Better qualified hands needed

A Public relations department is also being set up,with posts of PR managers with post-graduation degrees in the field of communication is required for applicants.

For the pharmacy staff,post-graduate degrees in the discipline have been made mandatory.

For laboratory technicians,the cap has been raised from school pass-outs to graduation degrees in lab medicine.

Technicians in medical records also need BSc degrees in their discipline.

For nursing superintendents and posts of nurses in sister grade II and III,the eligibility has been raised from matriculation pass,to BSc and MSc in Nursing,with a mandatory proficiency in computer use.

OT assistants now need at least five years experience to apply to AIIMS.