Reconstituted Search panel to Shortlist Names For AIIMS Director On January 6

AIIMS administration has received 53 applications, including 35 from candidates outside the institution.

"Members of the new search-cum-selection committee will shortlist a few names, which will then have to be approved by the Institute Body before being sent to the Appointments Committee of the Cabinet (ACC) headed by the prime minister for final approval," a senior official at AIIMS said.

The Prime Minister's Office (PMO) last week had ordered a reconstitution of the search panel based on DoPT guidelines amid allegations of nepotism.

A search-cum-selection panel under the chairmanship of Health Minister J P Nadda was previously constituted to select the new Director of AIIMS.

AIIMS was established as an institution of national importance by an Act of Parliament. The information on the institutes's website says its obejective is to develop patterns and a high standard of teaching in undergraduate and post-graduate medical education in India.