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SAMPLE CONTRACT FOR THE COMPLETE / PARTIAL SPOSNSORSHIP SCHEME PATRT II

This contract is being made between Dr………………………………………………….. hence forth referred to as The Candidate and Dr. Mahadeo Bhide hence forth referred to as The Organizer. The candidate is appearing for his step II Plab exam. The exam of the candidate is on ……………. Candidate’s GMC ref no is ………………… & Date of Birth is……………Email Id…………………………………Tele. Nos. are ………………………………& correspondence address is …………………………………………………………………………………………………..Important Note:

1. Due to overwhelming response and overlapping dates at times some of the candidates cannot be offered accommodation. While all the other facilities involving training and coaching remain unchanged the candidate will need to make his own arrangement for accommodation. The payback for such candidates will be £375 as opposed to £550 for complete sponsorship candidates, who have used our lodging once. These are the “partially sponsored candidates” paying £375 and need not pay the £100 on day 1 in UK. Candidates who delay paying the remaining amount after 8 weeks of getting a job will need to pay Stg 50 more than those paying in promised time of 8 weeks after getting job.Some of the complete sponsorship candidates will be accommodated in houses other than the Y.B. houses. The other houses are well scrutinized by the Organizer and are always within walking distance of one another. Irrespective of where the candidate is accommodated complete sponsorship candidate will need to pay £100 upfront on day 1 in UK.
2. The sponsorship seats are filled on “first come first served basis” only. When the contract is completed and submitted along with admit card from GMC. Seat availability (50 Nos.) only for complete sponsorship can be confirmed only after YB office in Thane receives the completed contract. The rest of the candidates will be offered the Partial Sponsorship. It is therefore understood and accepted that by signing the contract the candidate consents that he/she will be accommodated as and where the lodging facility is available. As the sponsorship seats are confirmed only on receiving the completed contracts the option of sponsorship without the accommodation will be available only after all the seats for complete sponsorship have been taken up and accommodation needs to be arranged by yourself . Kindly check the website www.plabmaster.com to find out the status of sponsorship. Those candidates who have been offered the partial sponsorship (without accommodation) may wish to withdraw from the sponsorship scheme. Such candidates will have the option of converting the registration amount of sponsorship scheme for only coaching, but the registration amount will not be refunded. And they will need to pay full upfront payment for only coaching, which is Stg. 270.
3. As this is a common contract for both the complete sponsorship (with accommodation) and partial sponsorship (without accommodation) all mention about accommodation (and related clauses) apply only for the complete sponsorship candidates.

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Instructions for contract completion

1. This contract needs to be signed by the candidate. Fill in the name and the exam date as it features on the admit card. This document must be attested by the Notary Public.
   Person signing as witness will necessarily be the person who is issuing the post dated cheque.
   Address and tel. no. of the witness should feature below the signature. Recent colour photograph of the candidate should also be pasted above in the area provided, with the candidate's signature, half of which should be on the photograph.
2. A photocopy of this contract should be retained by the candidate for visa purposes.

Documents which should accompany the signed and notarized contract:

1. Photocopy of the admit card. Photocopy of the first 4 pages of the passport. One more photo (other than the one pasted on the contract) A neatly typed recent CV - With name, contact no. and address of the referees. Post dated cheque in favour of YBES for 35,000/- . Whether complete sponsorship
   or partial sponsorship the post dated cheque amount remains the same. Letter of signature verification from the bank manager, on the bank letterhead.
2. Signed (notarization not necessary) Declaration & Undertaking regarding phone calls.

