This document addresses concerns raised in Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 3390, answered on August 8, 2025, regarding a shortage of doctors in All India Institutes of Medical Sciences (AIIMS). The response details the sanctioned and filled faculty positions, along with the current MBBS student-faculty ratio in newly established AIIMS.
As of August 2025, the MBBS student-faculty ratios across the AIIMS vary. Specific ratios are provided for the following AIIMS: Bhopal (2.66:1), Bhubaneswar (2.66:1), Jodhpur (2.85:1), Patna (2.83:1), Raipur (3.30:1), Rishikesh (3.01:1), Raebareli (3.96:1), Mangalagiri (4.13:1), Nagpur (2.66:1), Kalyani (3.67:1), Gorakhpur (5.43:1), Bathinda (3.57:1), Deoghar (4.14:1), Bibinagar (3.47:1), Bilaspur (3.16:1), Jammu (2.90:1), Madurai (4.04:1), Rajkot (3.29:1) and Guwahati (3.43:1). AIIMS in Awantipora, Darbhanga and Rewari are currently under construction.
To address the shortage of faculty, the government has implemented several measures: (i) establishment of a Standing Selection Committee in each Institute to expedite the filling of vacancies, (ii) provision for engaging retired faculty (Professor, Additional Professor, and Associate Professor levels) on contract basis up to the age of 70 from Institutes of National Importance (INIs) and Government Medical Colleges (GMCs), and (iii) formulation of a Visiting Faculty Scheme allowing Professors, Additional Professors, and Associate Professors from Government Institutions within India or academic institutions outside India to teach at new AIIMS. The creation of posts and recruitment is described as a continuous process.
Key Entities Referenced
All India Institutes of Medical Sciences: A group of autonomous public medical institutes of higher education under the jurisdiction of Ministry of Health and Family Welfare.
Lok Sabha: The lower house of the Parliament of India.
Ministry of Health and Family Welfare: A ministry within the Government of India responsible for public health in India.
MBBS: Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery, the primary medical qualification in India.
Institutes of National Importance: Institutions recognized by the government for their significant contribution to their respective fields.
Government Medical Colleges: Medical colleges run by the government.
Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh: One of the All India Institutes of Medical Sciences mentioned in the document, located in Bhopal.
AIIMS Act: The act governing the All India Institutes of Medical Sciences.
GOVERNMENTOFINDIA
MINISTRYOFHEALTH AND FAMILYWELFARE
DEPARTMENTOFHEALTH AND FAMILYWELFARE
LOK SABHA
UNSTARREDQUESTION NO. 3390
TO BE ANSWERED ON08/08/2025
SHORTAGEOFDOCTORSIN AIIMS
†3390.SHRIOMPRAKASH BHUPALSINH ALIAS PAVAN RAJENIMBALKAR:
Will the Minister of HEALTHANDFAMILYWELFARE be pleased tostate:
(a) the detailsof all “All India Institutes of Medical Sciences(AIIMS)” inthe country;
(b) whether the present faculty available for MBBS students in the newly established
AIIMS isinsufficient;
(c) if so, the detailsof current student-faculty ratio,AIIMS-wise; and
(d) the steps taken bythe Government toaddress the problem of acute shortage of doctors
due todelayinrecruitment process for such vacantposts?
ANSWER
THE MINISTER OFSTATE IN THE MINISTRYOFHEALTH AND FAMILY
WELFARE
(SHRIPRATAPRAO JADHAV)
(a)to(d): The details of sanctioned and filled posts of faculty along with the current
MBBS student-faculty ratio in newly established All India Institute of Medical Sciences
(AIIMS) isplacedat Annexure.
Creationof posts andrecruitmentisa continuousprocess. In order toexpeditiously fill vacant
sanctionedfacultypositions in variousInstitutes, following steps have beentaken:
(i) Standing Selection Committee has been constituted in each Institute as per the
provision of AIIMS Act tofacilitate fillingupof vacantfacultypositions.
(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.
*****Annexure
Annexure referred to the reply to part (a) to (d) of the Lok Sabha Unstarred Question
Number3390 foransweron08.08.2025.
Details of sanctionedandfilled postsof facultyalongwith thecurrent MBBS student-
facultyratioinnewAIIMS
Sr. AIIMS Sanctioned In position MBBS Student-
No. Faculty FacultyRatio
position
1. Bhopal 305 234 2.66:1
2. Bhubaneswar 337 234 2.66:1
3. Jodhpur 405 219 2.85:1
4. Patna 305 221 2.83:1
5. Raipur 305 189 3.30:1
6. Rishikesh 355 208 3.01:1
7. Raebareli 201 113 3.96:1
8. Mangalagiri 309 151 4.13:1
9. Nagpur 373 234 2.66:1
10. Kalyani 309 170 3.67:1
11. Gorakhpur 213 115 5.43:1
12. Bathinda 219 140 3.57:1
13. Deoghar 208 129 4.14:1
14. Bibinagar 183 133 3.47:1
15. Bilaspur 217 126 3.16:1
16. Jammu 183 115 2.90:1
17. Madurai 183 49 4.04:1
18. Rajkot 183 76 3.29:1
19. Guwahati 183 115 3.43:1
20. Awantipora 94 - Under Construction
21. Darbhanga - - Under Construction
22. Rewari - - Under Construction