Overview

• Government data shows 2,561 of 6,376 faculty positions (40.2%) across 21 AIIMS remain vacant in 2025–26, matching a four-year high
• AIIMS Delhi alone has 462 faculty vacancies and 730 total faculty and resident openings, including 250 SC, 115 ST and 350 OBC posts
• Newer institutes such as AIIMS Madurai and Awantipora report vacancy rates above 50%, with Madurai filling under 27% of its 183 sanctioned professor posts
• Between 2021 and July 2024, 422 doctors resigned from AIIMS institutes, citing low public-sector pay and limited career growth as primary drivers
• Measures including standing selection committees, contracts for retired professors and a visiting faculty scheme have not substantially improved AIIMS staffing levels