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MBBS Admission Process in West Bengal Medical Colleges

Overview

A total of 32 medical colleges in West Bengal offer MBBS admission to 4725 MBBS seats in West Bengal. Out of these total MBBS seats in West Bengal 2023, a share of 3725 seats are held by 25 government medical colleges of West Bengal and the other share i.e. 1000 seats are reserved by 7 private medical colleges. Similar figures for medical colleges (26) It also offers postgraduate studies but the number of seats reduces to 1561 for pursuing MD/MS/Diploma courses. The super specialty study can be done only in 7 medical colleges of West Bengal and the number of seats allotted for DM/MCH programs is 197.

In West Bengal, 15% of the total MBBS seats in West Bengal 2023 are reserved for All India Quota and the remaining 85% of MBBS seats in West Bengal are for State Quota.

Index

Fees & Seats - Govt Medical Colleges

Check the table below for total tuition fee, MBBS admission, year of establishment, cut off for All India Quota and State Quota seats for each Government 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 NA 645
2 Medical College, Kolkata 1838 250 1.30 Lacs NA 662
3 Bankura Sammilani Medical College, Bankura 1956 200 1.30 Lacs NA 624
4 Burdwan Medical College, Burdwan 1969 200 1.30 Lacs NA 628
5 Calcutta National Medical College, Kolkata 1948 250 1.30 Lacs NA 641
6 North Bengal Medical College, Darjeeling 1968 200 1.30 Lacs NA 626
7 RG Kar Medical College, Kolkata 1916 250 1.30 Lacs NA 641
8 All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Kalyani, Nadia 2019 50 0.1 Lacs NA 647
9 Purulia Government Medical College & Hospital 2020 100 1.30 Lacs NA 619
10 Raiganj Government Medical College & Hospital, Raiganj 2019 100 1.30 Lacs NA 619
11 Diamond Harbour Government Medical College and Hospital 2019 100 1.30 Lacs NA 623
12 Coochbehar Government Medical College & Hospital, Coochbehar 2019 100 1.30 Lacs NA 620
13 Rampurhat Government Medical College & Hospital, Rampurhat 2019 100 1.40 Lacs NA 623
14 Employees State Insurance Corporation Medical College, Joka, Kolkata 2013 100 7.20 Lacs NA 635
15 Murshidabad Medical College & Hospitals, Murshidabad 2012 125 1.30 Lacs NA 620
16 Malda Medical College & Hospital, Malda 2011 125 1.30 Lacs NA 621
17 College of Medicine and Sagore Dutta Hospital, Kolkata 2011 125 1.30 Lacs NA 636
18 College of Medicine and JNM Hospital, Kalyani, Nadia 2010 125 1.30 Lacs NA 625
19 Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education & Research, Kolkata 1957 200 1.30 Lacs NA 651
20 Midnapore Medical College, Midnapore 2001 200 1.30 Lacs NA 620
21 Barasat Government Medical College & Hospital 2022 100 NA NA NA
22 Jalpaiguri Government Medical College 2022 100 NA NA NA
23 Prafulla Chandra Sen Government Medical College & Hospital 2022 100 NA NA NA
24 Sarat Chandra Chattopadhyay Government Medical College & Hospital 2022 100 NA NA NA
25 Tamralipto Government Medical College & Hospital 2022 100 NA NA NA

Fees & Seats - Private Medical Colleges

Check the table below for total tuition fee, MBBS admission, year of establishment, cut off for all India quota and state quota seats for each government medical college in West Bengal.

