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Karam PrakashTribune News ServicePatiala, October 13Despite the ongoing recruitment, Government Medical College (GMC), Patiala, is reeling under shortage of faculty members. However, the GMC, Patiala, is still facing a faculty shortage. Out of all the posts, the post of teaching faculty —professors, associate professors and assistant professors— the maximum shortage is among the post of professors. Out of the 91 sanctioned posts of associate professors, 47 are vacant; while against the 144 posts of associate professors, 76 are unoccupied. And, owing to this, there is a huge shortage at the professor level.”Besides, the officials said faculty shortage had been highest among the super-speciality branches as they (specialists), quite often, refrained from joining the government sector..