KOHIMA, April 19 (PTI): Nagaland has got the approval to set up its first medical college since it got statehood in 1963, health and family welfare minister P Paiwang Konyak said on Wednesday.
The medical college will begin its journey with 100 MBBS students from the academic session 2023-24.
“We received the approval for a 100 MBBS seat medical college from the National Medical Commission, Medical Assessment & Rating Board (NMC, MARB) on Tuesday,” Konyak said during a press conference organised here.
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He highlighted that in order for the MARB to provide the “Letter of Permission for the academic year 2023–24,” the state government must deliver the acceptance letter within a week.
It is “a great and historic day” for the people of the northeastern state, the minister said.
Health and family welfare commissioner and secretary Y Kikheto Sema told the press conference that the session will start by June-July this year.
Of the 100 seats, 85 would be for students of Nagaland while the remaining 15 will be reserved for aspirants from other states.
