Archive · 18 Jul 2026
MP Medical Colleges Face Severe Faculty Shortage
There are not enough teachers in some new government medical colleges in Madhya Pradesh, India.
These colleges have only 20-25% of the teachers they need.
This means students don't have enough teachers for their classes.
The government promised extra money to attract teachers, but they haven't given the order to start this yet.
Some colleges don't have any teachers in important subjects like surgery, paediatrics, and dermatology.
This is making it hard for students to learn properly.
New government medical colleges in Madhya Pradesh are functioning with only 20-25% of their sanctioned faculty strength.
Sheopur Medical College has 118 sanctioned posts but only 22 filled, with several departments lacking faculty members.
Singrauli Medical College has 140 sanctioned posts but only 30 filled, and classes are not being conducted as per NMC protocols.
The Directorate of Medical Education proposed incentives for faculty but has not issued any orders to implement them.
Medical Teachers Association president Dr. Rakesh Malviya described the situation as 'pathetic' due to the severe faculty shortage.
- Who
- Newly established government medical colleges in Madhya Pradesh
- What
- Severe shortage of teaching staff and infrastructure
- When
- Over the past two to three years
- Where
- Madhya Pradesh, India
- Why
- Inadequate faculty recruitment and lack of implementation of proposed incentives
- Sanctioned Posts at Sheopur Medical College
- 118
- Filled Posts at Sheopur Medical College
- 22
- Sanctioned Posts at Singrauli Medical College
- 140
- Filled Posts at Singrauli Medical College
- 30
- Proposed Incentive for Assistant Professors
- Rs 50,000
- Proposed Incentive for Associate Professors
- Rs 75,000
- Proposed Incentive for Professors
- Rs 1 lakh