The National Medical Commission has given the
nod for setting up Shija Academy of Health
Sciences with an annual intake capacity of 150
students, said Dr Palin Khundongbam, MD of
Shija Hospitals and Research Institute
The National Medical Commission (NMC) has
accorded permission for setting up the first
private medical college in Manipur, said Dr Palin
Khundongbam, Managing Director of Shija
Hospitals and Research Institute (SHRI), Imphal.
The private medical college, Shija Academy of
Health Sciences (SAHS), will be situated at the
Health Village in Imphal West district’s Langol.
Sponsored by SHRI, the medical college will have
an intake capacity of 150 students per year.
All necessary infrastructure is in place to begin
the first academic session (2021-2022) from
December, said Dr Khundongbam
The main purpose of establishing the new
medical college is to produce strong, empathetic,
compassionate, socially and environmentally
responsible research-oriented medical graduates
and postgraduates… provide affordable quality
healthcare, medical tourism to contribute to the
state’s exchequer and for inclusive growth of the
region,” the SHRI managing director said.
He claimed that every year there are over 4,000
medical aspirants in Manipur, out of which 150
students are selected as government nominees
and over 400 seek admission outside the state or
abroad.