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{{Short description|Medical college in Tinsukia, Assam, India}}
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| name = Tinsukia Medical College & Hospital
| opened = {{Start date and age|2024}}
| funding = Public
| type = Teaching
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| state = [[Makum]], [[Tinsukia district]], [[Assam]]
| country = [[India]]
| coordinates = {{coord|27.4865|95.4358|display=inline,title}}
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| affiliation = [[Srimanta Sankaradeva University of Health Sciences]]<br /> [[National Medical Commission|NMC]]
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| website = {{URL|https://tinsukiamch.assam.gov.in/}}
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'''Tinsukia Medical College & Hospital''' is a medical college with an attached hospital located in [[Makum]], [[Tinsukia district]], [[Assam]].<ref name="sentinel" >{{Cite web|url=https://www.sentinelassam.com/cities/guwahati-city/assam-dispur-applies-for-permission-to-make-tinsukia-medical-college-operational-from-this-year
|title=Assam: Dispur applies for permission to make Tinsukia Medical College operational from this year|date=10 February 2024|website=The Sentinel|language=en|access-date=6 July 2024}}</ref> It is the 13th medical college in the state.<ref name="sentinel" />
The college operates under the State Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Assam. It is recognised by the [[National Medical Commission]] and affiliated with [[Srimanta Sankaradeva University of Health Sciences]], [[Guwahati]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.indiatodayne.in/assam/story/assam-nmc-recognises-tinsukia-medical-college-adds-100-ug-seats-1043702-2024-07-06
|title=Assam: NMC recognises Tinsukia Medical College, adds 100 UG seats|date=6 July 2024|website=India Today|language=en|access-date=6 July 2024}}</ref> As of the 2024–25 academic year, the college has a capacity of 100 undergraduate students.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.sentinelassam.com/north-east-india-news/assam-news/assam-tinsukia-medical-college-receives-national-medical-commission-recognition|title=Assam: Tinsukia Medical College Receives National Medical Commission Recognition
|date=6 July 2024|website=The Sentinel|language=en|access-date=6 July 2024}}</ref>

==History==
[[Government of Assam]] decided to construct a medical college and hospital at Makum in Tinsukia district. A project for the construction of Tinsukia Medical College and Hospital, along with related infrastructure, was approved for funding from the Assam Infrastructure Financing Authority, with an estimated project cost of Rs. 350 Crores. On 7 January 2019, Chief Minister [[Sarbananda Sonowal]] laid the foundation stone of the institute.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://assamtribune.com/foundation-of-tinsukia-medical-college-laid|title=Foundation of Tinsukia Medical College laid
|date=7 January 2019|website=The Assam Tribune|language=en|access-date=6 July 2024}}</ref> The college was inaugurated on 9 March 2024, by Prime Minister [[Narendra Modi]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/pm-modi-unveils-development-projects-in-assam-accuses-congress-of-ignoring-northeast/article67931956.ece|title=PM Modi unveils development projects in Assam, accuses Congress of ignoring Northeast
|date=9 March 2024|website=The Hindu|language=en|access-date=6 July 2024}}</ref>

==Academics==
Tinsukia Medical College & Hospital offers an undergraduate course in medicine, specifically the [[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.<ref name="tmch-about">{{cite web |url=https://tinsukiamch.assam.gov.in/about-us/about-us |title=About Us |publisher=Tinsukia Medical College & Hospital, Government of Assam |access-date=30 May 2025}}</ref>

== References ==
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[[Category:Affiliates of Srimanta Sankaradeva University of Health Sciences]]
[[Category:Medical colleges in Assam]]
[[Category:Hospitals in Assam]]
[[Category:Universities and colleges established in 2024]]

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EulaMatos4236 at 07:43, 18 February 2026