government medical colleges in different states under the all-India quota in the first round.
What the graduates have asked for
According to both reports, the graduates have repeatedly approached the Directorate of Medical Education and Research (DMER), Haryana. They sent mass emails and formal representations routed through the deans of their medical colleges, and wrote to Pt BD Sharma University of Health Sciences, Rohtak, seeking urgent intervention.
ETV Bharat reported that no satisfactory response had come back. The Tribune reported that the candidates have warned they will approach the Punjab and Haryana High Court for urgent relief if the issue stays unresolved, saying they cannot afford to lose seats they earned through a competitive examination.
The reports describe the colleges’ position only through the graduates’ account: the institutions are citing the state’s bond policy for holding the documents. Neither report carries a response from DMER or the university explaining the hold or giving a date for release.
Why the timing bites
A seat allotment on its own does not complete an admission. The allotted candidate still has to report, produce original documents and finish verification within the counselling schedule, or the seat can slip away. For this batch, that sequence collides with a bond-policy dispute that has been running for months, and with a verification window that ends days after the protest became public.
Candidates in the same Round 1 process can check their allotment and reporting instructions on the official MCC website. Keeping a copy of every representation sent, and of any reply received, is worth doing while the deadline is this close. Our admission documents checklist lists the paperwork that reporting desks usually ask for, so candidates can spot early if something else is missing besides the withheld certificates.
For now, the graduates’ ask is simple: release the certificates in time for verification, or say clearly when they will be released. Until one of those happens, more than 300 doctors are waiting on papers for seats they have already won.
Frequently asked questions
Why are Haryana MBBS graduates at risk of losing their PG seats?
They say their original certificates are still held by their colleges under the state’s MBBS bond policy, and those certificates are needed to complete document verification for NEET PG 2026 admissions by November 2.
What is the last date for document verification?
November 2, 2026, for the candidates covered in the reports. With October 31 and November 1 falling on a weekend, the graduates say they effectively have until October 30 to get their documents.
Which documents are the graduates waiting for?
Internship completion certificates, attempt certificates and detailed marks certificates for all four years of the MBBS course, according to The Tribune.
What have the graduates done about it?
They have written to the Directorate of Medical Education and Research, Haryana, and to Pandit Bhagwat Dayal Sharma University of Health Sciences, Rohtak, and have warned they may approach the Punjab and Haryana High Court if the issue is not resolved.
Frequently asked questions
Why are Haryana MBBS graduates at risk of losing their PG seats?
They say their original certificates are still held by their colleges under the state's MBBS bond policy, and those certificates are needed to complete document verification for NEET PG 2026 admissions by November 2.
What is the last date for document verification?
November 2, 2026, for the candidates covered in the reports. With October 31 and November 1 falling on a weekend, the graduates say they effectively have until October 30 to get their documents.
Which documents are the graduates waiting for?
Internship completion certificates, attempt certificates and detailed marks certificates for all four years of the MBBS course, according to The Tribune.
What have the graduates done about it?
They have written to the Directorate of Medical Education and Research, Haryana, and to Pandit Bhagwat Dayal Sharma University of Health Sciences, Rohtak, and have warned they may approach the Punjab and Haryana High Court if the issue is not resolved.
Sources: ETV Bharat, The Tribune