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Bongaigaon Medical College Approved to Admit 100 MBBS Students
Bongaigaon Medical College has received permission to start admitting medical students.
The college can admit 100 students for MBBS courses.
MBBS is a degree that students earn to become doctors.
The approval came from India’s Ministry of Health and Family Welfare.
This makes it Assam’s 15th medical college.
Assam now has 1,925 MBBS seats in total.
Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said the approval will strengthen medical education in the state.
It may also help more students study medicine closer to home.
The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare approved Bongaigaon Medical College to admit 100 MBBS students.
The approval makes Bongaigaon Medical College Assam’s 15th medical college.
Assam’s total number of MBBS seats has increased to 1,925.
Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma thanked Union Health Minister J.P. Nadda for supporting the approval.
The new seats are expected to expand medical education opportunities for students in Assam and the wider Northeast.
- Who
- The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare approved the college; Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma announced the decision.
- What
- Bongaigaon Medical College received permission to admit 100 MBBS students.
- Where
- Bongaigaon, Assam.
- When
- The announcement was made on Friday.
- Why
- The approval expands Assam’s medical education capacity and supports efforts to strengthen healthcare infrastructure and medical staffing.
Key facts
- Institution
- Bongaigaon Medical College
- Approved intake
- 100 MBBS students
- Approving authority
- Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
- Assam’s medical colleges
- 15
- Total MBBS seats in Assam
- 1,925
- Announcing official
- Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma
- Union minister thanked
- J.P. Nadda
Quotes
Himanta Biswa Sarma
Chief Minister of Assam
“happy to share that the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Government of India, has formally approved Bongaigaon Medical College with permission to admit 100 MBBS students.”
thehansindia.com
“With this, Bongaigaon Medical College becomes Assam’s 15th medical college, taking our total MBBS seats to 1,925”
thehansindia.com
Sources
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