Central Government Notices Faculty Shortages at Six AlIMS

New Delhi: There are 23 All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) in India at present of which 19 are operational and the remaining ones are yet to be fully established. 6 AIIMS at Bhopal, Bhubaneswar, Jodhpur, Patna, Raipur and Rishikesh are encountering faculty shortages even after 10 years of existence. 

The Central Government has proposed to rapidly set up educational institutions like AIIMS. However, questions regarding the resolution of the issue of faculty shortages arise. 

As admitted by the Union Health Ministry at the Parliament, such high-quality educational institutions are not being able to get competent professors. Amidst such an issue, Honourable Prime Minister Narendra Modi has given the go-ahead to establish more medical colleges in India due to the return of Indian medical students from war-torn Ukraine. 

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AIIMS Faculty Shortage: Figures

At the 6 AIIMS, there are vacancies for hundreds of posts for senior and junior residents along with thousands for various non-faculty posts. AIIMS Patna faces the maximum shortage which is around 55%. 

As of February 11, 2022, out of the 305 sanctioned posts at AIIMS Patna, 169 remain vacant. It is followed by AIIMS Raipur which faces a faculty shortage of 47%. The other four AIIMS at Jodhpur, Rishikesh, Bhubaneshwar and Bhopal face a faculty shortage of 30%. 

The shortage of senior residents is maximum at AIIMS Raipur (54%) followed by AIIMS Patna (41%), AIIMS Bhubaneswar (38%) and AIIMS Rishikesh (27%). The other two AIIMS at Bhopal and Jodhpur are relatively better.

At AIIMS Jodhpur, AIIMS Rishikesh and AIIMS Patna, there are no junior residents. The number of junior residents at AIIMS Raipur is four. AIIMS Bhopal and AIIMS Bhubaneshwar have some junior residents, they are quite less than the sanctioned strength of 351 at each AIIMS. 

As asserted by Bharati Pravin Pawar, the Minister of State in the Union Health Ministry, for maintaining high standards in terms of selection at AIIMS, considering the stature of these institutes of national importance, it is not possible for all the advertised positions to be filled up. 

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