MBBS In West Bengal

Overview

A total of 32 medical colleges of West Bengal offer MBBS admission to 4725 MBBS seats in West Bengal. From these total MBBS seats in West Bengal 2024 a share of 3725 seats is held by 25 Government medical colleges of West Bengal and the other share i.e. 1000 seats are reserved by the 7 private medical colleges. The similar figure of medical colleges (26) offer postgraduate studies as well but the number of seats comes down to 1561 for pursuing MD/MS/Diploma courses. Super specialty studies can only be done at 7 medical colleges of West Bengal and seats allocated to DM/MCH programs amount to 197.

In West Bengal, 15% seats of the total MBBS seats in West Bengal 2024 are reserved for the all India quota and rest 85% of the MBBS seats in West Bengal are meant for the state quota.

Index

Fees & Seats - Govt Medical Colleges

Refer to the below table for Total Tuition Fees, MBBS intake, Establishment Year, Cut off for All India Quota and State Quota Seats for every Govt Medical College in West Bengal

LIST OF GOVERNMENT MEDICAL COLLEGES IN WEST BENGAL
Sr. No. Name of
Medical College
Year of Inception of College Annual Intake (Seats) Total Course fee
(Govt. Seat)
Cut off(State Counseling) Cut off
(All India counseling)
1 Nilratan Sircar Medical College, Kolkata 1948 250 1.30 Lacs 645 663
2 Medical College, Kolkata 1838 250 1.30 Lacs NA 675
3 Bankura Sammilani Medical College, Bankura 1956 200 1.30 Lacs 615 639
4 Burdwan Medical College, Burdwan 1969 200 1.30 Lacs 623 646
5 Calcutta National Medical College, Kolkata 1948 250 1.30 Lacs 631 657
6 North Bengal Medical College, Darjeeling 1968 200 1.30 Lacs 611 641
7 RG Kar Medical College, Kolkata 1916 250 1.30 Lacs 636 660
8 All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Kalyani, Nadia 2019 50 0.1 Lacs NA 676
9 Purulia Government Medical College & Hospital 2020 100 1.30 Lacs 595 627
10 Raiganj Government Medical College & Hospital, Raiganj 2019 100 1.30 Lacs 595 619
11 Diamond Harbour Government Medical College and Hospital 2019 100 1.30 Lacs 610 627
12 Coochbehar Government Medical College & Hospital, Coochbehar 2019 100 1.30 Lacs 592 629
13 Rampurhat Government Medical College & Hospital, Rampurhat 2019 100 1.40 Lacs 599 628
14 Employees State Insurance Corporation Medical College, Joka, Kolkata 2013 100 7.20 Lacs 618 570
15 Murshidabad Medical College & Hospitals, Murshidabad 2012 125 1.30 Lacs 608 633
16 Malda Medical College & Hospital, Malda 2011 125 1.30 Lacs 601 635
17 College of Medicine and Sagore Dutta Hospital, Kolkata 2011 125 1.30 Lacs 626 651
18 College of Medicine and JNM Hospital, Kalyani, Nadia 2010 125 1.30 Lacs 618 642
19 Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education & Research, Kolkata 1957 200 1.30 Lacs 653 675
20 Midnapore Medical College, Midnapore 2001 200 1.30 Lacs 606 635
21 Barasat Government Medical College & Hospital 2022 100 NA 607 632
22 Jalpaiguri Government Medical College 2022 100 NA 509 627
23 Prafulla Chandra Sen Government Medical College & Hospital 2022 100 NA 595 621
24 Sarat Chandra Chattopadhyay Government Medical College & Hospital 2022 100 NA 598 631
25 Tamralipto Government Medical College & Hospital 2022 100 NA 594 624
26 Jhargram Government Medical College & Hospital 2022 100 NA NA NA

Fees & Seats - Private Medical Colleges

In the table below you can find the Total Tuition Fees, MBBS intake, Establishment Year, Cut off for All India Quota and State Quota Seats for every Govt Medical College. In West Bengal, Private Medical Colleges participate solely in State Counseling procedures and not in All India Counseling. Hence, All India Quota cut off details is not available.

