Government Hospitals with 220+ Beds Can Now Be Teaching Institutes: NMC - Video

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.