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Medical College and Hospital, Kolkata

Medical College and Hospital, Kolkata or Calcutta Medical College is a state government funded college of Medicine. It was founded in 1835 as Medical College, Bengal in Kolkata. The college was the first ever to offer a degree in European medicine in Asia. It is affiliated to the West Bengal University of Health Sciences, Kolkata. The college is located at College Street in Kolkata, Paschim Bangla. It offers 3 UG degrees as of now and has been recognised as one of the oldest and most prestigious medical colleges in India. From 2013 onwards, admission to the college is slated to be based on the rank scored in the All India Level NEET.

Ranking

# 45th

NIRF 2023

Medicine

# 24th

India Today 2021

Medicine

# 21st

India Today 2020

Medicine

# 21st

India Today 2018

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Ranking
The college has been ranked as the 17th top medical college in India for 2012, according to India Today magazine. The ranking has witnessed a drop of four places from its spot of 13th in 2011 to 17th in 2012. However, the college has regularly featured among the top 25 medical colleges in India since 2007. Admission to the college is based on the rank scored in the All India Level NEET.
Placement
Most Medical and Dental colleges don’t have placement cells as these degrees are inclusive of a one year compulsory internship. Students are required to finish their internships at the affiliated hospitals, in this particular case: Medical Hospital, Ezra Hospital etc.
Hospitals and Administrative sections
The college has many hospital and administrative sections like:
     •    Medical College and Hospital Building
     •    Ezra Hospital
     •    Sir John Anderson Casualty Block
     •    David Hare Block (erstwhile Prince of Wales building)
     •    Eden Hospital
     •    Green Building
     •    Regional Institute of Ophthalmology
     •    Calcutta School of Tropical Medicine
Students Union
The Medical College Students' Union (MCSU) is the only authorised and official representative body of the students. Some of the several functions/festivities organised by MCSU throughout the year are:
     •    Rhapsody — the annual inter-college fest
     •    Annual sports
     •    Saraswati puja
     •    Film Festival
     •    Regular academic seminars and some workshops
     •    Rabindra Jayanti — commemorating the birth anniversary of Rabindranath Tagore
     •    Fresher’s welcome — every year, to welcome the newly admitted MBBS batch
     •    Election — election of MCSU executive members

Contact Details

Medical College and Hospital, Kolkata

88,College Street, Kolkata, West Bengal, India, 700073

Phone: + 91- 33- 2200-0000
College Website