Assam MBBS counselling: round-by-round exit rules

Assam keeps the front end routine and puts one of the country's heaviest bonds at the back. A free Round 1 and forfeiture from Round 2 are standard; the thing to weigh before joining a government seat is the thirty-lakh service bond. Its reservation also carries a feature few states have, a tribal quota split between plains and hills.

This page covers the DME state counselling for the 85% Assam quota in government colleges and the seats in private colleges.

Who runs it

The Directorate of Medical Education conducts counselling for the state quota.

Deposit, by category

The deposit is flat by college type, with no category split surfaced.

The deposit is mandatory for choice filling and forfeited if you are allotted and do not join.

How the rounds work

Round 1 allows a free exit: an allotment you skip costs nothing while you continue to Round 2. From Round 2 a seat you do not join forfeits the deposit, and the later rounds keep the rule with tighter reporting. The deposit is a Round 2 question; the bond, below, is a multi-year one.

The service bond

Assam attaches a ₹30,00,000 penalty for breaking the service bond or leaving the course midway, among the heaviest in the country. Read the bond's service period in your admission papers before you accept a government seat, since the obligation runs for years after the degree, not just during the course.

Reservation and eligibility

Domicile. Assam domicile for the 85% state quota.

Reservation. SC 7%, Scheduled Tribe (Plains) 10%, Scheduled Tribe (Hills) 5% and the OBC/MOBC quota 27%, with PwD 3% as a horizontal quota. The plains-and-hills tribal split is the distinctive Assam feature. The EWS share is reported to apply at a lower level in a set of major government colleges rather than as a flat figure, so confirm it against the DME notification before relying on a number.

What this means for your choices

Treat the deposit as a Round 2 matter and the bond as the bigger question, because the thirty-lakh penalty is what enforces the service obligation. Weigh whether you can meet the bond before you accept a government seat. Tribal candidates should file under the correct plains or hills line, as the two reach different seats, and EWS candidates should confirm how the quota applies for the year.