Medical College Kolkata (Govt. Medical College Kolkata)

Medical College and Hospital, Kolkata

Medical College and Hospital, Kolkata, also referred to as Calcutta Medical College is a public medical school and hospital in Kolkata. The institute was established on 28 January, 1835 by Lord William Bentinck during British Raj as Medical College, Bengal. In May 1835, MotiLal Seal donated a piece of land in which the buildings of the college were built. The oldest building of the Medical College is Medical College and Hospital Building(also known as the MCH Building).Later on different hospital buildings were also established in the college campus namely Eden Hospital (1881–82), Ezra Hospital (1887), Shayma CharanLaha Eye Hospital (1891), Prince of Wales Surgical Block in 1911, Sir John Anderson casualty block, David Hare block etc. Eminent persons of Calcutta during that period were provided scholarships, prizes and academically bright students were sent to England for further studies. It has the credit of being the first Medical College in Asia. 

It is the second oldest medical college to teach Western medicine in Asia after Ecole de Medicine de Pondicherry and the first institute to teach in English language. The hospital associated with the college is the largest hospital in West Bengal. The College is affiliated to West Bengal University of Health Sciences, Kolkata and recognized by the National Medical Commission (NMC). It has an annual intake of 250 seats in MBBS, 246 seats in 27 disciplines of Post-Graduate studies and 27 seats in 9 disciplines of Super-Specialization studies. The college was ranked 19th among medical colleges in India in 2019 by Outlook India. 

The Campus is spread in a sprawling area of over 26 acres with a good building infrastructure though it is old it has its own charm. There are good spacious classrooms which are air-conditioned, Lecture halls, Demonstration rooms and Examination halls. . The Institute is fully equipped with clinical Laboratories, Museums and Auditorium. Library and information center is one of the oldest one established in 1839 and is regarded as the oldest Medical Library in British India. Currently, the library is well-stocked with good collection of Medical Books of over 23,000+,  Indian & Foreign Journals accounting to around 37 with separate reading space for students & Teaching Staff and a Digital Library. There are facilities for Indoor and Outdoor Games and Sports. There are separate hostels for Boys and Girls with good accommodation standards. Canteen facilities are available. 

The Teaching hospitals of Medical College and Hospital, Kolkata

The Hospital is busiest throughout the day as it is one of the oldest Tertiary hospital in Kolkatta with more than 2700 beds. It has the highest number of Patient footfall in the city. The Hospital's general specialities include General Medicine, General Surgery, OBG, Paediatrics, Orthopaedics, Dermatology, Psychiatry, Radiodiagnosis, ENT, Ophthalmology, Anesthesiology, Pathology, Microbiology, Biochemistry & Forensic Medicine. The Super Specialities include Urology, Nephrology, Medical Oncology, Surgical Oncology, Plastic Surgery, Neurology, Neuro Surgery, Paediatric Surgery, Endocrinology, Vascular Surgery, Gastroenterology Medical, Gastroenterology Surgical and Cardiology. 

There is a well-equipped Bone Marrow Transplant (BMT) unit with all modern facilities of performing both Autologous and Allogenic Stem Cell Transplantation .The unit has 3 step barrier system with laminar air flow, four separate rooms with Hepa filters, UV chamber for disinfecting things taken inside There is RO system for 24 hour water supply. The financial support by West Bengal Government has markedly curbed the expense of the procedure making it affordable for any person irrespective of his financial background. 

Cochlear implant surgeries are also undertaken with a great success rate and from 2016 till now, the hospital has successfully done cochlear implantation surgeries for many  and has the most advanced Nuclear 24 machine. Since 2014 Department of ENT, Medical College and Hospital, Kolkata is providing the facility of OAE (Oto Acoustic Emission) for the high risk newborn referred from paediatric outdoor and well baby clinic. This facility has been revamped this year with state of the art OAE machine (INTERACOUSTICS) from the Govt of WB, which provides more sensitivity to the procedure. This has helped immensely in outdoor screening of deaf and mute children in streamlining the candidature for cochlear implant surgery.

Heart Transplantation Surgeries for the first time was conducted on November 17th , 2018 for a recipient who is now healthy and encourages many patients with heart failure. 

