Relaxation in medical college faculty qualification rules; hospitals with 220 beds can be converted into medical colleges

NEW DELHI: The National Medical Commission (NMC) has issued an order revising the Teacher Qualification Rules. This is with the aim of ensuring the availability of faculty in the medical education sector and improving their quality.

Doctors with 10 years of work experience can be appointed as associate professors. Senior consultants with three years of work experience in NBEMS-recognised government medical educational institutions can become professors. Senior consultants with two years of experience and no residency can also become assistant professors. According to the 2022 rules, the qualification for becoming an assistant professor was two years of service in hospitals with more than 330 beds. Hospitals with 220 beds will now be considered as medical educational institutions.

Degree and PG courses simultaneously

Undergraduate and postgraduate courses can be started simultaneously in new government medical colleges. The aim is to ensure the availability of qualified faculties to start new medical courses.

Other eligibility relaxations:

👉Diploma holders holding the post of Medical Officer in government medical institutions can become Assistant Professors in their respective departments.

👉Five years of service in NMC, University, State Medical Council, Medical Education Department, and Medical Research related to Government Organization will be considered as teaching experience.

👉A postgraduate course can be started if there are two faculty members and two seats. Earlier, three faculty members and a senior resident were required.

👉M.Sc. and Ph.D. qualified persons can be appointed as faculty in the departments of Microbiology and Pharmacology in addition to the departments of Anatomy, Physiology, and Biochemistry.

👉The upper age limit for appointment of senior resident in pre-clinical and para-clinical subjects like Anatomy, Physiology, Biochemistry, Pharmacology, Pathology, Microbiology, Forensic Medicine, and Community Medicine has been increased to 50 years.

👉Postgraduates can become Assistant Professors if they have tutor or demonstrator work experience.

👉Those with super-speciality qualifications in broad speciality departments can be appointed in super-speciality departments.