Pragjyotishpur Medical College & Hospital

Pragjyotishpur Medical College and Hospital
TypeMedical college
EstablishedFebruary 1, 2025 (2025-02-01)
PrincipalDr. Basanta Kumar Baishya (acting)[1]
Undergraduates100
Location
Guwahati, Kamrup district
,
Assam
,
India
CampusUrban
AffiliationsSrimanta Sankaradeva University of Health Sciences, NMC

Pragjyotishpur Medical College and Hospital is the fourteenth government medical college of Assam located in Guwahati, Assam.[2][3] The medical college became functional from 1 February 2025 with the commencement of outpatient department services.[4][5][6][7]Currently the college has an intact capacity of 100 undergraduate students, from academic year 2025-26.[8][9]

Sources

  1. ^ G Plus News (15 October 2024). "Guwahati: Basanta Kumar Baishya Appointed As Acting Principal Of Pragjyotishpur Medical College". Guwahati Plus. G Plus. Retrieved 26 April 2025.
  2. ^ "Guwahati to have second medical college for Rs 1,000 crore". News18. Network18 Media & Investments Ltd. 15 February 2022. Retrieved 26 April 2025.
  3. ^ India Today Web Desk (15 February 2022). "Second Medical College to Come Up in Guwahati for Rs 1,000 Crore". India Today. Living Media India Limited. Retrieved 26 April 2025.
  4. ^ "Guwahati's 2nd medical college & hosp becomes functional". The Times of India. Guwahati: Bennett, Coleman & Co. Ltd. February 2025. Retrieved 6 March 2025.
  5. ^ Parikalpita Gogoi (2 February 2025). "New Medical College & Hospital In Guwahati Becomes Operational". Prag News. Retrieved 26 April 2025.
  6. ^ The Sentinel Assam (26 April 2025). "Guwahati: CM Himanta Opens OPD Services at Pragjyotishpur Medical College". The Sentinel Assam. Retrieved 26 April 2025.
  7. ^ "By 2029, Assam to have a total of 24 medical colleges: CM Himanta Biswa Sarma". The Economic Times. The Times Group. 15 February 2022. Retrieved 26 April 2025.
  8. ^ staff reporter (3 September 2025). "Assam's 14th & Guwahati's 2nd medical college gets approval". The Times of India. Bennett, Coleman & Co. Ltd. Retrieved 4 September 2025.
  9. ^ "Untitled/Bhubaneswar PDF Notice" (PDF). S3WAAS, Bhubaneswar. Government of Odisha. 3 September 2025. Retrieved 18 September 2025.

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