Executive Summary:
The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare addressed Lok Sabha question 2239 regarding vacancies in All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) and other premier medical institutions like JIPMER and PGIMER. The response details the sanctioned strength, existing vacancies for faculty and non-faculty staff, and the measures taken to expedite recruitment and ensure optimal staffing levels. The information was provided on August 1, 2025.
Key Points / Main Content:
* **Vacancy Details:**
* Annexure provides details of sanctioned, filled, and vacant faculty and non-faculty positions in AIIMS, JIPMER, and PGIMER, state/UT-wise.
* Significant vacancies exist in both faculty and non-faculty positions across various AIIMS, JIPMER and PGIMER locations.
* **Measures to Expedite Recruitment:**
* Standing Selection Committees have been constituted in each institute to facilitate filling faculty positions.
* Retired faculty engagement is provisioned at the Professor, Additional Professor, and Associate Professor levels on a contract basis up to the age of 70 in new AIIMS.
* A Visiting Faculty Scheme allows Professors, Additional Professors, and Associate Professors from government institutions within and outside India to teach in new AIIMS.
* Nursing Officer Recruitment Common Eligibility Test (NORCET) is conducted by AIIMS Delhi for Nursing Officer recruitment in various AIIMS and JIPMER.
* Common Recruitment Examination (CRE) is conducted by AIIMS Delhi for recruitment to Group B and C non-faculty positions in various AIIMS and JIPMER.
* AIIMS Delhi conducts the Institute of National Importance Combined Entrance Test (INICET) and Institute of National Importance Super Speciality (INISS) Exam to select Junior and Senior Residents for various AIIMS, PGIMER and JIPMER.
* **Functioning of Institutions:**
* AIIMS, JIPMER, and PGIMER provide state-of-the-art facilities in medical education, research, and healthcare.
* Creation of posts and recruitment is a continuous process for ensuring effective functioning of various departments in these Institutes.
Impact Analysis:
* **AIIMS, JIPMER and PGIMER Institutions:**
* Impact: Need to address vacancies to maintain the quality of medical education, research output, and healthcare services.
* Action Required: Implement the measures outlined to expedite recruitment, including utilizing Standing Selection Committees, engaging retired faculty, and participating in common recruitment examinations and entrance tests.
* **Ministry of Health and Family Welfare:**
* Impact: Responsible for overseeing the staffing levels and quality of services provided by AIIMS, JIPMER and PGIMER.
* Action Required: Monitor the progress of recruitment efforts and ensure optimal staffing levels are achieved within reasonable timelines.
* **Faculty and Staff (Current and Potential):**
* Impact: Current faculty and staff may experience increased workload due to vacancies. Potential faculty and staff have opportunities for employment.
* Action Required: Potential faculty and staff should apply through the appropriate recruitment channels (NORCET, CRE, INICET, INISS, direct application). Current staff may need to support recruitment efforts.
Key Entities Referenced
All India Institute of Medical Sciences: A group of autonomous public medical colleges of higher education under the jurisdiction of Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Government of India.
Jawaharlal Institute of Post Graduate Medical Education and Research: A medical school and institute of national importance located in Puducherry.
Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research: A postgraduate medical education and research institute located in Chandigarh.
Pradhan Mantri Swasthya Suraksha Yojana: A centrally sponsored scheme by the Indian government to address imbalances in the availability of tertiary level healthcare in various parts of the country.
AIIMS Delhi: A medical college and hospital in New Delhi, India
PGIMER, Chandigarh: Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research located in Chandigarh.
JIPMER, Puducherry: Jawaharlal Institute of Post Graduate Medical Education and Research located in Puducherry.
Nursing Officer Recruitment Common Eligibility Test NORCET: A recruitment examination conducted by AIIMS Delhi for recruitment of Nursing Officers for various AIIMS and JIPMER.
GOVERNMENTOFINDIA
MINISTRYOFHEALTH AND FAMILYWELFARE
DEPARTMENTOFHEALTH AND FAMILYWELFARE
LOK SABHA
UNSTARREDQUESTION NO. 2239
TO BE ANSWERED ON01/08/2025
VACANCIES IN AIIMS AND OTHER PREMIER MEDICALINSTITUTIONS
2239. SHRISJAGATHRATCHAKAN:
Will the Ministerof HEALTHANDFAMILYWELFAREbe pleasedtostate:
(a) the details of the sanctioned strength and existing vacancies in All India Institute of
Medical Sciences and other premier medical institutions such as Jawaharlal Institute of Post
Graduate Medical Education and Research (JIPMER), Post Graduate Institute of Medical
Education and Research (PGIMER) including both faculty staff and non-faculty staff in all
States,State/UT-wise, Institute andcategory-wise;
(b) whether these vacancies have had any impact on medical education, research output
or qualityof healthcare services providedby these institutions;
(c) if so, the detailsthereof; and
(d) the measures taken or proposed by the Government to expedite recruitment and
ensure optimalstaffing levelsincludingtimelinesfor filling the existing vacancies?
