Archive · 6 Aug 2025
AIIMS Hospitals Facing Critical Faculty Shortage
Imagine India's top hospitals, AIIMS, are having trouble finding enough teachers, called faculty.
Over 40% of these teaching jobs are empty!
This is the worst it's been in four years.
Even the main hospital in Delhi has many unfilled positions.
Newer hospitals are struggling even more.
It makes it harder for the hospitals to teach medical students and provide adequate care.
The government is trying to fix this by hiring more people.
Over 40% of sanctioned faculty positions at AIIMS institutes remain vacant in 2025-26.
This is the highest vacancy rate in the last four years, with 2,561 unfilled posts.
AIIMS Delhi has 462 vacant faculty positions, the highest among the institutes.
Newer AIIMS campuses like Awantipora and Madurai face severe shortages.
The government cites ongoing recruitment drives and schemes to address the issue.
- Who
- AIIMS institutes, Union health minister Prataprao Jadhav, Rajya Sabha MP Javed Ali Khan.
- What
- Significant faculty vacancies at AIIMS institutes across India.
- When
- Data from 2022-23 to 2025-26.
- Where
- Across various AIIMS campuses in India.
- Why
- Possibly due to less competitive pay scales compared to the private sector.
Government Actions
Challenges Faced
Recruitment Efforts
Government Actions
The government is actively recruiting to fill the positions, with fast-track appointments.
Challenges Faced
Recruitment is not keeping pace with the vacancies, worsening the crisis.
- Total Functional AIIMS
- 19
- Faculty Vacancy Rate (2025-26)
- 40.2%
- Total Vacant Positions (2025-26)
- 2,561
- AIIMS Delhi Vacancies
- 462
- Union Health Minister
- Prataprao Jadhav
