Meghalaya MBBS 2026 —
64 Management Seats at PIMC, Open Until 13 August
The Directorate of Health Services (Medical Education & Research), Shillong, opened admission to P.A. Sangma International Medical College & Hospital at Baridua on 6 August. One hundred and fifty MBBS seats, three quotas, a seven-day window. For a student in Guwahati this is the closest open-door medical college there is — and the fee gap between quotas is wider than most families expect.
Last verified · 7 August 2026 · against meghealth.gov.in
The short version. P.A. Sangma International Medical College & Hospital, Baridua, 9th Mile, Ri-Bhoi — run under USTM — is admitting its 2026-27 MBBS batch. Applications run from 7 August 2026, 12:00 noon to 13 August 2026, 5:00 PM at meghealth.gov.in. The 150 seats break into 22 NRI, 64 State Quota and 64 Management Quota. State Quota needs a Meghalaya ST/SC/OST certificate or a Meghalaya PRC; Management and NRI quotas do not. Shortlisted candidate lists are published on 18, 19 and 20 August. Counselling is run by MSCAME, the Meghalaya State Counselling Authority for Medical Education.
Seven Days to Apply,
Then the List Goes Up
| Stage | Date & time |
|---|---|
| Online application opens | 7 August 2026, from 12:00 noon |
| Online application closes | 13 August 2026, 5:00 PM |
| List of shortlisted candidates for counselling | 18, 19 and 20 August 2026 |
| Reporting for counselling & original document submission | At the DME office, Health Complex, Laitumkhrah, Shillong — schedule to be notified |
| Allotment letter issue and download | To be notified by the DME |
| Portal | meghealth.gov.in |
The advertisement gives three consecutive dates for the shortlist rather than one. Read that as a staggered publication across quotas or categories, and check the portal on all three days rather than only the first.
Where the Seats Sit,
and Who Can Reach Them
| Quota | Seats | Who is eligible |
|---|---|---|
| State Quota | 64 | Meghalaya ST / SC / OST certificate holders, or Meghalaya PRC holders for the Unreserved share |
| Management Quota | 64 | Any Indian citizen — no domicile condition stated |
| NRI Quota | 22 | NRIs, with a certificate from the Indian Diplomatic Mission in the country of residence |
| State Quota category | Seats | Share | Certificate required |
|---|---|---|---|
| Khasi & Jaintia (incl. PwBD) | 26 | 40% | Meghalaya ST certificate |
| Garo (incl. PwBD) | 26 | 40% | Meghalaya ST certificate |
| Unreserved (incl. PwBD) | 9 | 15% | PRC under Political Deptt. Letter No. POL.97/74/174 dated 10 July 1983 |
| SC / OST (incl. PwBD) | 3 | 5% | OSC / OST certificate from Govt. of Meghalaya |
PwBD candidates are absorbed inside each of the four categories rather than given a separate block, so a PwBD applicant still competes within their own tribal or resident category.
A ₹17 Lakh Gap
Between Two Seats in the Same Classroom
| Payment | State Quota | Management Quota | NRI Quota |
|---|---|---|---|
| Application fee | ₹500 | ₹500 | ₹500 |
| Counselling fee | Nil | ₹3,000 | ₹25,000 |
| Tuition fee (non-refundable) | ₹4,95,000 | ₹22,00,000 | USD 43,000 |
The State Quota exemption applies to the application fee for SC, OST and ST candidates. Tuition is subject to the fee fixation committee, so treat the figures above as the published position on 6 August 2026 rather than a locked contract. Payment runs through SB-Collect, and the advertisement warns explicitly that money leaving your bank account is not by itself proof of payment — keep the transaction receipt and the confirmation page.
The advertisement does not list hostel, mess, caution deposit, university registration or examination charges. Every private medical college in the region carries them. Before you accept a Management seat, ask the college in writing for the total first-year outflow and the year-on-year escalation clause. We have seen families budget for the tuition line alone and get a bill 25–35% higher at reporting.
What Each Quota
Actually Asks For
| Requirement | Detail |
|---|---|
| NEET UG 2026 | Declared qualified. Merit and rank determined on the NEET UG 2026 All India Rank. |
| Class 12 aggregate in PCB | 50% for General; 40% for ST / SC / OST. English must be one of the subjects passed. |
| Age | Not below 17 years as on 31 December of the year of admission. |
| Medical fitness | Certified by a medical board constituted by the Health & Family Welfare Department, Government of Meghalaya. |
| PwBD assessment | Only from Medical Assessment Boards notified under the latest NMC regulations. |
| State Quota domicile | Meghalaya ST / SC / OST certificate from the competent authority, or Meghalaya PRC per Political Deptt. Letter No. POL.97/74/174 dated 10 July 1983. |
| Management Quota | Indian citizenship. No domicile requirement stated. |
| NRI Quota | Certificate from the Indian Diplomatic Mission in the country of residence. Admissions must comply with the revised MCC guidelines of 27 May 2026. |
One line in the eligibility section is worth flagging: the 40% PCB relaxation for ST / SC / OST applies to Meghalaya candidates claiming State Quota seats. If you are applying under Management Quota from outside the state, the advertisement's General threshold of 50% is what you should plan against.
The NEET UG 2026
Percentile Table
| Category | Percentile | Score band |
|---|---|---|
| General | 50th | 715–213 |
| General — PwBD | 45th | 212–194 |
| SC / ST / OBC | 40th | 212–177 |
| SC / OBC — PwBD | 40th | 193–177 |
| ST — PwBD | 40th | 193–177 |
The printed advertisement shows the OBC band as 212–197, which does not match the NTA-published 40th percentile floor of 177 that the same table applies to SC and ST. We have set it out here against the NTA position. If you are an OBC candidate scoring between 177 and 197, raise it with the DME office in writing before the 13 August cut-off rather than assuming either reading. Our full breakdown is on the NEET UG 2026 qualifying marks page.
