Highest package: ~INR 16 LPA (specialists after PG in Osmanabad-Solapur-Karnataka border corridor). Average: ~INR 8.5 LPA (government service INR 7–10 LPA; private hospitals INR 6–12 LPA). Placement rate: 95% (market estimate). Internship stipend: ~INR 17,500/month. Rural service MANDATORY — skip = cannot register with Medical Council or pursue PG.