No service bond for AIIMS New Delhi graduates parliamentary panel confirms it and recommends alumni tracking instead. Full explainer on what this means for NEET aspirants, doctor shortages, brain drain and India’s healthcare future
A recent Right to Information (RTI) probe has pulled back the curtain on the extreme working conditions faced by postgraduate resident doctors at some of India’s most prestigious medical institutions: All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education & Research (JIPMER), Armed Forces Medical College (AFMC) and others like NIMHANS.
Read MoreIn the world of Indian medicine, AIIMS Delhi stands as the undisputed gold standard the institute every aspiring doctor dreams of joining. Yet a recent RTI reply has pulled back the curtain on a troubling reality: 190 postgraduate (PG) resident doctors from MD/MS programs resigned from AIIMS Delhi over the past three years. Another 35 super-specialty (DM/MCh) students also stepped away.
Read MoreDoctors, faculty members and residents from top institutions including AIIMS New Delhi, AIIMS Nagpur, AIIMS Patna and Ram Manohar Lohia Hospital have collectively urged the National Medical Commission (NMC) to roll out the National Exit Test (NExT) immediately for MBBS students.
Read MoreIn a major update shared in Parliament, Union Minister of State for Health, Smt. Anupriya Patel revealed that MBBS seats across India have skyrocketed to 1,28,976 up from just 51,348 in 2013-14. That’s a massive 151.18% jump! At the same time, number of medical colleges has grown from 387 to 818, marking an 111.36% increase.
Read MoreHarish Rana passed at AIIMS Delhi after 13 years in a vegetative state marks India’s first Supreme Court approved passive euthanasia. A moving story of dignity, compassion and legal evolution.
Read MoreThe recent tragic suicide of a MBBS intern at AIIMS Rajkot has once again drawn attention to the silent crisis brewing within India’s medical education system.On March 14,2026, 25-year old Ratan Kumar Meghwal, a final-year intern from Phalsund village Jaisalmer, Rajasthan died by suicide after being struck by a train on railway tracks near Ghanteshwar close to the AIIMS campus in Rajkot, Gujarat
Read MoreAIIMS New Delhi doctors have issued a serious warning against using AI tools like ChatGPT for medical diagnosis or treatment after a patient suffered severe internal bleeding by following chatbot generated advice for back pain. The case highlights the dangers of self medication, AI hallucinations, and why real medical consultation, tests, and clinical judgement cannot be replaced by algorithms.
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