Gujarat: 57 appointee doctors refuse to take jobs in GMERS medical colleges on contract
Ahmedabad: In a major setback to Gujarat Government, 57 eligible candidates who had received appointment orders for 11-month contractual hiring as medical teachers-cum-doctors in any of the eight medical colleges that come under the Gujarat Medical Education and Research Society (GMERS).have denied to take the jobs.
This comes as a major blow for the State.
In the month of August this year, there were around 349 vacancies for class-I and II medical teachers at eight colleges of GMERS, and 147 candidates were given appointments in September. However, out of them, only 90 accepted the job appointments with the rest 57 doctors and tutors refusing to take it. While only 66 out of the 90 who had accepted the appointments joined by October 8, and the rest of them have asked for more time, to join at a later period.
Commenting on the time given for candidates to join at a later time this year, GMERS CEO Dr Bipin Nayak stated that they allowed the candidates to join late due to the need for more professionals to work at the hospitals.
A similar trend was also seen during the appointments made in 2020, however, the number of candidates who refused to accept the appointments was comparatively less. In 2020, there were 309 vacancies during recruitment and around 98 candidates were given the appointment orders. Out of the 98, 56 accepted the job as medical teachers with the rest 42, rejecting the appointments on a contractual basis.
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