Medical Colleges 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 2023, 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 2023 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
• Fees, Seats - Private Medical Colleges
• Private Medical Colleges Vs MBBS Abroad
• Teaching Experience of Medical Colleges
• Important Dates NEET 2023
• NEET UG Counseling Process
• Predict Your Chance for MBBS Seat
• Medical PG or NEXT
• Medical PG in USA (USMLE)
• Medical PG in UK (PLAB)
• Medical PG in Germany
• Complete details of all Govt Medical college in Bihar

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

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.

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 

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.

NEET-UG Exam dates 2023

The National Testing Agency (NTA) will conduct the NEET (UG) 2022 examination on Sunday, 17 July 2022 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 tentative date for NEET UG 2023 Exam

NEET-UG 2023 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 2021 and 2022 and Expected NEET 2023 Cut off

West Bengal NEET-UG Counselling 2023 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-

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 2023 Counselling

• Your age must be no less than 17 years.
• You must have qualified the NEET exam.
• West Bengal MBBS Cut-off 2023: 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 2023
• 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

The documents required for MBBS Admission in West Bengal 2022 are listed below.

RESERVATION POLICY

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 2023 and West Bengal State Counselling NEET-UG 2023 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!

Do you feel early preparation and the right mentorship will pave your dream of becoming a specialist?

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, maximum 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. US Healthcare system is considered one of the best health care systems because of numerous reasons like High rewards, excellent infrastructure, Merit-based assessment, 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.

MOKSH Coaching focuses on a patient-centered learning approach which helps students score high on both USMLE & NEXT. MOKSH is the leading name in USMLE Coaching. Currently, 1000+ Students from Indian and Abroad medical colleges are preparing for USMLE steps via the MOKSH Platform.

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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

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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Details of all Govt and Private College in West Bengal

You can find complete information about any Govt and Private Collegeof West Bengalby clicking on the respective college in the table below

Govt Medical College
Nilratan Sircar Medical College, Kolkata	Medical College, Kolkata
Bankura Sammilani Medical College, Bankura	Burdwan Medical College, Burdwan
Calcutta National Medical College, Kolkata	North Bengal Medical College, Darjeeling
RG Kar Medical College, Kolkata	All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Kalyani, Nadia
Raiganj Government Medical College & Hospital, Raiganj	Diamond Harbour Government Medical College and Hospital
Coochbehar Government Medical College & Hospital, Coochbehar	Rampurhat Government Medical College & Hospital, Rampurhat
Employees State Insurance Corporation Medical College, Joka, Kolkata	Murshidabad Medical College & Hospitals, Murshidabad
Malda Medical College & Hospital, Malda	College of Medicine and Sagore Dutta Hospital, Kolkata
College of Medicine and JNM Hospital, Kalyani, Nadia	Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education & Research, Kolkata
Midnapore Medical College, Midnapore	Purulia Government Medical College Hospital
Barasat Government Medical College & Hospital	Jalpaiguri Government Medical College
Prafulla Chandra Sen Government Medical College & Hospital	Sarat Chandra Chattopadhyay Government Medical College & Hospital
Tamralipto Government Medical College & Hospital
Private Medical College
Shri Ramkrishna Institute of Medical Sciences and Sanaka Hospitals, Durgapur	Jagannath Gupta Institute of Medical Sciences and Hospital, Kolkata
Gouri Devi Institute of Medical Sciences and Hospital, Durgapur	IQ City Medical College, Burdwan
ICARE Institute of Medical Sciences and Research, Haldia, Purba, Midnapore	KPC Medical College, Jadavpur, Kolkata
Santiniketan Medical College, Bolpur, West Bengal