Punjab approves medical college in Hoshiarpur with 100 MBBS seats

This major project, built at an estimated cost of around ₹218 crore, is expected to strengthen healthcare services in the district and open new avenues for medical education. On this, Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann is expected to visit Hoshiarpur later this month to inaugurate the construction work of this project.

MLA Brahma Shankar Jimpa stated that the medical college and 300-bed, state-of-the-art hospital will be built on the existing district hospital campus. The total project cost is estimated at ₹218.21 crore, of which approximately ₹131 crore will be spent on the hospital building and approximately ₹87.21 crore will be spent on the medical college building.

He also stated that the medical college will admit 100 MBBS students annually, making Hoshiarpur a vital hub for medical education. The project will include a 300-bed modern hospital, a medical college building, a 500-seat auditorium, a mortuary, a laundry, an ART center, and other service buildings.

The hospital will also have six major operating theaters and two minor emergency operating theaters, an ICU facility, wards for various specialized departments, and advanced diagnostic services, reports Tribune.

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The Medical Assessment and Rating Board (MARB) of the National Medical Commission (NMC), New Delhi, recently invited online applications for starting new Post Graduate medical courses in an established medical institution, establishing a new standalone post-graduate medical institution and increasing seats in existing post-graduate medical courses for the Academic Year 2026-27.

Through a recent notice, the MARB informed that only online applications submitted through the official NMC website will be accepted. The online portal will remain open from March 2, 2026, to March 31, 2026, and the last date to submit the completed application is March 31, 2026, before 11:59 pm.