Medicine & Health Sciences in Kolkata

The Medical college,   Kolkata offers various Undergraduate (UG), Postgraduate (PG), Diploma and other certification courses. The courses at this college are given to students at a lower fee compared to that of other Colleges. The Medical college, Kolkata is a public institution that is run by the government of India. This is the reason why the courses provided by this college has lower tuition fees. The UG courses available at the this college are as follows. 

The MBBS course - Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelors of surgery is given for 40.5 thousand. 

The BSc course - BSc in Nursing for 4 years. 

The BSc Post basic course - BSc in Nursing (post basic) for 2 years. 

GNM - General Nursing and Midwifery for 3 years. 

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. 

Yes, Medical College, Kolkata is better than Dayanand Medical college and hospital. The education that the colleges offer are of good quality. But the difference in the fees for which the courses are offered are drastic. For example, the MBBS course offered at the Medical college, Kolkata is 45,000, whereas the MBBS course offered at the Dayanand Medical college is 11 Lakhs. There is a difference in lakhs.

When we take the placements in regard, since the Medical college, Kolkata is run by the government, almost all students get placements in the government medical organizations. There is no need for a company to recruit the students. But the Dayanand Medical College is a Private Hospital, therefore the students have to go through the process of the placements and not many students get placed. 

The Medical college Kolkata, offers a total of 250 seats for the MBBS course. The institute will take in only 250 students in a year. This number of seats are based on its capacity to accommodate the students. The course is offered for a total tuition fee of 40,500. The candidates are selected for the course based on their NEET-UG exam marks. These students must secure the maximum marks as the minimum cutoff or marks required changes from year to year. Since thousands of candidates write the exams it becomes necessary for them to clear the cutoff and go through the counselling process. The seats for MBBS are also limited, therefore candidates with the maximum mark and the highest ranks are selected by the Institutions. The cutoff also differs based on the category the students belong to.

The cutoff varies for the various categories the candidates belong to. For example NEET 2023 cutoff details.

General categories- 720 to 137 (50%),  OBC/ST/SC - 136 to 107, etc. (40%)

The cutoff for this Institute is released after the opening and closing ranks after NEET UG counselling. Inorder to get admissions at the Medical college Kolkata, the candidate must write the NEET-UG exams. The admissions for B.Sc at this Institute is based on the NEET marks and rank. The candidates must have scored more than the cutoff marks that are announced by the Medical counselling committee. These cutoff marks differs each year depending on various factors such as the total number of candidates attempting the exam, difficulty level of NEET exam, etc. 

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.