CONTACT AND OTHER DETAILS OF Medical College and Hospital, Kolkata

Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS) in West Bengal

         The medical aspirants seeking MBBS/BDS admission at WEST BENGAL  ( WEST BENGAL UNIVERSITY OF HEALTH SCIENCES ) will have to register themselves for the WBMCC admission process by filling out their application form. West Bengal, MBBS/BDS admission is done on the basis of marks secured in NEET. Candidates who will qualify NEET Exam and meet the eligibility requirements can only register and fill the application form of West Bengal, MBBS / BDS  admission. WBUHS counseling is conducted in Three Round (Round 1, Round 2, and Subsequent rounds). Seat selection for Government Seats and for Management quota seats will be through web counseling

Eligibility For Admission
1. Qualification:

• 12th or (10+2 Equivalent) with Minimum 50% marks in Physics, Chemistry, Biology & English for UR &  40% for SC/ST/OBC.
• Those who have qualified NEET  by scoring the minimum qualifying percentage will be eligible for the Admission and Counseling. Candidates should have earned a minimum of 50 percentile (40th  percentile for SC/ST/OBC and 45th percentile for General-PH) in order to become eligible for NEET counseling rounds
• AGE: A student must have completed an age of 17 years at the time of admission under NEET eligibility or should complete the age on or before 31st December of the year of his/her admission to the 1st year MBBS/BDS Course.

Government Seats (State Quota)

Means and includes seats in Government colleges and Government share of seats in Private colleges.

• 85% of Seats in Government colleges (after exclusion of 15 % seats transferred to All India Quota)
• 33% of Seats in case of Private Medical college and 50% in case of private Dental College
• 45% of the available seats for admission by the University for MBBS/ BDS shall be reserved for candidates belonging to:

• 10% of total seats in specified Government Medical / Dental Colleges reserved for economically weaker section ( EWS ) Category

Management Quota

52% of Management Quota Seats in case of Private Medical College

15% of  NRI quota (NRI/NRI Sponsored) Seats in case of Private Medical College

Distribution Of MBBS Seats Medical College, Kolkata WBMCC 2020

First Round And Second Round Steps 

West Bengal MBBS Documents Required 

Documents required for verification:

• Age proof
• Admit card of NEET UG
• NEET-UG  Mark sheet
• Domicile Certificate
• Aadhar Card
• Class XII mark sheet and pass certificate
• Valid ID proof (Voter ID card/Passport/Aadhar card/ School or College ID card)
• Caste Certificate (if applicable)
• Medical Certificate
• Physically Handicapped Certificate (if applicable)
• Counseling fees payment slip

Mop-Up Round (s): After conducting two or more rounds of seat allotment for Government /Private colleges, if seats remain vacant due to non-allotment, non-reporting for admission, and resigning after joining, or any other reason, those seats will be filled in the Mop-Up round(s). The details of the Mop-Up round will be declared on the website in due course 

A) Eligibility for MOP-UP Round(s): 

1. All candidates admitted in 1st round, 2nd round and secured the admission but not filled status retention form in the respective group. 

2. All the candidates who are waitlisted and to whom choice was not available during 1st round and 2nd round in respective group. 

B) Candidates NOT ELIGIBLE for Mop-Up Round(s): 

a) Candidate to whom a seat has been allotted in computerized rounds and not joined in the respective group.

 b) Candidate who has filled status retention form 

c) Those candidates who are joined and resigned after allotment of seats in previous rounds. 

INSTITUTION LEVEL ROUND FOR VACANT SEATS AFTER Mop-Up ROUNDS: If the seat(s) remain vacant in Private Colleges after all Mop-Up Rounds, the said seats shall be filled in by the Institution through Institution Level Round with the prior approval of the Competent Authority. The Dean or Principal of the institutions shall carry out the admission for these vacant seats by calling applications from eligible candidates for State quota on the basis of inter-se merit from the list of NEET-UG

West Bengal MBBS admission documents

• NEET admit card 2021
• NEET 2021 result
• Provisional seat allotment letter
• Pre-counseling phase verification slip
• Final Verification Slip generated once the documents of the candidate have been verified
• Application fee payment proof
• Class 10th & 12th mark sheet
• Domicile certificate (proforma a1, a2, b)
• If parents domicile certificate is submitted then parents’ Voter card/Aadhar card/Passport
• Caste certificate
• SC/ST/OBC A/OBC B certificate, if applicable, issued by the competent West Bengal state authority
• Orthopaedic Physical Disability Certificate, if applicable, must be issued by IPGMER-Kolkata medical board. No other PH certificate will suffice during document verification.
• Proof of age

Please visit the following website for more details http://www.wbmcc.nic.in/