LIST OF PRIVATE MEDICAL COLLEGES IN WEST BENGAL
Sr.
No.
Name of
Medical College
Year of Inception of College Annual Intake (Seats) Total Course Fee (Govt. Seat) Cut-off (State Counseling)
(Govt. Seat)
Total Course fee(Mangmt.) State Counseling Cut-off (Mangmt. Seat)
1 Shri Ramkrishna Institute of Medical Sciences and Sanaka Hospitals, Durgapur 2019 150 16.20 Lacs 570 49 Lacs  
2 Jagannath Gupta Institute of Medical Sciences and Hospital, Kolkata 2018 150 15.88 Lacs 582 49 Lacs  
3 Gouri Devi Institute of Medical Sciences and Hospital, Durgapur 2016 150 28.57 Lacs 571 92 Lacs  
4 IQ City Medical College, Burdwan 2013 150 19.84 Lacs 581 70.1 Lacs  
5 ICARE Institute of Medical Sciences and Research, Haldia, Purba, Midnapore 2011 100 24.76 Lacs 581 82.4 Lacs  
6 KPC Medical College, Jadavpur, Kolkata 2008 150 NA 589 1.00 Cr.  
7 Santiniketan Medical College, Bolpur, West Bengal 2021 150 NA 575 NA  
8 JIS School of Medical Science & Research, Howrah 2023 150 NA NA NA  
9 JMN Medical College, Nadia 2023 150 NA NA NA  

Private Medical Colleges Vs MBBS Abroad

There are numerous benefits to the MBBS Abroad over study at Private Medical College in India. You can refer to the below table to understand the values we fetch in MBBS Abroad on various critical parameters, that are crucial before deciding the right path

MBBS Abroad

Key Parameter MBBS Abroad Private Medical College
University Type Public & Private Both Only Private
World Ranking Available Not Available
Recognition WHO, WFME, ECFMG, US GMC,UK etc NMC and very few international recognition
Teaching Experience Up to 200 Years Mostly up to 10 Years
Tuition Fee 5/6 Years 3-5 Lacs/Year(Affordable) 8-15Lacs/Year(Expensive)
Global Exposure Very High, Students from across world No Exposure
Teaching Methodology Small Groups of 15-20 Students in each batch, Test after every Conceptual Class 100-150 students in a batch
Grading of Academics Mostly European Credit Transfer System (ECTS) University Level, CBME
Opportunities for Global Medical PG US, CANADA, Gulf Region, UK and other European Countries incl India Primarily India
Patient Interaction Moderate to High Very Less
Affiliated Hospitals Multiple Hospitals for different speciality College Hospital only
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Teaching Experience of Medical Colleges

In West Bengal, most of the college established before Year 2000, very few colleges established in last 5 - 10 years. It is always important to select an old medical college as there is no shortage of faculties and they are well experienced too, which is the primary requirement of a MBBS student for their learning.

Teaching Experience Name of Medical College
Less than 5 years

1. All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Kalyani, Nadia
2. Purulia Government Medical College & Hospital
3. Raiganj Government Medical College & Hospital, Raiganj
4. Diamond Harbour Government Medical College and Hospital
5. Coochbehar Government Medical College & Hospital, Coochbehar
6. Rampurhat Government Medical College & Hospital, Rampurhat
7. Shri Ramkrishna Institute of Medical Sciences and Sanaka Hospitals, Durgapur
8. Jagannath Gupta Institute of Medical Sciences and Hospital, Kolkata
9. Barasat Government Medical College & Hospital
10. Jalpaiguri Government Medical College
11. Prafulla Chandra Sen Government Medical College & Hospital
12. Sarat Chandra Chattopadhyay Government Medical College & Hospital
13. Tamralipto Government Medical College & Hospital
14. Santiniketan Medical College, Bolpur, West Bengal

