No more RMO posts in West Bengal from now on

The state government, however, has given one condition for recruitment to the newly created post of assistant professor, he said.

"A Doctor of Medicine (MD) or Master of Surgery (MS) will have to serve at least one year as a senior resident (SR) to fulfill the criteria and become eligible to sit for the recruitment process," he said.

In the National Medical Commission (NMC), the RMO post is non-existent and instead, there are two posts -- teachers or faculty and resident doctors.

Resident doctors are categorised into Senior Residents (SRs) and Junior Residents (JRs).

To date in West Bengal, SR posts were under 'bond services' for a period of three years and in case the bond was flouted, the doctor concerned had to pay the state an amount of ₹10 lakh.

Hiralal Konar, a senior doctor, said, "This was overdue as the NMC had done away with the post of RMO long back. This post does not exist anywhere else in the country. But it is not yet clear whether the state will appoint an equal number of assistant professors in place of the RMOs."

The state, however, is yet to decide on the other eligibility criterion for the recruitment of assistant professors.

"We are working on it and once it is decided, we will issue a notification detailing the criterion on the eligibility for the post," the official said. 

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