Lok Sabha Question No. 2457 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2026-02-13
Subject: Vacant Posts in Institutes of Medical Sciences
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. 2457 TO BE ANSWERED ON 13/02/2026

## VACANT POSTS IN INSTITUTES OF MEDICAL SCIENCES

## 2457. THIRU DR. S JAGATHRATCHAKAN:

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

- (a) the number of sanctioned posts, filled posts, shortfall and backlog vacancies during the past ten years in various hospitals and central institutes of medical sciences like the AIIMS, category-wise including OBC, SC/ST;

(b) whether there are any issues or discrepancies identified by the Government so far in the data collection process, if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor;

(c) the present status of vacancies, particularly those reserved for OBC candidates, including the number of such vacancies that remain unfilled along with the reasons therefor; and

(d) the timeline fixed along with the steps proposed to be taken by the Government to ensure that all pending vacancies, especially those for OBCs, are filled promptly?

## ANSWER THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE (SHRI PRATAPRAO JADHAV)

(a) to (d): The details of sanctioned, filled, vacant faculty and non-faculty posts, and backlog vacancies for SC, ST, OBC in various central institutes of medical sciences under the Ministry are at Annexure . Reservation rosters for making recruitment are maintained in all these hospitals/institutes under the Ministry in accordance with the instructions issued by the Central Government from time to time.

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 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.

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## Annexure

## Annexure referred to the reply to parts (a) to (d) of the Lok Sabha Unstarred Question Number 2457 for answer on 13.02.2026 Details of Faculty and Non-Faculty position in hospitals/institutes

| Sl. No.   | Hospitals/Institutes        | Faculty position   | Faculty position   | Faculty position   | Non-Faculty position   | Non-Faculty position   | Non-Faculty position   | Backlog Vacancies   | Backlog Vacancies   | Backlog Vacancies   |
|-----------|-----------------------------|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
| Sl. No.   | Hospitals/Institutes        | Sanctioned         | In position        | Vacant             | Sanctioned             | In position            | Vacant                 | SC                  | ST                  | OBC                 |
| 1         | New Delhi (Delhi)           | 1306               | 860                | 446                | 13911                  | 11369                  | 2542                   | 84                  | 91                  | 97                  |
| 2         | Bhopal (Madhya Pradesh)     | 312                | 241                | 71                 | 3874                   | 2920                   | 954                    | 8                   | 3                   | 22                  |
| 3         | Bhubaneswar (Odisha)        | 337                | 238                | 99                 | 3963                   | 2937                   | 1026                   | 65                  | 65                  | 118                 |
| 4         | Jodhpur (Rajasthan)         | 405                | 221                | 184                | 4048                   | 3322                   | 726                    | 195                 | 69                  | 172                 |
| 5         | Patna (Bihar)               | 305                | 219                | 86                 | 3884                   | 2752                   | 1132                   | 36                  | 22                  | 51                  |
| 6         | Raipur (Chhattisgarh)       | 305                | 200                | 105                | 3884                   | 2815                   | 1069                   | 14                  | 13                  | 43                  |
| 7         | Rishikesh (Uttarakhand)     | 355                | 229                | 126                | 4095                   | 2951                   | 1144                   | 101                 | 47                  | 217                 |
| 8         | Bathinda (Punjab)           | 219                | 143                | 76                 | 2090                   | 1453                   | 637                    | 38                  | 17                  | 64                  |
| 9         | Bibinagar (Telangana)       | 183                | 132                | 51                 | 1374                   | 898                    | 476                    | 18                  | 7                   | 23                  |
| 10        | Bilaspur (Himachal Pradesh) | 217                | 130                | 87                 | 1511                   | 987                    | 524                    | 45                  | 19                  | 74                  |
| 11        | Deoghar (Jharkhand)         | 208                | 132                | 76                 | 1712                   | 940                    | 772                    | 75                  | 42                  | 139                 |
| 12        | Gorakhpur (Uttar Pradesh)   | 213                | 117                | 96                 | 1492                   | 949                    | 543                    | 4                   | 2                   | 5                   |
| 13        | Guwahati (Assam)            | 183                | 117                | 66                 | 1630                   | 879                    | 751                    | 47                  | 17                  | 46                  |
| 14        | Jammu (Jammu &Kashmir)      | 183                | 119                | 64                 | 1311                   | 935                    | 376                    | 20                  | 10                  | 42                  |
| 15        | Kalyani (West Bengal)       | 309                | 175                | 134                | 2221                   | 1171                   | 1050                   | 26                  | 19                  | 29                  |

| Sl. No.   | Hospitals/Institutes                 | Faculty position   | Faculty position   | Faculty position   | Non-Faculty position   | Non-Faculty position   | Non-Faculty position   | Backlog Vacancies   | Backlog Vacancies   | Backlog Vacancies   |
|-----------|--------------------------------------|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
| Sl. No.   | Hospitals/Institutes                 | Sanctioned         | In position        | Vacant             | Sanctioned             | In position            | Vacant                 | SC                  | ST                  | OBC                 |
| 16        | Madurai (Tamil Nadu)                 | 183                | 70                 | 113                | 911                    | 40                     | 871                    | 5                   | 7                   | 8                   |
| 17        | Mangalagiri (Andhra Pradesh)         | 309                | 171                | 138                | 1953                   | 1291                   | 662                    | 8                   | 5                   | 12                  |
| 18        | Nagpur (Maharashtra)                 | 373                | 238                | 135                | 2107                   | 1395                   | 712                    | 30                  | 19                  | 45                  |
| 19        | Raebareli (Uttar Pradesh)            | 209                | 111                | 98                 | 1613                   | 1120                   | 493                    | 34                  | 16                  | 68                  |
| 20        | Rajkot (Gujarat)                     | 183                | 78                 | 105                | 1410                   | 665                    | 745                    | 20                  | 10                  | 39                  |
| 21        | LHMC &Associated Hospital, New Delhi | 386                | 298                | 88                 | 1812                   | 1343                   | 469                    | 5                   | 1                   | 11                  |
| 22        | JIPMER, Puducherry                   | 464                | 360                | 104                | 3390                   | 2258                   | 1132                   | 20                  | 9                   | 16                  |
| 23        | PGIMER, Chandigarh                   | 732                | 593                | 139                | 7010                   | 5186                   | 1824                   | 55                  | 141                 | 76                  |