India, July 12 -- The institute's decision to consider only candidates with a B.Sc degree in nursing, operation theatre technology or anaesthesia technology for the post of operation theatre assistant has left a number of experienced diploma holders ineligible. The SGPGI's June 2025 notification recognizes only B.Sc degree holders as qualified to apply, effectively excluding those with diplomas from institutions recognized by the UP State Medical Faculty. Many of these diploma-certified professionals have been working for five to eight years at prestigious hospitals like SGPGIMS, KGMU, RML, BHU and UPUMS, said Seema Shukla of SGPGIMS All Employees' Welfare Association. Candidates argue that disqualifying them now is unjust, especially when the same diploma courses are still being run by government-approved institutions and have previously been accepted for recruitment. "If the diploma is no longer considered valid, why is the government still offering it?" ask affected technicians. Medical superintendent Prof Rajesh Harshvardhan said this matter has been brought into notice now, and the PGI administration will surely think over it....