85 vacant posts at IGMCRI Puducherry, Govt urged to start recruitment process immediately
Faculty Shortage
vacaPuducherry: Around 85 posts of professors, associate professors and senior resident doctors are lying vacant at the Indira Gandhi Medical College and Research Institute (IGMCRI) Puducherry.
In view of the acute shortage of faculty, the Pondicherry State Students-Parents Welfare Association has requested the Puducherry government to promptly address the issue of vacant posts by prioritizing their filling.
Addressing a letter to Lt. Governor C.P. Radhakrishnan and Chief Minister N. Rangasamy, V. Balasubramanian, the president of the association pointed out how the institute and the students will face problems if the vacant positions are not filled.
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The letter stated that IGMCRI is facing an acute shortage of faculty members and the move to fill up the posts remained on hold since March. Mentioning the number of vacant posts, the association stressed the significance of filling the empty positions, warning that failing to do so would cause permanent damage to the student community and damage the government's reputation.
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