The Shillong Medical College (SMC) has received approval from the National Medical Commission (NMC) to begin its first academic session in the last week of September 2025. With an initial capacity of 50 students, this new institution will use existing facilities at Shillong Civil and Ganesh Das Hospitals as its teaching campus. According to Meghalaya's Health Minister, Ampareen Lyngdoh, the college will be a "game-changer" by helping to address the state's doctor shortage, as it increases Meghal