Colleges in West Bengal

The top scholarships offered by Medical College, Kolkata are Mary Chandras scholarship, Dr. Chandran Scholarship and Kunja Kusum Scholarship. These can be availed by students who meet the criteria set by the government. If eligible the students can contact the required teachers of the department for any futher inquiries on what needs to be done. The scholarships might be based on the academics or the financial conditions of the student. These scholarships are given to help and support the students. There are several other scholarships that are available to the MBBS students that are not part of this institution. INSPIRE Scholarships, ONGC Scholarships, AIIMS Fellowship, stc. Each of these scholarships have different Eligibility criteria. Only if the students meet the eligibility criteria, they can receive the stipend given for those scholarships. 

Medical college, Kolkata offers courses such as 

MBBS is offered for a total fee of 40,500. This is rated 24 out of 57 by India Today in Medical. The course has a time period of 5 years. 

Doctorate of Medicine (MD) courses for 24,000 per year for 3 years.  (Anaesthesiology,  Anatomy,  Biochemistry,  Community Medicine, Dermatology  Venerology& Leprology, Forensic medicine, general medicine, Geriatric, Microbiology, Obstetrics & Gynaecology, Pediatrics, Pathology, Pharmacology, Physiology,   Psychiatry, radiodiagnosis, Radiotherapy,   Respiratory Medicine, Immunohematology & Blood Transfusion, Pulmonary Medicine) 

Post Graduate Diploma courses are offered for 19,000 per year for 2 years.

(Anesthesiology, gynecology, ophthalmology, Orthopedics, Oto-Rhino-Laryngology)

Master of surgery (M.S) is offered for 24,000 per year for 3 years.

(E.N.T, General Surgery, Obstetrics & Gynecology, Orthopedics) 

Master of Chirurgiae [M.Ch] is offered for 24,000 per year for 3 years. 

(Plastic surgery, Urology, Pediatric Surgery)

DM (Endocrinology, Gastroenterology, Neurology)

The fee details for the B.Sc, B.Sc post basic, M.Sc and General Nursing and Midwifery are not available. 

The Eligibility criteria for MBBS at Medical college of Kolkata is pretty much similar to other goverment medical colleges. The MBBS course seats are allotted on the basis of NEET-UG score and rank. Therefore, the candidates will have to apply for the NEET-UG examination conducted by the NTA for the admissions for MBBS. After the NEET-UG results, the cutoff is released by the MCC or the Medical counselling committee based on various factors. Candidates who cleared the cutoff marks set by the college will be called for the admissions process. The cutoff differs each year. The candidates must have also secured a minimum of 50% in Physics, chemistry, biology and English in their class 10 and 12 examination. The cutoff scores depends on the individual candidates as they vary for each categories. Without qualifying for the NEET cutoff it is not possible t get admissions to any MBBS colleges in India. It is difficult to get admissions to top government medical college which are below 500 to 600. 

The probability is low, but there are chances that you might get admission at the Medical college Kolkata.  590+ marks can get you a seat in the top colleges through state quota. The 480+ marks is a marginal score that has a chance to get you into the state quota. But if students get less than this, then they can get admission only in the private medical colleges. It is quite impressive if they get 400+ marks, considering the difficulty level of the examination. 

The admissions for the medical colleges also depend on the category candidates belong to. If the candidate belongs to OBC category and they get a score of 480 marks then you might not get a seat at any government medical college. Since Medical college of Kolkata is a public or government college, possibility is less. 

Thr admission is given on the basis of merit. The Candidates will have to write the NEET exams conducted by the NTA inorder to take admission in MBBS course. Candidates applying for the Undergraduate courses would have to get good marks in the NEET-UG exams and candidates applying for the Post graduate courses would have to write the NEET-PG exam. The selection of students is done on the basis of rank they secured in the NEET exam but the National Board of Examination, New Delhi. If the candidates want to pursue PhD, they need to have a MD or MSc degree with a minimum of 55% to be eligible. All MBBS seats are allotted only by merit under the state quota and through the counselling conducted by the West Bengal University of health Sciences in Kolkata. For the Doctor of Medicine degree or MD, the candidate must have passed MBBS from a recognised by the Medical council of India. 

Yes, Medical College, Kolkata is the best medical college in West Bengal.  It was established in the year 1835. The institute offers 4 UG and 34 PG courses. Additionally it provides advanced master courses which are offered in full-time mode. Over the period of time the college has gained its expertise from its experienced faculty. There are various range of courses that the students could pursue. Courses offered by the institute are recognised by NMC, a recognised body. The course fee for the courses ranges from 31,000 to 48,000. The total number of seats that the college provides is 612. The college provides good hostel facilities for both boys and girls. The labs are well-developed and has well air-conditioned classrooms. The faculty are very knowledgeable and helpful to the students. They teach in a way that involves both theoretical and practical methods of learning.