Incomplete contract (whereby instructions have not been followed carefully or other documents as mentioned above have not been sent) will be sent back and expense of £10 for the additional administrative work will be borne by the candidate in the final payback. Organizer will then not be responsible for the ensuing delay due to incomplete contract. Sponsorship letter can be dispatched only after receiving the contract. Financial implications for the candidate sponsored for step II:

1. A deposit of £35 will be paid by the candidate to the organizer on day 1 in UK £30 of which will be refunded OR adjusted with the final payment. Upfront payment of £100 will be collected on day 1 in the UK from complete sponsorship candidates, this money is non-refundable, even if the candidate does not pass the examination and gives up his PLAB intentions. The candidate will pay the organizer £450 OR £375 after passing PLAB-II exam, depending on the status of the contract. Those paying after 8 weeks of getting a job need pay £425 & £500. The registration amount paid in India is exclusive of the amount to be paid on passing.
2. Even on passing the exam on 2nd attempt the payback still remains the same for the candidates doing the partial sponsorship (wherein the residence is not provided). Candidate who passes on second attempt, having used our lodging a second time will add Stg.25 per week. This is a new addition from August 2004, and this is because of the limitation on the number of occupants in the houses provided (not more than 6 candidates per house and not more than 2 per room). The coaching is free for the second time in any case.

Implications for the organizer in the contract:

1. Plabmaster course for Step-II is included in the sponsorship scheme. Lodging of approximately 3 weeks (dates of stay as advertised by the organisers) during before the PLAB-OSCE examination will be provided to the candidate by the organizer. This stay period can be altered only with agreement with the Organiser. If the candidate stays for lesser period (during the first attempt), no concessions in the final payment will be given.
2. In the event of the candidate being unsuccessful in the first attempt of the step II the organizer promises to extend the same facilities as during the first attempt of the step II under the same terms and conditions, except for the additional payment of Stg 25 per week of stay, payable with the final payment. But it is the candidate’s responsibility to inform the organizer of the exam date for the second attempt at least 4 weeks in advance. If the organizer is not informed in that period, the accommodation will not be guaranteed, and the candidate will have to make his/her own arrangements for stay for which the organizer will pay £40 per week all inclusive.

MOST IMPORTANT: To avoid confusion and misunderstanding

1. Candidate should book air-tickets so as to reach only on the day (mentioned in the sponsorship letter) the stay begins. Candidate reaching even 1 night prior will need to make his/her own arrangements in a hotel. The hotel charges are approximately £30-£40 per person per night! The candidate will not get separate room for accommodation, 2 candidates will be accommodated per room. Ladies will be accommodated separately. Husband and wife would preferably be kept together, only if possible. Candidate may be accommodated as a paying guest in a nearby house, not in the sponsored house. In such a situation the house will be properly scrutinized and selected by the organizer and payment terms -and conditions will not change. In such a scenario the candidates will be with the other sponsored doctors through the day, facilitating group discussions, only to retire for the night in the said house. The candidate needs to bring his toiletries viz. bathing soap, toothpaste, washing powder etc. Some of the sponsored houses have washing machines. Candidates normally share these with those from the other houses which don’t have these machines. The candidate promises to make judicious use of the same. The washing machine may be at one of the houses used for the sponsored doctors, the residents of the other houses will have to bring their clothes to this machine over the weekend. This facility is not promised should there be any unexpected problems including machine breakdown etc. Sponsored doctors will have an iron amongst them for their use which will be given a couple of days before the exam, as irons have almost always been damaged when left in indefinite possession of doctors. The iron will be collected and deposited back at the office by the doctors, without damage or promise to pay for the damage. Candidate will need to cook for. The Organizer will not contribute in any way for the food, neither money nor the raw material. Keeping the kitchen and the utensils clean will always be the candidate’s responsibility. In some of the houses, the candidates are obliged to avail of cooked food at an additional payment of Stg 20 per week. Cooking has been a source of waste of time for the candidates and cleanliness and fire hazards to all. Maintaining cleanliness to the highest order always in the sponsored house will be at all times the responsibility of the candidate. Failing which the organizer will deduct from the deposit the cost incurred in setting the house right. Smoking and consuming alcohol or coming to the sponsored house in an inebriated state will not be tolerated. Organizer will only help the candidate with the necessary documents which will assist in getting the visa. Organizer will not take any responsibility for the visa.
2. In the event of the candidate not availing of the sponsorship scheme due to any reason (not getting a visa, unwell, etc) please note that the registration amount will not be refunded. Though it will be forwarded for the candidate’s next exam provided candidate informs the organizer well in advance and subject to availability of seat.

