Lok Sabha Question No. 2239 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-08-01
Subject: Vacancies in AIIMS and other Premier Medical Institutions
Ministry: HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Asked by: Thiru Dr. S Jagathratchakan

## GOVERNMENTOFINDIA MINISTRYOF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE DEPARTMENTOFHEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2239 TO BE ANSWERED ON 01/08/2025

## VACANCIES IN AIIMS AND OTHER PREMIER MEDICAL INSTITUTIONS

## 2239. SHRI S JAGATHRATCHAKAN:

Will the Minister of HEALTH AND FAMILYWELFARE be pleased to state:

(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 and category-wise;

(b) whether these vacancies have had any impact on medical education, research output or quality of healthcare services provided by these institutions;

- (c) if so, the details thereof; and

(d) the measures taken or proposed by the Government to expedite recruitment and ensure optimal staffing levels including timelines for filling the existing vacancies?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE

## (SHRI PRATAPRAO 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 and PGIMER are placed at 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 their respective Act to facilitate filling up of vacant faculty 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 new AIIMS for teaching purposes.

(iv) Nursing Officer Recruitment Common Eligibility Test (NORCET) is conducted by AIIMS Delhi for recruitment of Nursing Officers for various AIIMS and JIPMER.

(v) Common Recruitment Examination (CRE) is conducted by AIIMS Delhi for recruitment to Group B and C non-faculty positions in various AIIMS and JIPMER.

(vi) AIIMS Delhi also conducts the Institute of National Importance Combined Entrance Test (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 and JIPMER.

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## Annexure referred to the reply to part (a) to (d) of the Lok Sabha Unstarred Question Number 2239 for answer on 01.08.2025.

## Details of Faculty, Non-Faculty positions in AIIMS, PGIMER and JIPMER

| Sr. No.   | Name of Institutes State/UT         | Faculty position   | Faculty position   |        | Non-Faculty position   | Non-Faculty position   |        |
|-----------|-------------------------------------|--------------------|--------------------|--------|------------------------|------------------------|--------|
| Sr. No.   | Name of Institutes State/UT         | Sanctione d        | In-posit ion       | Vacant | Sanctione d            | In-posit ion           | Vacant |
| 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 Pradesh)      | 305                | 234                | 71     | 3884                   | 2885                   | 999    |
| 5.        | AIIMS, Bhubaneswar (Odisha)         | 337                | 234                | 103    | 3963                   | 2975                   | 988    |
| 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 (Uttarakhand)      | 355                | 208                | 147    | 4095                   | 2938                   | 1157   |
| 10.       | AIIMS, Mangalagiri (Andhra Pradesh) | 309                | 151                | 158    | 1953                   | 1153                   | 800    |
| 11.       | AIIMS, Nagpur (Maharashtra)         | 373                | 234                | 139    | 2105                   | 1160                   | 945    |
| 12.       | AIIMS, Kalyani (West Bengal)        | 309                | 170                | 139    | 2221                   | 994                    | 1227   |
| 13.       | AIIMS, Gorakhpur (Uttar Pradesh)    | 213                | 115                | 98     | 1492                   | 977                    | 515    |
| 14.       | AIIMS, Bathinda (Punjab)            | 219                | 140                | 79     | 2090                   | 1140                   | 950    |
| 15.       | AIIMS, Bilaspur (Himachal Pradesh)  | 217                | 126                | 91     | 1511                   | 947                    | 564    |
| 16.       | AIIMS, Guwahati (Assam)             | 183                | 115                | 68     | 1630                   | 744                    | 886    |
| 17.       | AIIMS, Deoghar (Jharkhand)          | 208                | 129                | 79     | 1712                   | 879                    | 833    |
| 18.       | AIIMS, Bibinagar (Telangana)        | 183                | 133                | 50     | 1374                   | 902                    | 472    |
| 19.       | AIIMS, Raebareli (Uttar Pradesh)    | 201                | 113                | 88     | 1425                   | 1067                   | 358    |
| 20.       | AIIMS, Rajkot (Gujarat)             | 183                | 76                 | 107    | 1247                   | 535                    | 712    |
| 21.       | AIIMS, Madurai (Tamil Nadu)         | 183                | 49                 | 134    | 911                    | 43                     | 868    |
| 22.       | AIIMS, Jammu (Jammu & Kashmir)      | 183                | 115                | 68     | 1311                   | 818                    | 493    |
| 23.       | AIIMS, Awantipora (Jammu &Kashmir)  | 94                 | -                  | 94     | 252                    | 2                      | 250    |
| 24.       | AIIMS, Rewari (Haryana)             | -                  | -                  | -      | 7                      | 1                      | 6      |
| 25.       | AIIMS, Darbhanga (Bihar)            | -                  | -                  | -      | 7                      | 1                      | 6      |