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| name = Kokrajhar Medical College and Hospital<br />
| established = {{Start date and age|df=yes|paren=yes|br=yes|2023}}<br />
| type = Medical college<br />
| motto = सर्वे सन्तु निरामयाः<br />
| motto_lang = [[Sanskrit]]<br />
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| city = Rangalikhata, [[Kokrajhar]]<br />
| region = [[Bodoland Territorial Region]]<br />
| state = [[Assam]]<br />
| country = [[India]]<br />
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| principal = Dr. Atul Chandra Baro<ref>{{Cite web|url= https://assamcalling.com/kokrajhar-medical-college/ |title= Kokrajhar Medical College and Hospital|date= 13 April 2023|website= The Sentinel|language=en|access-date=30 April 2023}}</ref><br />
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| undergrad = 100<br />
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| campus = Sub Urban<br />
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| affiliations = [[Srimanta Sankaradeva University of Health Sciences]]<br /> [[National Medical Commission|NMC]]<br />
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'''Kokrajhar Medical College and Hospital''' ('''KMCH''') is a government-run medical college cum hospital located in Rangalikhata, [[Kokrajhar]], [[Assam]].<ref name="KMC">{{Cite web|url= https://bodopedia.com/colleges/kokrajhar-medical-college-and-hospital/ |title= Kokrajhar Medical College|date=|website=Bodopedia|language=en|access-date=30 April 2023}}</ref> The college started functioning in 2023 with approval from the [[National Medical Commission]]. It is only the government-run medical college in the [[Bodoland Territorial Region]] headquarter, [[Kokrajhar district]].<ref>{{Cite web|url= http://www.indiatodayne.in/assam/story/academic-activities-at-nagaon-nalbari-kokrajhar-medical-colleges-from-october-506739-2023-02-02|title= Academic activities at Nagaon, Nalbari, Kokrajhar medical colleges from October|date=|website=India Today|language=en|access-date=30 April 2023}}</ref>{{Clarify|reason=Is it the only government run college in the region or in the district?|date=June 2025}}<br />
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==History ==<br />
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= https://www.sentinelassam.com/topheadlines/kokrajhar-medical-college-gets-national-medical-commission-approval-637560 |title= Kokrajhar Medical College gets National Medical Commission approval|date=|website=News Live|language=en|access-date=30 April 2023}}</ref> Currently the college has an intact capacity of 100 undergraduate students, from the academic year 2021–22.<ref>{{Cite web|url= https://www.pratidintime.com/latest-assam-news-breaking-news-assam/kokrajhar-medical-college-receives-nmc-nod-for-100-mbbs-seats |title= Kokrajhar Medical College Receives NMC Nod for 100 MBBS Seats|date=|website=Pratidin Times|language=en|access-date=30 April 2023}}</ref><br />
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On 14 April 2023, Prime Minister [[Narendra Modi]] inaugurated the college and hospital, along with the [[All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Guwahati]] and two other medical colleges.<ref>{{Cite web|url= https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/pm-narendra-modi-dedicates-northeasts-1st-aiims-3-new-medical-colleges-in-assam-3947632<br />
|title= PM Modi Dedicates Northeast's 1st AIIMS, 3 New Medical Colleges In Assam<br />
|date=|website=NDTV|language=en|access-date=30 April 2023}}</ref><br />
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== References ==<br />
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[[Category:Affiliates of Srimanta Sankaradeva University of Health Sciences]]<br />
[[Category:Medical colleges in Assam]]<br />
[[Category:Hospitals in Assam]]<br />
[[Category:Universities and colleges established in 2023]]<br />
[[Category:2023 establishments in Assam]]<br />
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