India, July 7 -- In a major breakthrough for medical education, the National Medical Commission (NMC), under the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, has reinstated the 30% faculty quota for medical MSc/PhD holders in non-clinical subjects.

This significant policy decision, formalised through theMedical Institutions (Qualifications of Faculty) Regulations, 2025issued on 30th June 2025 and theAmendment Notificationdated 2nd July 2025, marks the restoration of eligibility for teaching positions in Anatomy, Physiology, Biochemistry, Pharmacology, and Microbiology.

The change reverses the restrictive Medical Standard Requirements (MSR) 2020, which had severely impacted the careers and livelihoods of non-medical teachers, exacerbating facu...