Assistant prof post: Tribunal sets aside doc’s appointment

New Delhi, Sept. 2: The Central Administrative Tribunal ( CAT) has set aside the appointment of a doctor as assistant professor of hospital administration at AIIMS, saying she did not possess the requisite qualification for the post.

A bench of CAT chairman Justice L. Narasimha Reddy and administrative member Aradhana Johri were of the view that the degree of Diplomate of National Board ( DNB) held by her was not sufficient and she needed to undergo an additional year of residency in a hospital recognised by the Medical Council of India ( MCI).

The tribunal said that according to the MCI’s regulations on minimum qualifications for teachers in medical institutions, a person holding a DNB degree from a non- MCI recognised institute had to undergo four years of total training.

The CAT said that of the four years of training, one year had to be in an MCI recognised hospital according to the regulations.

“It is not in dispute that respondent 3 ( Dr Kanika Jain) did not undergo this type of training or residency. The inescapable conclusion is that the selection and consequential appointment of respondent 3 is vitiated.

“We, therefore, allow this original application, and set aside the appointment of respondent 3 as Assistant Professor of Hospital Administration.