Lok Sabha Question No. 207 (STARRED), answered on 2026-02-13
Subject: Vacancy in AIIMS
Ministry: HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Asked by: Shri Kishori Lal, Shri Bapi Haldar

## GOVERNMENTOFINDIA MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE DEPARTMENTOFHEALTH AND FAMILYWELFARE

## LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. †*207 TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 13 TH FEBRUARY, 2026

## VACANCY IN AIIMS

## †*207. SHRI KISHORI LAL: SHRI BAPI HALDAR:

Will the MINISTER OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE be pleased to state:

- (a) whether a significant number of faculty and non-faculty posts are lying vacant in various All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) across the country;
- (b) if so, the details of such vacancies vis-a-vis sanctioned posts, institute-wise;
- (c) the major reasons for the delay in filling up the vacancies of doctors/faculty and non-faculty positions in prestigious institutes like AIIMS;
- (d) whether several doctors working in various faculties of AIIMS, Delhi have reportedly resigned from their services during the last three years;
- (e) if so, the details thereof;
- (f) whether the Government proposes to formulate any plan for the expansion of AIIMS, Raebareli to alleviate the increasing pressure of patients; and
- (g) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER THE MINISTER OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE

## (SHRI JAGAT PRAKASH NADDA)

- (a) to (g) A Statement is laid on the Table of the House.

## STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 207* FOR 13 TH FEBRUARY, 2026

(a) to (c): The details of sanctioned, filled and vacant faculty and non-faculty posts in various operational All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), are at Annexure.

Creation of posts and recruitment is a continuous and dynamic process. Filling up of vacant faculty/non-faculty positions is contingent on various factors including availability of suitable/eligible/qualified doctors/health professionals, reservation roster, location of the Institute etc. In order to expeditiously fill vacant sanctioned positions in the newly set up AIIMS under PMSSY, following special measures have been taken by the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare:

(i) Standing Selection Committee (SSC) has been constituted in each Institute as per the provision of their respective Act for selection of faculty etc. Each Institute is mandated to conduct four meetings of the SSC in a year.

(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 twice a year.

(v) Common Recruitment Examination (CRE) in 2025 was conducted by AIIMS Delhi twice in the year for recruitment to Group B and C non-faculty positions in various AIIMS.

(vi) The Institute of National Importance Combined Entrance Test (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 conducted by AIIMS Delhi twice a year.

(d) and (e): Currently, 860 faculties are in position in AIIMS New Delhi. The year-wise details of resignation by faculties in AIIMS New Delhi during last three years are as under:

| Years                   |   2023 |   2024 |   2025 |
|-------------------------|--------|--------|--------|
| No. of Faculty Resigned |     19 |     13 |     12 |

(f) and (g): AIIMS Raebareli is currently operational with 610 beds. At present, there are 34 functional departments in the Institute including 25 Broad specialties & 9 Super specialties. Expansion of various facilities in the Institute is taken up in a phased manner.

## The Status of Faculty and Non-Faculty positions in all AIIMS

| Sl. No.   |                              | Faculty position   | Faculty position   | Faculty position   | Non-Faculty position   | Non-Faculty position   | Non-Faculty position   |
|-----------|------------------------------|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
| Sl. No.   | AIIMS                        | Sanctioned         | In position        | Vacan t            | Sanctione d            | In position            | Vacan t                |
| 1.        | New Delhi (Delhi)            | 1306               | 860                | 446                | 13911                  | 11369                  | 2542                   |
| 2.        | Bhopal (Madhya Pradesh)      | 312                | 241                | 71                 | 3874                   | 2920                   | 954                    |
| 3.        | Bhubaneswar (Odisha)         | 337                | 238                | 99                 | 3963                   | 2937                   | 1026                   |
| 4.        | Jodhpur (Rajasthan)          | 405                | 221                | 184                | 4048                   | 3322                   | 726                    |
| 5.        | Patna (Bihar)                | 305                | 219                | 86                 | 3884                   | 2752                   | 1132                   |
| 6.        | Raipur (Chhattisgarh)        | 305                | 200                | 105                | 3884                   | 2815                   | 1069                   |
| 7.        | Rishikesh (Uttarakhand)      | 355                | 229                | 126                | 4095                   | 2951                   | 1144                   |
| 8.        | Bathinda (Punjab)            | 219                | 143                | 76                 | 2090                   | 1453                   | 637                    |
| 9.        | Bibinagar (Telangana)        | 183                | 132                | 51                 | 1374                   | 898                    | 476                    |
| 10.       | Bilaspur (Himachal Pradesh)  | 217                | 130                | 87                 | 1511                   | 987                    | 524                    |
| 11.       | Deoghar (Jharkhand)          | 208                | 132                | 76                 | 1712                   | 940                    | 772                    |
| 12.       | Gorakhpur (Uttar Pradesh)    | 213                | 117                | 96                 | 1492                   | 949                    | 543                    |
| 13.       | Guwahati (Assam)             | 183                | 117                | 66                 | 1630                   | 879                    | 751                    |
| 14.       | Jammu (Jammu& Kashmir)       | 183                | 119                | 64                 | 1311                   | 935                    | 376                    |
| 15.       | Kalyani (West Bengal)        | 309                | 175                | 134                | 2221                   | 1171                   | 1050                   |
| 16.       | Madurai (Tamil Nadu)         | 183                | 70                 | 113                | 911                    | 40                     | 871                    |
| 17.       | Mangalagiri (Andhra Pradesh) | 309                | 171                | 138                | 1953                   | 1291                   | 662                    |
| 18.       | Nagpur (Maharashtra)         | 373                | 238                | 135                | 2107                   | 1395                   | 712                    |
| 19.       | Raebareli (Uttar Pradesh)    | 209                | 111                | 98                 | 1613                   | 1120                   | 493                    |
| 20.       | Rajkot (Gujarat)             | 183                | 78                 | 105                | 1410                   | 665                    | 745                    |

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