New Delhi: In an important development for medical faculties across medical colleges in the country, the Medical Council of India has recently notified new rules on the eligibility as well as promotion of medical college teachers.
Through a recent gazette notification MCI was seen amending Minimum Qualifications for Teachers in Medical Institutions Regulations, 1998 calling the new regulations as “Minimum Qualifications for Teachers in Medical Institutions (Amendment) Regulations, 2017.
With the news amendment MCI has substituted the qualifications of medical teachers indicated in the schedule 1, Clause 6, placing the following qualifications
“The teachers in a medical college or institution having a total of 8 years teaching experience out of which at least 4 years teaching experience as Assistant Professor with two research publication in indexed journals gained after obtaining postgraduate degree shall be recognized post graduate teacher in broad specialties.
In case of super specialties only those teachers who possess 6 years teaching experience out of which at least 2 years teaching experience as Assistant Professor gained after obtaining the higher specialty degree shall be recognized post graduate teacher.”
With this MCI has reduced the number of teaching experience. It is reported that for the purpose of recognition as postgraduate teacher in broad specialties, earlier Schedule 1, Clause 6, required total 8 years with teaching experience with least five years teaching experience as Lecturer or Asst. Professor gained after obtaining postgraduate degree. Now, the number of teaching years as AP has been reduced to 4 years. Simultaenously requirement of 2 research publication in indexed journals has been added.
On similar lines, recognition of PG teacher in Super Specialties required possession of eight years’ teaching experience out of which at least five years’ teaching experience as Lecturer / Asst. Prof. gained after obtaining the higher speciality degree . Now, the total required teaching experience in this category has been reduced to 6 years with that of AP being reduced to 2 years.
The amendment also lays down the requirement of promotion of medical faculties, which has been laid down as under.
Broad Specialties (MD/MS)
| Posts | Academic Qualifications | Teaching & Research Experience |
| Professor/Addl. Professor (8 year of Post PG Experience) | A post graduate qualification MD/MS in the concerned subject and as per the TEQ Regulation | Associate Professor in the subject for 3 years in a permitted/approved/recognized medical college/institution with 4 Research Publications in Indexed Journal on Cumulative basis with minimum of 2 Research Publication during the tenure of Associate Professor as Ist Author or as corresponding author. |
| Associate Professor (5 year Post PG experience) | A post graduate qualification MD/MS in the concerned subject and as per TEQ Regulation. | As Assistant Professor in the subject for 4 years in a permitted/approved/recognized medical college/institution with 2 Research Publication in Indexed Journals as Ist Author or as corresponding author. |
| Assistant Professor | A post graduate qualification MD/MS in the concerned subject and as per the TEQ Regulations. | 3 years Junior Resident in a recognized medical college in the concerned subject and one year as Senior Resident in the concerned subject in a recognized medical college. |
Senior Resident (Broad Specialties)
| Senior Resident | Senior Resident is one who is doing his/her residency in the concerned post graduate subject after obtaining PG degree (MD/MS) and is below 40 years of age. |
Super Specialty (DM/M.Ch.)
| Posts | Academic Qualifications | Teaching & Research Experience |
| Professor/Addl. Professor (5 year of Post Super Specialty experience) | A super specialty post graduate qualification in DM/M.Ch. in the concerned subject and as per the TEQ Regulation | Associate Professor in the subject for 3 years in a permitted/approved/ recognized medical college/institutions with 4 Research Publications in Indexed Journal on cumulative basis with minimum of 2 Research publication during the tenure of Associate Professor as Ist Author or as corresponding author. |
| Associate Professor/(2 years of Post Super Specialty experience) | A super speciality post graduate qualification in DM/M.Ch. in the concerned subject and as per the TEQ Regulation. | As Assistant Professor in the subject for 2 years in a permitted/ approved/recognized medical college/ institution with 2 Research Publication in Indexed Journals as Ist Author or as corresponding author. |
| Asst. Professor | A super speciality post graduate qualification in DM/M.Ch. in the concerned subject and as per the TEQ Regulation. |
Senior Resident (Super Speciality)
| Senior Resident | Registered for M.Ch./DM in the concerned subject |
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Currently I am M.Pharm with Pharmacology after If I shall PH.D. in pharmacology may I will eligible for assistance professor for MBBS,bams as a pharmacologist
Dear MCI friends
Kindly make it very clear that turorship for 1yr after M.D. is must or not necessary in pre and paraclinical subjects. MCI statement is totally confusing in pre and paraclinical but it is very clear in clinical subject.
i\’ve done 3 years of senior residency in an MCI approved govt medical college and have completed two years as AP in an MCI approved govt medical college making a total of 5 years teaching experience post PG. i\’ve two research publications also in indexed journals. can I apply for post of associate prof ? or do I need to complete 2 more years as Assistant prof??
I have completed 3 yrs asst. professor ship after my pg as a contractual faculty. My contract was over. As there was no vacant seat for AP in general catagory at that time , I joined as demonstrator. Now after 2 months there was walk in interview for AP after amendment of rules. Can I again joined as AP or I have to joined as SR acc. to new guidelines. (FAQ FOR TEACHERS ELIGIBILITY Q NO. 23)
Whats the fate the doctors undergoing postgraduation and have crossed 40?
There seems to be no answer to this from the MCI even though thousands of similar cases are there. Only solution seems to be to file a PIL so that MCI wakes up to this problem clear guidelines are spelt out.