Tripura’s Shantiniketan Medical College Raise Serious Questions Over Massive Failure of MBBS First-Year Results

By Our Correspondent

Agartala, November 1, 2025

Tripura’s newly established Shantiniketan Medical College has come under fire following a shocking first-year MBBS examination result that has exposed a severe academic crisis within the institution. Despite being launched with much fanfare after taking over the government-run IGM Hospital on a free lease, the college has recorded a dismal pass percentage in its maiden batch.

According to official data, out of 150 enrolled students, 147 appeared in the examination, and a staggering 90 students failed. Over 50 students failed in all subjects, while most of the others failed in two subjects. This performance has raised serious concerns about the academic standards and teaching quality of the institution.

Each student reportedly pays nearly Rs. 1 crore in fees to study at Shantiniketan Medical College in Tripura, which is run by a West Bengal–based private education group enjoying multiple government facilities. Despite such high costs, the outcome reveals a glaring gap between promises and performance. The institution’s results have shattered the illusion of a medical education revolution that private players often claim to have brought to Tripura.

The situation is not much better at Tripura Medical College (TMC). Out of 100 enrolled students, 92 appeared for the exams, and only 47 passed, leaving 53 students to face supplementary examinations.

In contrast, the Agartala Government Medical College (AGMC), the state’s premier government-run medical institution recorded the best performance. Out of 146 students, 121 cleared the first-year examination, and only 25 failed, mostly in a single subject.

Across all three medical colleges in Tripura, 387 students appeared in the first-year MBBS examination out of 400 eligible students, and only 228 passed, leaving 159 students to reappear in supplementary exams.

But the poor academic outcome of Santiniketan medical collage has sparked a debate over the quality of medical education in private institutions, where hefty fees are charged but the expected academic standards seem far from being met.

Observers say this results highlight an uncomfortable truth, while money may buy a seat in a medical college, it cannot guarantee merit or quality education. The first-year MBBS results in Santiniketan medical collage and TMC have now put Tripura’s medical education system under the microscope, exposing systemic issues that demand urgent attention from both the state government and medical education regulators.

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