The PA Sangma International Medical College of University of Science and Technology, Meghalaya (USTM) has formally received approval from the National Medical Commission (NMC) to begin MBBS courses, becoming the first private medical collage of Meghalaya.

Health Minister Ampareen Lyngdoh on Thursday informed that the state is getting 40 additional seats for medical studies with the Centre’s decision to grant approval to the PA Sangma International Medical College of the University of Science and Technology, Meghalaya (USTM) as the first private medical college in Meghalaya.

The PA Sangma International Medical College of University of Science and Technology, Meghalaya (USTM) has become the first private medical college in Meghalaya after it received approval from Union Ministry of Health & Family Welfare to begin the courses.