# Sikkim opens MBBS society seat applications at Helen Lepcha College 2026-10-17T19:57:57+00:00 | Governance | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 1 independent outlet The Sikkim government has invited applications from NEET-UG 2026 qualifiers for admission to the MBBS Society Seats at Helen Lepcha Sikkim Government Medical College (HLSGMC) in Gangtok for the 2026-27 academic session. In a notice issued on 14 October, the Health and Family Welfare Department said the revised fee for these seats is fixed at Rs 20,00,000. Candidates must visit the official college portal for further instructions on the admission process. HLSGMC was established jointly by the central and state governments to expand medical education access in Sikkim and the Northeast. The college is named after Helen Lepcha, a freedom fighter born in Sangmoo, South Sikkim, in 1902. ## Indian Opinion Analysis The notification sets the MBBS society seat fee at Rs 20,00,000 for the new academic year. The college, a central-state initiative, aims to address healthcare shortages in the Northeast by training local doctors. Helen Lepcha's name ties the institution to Sikkim's freedom struggle. The process moves candidates to the college portal for the next steps, with no deadline announced yet. ## Coverage - eastmojo.com Straight news agency style: facts-only reporting of notice and background This brief was synthesised by AI from the source linked above. Tags: Gangtok, Health and Family Welfare Department, Helen Lepcha Sikkim Government Medical College, NEET-UG, Sikkim Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/sikkim-opens-mbbs-society-seat-applications-at-helen-lepcha-college/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/sikkim-opens-mbbs-society-seat-applications-at-helen-lepcha-college/#story-in-brief How this brief was made: an AI model read the report linked above and wrote this summary and analysis, which were published automatically. Published briefs are sampled every hour by an automated quality check; the editor verifies its findings and approves corrections, and corrected briefs carry a dated correction line. We do no original reporting. Methodology: https://indianopinion.org/ai-use-policy/