Originals You Must Carry
to Laitumkhrah
| Document | Applies to |
|---|---|
| Age proof certificate | All |
| NEET UG 2026 score card and admit card | All |
| Class 10 and Class 12 mark sheets and passing certificates | All |
| Domicile / Permanent Resident Certificate | State Quota Unreserved |
| ST / SC / OST certificate | State Quota reserved categories |
| Passport-size photographs | All |
| NRI status proof, passport and visa, relationship documents, sponsorship documents, MCC-prescribed affidavits | NRI Quota |
On false documents. Clause 8 sets out three consequences and none of them are discretionary: admission cancelled at whatever stage the discovery is made, a three-year debarment from any State Government quota course, and legal or criminal proceedings against the candidate and, where applicable, the parents or guardian. The clause names Meghalaya ST / SC / OST and Permanent Resident Certificates specifically, which tells you where the scrutiny will focus.
The Nearest Open Door
Is 40 Minutes Away
Baridua sits on the Guwahati–Shillong road at 9th Mile, inside Ri-Bhoi district. From Six Mile in Guwahati it is roughly an hour's drive. For an Assam family that has spent July watching state after state close its quota to outsiders, that geography is the whole point.
Assam has no private medical college. A student from Guwahati who misses the DME Assam state quota and does not clear the All India Quota cut-off has historically had to look at Karnataka, Maharashtra or abroad. PIMC's 64 Management Quota seats change that arithmetic, because the advertisement attaches no domicile condition to them. What it does attach is a ₹22 lakh annual tuition line, which is where the conversation with your family actually needs to happen.
Two practical points. First, the Management Quota counselling fee of ₹3,000 is separate from and additional to the ₹500 application fee, and neither is refundable. Second, the 7–13 August window overlaps almost exactly with MCC Round 1 choice filling and with the Assam, Chhattisgarh and Bihar state windows. If you are running more than one application, write the deadlines on paper before you start — portals do not warn you about clashes on other portals.
Related pages worth reading alongside this one: Assam DME counselling 2026, NEIGRIHMS Shillong MBBS, and the MCC All India Quota schedule. The deadline tracker puts all nineteen state windows on one screen.
Where to Ask
If Something Is Unclear
| Office | Director of Health Services, Medical Education & Research (DME), Health Complex, Laitumkhrah, Shillong, Meghalaya |
| dmeshillong@gmail.com | |
| Phone | 94851 06663 |
| Portal | meghealth.gov.in |
| Counselling authority | MSCAME — Meghalaya State Counselling Authority for Medical Education |
Questions Parents Ask Us
The Directorate of Health Services (Medical Education & Research), Shillong, issued advertisement No. DHSME&R.152/USTM/MBBS/2026/4622 inviting online applications for 1st year MBBS at P.A. Sangma International Medical College & Hospital, Baridua, 9th Mile, Ri-Bhoi. It covers all three quotas at that college — State, Management and NRI — for the 2026-27 session. Applications open 7 August 2026 at 12:00 noon and close 13 August 2026 at 5:00 PM on meghealth.gov.in.
Yes, but only through Management Quota or NRI Quota. The 64 State Quota seats are closed to outsiders: they need either a Meghalaya ST/SC/OST certificate from a competent authority in the state, or a Permanent Resident Certificate issued under Government of Meghalaya Political Department Letter No. POL.97/74/174 dated 10 July 1983. Management Quota carries no domicile condition — the advertisement asks only for Indian citizenship, a NEET UG 2026 qualification and the Class 12 marks threshold. That makes those 64 Management seats one of the few genuinely open MBBS routes inside the Northeast.
NRI Quota 22, State Quota 64, Management Quota 64. Within the 64 State Quota seats: Khasi & Jaintia 26 (40%), Garo 26 (40%), Unreserved 9 (15%), and SC/OST 3 (5%). PwBD candidates are accommodated within each of those four categories rather than as a separate block.
Tuition, stated as non-refundable in the advertisement: ₹4,95,000 under State Quota, ₹22,00,000 under Management Quota, and USD 43,000 under NRI Quota, all subject to the fee fixation committee. On top of that: a ₹500 application fee for every quota, and a counselling fee of nil for State Quota, ₹3,000 for Management Quota and ₹25,000 for NRI Quota. Payment is through SB-Collect. Note that the tuition figures are annual and the advertisement does not list hostel, mess or other recurring charges — ask the college for the full first-year outflow before you commit.
The advertisement adopts the MCC 2026 position directly. If you Freeze, you report physically to the institution and complete admission formalities. If you Float, you keep the allotted seat, stay eligible for upgradation in later rounds, and are not required to complete final admission formalities until your allotment becomes final. Choosing Float and then also travelling to report is a common and expensive mistake.
The advertisement is unusually direct about this. Admission stands cancelled immediately regardless of how far into the course you are; the candidate is debarred from any State Government quota course for three years; and legal or criminal proceedings can be initiated against the candidate and, where applicable, the parents or guardian. It names Meghalaya ST/SC/OST and Permanent Resident Certificates specifically. Treat a borrowed domicile as an unrecoverable risk, not a shortcut.
No. Clause 6 of the advertisement says so plainly: appearing and qualifying in NEET UG 2026 confers no right to admission. Selection depends on eligibility, rank in the merit list, medical fitness certified by a board constituted by the Health & Family Welfare Department, and any other criteria the Government of Meghalaya prescribes. PwBD assessment is only valid from Medical Assessment Boards notified under the latest NMC regulations.
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