NEW DELHI: While the demand for new AIIMS continues to grow, data suggests serious faculty crises in existing ones. On Tuesday, the govt told Rajya Sabha that nearly one out of every three faculty positions was lying vacant across all 20 AIIMS, including the Delhi AIIMS.
In a written reply to a parliament question, the govt said a standing selection committee has been constituted in each AIIMS as per the
provision of the AIIMS Act to facilitate filling up of vacant faculty positions.
According to the govt, provision has also been made for engagement of retired faculty at the level of professor, additional professor and associate Professor, on contract basis, in new AIIMS, up to the age of 70 years from Institutes of National Importance (INIs) and govt medical colleges. In addition to this, a visiting faculty scheme has been formulated to allow professors, additional professors and associate professors, who are holding academic positions in govt institutions within India or academic institutions outside India, to be the visiting faculty in new AIIMS for teaching purposes.
AIIMS Delhi, the parent institute, was established in 1956. Since then, 19 more AIIMS or AIIMS-like institutes have been opened across the country while few more are in different stages of construction.
According to the govt data, shared in a written response to a parliament question, AIIMS Delhi has 1,306 sanctioned faculty positions. Of them, 844 (35%) are vacant. AIIMS Bhopal has 71 (23%) vacant positions for faculty while AIIMS Bhubaneswar has 103 (31%) vacant positions. The percentage of vacant faculty positions in other AIIMS also ranges between 20 to 35%. Many non-faculty positions, including those of nurses, OT technicians and other crucial workforce, are also lying vacant.
“The shortage of faculty and non-faculty at AIIMS needs to be resolved at the earliest to improve their functioning. Temporary measures may help tide over the crisis, but problems will persist if the issue is not resolved on a permanent basis,” said an AIIMS faculty, who did not want to be quoted.
In a written reply to a parliament question, the govt said a standing selection committee has been constituted in each AIIMS as per the
provision of the AIIMS Act to facilitate filling up of vacant faculty positions.
According to the govt, provision has also been made for engagement of retired faculty at the level of professor, additional professor and associate Professor, on contract basis, in new AIIMS, up to the age of 70 years from Institutes of National Importance (INIs) and govt medical colleges. In addition to this, a visiting faculty scheme has been formulated to allow professors, additional professors and associate professors, who are holding academic positions in govt institutions within India or academic institutions outside India, to be the visiting faculty in new AIIMS for teaching purposes.
AIIMS Delhi, the parent institute, was established in 1956. Since then, 19 more AIIMS or AIIMS-like institutes have been opened across the country while few more are in different stages of construction.
According to the govt data, shared in a written response to a parliament question, AIIMS Delhi has 1,306 sanctioned faculty positions. Of them, 844 (35%) are vacant. AIIMS Bhopal has 71 (23%) vacant positions for faculty while AIIMS Bhubaneswar has 103 (31%) vacant positions. The percentage of vacant faculty positions in other AIIMS also ranges between 20 to 35%. Many non-faculty positions, including those of nurses, OT technicians and other crucial workforce, are also lying vacant.
“The shortage of faculty and non-faculty at AIIMS needs to be resolved at the earliest to improve their functioning. Temporary measures may help tide over the crisis, but problems will persist if the issue is not resolved on a permanent basis,” said an AIIMS faculty, who did not want to be quoted.
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