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GOVERNMENTOFINDIA
MINISTRYOFHEALTH AND FAMILYWELFARE
DEPARTMENTOFHEALTH AND FAMILYWELFARE
RAJYASABHA
UNSTARREDQUESTION NO. 3643
TO BE ANSWERED ON24/03/2026
FACULTYVACANCIES IN ALLAIIMS
3643DR. M.THAMBIDURAI:
Will the Ministerof HEALTHANDFAMILYWELFAREbe pleasedtostate:
(a) the total number of sanctioned faculty posts at all AIIMS institutions in the country and
the current numberof vacancies;
(b) whether Government is aware of the recent high court observations regarding chronic
facultyshortages anditsadverse impact onmedicalcare andeducation;
(c)the reasons for these vacancies persisting andthe steps takentoexpediterecruitment;and
(d) a timeline for filling these posts to ensure adequate healthcare services across all AIIMS
centres?
ANSWER
THE MINISTER OFSTATE IN THE MINISTRYOFHEALTH AND FAMILY
WELFARE
(SHRIPRATAPRAO JADHAV)
(a)to(d): Details of sanctioned, in-position and vacant faculty posts in various All India
Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) are at Annexure.
Creation of posts and recruitment is a continuous process. Filling up of vacant faculty
position is contingent on various factors including availability of suitable/eligible/qualified
doctors/health professionals, reservation roster, location of the Institute etc. The following
special measures have been takentoexpeditiouslyfill vacantpositions inAIIMS:
(i) Standing Selection Committee has been constituted in each Institute as per the
provision of theirrespective Act for selectionof facultyetc.
(ii) Provision has been made for engagement of retired faculty at the level of Professor,
Additional Professor and Associate Professor, on contract basis, in new AIIMS, up to the age
of 70 years from Institutes of National Importance (INIs) and Government Medical Colleges
(GMCs).
(iii) Visiting Faculty Scheme has been formulated to allow Professors, Additional
Professors and Associate Professors, who are holding academic positions in Government
Institutions within India or academic institutions outside India, to be the Visiting Faculty in
newAIIMS for teachingpurposes.(iv) Nursing Officer Recruitment Common Eligibility Test (NORCET) is conducted by
AIIMS Delhi for recruitmentof Nursing Officers for variousAIIMS.
(v) Common Recruitment Examination (CRE) in 2025 was conducted by AIIMS Delhi
twice inthe yearfor recruitment toGroup B andC non-facultypositions for variousAIIMS.
(vi) The Institute of National Importance CombinedEntranceTest (INI-CET) for selection
of Junior Residents (Academic) and the Institute of National Importance Super Speciality
(INI-SS) Exam for selection of Senior Residents (Academic) for various AIIMS are
conductedbyAIIMS Delhi twice a year.
*****Annexure
Annexure referred to the reply to parts (a) to (d) of the Rajya Sabha Unstarred
QuestionNumber3643foransweron 24.03.2026.
Facultyposition
AIIMS
Sl. Sanctione
In position Vacant
No. d
1. New Delhi (Delhi) 1306 860 446
2. Bhopal (Madhya Pradesh) 312 241 71
3. Bhubaneswar (Odisha) 337 238 99
4. Jodhpur (Rajasthan) 405 221 184
5. Patna(Bihar) 305 219 86
6. Raipur (Chhattisgarh) 305 200 105
7. Rishikesh (Uttarakhand) 355 229 126
8. Bathinda (Punjab) 219 143 76
9. Bibinagar(Telangana) 183 132 51
10. Bilaspur (Himachal Pradesh) 217 130 87
11. Deoghar (Jharkhand) 208 132 76
12. Gorakhpur (Uttar Pradesh) 213 117 96
13. Guwahati (Assam) 183 117 66
14. Jammu (Jammu & Kashmir) 183 119 64
15. Kalyani (West Bengal) 309 175 134
16. Madurai (Tamil Nadu) 183 70 113
17. Mangalagiri (Andhra Pradesh) 309 171 138
18. Nagpur (Maharashtra) 373 238 135
19. Raebareli (Uttar Pradesh) 209 111 98
20. Rajkot (Gujarat) 183 78 105