Overview
- The institute issued an official memorandum dated June 22, 2026 that puts a comprehensive social media policy into immediate effect across AIIMS New Delhi.
- The rules apply to almost everyone linked to AIIMS Delhi, including undergraduate and postgraduate students, resident doctors, faculty, administrative staff, recognised student bodies and third‑party collaborators.
- No one may use the name, logo, emblem or official branding without prior written departmental approval and any official or semi‑official account must be registered, list administrators with institutional emails and appoint a designated media coordinator.
- The memorandum bars posting patient information or case details even when patients are not identifiable, cites IMC regulations and the Digital Personal Data Protection Act as legal basis, and gives AIIMS active monitoring powers with a required 12‑hour takedown window and a range of disciplinary and legal penalties.
- The move formalises a tightening trend since 2023 around health‑content rules and is likely to limit informal use of AIIMS identity by student groups and clinician influencers though news coverage shows no public enforcement actions under the new policy so far.