5-10 years

1. Employees State Insurance Corporation Medical College, Joka, Kolkata
2. Murshidabad Medical College & Hospitals, Murshidabad
3. Gouri Devi Institute of Medical Sciences and Hospital, Durgapur
4. IQ City Medical College, Burdwan

10-25 years

1. Malda Medical College & Hospital, Malda
2. College of Medicine and Sagore Dutta Hospital, Kolkata
3. College of Medicine and JNM Hospital,Kalyani,Nadia
4. Midnapore Medical College, Midnapore
5. ICARE Institute of Medical Sciences and Research, Haldia, Purba, Midanpore
6. KPC Medical College, Jadavpur, Kolkata

25+ years

1. Nilratan Sircar Medical College, Kolkata
2. Medical College, Kolkata
3. Bankura Sammilani Medical College, Bankura
4. Burdwan Medical College, Burdwan
5. Calcutta National Medical College, Kolkata
6. North Bengal Medical College, Darjeeling
7. RG Kar Medical College, Kolkata
8. Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education & Research, Kolkata

NEET-UG Exam dates 2024

The National Testing Agency (NTA) will conduct the NEET (UG) 2024 examination on Sunday,5th May 2024 in pen & paper mode. The examination will serve as a uniform entrance examination for MBBS admission and other stream like BDS/ BAMS/ BSMS/ BUMS/ BHMS and other undergraduate medical courses

You can find the below Schedule for NEET-UG 2024 Exam

EVENT NEET 2024
Notification for NEET 2024 09 Feb 2024
Release of NEET 2024 Application form 09 Feb 2024
Last date to submit NEET 2024 Application form 16 Mar 2024
NEET Admit Card 2024 release date 2 May 2024
NEET 2024 Exam Date 5 May 2024
NEET 2024 Result 4 Jun 2024

NEET-UG 2024 Cut Off

Like previous years, the NEET (UG) Cut off for qualification will be 50 percentile for candidates from General category. Often the candidates confuse percentage with percentile system in this exam.The Department of Health & Family Welfare (DHFW), Kolkata, is responsible for conducting State counseling for allocation of 85% of MBBS Seats in Govt and Private Medical College under State Quota. However, MCC is the governing body for filling rest 15 % seats through All India Quota seats in Govt Medical College and 100% Seats in Deemed University. Those who qualified NEET are eligible to apply in both the counseling processes.

Please find the table below indicating Actual NEET UG cut off for 2022 and 2023 and NEET 2024 Cut off

Category Cut-off Percentile NEET 2022 NEET 2023 NEET 2024
GEN / EWS 50th 117 137 164
SC / ST / OBC 40th 93 107 129
GEN / EWS (PwD) 45th 105 121 146
SC / ST / OBC (PwD) 40th 93 107 129

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West Bengal NEET-UG Counselling 2024 dates

Seat allocation is being done in multiple phases both in All India counseling and State counseling of West Bengal. This is because, many seats become vacant due to withdrawal of seats by the students for not getting college of their choice, not able to arrange the funds for fees, Lack of proof of their category under which they applied etc. Once the dates for reporting to the college/ Fee deposits/Submitting documents is passed all such seats made available for the next rounds. In the below table, you can find the details for counseling rounds in All India and State counseling followed for MBBS Seat Allocation-

Counselling Round Dates
Announcement of Counseling Dates 2023 11th July
All India Quota seats in West Bengal / Deemed Universities/Central Universities (Round-1) 2023 15th-26th July
All India Quota seats in West Bengal / Deemed Universities/Central Universities (Round-2) 2023 8th-18th Aug
All India Quota seats in West Bengal / Deemed Universities/Central Universities (Mop Up Round) 2023 31st Aug - 6th Sept
All India Quota seats in West Bengal / Deemed Universities/Central Universities(Stray Round) 2023 18th Sept - 23rd Sept
West Bengal State Counseling 2023 (Round-1 /Round-2 / Mop Up/ Stray Round) 15th July- 15th Sept