ANSWER
THE MINISTER OFSTATE IN THE MINISTRYOFHEALTH AND FAMILY
WELFARE
(SHRIPRATAPRAO JADHAV)
(a)to(d): All India Institute of Medical Sciences(AIIMS) Delhi ,Post Graduate Institute
of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER), Chandigarh, Jawaharlal Institute of Post
Graduate Medical Education and Research (JIPMER), Puducherry and new AIIMS set up
under the Pradhan Mantri Swasthaya Suraksha Yojana are providing state-of-the-art facilities
in the area of medical education, research and healthcare. For ensuring effective functioning
of various departments, in these Institutes, creation of posts & recruitment is a continuous
process. The details of sanctioned, filled and vacant faculty and non-faculty positions in
AIIMS, JIPMER andPGIMER are placedat Annexure.
In order to expeditiously fill vacant sanctioned faculty and non-faculty positions in various
Institutes, following measures have been taken:
(i) Standing Selection Committee has been constituted in each Institute as per the
provision of theirrespective Act tofacilitatefillingup of vacantfaculty positions.
(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 andJIPMER.
(v) Common Recruitment Examination (CRE) is conducted by AIIMS Delhi for recruitment
toGroup B andC non-facultypositions invariousAIIMS andJIPMER.
(vi) AIIMS Delhi also conductsthe Institute of National Importance Combined EntranceTest
(INI-CET) to select Junior Residents (Academic) and Institute of National Importance Super
Speciality (INI-SS) Exam to select Senior Residents (Academic) for various AIIMS,
PGIMER andJIPMER.
********Annexure
Annexure referred to the reply to part (a) to (d) of the Lok Sabha Unstarred Question
Number2239 foransweron01.08.2025.
Details of Faculty,Non-Faculty positions inAIIMS, PGIMER andJIPMER
Sr. Name of Institutes & Facultyposition Non-Facultyposition
No. State/UT Sanctione In-posit Vacant Sanctione In-posit Vacant
d ion d ion
1. AIIMS, New Delhi (Delhi) 1306 844 462 13911 10805 3106
2. JIPMER (Puducherry) 445 354 91 5812 4354 1458
3. PGIMER (Chandigarh) 732 601 131 8265 6391 1874
4. AIIMS, Bhopal (Madhya 305 234 71 3884 2885 999
Pradesh)
5. AIIMS, Bhubaneswar 337 234 103 3963 2975 988
(Odisha)
6. AIIMS, Jodhpur (Rajasthan) 405 219 186 4084 3142 942
7. AIIMS, Raipur (Chhattisgarh) 305 189 116 3884 2721 1163
8. AIIMS, Patna(Bihar) 305 221 84 3884 2595 1289
9. AIIMS, Rishikesh 355 208 147 4095 2938 1157
(Uttarakhand)
10. AIIMS, Mangalagiri (Andhra 309 151 158 1953 1153 800
Pradesh)
11. AIIMS, Nagpur 373 234 139 2105 1160 945
(Maharashtra)
12. AIIMS, Kalyani (West 309 170 139 2221 994 1227
Bengal)
13. AIIMS, Gorakhpur (Uttar 213 115 98 1492 977 515
Pradesh)
14. AIIMS, Bathinda (Punjab) 219 140 79 2090 1140 950
15. AIIMS, Bilaspur (Himachal 217 126 91 1511 947 564
Pradesh)
16. AIIMS, Guwahati (Assam) 183 115 68 1630 744 886
17. AIIMS, Deoghar (Jharkhand) 208 129 79 1712 879 833
18. AIIMS, Bibinagar 183 133 50 1374 902 472
(Telangana)
19. AIIMS, Raebareli (Uttar 201 113 88 1425 1067 358
Pradesh)
20. AIIMS, Rajkot (Gujarat) 183 76 107 1247 535 712
21. AIIMS, Madurai (Tamil 183 49 134 911 43 868
Nadu)
22. AIIMS, Jammu (Jammu & 183 115 68 1311 818 493
Kashmir)
23. AIIMS, Awantipora (Jammu 94 - 94 252 2 250
& Kashmir)
24. AIIMS, Rewari (Haryana) - - - 7 1 6
25. AIIMS, Darbhanga (Bihar) - - - 7 1 6