Maharashtra Medical Teachers criticize NMC's new Faculty norms
NMC's new Faculty norms get backlash from Maharashtra Medical Teachers
Objecting to the inclusion of MSc/PhD holders and private practitioners from non-teaching hospitals as faculty in medical colleges, the medical teachers in Maharashtra recently wrote to the Chairman of the National Medical Commission (NMC).
These doctors under the Maharashtra State Medical Teachers Association have opposed the recent amendment dated 02.07.2025, introduced by NMC, which allowed the inclusion of non-medical teachers (MSc/PhD holders) up to 30% of faculty posts in the pre-clinical and para-clinical departments, including Anatomy, Physiology, Microbiology, and Pharmacology.
Further, the association also opposed the "lateral entry of non-teaching practitioners from private/public health, medical officers, from public health", adding that it would "undermine the experience of a teacher who has been working in medical colleges since years."
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NMC's new Faculty norms get backlash from Maharashtra Medical Teachers
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