Hello,

yes, as per the rules by the government laid in 2006, is is compulsory for the students to perform rural services for one year.

However if you don't want to perform the services, you will have to pay a penalty, i.e. the students have to sign, the fine for MBBS doctors is `1 lakh, for P-G diploma students it is `3 lakh and for Post-Graduate students it is `25 lakh.
The government plans to revise the penalty to anywhere between `10 lakh and `25 lakh.

Hope it helps

Good luck