The State Common Entrance Test Cell, West Bengal under the guidance of DMER, Mumbai is responsible for conducting State counseling for allocation of 85% of MBBS Seats in Govt and 100% Private Medical College under State Quota. However, MCC is the governing body for filling rest 15 % seats through All India Quota seats in Govt Medical College and 100% Seats in Deemed University. Those who qualified NEET are eligible to apply in both the counseling processes.

Eligibility for West Bengal NEET-UG 2024 Counselling

  • Your age must be no less than 17 years.
  • You must have qualified the NEET exam.
  • West Bengal MBBS Cut-off 2024: 10+2 with a score of at least 50% in PCB (for general category), 45% (for general PH) and 40% for ST/SC/OBC.
  • Your core subjects for 10+2 have to be Biology, Chemistry, English, and Physics.
  • For those who wish for state quota seat must meet the NEET domicile criteria of West Bengal.

APPLICATION PROCESS

The mode of application will be online and candidates are advised to submit it before the deadline on wbmcc.nic.in/ug. Once you successfully fill the application form, you will be asked to pay the application fee. Just be cautious while filling your necessary details so as to avoid any unforeseen circumstances later.

Documents Required for Counselling

  • NEET result copy

  • NEET admit card 2024
  • High School Certificate (Class 10)
  • Class 12/Intermediate/Senior Secondary School examination certificate and its mark sheet
  • Certificate of bona fide resident which is issued by the competent authority (if applicable)
  • Caste certificate which must be issued by the authority, if applicable
  • Character certificate which must be issued by the school/institute last attended
  • Resident certificate (if applicable)
  • Benchmark disability certificate which must be issued by the Medical Board of PGIMS, Rohtak
  • Income certificate (for SC/BC category candidates)
  • Certificate of dependents of freedom fighters
  • Certificate of ESM issued by the authority
  • Printout of online application form
  • One must have four passport size photographs
  • Provisional allotment letter
  • Aspirants ID proof - Aadhaar card/PAN card/Driving License/Passport/Voter ID/Ration card or any other government proof
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The documents required for MBBS Admission in West Bengal 2024 are listed below.

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RESERVATION POLICY

QUOTA PERCENTAGE OF SEATS
Reservations under All India Quota Seats 15%
Reservations for other than All India Quota 85%

You should take a minute and check if your Caste qualifies to get the advantage of reservation in the All India Quota. For that, you need to check the Government List of the Castes that are included as 'Scheduled'. Click on the links below and confirm whether your Caste is Reserved in the All India Quota for your State.

Your Chance to get a MBBS Seat

The most difficult time for any of the students is to wait after NEET till the counseling process to know whether he/she is getting a college of his/her choice or not? Sometimes this dilemma continues for a couple of months due to multiple rounds of counseling. It has become more difficult due to parallel counseling of All India Quota and various States due to COVID-19. The counseling process is very complex where 550+ Govt. and Private colleges offer 83000+ Seats and fee variation is also huge that ranges from less than 1 Lac to 2.5 Cr for the course.

Dreams shatter when any silly mistake in choice filling or wrong selection of college leads to getting a poorly ranked college. Imagine getting paid seats or no seats at all due to a lack of genuine guidance!

MOKSH AI-based MBBS college predictor predicts your chances of getting an MBBS seat in West Bengal State Medical colleges in All India Counselling NEET UG 2024 and West Bengal State Counselling NEET-UG 2024 under various Seat categories like Govt., Management or NRI Seat. For assessing your chances of getting a seat, the MOKSH Predictor algorithm takes categories/sub-category or various Quotas into consideration as per Govt. regulations. It also takes into account historical data published by Medical Counselling Committee (MCC) or State Dept. responsible for counseling Department of Health & Family Welfare (DHFW).

