PRAYAGRAJ, Aug. 4 -- The Uttar Pradesh Public Service Commission (UPPSC) is set to begin the recruitment process for 1,154 assistant professor posts in government medical colleges across the state. The official advertisement is likely to be issued in September.

The state medical education department has already informed the Commission about the vacancies and the process for issuing the recruitment notification is underway, a senior official aware of the development said.

The recruitment is expected to help bridge the shortage of teaching faculty in government medical colleges and strengthen medical education in Uttar Pradesh.

Besides the medical education vacancies, the Commission has also received a requisition for recruitment to 111 ...