Controversy: Punjab Medical College doctors protest against new recruitment rules
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Faridkot: A controversy has sparked in Punjab after the State Medical Education Department initiated the recruitment process where it claimed few doctors to be ineligible for faculty posts.
According to a recent media report, the department started the process of recruitment to hire 100 senior doctors and medical faculty for three government colleges in the state. The department issued the eligibility for the posts of professor, associate professor and an assistant professor wherein the candidates needed to hold at least three-years experience from recognized PG medical college.
30 doctors in Faridkot's Guru Gobind Singh Medical College and Hospital, who intended to apply for the respective posts, were considered ineligible for the post.
According to the MCI clause, an institute gets recognised as a PG medical college only when it offers PG medical courses for 6 consecutive years. Guru Gobind Singh Medical College started imparting education for PG medical courses only 5 years ago and it needs 1 more year to get recognised by the
According to a recent media report, the department started the process of recruitment to hire 100 senior doctors and medical faculty for three government colleges in the state. The department issued the eligibility for the posts of professor, associate professor and an assistant professor wherein the candidates needed to hold at least three-years experience from recognized PG medical college.
30 doctors in Faridkot's Guru Gobind Singh Medical College and Hospital, who intended to apply for the respective posts, were considered ineligible for the post.
According to the MCI clause, an institute gets recognised as a PG medical college only when it offers PG medical courses for 6 consecutive years. Guru Gobind Singh Medical College started imparting education for PG medical courses only 5 years ago and it needs 1 more year to get recognised by the
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