220-bedded Govt hospitals can now be designated as teaching institutes under new NMC rules
New Delhi: Non-teaching government hospitals with 220+ beds can now be designated as teaching institutions, the National Medical Commission (NMC) has confirmed in the newly released Medical Institutions (Qualifications of Faculty) Regulations, 2025.
Earlier, only a 330-bedded government hospital could be considered as a teaching hospital under the Teachers Eligibility Qualifications (TEQ) Regulations, 2022.
Medical Dialogues had earlier reported that the Commission published the final Medical Institutions (Qualifications of Faculty) Regulations, 2025 in the official Gazette on June 30, 2025. These regulations laid down the eligibility qualifications for medical teachers at medical institutes.
As per the new regulations, Government hospitals having a capacity of more than 220 beds can now be treated as teaching hospitals. The Commission mentioned that a non-teaching Consultant or Specialist or Medical Officer, possessing postgraduate medical degree with at least two years of experience in a Government hospital having at least 220 beds shall be eligible to become an Assistant Professor of that broad specialty without the requirement of experience as Senior Resident and shall complete the Basic Course in Biomedical Research within two years of appointment.
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