Clauses related to the post dated cheque for the sponsorship scheme:

1. Date on the “post-dated” cheque to be 6 months from the date of the exam, which the candidate is taking in the UK. Eg. If the candidate is appearing on 1st Jan 2000 cheque would be for 1st July 2000. Post dated cheque will necessarily be issued by a parent of the candidate and it is understood that the same person will have signed as witness on the sponsorship contract. The amount on the cheque will be Rs.35,000/- . It will be necessary for the bank manager to verify the signature on the cheque. Format of the letter
   enclosed herewith. Letter to be issued on the bank’s letterhead. As soon as the candidate pays back the due money in UK the cheque along with the contract will be returned to the candidate/parent in India, on the address supplied by the candidate.
2. In the event of need arising for the cheque to be deposited in the bank it is understood that it will be honoured, otherwise it will amount to criminal proceedings against both the candidate and the witness who has issued the cheque.

Conditions under which the cheque will be deposited in India by the Organiser:

1. In the event of candidate being successful in Plab and has secured a job but has still not paid the Organiser his dues OR the candidate has not paid even after passing the exam in first attempt, as agreed to in the contract. In the event of the candidate not keeping the Organiser informed of his/her whereabouts and the progress in the job search, as mentioned in the contract. In the event of the candidate being successful in the Plab and then chooses to come back to India (without pursuing job opportunities) for whatever reasons. Irrespective of having passed or failed the Plab the candidate secures a job (even in countries other than UK) and has not paid back the organiser his dues, as mentioned in the contract.
2. In the event of the candidate by passes the Plab, secures a job and does not pay the organizer his dues.
   

The cheque will not be deposited as long as:

1. The candidate has not passed Plab, and is still attempting the exam in the UK and has kept the Organiser informed of his/her whereabouts. As long as the candidate is in the UK trying to find a job and has stayed in contact with the Organiser. The candidate and the organiser have had a different, mutually acceptable, signed agreement about the payback, in the UK. It is will be ensured by the candidate that the copy of the same is sent to the Mumbai office.
2. If the candidate is unsuccessful in the Plab and then chooses to come back to India for good.

Commitment by the candidate to the "Payable when Able" offer:

1. On being successful in Part-II, as long as the candidate stays in UK and looks for a job the organizer will not expect to be paid back, but if the candidate decides to come back to India then it is the candidate’s duty to duly inform the organizer and mutually decide upon the payment either in UK or India. If at any stage, the candidate gets an opportunity to work either in Europe, Gulf, USA, Australia, Canada, Africa or any other country the organizer will expect to be paid back for whatever services complete or part off received by the candidate, at the following understanding, even if the candidate has not passed the exam.
   
   

   Plabmaster- II	:	£ 270 pounds
   Every week /or part of lodging	:	£ 50/week
   Extra sessions/PC based training	:	£ 200

   Some of the having opted for the Plab Sponsorship may plan to take the membership exam in UK. It is now understood that in the event of the candidate having passed the membership exam gets to work in the UK without taking the PLAB exam, the candidate will still be expected to pay the entire amount promised by the Candidate to the Organizer. It is the candidate's responsibility to keep the organizer informed of the results of the exams and the status of the search for a job. Till the monetary obligations are complete candidate promises to contact the organizer every 6 weeks and keep him briefed of the progress. Failing which the organizer will try to contact the candidate and the expense incurred (£10) will be charged to the final amount which the candidate has promised to pay. On getting a job the candidate will need to pay the organizer the sum of £450 OR £375 depending on the sponsorship status, Complete OR Partial. Failure to do so will be treated as a breach of contract and an interest rate 4% more than the HSBC rate of interest will be levied on the outstanding sum on the period beyond 8 weeks.
2. As soon as the candidate gets the result for the exam a photocopy of the same should be delivered to the organizer. It is the candidate’s responsibility to confirm with the organizer that he has received it.

I have read the above contract and agree to honour it, failing which it will treated as a breach of trust. I declare that I intend to give the exam and work in the UK immediately. I have been sponsored on that understanding. Any change in plans, after passing the exam due to whatever reasons including health etc., I will owe the organizer the entire sum. Depending on the Complete/Partial sponsorship, I owe the Organizer £450/375.