The ESIC Medical College Hospital, Erragadda, in association with IIT-Hyderabad, has come out with a secure and transparent online recruitment portal, which also provides immediate feedback to the applicant for its next stage of hiring.
The recruitment portal of the medical college went ‘live’ with the launch by Ministry of Labour and Employment secretary Sunil Barthwal enabling auto-filling of the applications with an incorporated scoring system to help efficient filtering mechanism based on the needs of the position advertised.
Real-time calculations of scores, age, etc. based on inputs given by the applicants, multiple applications screening of applicants in one go, and data retrieval anytime can be done through this portal. This will be quite unlike the tedious conventional recruitment system where an advertisement is issued followed by snail mailing of applications, physical verification, scrutiny and so on.
“This portal saves time, effort and money with a one-time investment. With minimal modifications, successive recruitments can be done in future,” explained authorities.
The teaching hospital with an intake of 125 undergraduates and post-graduates in all specialities has a sanctioned faculty strength of 220, but has been functioning with only “25% capacity with the last contract recruitment done in March 2018”.
Usually, recruitments for the posts on contract basis are done twice a year because of faculty doctors opting out for higher studies, better employment opportunities or for going abroad. And, intake of competent faculty is imperative considering that there are an average of 2,500 out-patients and most of the 800 beds are occupied on any given day, they explained.
Shortlisting is based on NEET score, experience and the total score with the interview conducted by chairperson, subject experts (sourced from government external institutions) and various observers chosen randomly. Marks are collated at the end and the results are uploaded the same day.
“The entire process of recruitment is recorded at every stage to ensure transparency. We are keen to recruit only the best, qualified doctors for running our patientcare services and academic programmes even if for a short duration,” said dean Dr. M. Srinivas.
The portal is being tried at the college on a pilot basis and is expected to be used in all ESIC hospitals across the country, he added.
