Directorate of Medical Education and Research, Maharashtra

DMER

The Directorate of Medical Education and Research (DMER), Maharashtra, was established in 1970 and operates under the state’s Ministry of Medical Education. It supervises government medical, dental, and nursing colleges and teaching hospitals, overseeing undergraduate, postgraduate, and super-specialty academic standards, conduct of the MH‑CET entrance exam, and coordination of clinical research. In 2025, DMER launched a major recruitment drive to fill 792 faculty and 10 dean posts in government medical colleges to address staff shortages following show‑cause notices by the National Medical Commission :contentReference[oaicite:0]{index=0}.