A survey by Telangana senior residents found nearly 1,900 vacant teaching posts in government medical colleges. Foundational departments are worst affected. Doctors warn that delays in recruitment and shortage of senior faculty are impacting medical education and NMC compliance.
The J&K BOPEE has scheduled January 24 counselling to relocate 50 students from the revoked SMVDIME MBBS program into seven government medical colleges using supernumerary seats, ensuring their education continues despite previous controversy over religious composition
The Telangana Teaching Government Doctors Association (TTGDA) has urged the State government to address long-pending demands, including peripheral medical college allowances, a special transfer policy, and retirement benefits.
In the past two to three years, Telangana State has seen a significant increase in government teaching hospitals. From 2022 to 2025, a total of 27 government medical colleges have been established, creating a need for faculty positions. Of the 16,024 total posts, 4,013 will be filled on a contract basis, 9,684 on an outsourcing basis, approximately 2,322 on an honorarium basis, and 5 on an MTS basis.
Hyderabad: The State health department has notified 245 super-speciality posts for Assistant Professors and Civil Assistant Surgeons (CAS) for three-government teaching hospitals – Gandhi Medical College and Teaching Hospital, Government Medical College in Siddipet and Nalgonda. The recruitment drive for these posts will be completed by April 19, according to a notification from Director of […]
The recruited Assistant Professors, who have to undergo certificate verification process on November 19 at DME office, Koti, will go a long way in addressing the shortage of teaching faculty.
