Calcutta National Medical College & Hospital, Kolkata

Calcutta National Medical College & Hospital is a premier medical college which was established in the year 1948. The institution is approved by Medical Council of India (MCI), New Delhi and affiliated to West Bengal University of Health Sciences.

Campus

The institution is situated in Kolkata, West Bengal. The campus has world class infrastructure and is equipped with all the modern and necessary facilities which are required for a medical college.

Facilities

The institution houses a well-stocked library which is equipped with the collection of books, journals and reports, etc. The institution has a well-facilitated computer centre, air-conditioned lecture theatres which are equipped with modern communication system to facilitate learning-teaching process. The institution provides separate residential facilities for boys and girls. The institution has a cafeteria and also houses an auditorium to organized seminar, functions and other activities.

Programme

Calcutta National Medical College & Hospital offers undergraduate degree in Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS) programme. The duration of the MBBS programme is five and a half years with the compulsory rotational internship training of one year. The admission to this course is made through a merit list prepared on the basis of the score of the candidates in the West Bengal Joint Entrance Examination (JEE).

Undergraduate Medical Course:

Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS)

Internship

The students enrolled for the Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS) programme has to do the compulsory rotational internship of one year. The internship refers to one-year compulsory work in the hospital attached to the medical college or in any other approved hospital as allowed in some medical colleges(also known as Teaching Hospital), for a period of one year.