Faculty crisis at new AIIMS - Govt to lay new Hiring Norms
New Delhi: Red flagged by the severe faculty crunch at six new All India Institutes of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) branches, the government may soon lay down new guidelines regarding the institute's administration, recruitment and financing.
During a meeting of the Central Institute Body of all AIIMS institutions which met for the first time recently, the members discussed the problems they were facing in operationalizing new AIIMS at Patna, Bhopal, Raipur, Jodhpur, Rishikesh and Bhubaneshwar. The highlight of their problems included the severe faculty shortage. The body, which comprises 18 members, was constituted earlier this year to coordinate the working of all AIIMS institutions.
According to a recent media report, the vacancy rate in these institutes is whooping 61.85 percent. Statistically,
- Out of 1, 830 sanctioned posts of faculty (305 per Institute), only 583 have been appointed.
- Out of 22,600 sanctioned non-teaching posts, only 3,800 have been filled.
The worst affected by the faculty shortage (out of 305 per Institute) include AIIMS Patna, Raipur, and Bhopal.
Taking cognizance of the acute faculty crisis at these institutes, the government is now mulling to amend the AIIMS act, reports the Tribune.
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