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 553 49 Lacs  
2 Jagannath Gupta Institute of Medical Sciences and Hospital, Kolkata 2018 150 15.88 Lacs 559 49 Lacs  
3 Gouri Devi Institute of Medical Sciences and Hospital, Durgapur 2016 150 28.57 Lacs 551 92 Lacs  
4 IQ City Medical College, Burdwan 2013 150 19.84 Lacs 562 70.1 Lacs  
5 ICARE Institute of Medical Sciences and Research, Haldia, Purba, Midnapore 2011 100 24.76 Lacs 556 82.4 Lacs  
6 KPC Medical College, Jadavpur, Kolkata 2008 150 NA NA 1.00 Cr.  
7 Santiniketan Medical College, Bolpur, West Bengal 2021 150 NA NA NA  

Private Medical Colleges Vs MBBS Abroad

There are many advantages of pursuing MBBS abroad as compared to studying in a private medical college in India. You can refer to the below table to understand the MBBS abroad prices on various important parameters which are important 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) 8-15 Lacs/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

Teaching Experience of Medical Colleges

In West Bengal, most of the colleges were established before the year 2000, very few colleges were established in the last 5 - 10 years. It is always important to choose an old medical college as there is no dearth of faculties and they are also well experienced which is the primary requirement of an 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 2023

National Testing Agency (NTA) will conduct NEET (UG) 2022 exam on Sunday, 17 July 2022 in pen and paper mode. This test will serve as a common entrance test for MBBS admission and other streams like BDS/BAMS/BSMS/. BUMS / BHMS and other Undergraduate Medical Courses.

You can find the tentative date for NEET UG 2023 Exam

EVENT NEET 2022 (Actual) Expected Date NEET 2023
NEET exam notification 6th April 15th Dec 2022
NEET application form date by NTA 6th April March 23
Last date to submit NEET application form  20th May April 23
NEET UG Admit Card Release Date 1st/2nd Week Jul 1st Week of May 2023
NEET Exam Date 17th July   7th May 2023
NEET Result 7th Sept 1st Week of Jul 2023

NEET-UG 2023 Cut Off

Like previous years, the NEET (UG) cut off for qualifying will be 50 percentile for general category candidates. Often the candidates get confused with the percentile system in this exam. Department of Health and Family Welfare (DHFW). Kolkata, for allotment of 85% MBBS seats in Government and Private Medical Colleges under State Quota The state is responsible for conducting the consultations. However, MCC is the governing body to fill the remaining 15% seats through All India Quota seats in Government Medical College and 100% seats in Deemed University. Those who qualify NEET are eligible to apply for both the counseling processes.

Please refer to the table below which shows the actual NEET UG cut off for 2021 & 2022 and expected NEET 2023 cut off

Category Cut-off Percentile NEET-UG 2021 Cut-off
(Actual)
NEET-UG 2022 Cut-off
(Actual)
NEET-UG 2023 Cut off
(Expected)
General 50th percentile 138 117 125
SC/ST/OBC 40th percentile 108 93 98
General (PwD) 45th percentile 122 105 110
SC/ST/OBC (PwD) 40th percentile 108 93 98

West Bengal NEET-UG Counselling 2023 dates

The seat allotment is being done in multiple phases in both All India counseling and state counseling of West Bengal. This is because many seats are left vacant due to students not getting the college of their choice, not being able to arrange funds for fees, lack of proof of their category, etc College/fee deposit/document submission is passed, all such seats are made available for the next round. In the below table, you can find the details of All India and State counseling rounds for MBBS seat allotment-

Counselling Round NEET-UG Counselling 2022 (Actual) NEET-UG Counselling 2023 (Expected)
Announcement of Counselling Dates 3rd Week of Oct 2022 3rd Week of Aug 2023
Result of All India Counselling Round-1/Round-2 1st/3rd Week of Nov 2022 1st Week/3rd Week of Sep 2023
Result of All India Counselling Mop Up and Stray Round 4th Week of Nov/1st Week of Dec 2022 4th Week of Sep/1st Week of Oct 2023

State Common Entrance Test Cell, West Bengal under the guidance of DMER, Mumbai is responsible for conducting state counseling for allotment of 85% MBBS seats in Government and 100% Private Medical College under State Quota. However, MCC is the governing body to fill the remaining 15% seats through All India Quota seats in Government Medical College and 100% seats in Deemed. university. Those who qualify NEET are eligible to apply for both the counseling processes.