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Medical PG in India or NEXT

During MBBS study, a student realizes the importance of being a specialist. They also understand the competitiveness to secure MD/MS Seat in Govt College. If we look at the success ratio to get PG in Govt Medical College which is 11% Broadly we can say that only 1 out of 10 will get PG Seat whereas the chances of getting a Clinical specialty is 1 out of 20 applicants. It is obvious that the PG journey is going to be very difficult or else students should have enough money to get the paid seat in Pvt Medical College which may be in Crores!

Total Applicants NEET PG 2022 Specialty Govt Med College Pvt Med College
Seats Success Ratio Seats
2.06 Lacs
MD (Non Clinical) 15K 8.6% 10K
MS (Clinical) 8K 4.6% 5K
Total 23K 11.4% 15K

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NMC already notified the introduction of the NEXT Exam in India from 2023. This exam will replace all Medical PG exams in India. The exam will be conducted in two parts NEXT-1 and NEXT-2. The Objective of the NEXT-1 is to assess the Student’s Knowledge of Pre, Para, and Clinical Subjects on the National Level. Only post-qualifying of NEXT-1 any Medical student will be eligible for an Internship. Post completion of the internship Students needs to go thru NEXT-2 which will assess their Clinical skills, Patient Management, and Keeping of Medical history. Those who will clear NEXT-2 are awarded a license to practice and Rankers of NEXT-1 will get PG seats of their choice. You may refer to Page for detailed information on the Next Exam.

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Medical PG in USA (USMLE)

We are well aware of the difficulty of getting a PG in India. With the introduction of NEXT, most students in India are getting attracted to USMLE prep from 1st year of MBBS since it simulates the new NMC Competency-based curriculum much more easily. The US Healthcare system is considered one of the best health care systems for numerous reasons like High rewards, excellent infrastructure, Merit-based assessment, and Open opportunities for Super specialties. Most of the countries trying to replicate the US health care assessment system for their Medical Graduates USMLE exam are divided into 3 Parts. One can appear in USMLE Step 1 after 2nd Year, USMLE Step 2 CK during an internship, and Step 3 during your residency (Medical PG). The USMLE is an online exam and can be taken at the PROMETRIC centers present across India.

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Medical PG IN UK (PLAB)

Till 2024, the Professional & Linguistic Assessments Board Test (PLAB test) is the instrument to assess the skills and knowledge of an International Medical Graduate. It also judges whether she is fit to be trained to practice medicine in the UK.

In short, an IMG's performance in PLAB determines her eligibility to practice in the UK.The PLAB test has two stages. PLAB 1 is an exam that has 180 MCQs that tests your recall. On the other hand, PLAB 2 is a practical OSCE (Objective Structured Clinical Exam) that tests your clinical skills.

The GMC ascertains your linguistic skills by assessing your score in specific tests. It may be the IELTS (Band Score 7.0 or higher) or OET (Grade B in reading, writing, listening & speaking).
After you pass PLAB 1 & 2, you apply for the GP registration. There is one constraint. You have a window of 2 years after clearing PLAB 2 during which you may apply no later.

By 2024, the UK Medical Licensing Assessment will replace the PLAB. The COVID pandemic has resulted in a major change that has affected life everywhere and at every level.
Especially the healthcare sector has faced unprecedented pressure. Consequently, the GMC UK is going to change certain things in PLAB and create the UKMLA exam.

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Medical PG in Germany

Medical PG in Germany

PG in Germany after MBBS in India is another great option, though it requires you to learn the German language. Of the 6 levels starting from A1 to C2, you need to clear A1 and A2 which would qualify you to apply for the visa.

Once the Language formalities are done, you get into the phase where you do Observer-ship from a German hospital approved by the German Medical Council. This is followed by Residency.

This may sound simple here but the process is quite complicated. To know more about PG in Germany after your MBBS in India,

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