Lakhimpur Medical College and Hospital is a medical college with attached hospital located in
North Lakhimpur
North Lakhimpur ( ) is a city and a municipal board in Lakhimpur district in the Indian state of Assam, about northeast of Guwahati. It is the district headquarters of Lakhimpur district.
North Lakhimpur is also the name of the subdivision of L ...
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Assam
Assam (; ) is a state in northeastern India, south of the eastern Himalayas along the Brahmaputra and Barak River valleys. Assam covers an area of . The state is bordered by Bhutan and Arunachal Pradesh to the north; Nagaland and Manipur ...
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It started functioning from 1 October 2021. This is the 8th medical college of the state.
The college operates under the State Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Assam. It is recognised by
National Medical Commission
National Medical Commission (NMC) is an Indian regulatory body of 33 members which regulates medical education and medical professionals. It replaced the Medical Council of India on 25 September 2020. The Commission grants recognition of medic ...
and affiliated with
Srimanta Sankaradeva University of Health Sciences
Srimanta Sankaradeva University of Health Sciences, Guwahati, Assam, India is established in 2009 as per The Srimanta Sankaradeva University of Health Sciences Act, 2007. The Srimanta Sankaradeva University of Health Sciences is the only Health ...
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Guwahati
Guwahati (, ; formerly rendered Gauhati, ) is the biggest city of the Indian state of Assam and also the largest metropolis in northeastern India. Dispur, the capital of Assam, is in the circuit city region located within Guwahati and is the ...
. Currently the college has an intact capacity of 100 undergraduate students, from academic year 2021-22.
Lakhimpur Medical College and Hospital offers an undergraduate course in medicine, namely Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS). The duration of the course is five and a half years, including one year of internship. The college has an annual intake of 100 students.
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Affiliates of Srimanta Sankaradeva University of Health Sciences
Medical colleges in Assam
Hospitals in Assam
Educational institutions established in 2021
2021 establishments in Assam