Eligibility for West Bengal NEET-UG 2023 Counselling

APPLICATION PROCESS

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

Documents Required for Counselling

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

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 whether your caste is eligible to get the benefit of reservation in All India Quota. For that, you need to check the official list of castes included as 'Scheduled'. Click on the link given below and confirm whether your caste is reserved in the All India Quota for your state or not. Chance to get MBBS seat The most difficult time for any student is waiting till the counseling process after NEET to know whether he/she is getting the college of his/her choice or not? Sometimes this dilemma persists for a few months due to multiple rounds of counselling. Due to COVID-19 it has become more difficult due to All India Quota and parallel counseling of different states. The counseling process is very complex where 550+ Govt. And private colleges offer 83000+ seats and the fee variation is also huge which is less than 1 lakh to 2.5 crore for the course. Dreams are shattered when a silly mistake in choice filling or wrong selection of college leads to a poorly ranked college. Imagine getting a paid seat or no seat at all due to lack of real guidance! MBBS WALA Al-based MBBS college predictors predict your chances of getting an MBBS seat in West Bengal state medical colleges under various seat categories like Government, Management, or NRI in All India Counseling NEET-UG 2023 and West Bengal State Counseling NEET-UG 2023 makes predictions. seat. The MBBS WALA predictor algorithm takes into account the categories/sub-categories to estimate your chances of getting a seat. Keeping in view the categories or different quota as per Govt. regulation. It also takes into account the historical data published by the Medical Counseling Committee (MCC) or the state department responsible for the counseling of the West Bengal Examination Authority (DMER).

Medical PG in India or NEXT

During MBBS studies a student realizes the importance of being a specialist. They also understand the competition to secure MD/MS seat in government college. If we look at the success ratio for getting PG in government medical college which is 11%, roughly we can say that only 1 out of 10 will get PG seat While the chances of getting a clinical specialty are 1 in 20 applicants. It is obvious that the journey of PG is going to be very difficult, otherwise, to get a paid seat in a private medical college, students must have enough money, which can be in crores!

Total Applicants NEET PG 2021 Specialty Govt Med College Pvt Med College
Seats Success Ratio Seats
1.75 Lacs
MD (Non Clinical) 15K 8.6% 10K
MS (Clinical) 8K 4.6% 5K
Total 23K 11.4% 15K

Do you think early preparation and right mentorship will make your dream of becoming an expert come true? NMC has already informed to start 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. NEXT-1 aims at assessing the student's knowledge of Pre, Para and Clinical subjects at the national level. Any medical student will be eligible for internship only after qualifying NEXT-1. After the completion of internship the students need to go through NEXT-2 which will assess their clinical skills, patient management and taking into account medical history. Those who clear Next-2 will be given license to practice and Rankers of Next-1 will get PG seats of their choice. You can refer to the page for detailed information about the next exam.

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 towards USMLE preparation from 1st year of MBBS as it very easily emulates the new NMC competency-based syllabus. High award to US healthcare system, excellent infrastructure, merit- Based assessment is considered one of the best health care systems due to many reasons like open opportunities for super speciality. Most countries are trying The USMLE exam is divided into 3 parts to replicate the US health care evaluation system for their medical graduates. Can appear for USMLE Phase 1 after second year, USMLE Phase 2 CK during internship, and Phase-3 during your residency (Medical PG). USMLE is an online test and can be taken at PROMETRIC centers across India. MBBS WALA Coaching focuses on a patient-centered teaching approach that helps students score high in both the USMLE and NEXT. MBBS WALA is the leading name in USMLE coaching. Presently, 1000+ students from Indian and abroad Medical colleges are preparing for USMLE steps through MBBS WALA 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 get complete information about any government and private college in West Bengal by clicking on the respective college in the below table

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