(1) This Act shall be called the Meghalaya Private Medical Institutions including Institutes under Private University (Regulation of Admission, Fixation of Fees, and Reservation) Bill, 2025.
(2) It shall extend to the whole of the State of Meghalaya.
(3) It shall come into force from the date of publication in the Official Gazette.
2. In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,
(a) "Appellate Authority" means the Commissioner & Secretary to the Government of Meghalaya, Health & Family Welfare Department under clause 13 of the Act.
(b) "Capitation Fee" means fee charged beyond the regular tuition and official fee.
(c) "Common Entrance Test" means a National Eligibility & Entrance Test (NEET);
(d) "Council" means a professional council pertaining to any health sciences discipline, constituted under any Act, Rules and Regulations of the Central Government or any State Government;
(e) "Fee" means a charge received by a Private Medical Institution including Institutes under Private University from a student in any manner or under any nomenclature as a condition for studying in that institution;
(f) "State Quota" means a category of seats within the sanctioned intake of a Private Medical Institution including Institutes under Private University, allocated for candidates domiciled in the State of Meghalaya by the State Government.
(g) "Management Quota" means a category to a portion of seats within the sanctioned intake of a Private Medical Institution including Institutes under Private University, as allocated by the State or Central Government, or any statutory/regulatory body, through a notification or the Official Gazette. These seats shall be filled by the institution in a fair and transparent manner, based on inter-se merit, determined by a NEET in accordance with the provisions of this Act;
(h) "NRI Quota" means a category of seats within the sanctioned intake reserved for Non-Resident Indians (NRIs), Overseas Citizens of India (OCI), or their children/wards, as Short title, extent and commencement Definitions
PART-IV] THE GAZETTE OF MEGHALAYA (EXTRAORDINARY) OCTOBER 31, 2025 1041 per guidelines of the Government of India or relevant regulatory bodies.
(i) "Medical Course" means any structured program of study in the field of medicine and allied health sciences, recognized by the relevant statutory authorities, leading to a degree, diploma, or certification viz MBBS;
(j) "Notification" shall mean a notification published, under proper authority, in the Official Gazette;
(k) "Official Gazette" shall mean the Gazette of Meghalaya;
(l) "Private Medical Institution" means an institution not promoted or run by the Central Government, State Government or Union Territory Administration of any agency or instrumentality of the Central or State Government;
(m) "Sanctioned Intake" mean and imply the total number of seats sanctioned by the NMC for admitting students in MBBS in a Private Medical Institution including Institutes under Private Universities;
(n) "State" means the State of Meghalaya;
(o) "State Government" means the Government of Meghalaya;
(p) "NMC" means National Medical Commission, a statutory body constituted under the Act of Parliament.
(q) "MSCA" means Meghalaya State Counselling Authority;
(r) "Unaided Institutions" means a Private Medical Institution including Institutes under Private Universities not receiving financial aid or grant-in-aid from the State Government.