Three Medical Council of India (MCI) inspectors visited Sri Krishna Medical College and Hospital on Friday to feel the pulse of the institute.

The team on Friday afternoon examined the declaration forms of doctors and faculty members.

The council inspectors — Bal Krishna, Arun Bhattacharya and Sheela Mahapatra — from New Delhi would also take stock of other issues plaguing the medical college and hospital on Saturday.

The team would oversee the faculty strength of the college in the wake of acute shortage of doctors and teachers at the health hub.

The council members would also weigh up the quality of teaching being imparted to the medicos. They would interact with the students separately to get an idea of the faculty and the quality of education.

Superintendent of the hospital Dr G.K. Thakur told The Telegraph that the reason behind the central team’s visit to the college is not yet completely known.

However, he hastened to add that the inspectors are here to explore the possibility of handing over the continuation order of running 50 seats in the MBBS course of the college, which is already running.

Around 50 per cent posts of teachers and doctors at the medical college have become vacant recently.

Things have reached such a passé that there are no professors for disciplines like ENT, orthopaedic, gynaecology and surgery.

“Superintendent Thakur and college principal Dr D.K. Sinha have requested the state government to fill the vacant posts of teachers and doctors but all their effort have so far proved futile,” said a senior doctor with the health hub.