Best MBBS Colleges in Howrah - 2026 Fees, Admissions, NEET Cutoffs

There are about 40+ best MBBS colleges in West Bengal. Out of which, 28 colleges are owned by the government, 12 colleges are owned privately and 1 is owned by public-private entities. NEET and West Bengal NEET are the top entrance exam for admission to best Medical colleges in West Bengal. Institute of Post Graduate Medical Education and Research, Medical College, R.G. Kar Medical College and Hospital, AIIMS Kalyani and KPC Medical College and Hospital are the top Medical colleges in West Bengal. 

Institute of Post Graduate Medical Education and Research is the top ranked MBBS college in West Bengal. Listed below are the other colleges along with their rankings:

College Name	NIRF 2024	NIRF 2025
Institute of Post Graduate Medical Education and Research Ranking	22	23
Medical College Ranking	44	41

Source: Above-mentioned rankings taken form the official NIRF site and will/may change in the future.

Unfortunately no it is not possible to go for an MBBS degree in India without passing NEET exam. NEET is required for admission to MBBS courses in all Indian medical institutes.

No, it can be observed that studying MBBS in West Bengal is quite inexpensive as most of the colleges have an average tuition fee of less than INR 1 lakh. You can refer to the table below for the best MBBS colleges in West Bengal in different fee ranges:

Fee Range	No. of Colleges	Popular Colleges
< INR 1 lakh	26	Institute of Post Graduate Medical Education and Research, Medical College and R.G. Kar Medical College and Hospital, etc.
INR 3-5 lakh	1	ESI-PGIMSR Medical College and Hospital
> INR 5 lakh	7	KPC Medical College and Hospital, IQ City Medical College and Jagannath Gupta Institute of Medical Sciences and Hospital and ICARE Institute of Medical Science and Research

Hi, given below are the best and inexpensive Medical colleges in West Bengal that offers the highest placement in West Bengal:

College Name	Tuition Fee	Annual Median Package
Medical College	INR 40,500	INR 6 LPA
Institute of Post Graduate Medical Education and Research	INR 40,500	INR 5.41 LPA

Disclaimer: This information is sourced from official website.

The total amount of tuition fee for MBBS at the Medical college of Kolkata is 45,000. The fee for this course in other colleges are high, especially in the private medical colleges. The fee in this institution is affordable and reasonable. The Dayanand Medical college and hospital charges around 11 Lacs for the MBBS course. Therefore the fee structure for the MBBS at the Medical college Kolkata is less compared to others. The MBBS course is for a period of 66 months that is 5.5 years. The students get a number of scholarships as financial aids. The scholarships offered by the Medical college, Kolkata are Mrs. Mary Chandras scholarship, Dr. Chandran Scholarship and Kunja Kusum Scholarship. The students can also avail other scholarships offered by other institutions. 

For last year, the closing rank for Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS) was 15896 which is very close to this range. This was for general category under All India quota. Unless the candidate belongs to some other category or domicile, one cannot afford to score less than this. With this rank, there is a probability of getting admission however since, the cut offs keep changing year on year, it is advisable to try to score better ranks to increase your chances of getting admission in M S Ramaiah Medical College. 

Opening and Closing rank depends on the category and quota of candidates. For NEET UG Round 3 cutoff 2023, the opening rank was 2176 and closing rank was 2176 for the general category candidates under All India quota. Cut off are different when it comes to other categories or female candidates and even domicile of home state. Admission to Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS) in AIIMS Kalyani is based on the scores obtained in the NEET UG entrance exam. Applicants are advised to confirm what category are they applying while checking for cut offs.

ESI-PGIMSR Medical College and Hospital, Joka offers Degree and Diploma courses including 1 UG and 12 PG courses. These programs are offerred in Full Time mode. ESI-PGIMSR Medical College and Hospital, Joka has specializations such as PG Diploma specializations in ENT, Radiotherapy, MS specializations in Obstetrics & Gynecology, MD specializations in Anesthesiology, Pathology, General Medicine, Community Medicine.