Calcutta National Medical College

Calcutta National Medical College and Hospital
Type	Public medical college and hospital
Established	c. 1921;104 years ago
Academic affiliations	WBUHS ; NMC ;
Principal	Ajay Kumar Ray
Students	Yearly Intake MBBS – 250; MD+MS – 126; DM – 4; M.Ch – 3;
Location	Kolkata , West Bengal , India; 22°32′47″N88°22′12″E / 22.5464277°N 88.3698861°E
Campus	32 Gorachand Road, Beniapukur, Kolkata-700014
Website	www.cnmckolkata.com

Last updated February 05, 2025

Calcutta National Medical College and Hospital (CNMCH), colloquially known as Chittaranjan Hospital, is a public medical college and hospital located in Kolkata, West Bengal, India. It was established by the amalgamation of the National Medical Institute and Calcutta Medical Institute.

Establishment

The Calcutta National Medical College has its origin in the "National Medical Institute" or "Jatiya Ayurbigyan Vidyalaya" on 14 April 1921,^[1] founded as a product of the Non-cooperation movement. It was inaugurated by Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose. The College is locally known as Chittaranjan Hospital. Established in 1948, the institute was nationalized and taken under the Ministry of Health & Family Welfare (West Bengal) in 1967. The college is accredited by the National Medical Commission (NMC). It was affiliated with the University of Calcutta till 2003. It is currently affiliated to the West Bengal University of Health Sciences (WBUHS). The founder principal of the college was Dr Sundari Mohan Das.^[2]

Academic Section of Calcutta National Medical College and Hospital Cnmc.JPG — Academic Section of Calcutta National Medical College and Hospital

Annual intake

Paramedical – 73 ( under State Medical Faculty of West Bengal)^[3]
Undergraduate
- MBBS: 250
- Nursing: 50
Post Graduate
- Degree: 122
- Diploma: 4
Post Doctoral (Super-specialization): 7^[4]

Departments

CNMC consists of following departments:^[5]

Pre-clinical

Department of Anatomy
Department of Physiology
Department of Biochemistry

Para-clinical

Department of Pathology
Department of Microbiology
Department of Pharmacology
Department of Forensic and State Medicine
Department of Community Medicine/PSM

Clinical

Department of Ophthalmology
Department of ENT/Otorhinolaryngology
Department of General Surgery
Department of Orthopaedics
Department of Gynaecology and Obstetrics
Department of General Medicine
Department of Paediatrics
Department of Dermatology
Department of Pulmonary/Chest Medicine
Department of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation
Department of Dentistry
Department of Radiology
Department of Radiotherapy
Department of Psychiatry
Department of Anaesthesiology
Department of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery
Department of Paediatric Surgery
Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
Department of Neurosurgery
Department of Urology
Department of Neuro Medicine
Department of Cardiology

Hospital

Calcutta National Medical College (CNMC) is popularly known as Chittaranjan Hospital. The second campus of CNMC previously Calcutta Pavlov Hospital houses the psychiatry department.^[6] CNMC&H is one of the biggest government hospitals in West Bengal having extensive OPD, day care and indoor patient care services with more than 8,000 patients attending OPD every day. Total available bed strength is 1470. Calcutta National Medical College and Hospital ranked country’s best in maternity care and received the LaQshya Certificate from the Union health ministry, becoming the first medical institute in West Bengal to get it.^[7]^[8]

AGON – The annual cultural festival

AGON is the annual cultural festival of Calcutta National Medical College, organised by the CNMC Students' Union. AGON is reportedly the biggest medical college festival of Eastern India.^[9] Since its inception in 1980 Agon has been one of the most sought after college festivals among the medical student fraternity in West Bengal.

Prefest – Agon Prefest is held for 4–7 days prior to the main fest. Prefest events include: Intercollege Sports Tournament (cricket, football, volleyball, badminton, table tennis, carrom and chess), Cinefest, Short-Film Festival, Solo and group creative events, CME (Continued medical education), Seminars, Dance workshop, Medical workshops, Blood donation camps, awareness campaigns etc.
Fest – Following the traditions of the past four decades the main fest Agon is held for 4 days. It begins just after the prefest. Events include: Dance & Music contests, Battle of Band, Crime Scene Investigation, Treasure Hunt, Medi Quiz, General Quiz, Fandom Quizzes (Harry Potter, Game of Thrones, Friends, DC-Marvel), Stand-Up comedy, Drama competition, Street Play, X-Factor (Colors of Bengal), Paradox – The Fashion Show etc.

Among the major attractions of Agon are the 4 concert nights, which has regional artists, Bollywood celebrities, EDM concerts and DJ night. Agon has witnessed stellar performances from Amit Trivedi, Arijit Singh, Neha Kakkar, Sunidhi Chauhan, KK (singer), Mohit Chauhan, Mohammed Irfan (singer), Shalmali Kholgade, Shraddha Pandit, Fossils (band), Euphoria (Indian band), Javed Ali, Neeraj Shridhar, Rupankar, Anupam Roy, Sidhhu, Pota etc.

The cultural festival embraces the likes of many famous celebrities of the country, drawing about 5000 footfalls a day. With more than 40 inter college events and competitions spanning for more than a week, the fest is graced by more than 3000 college students, post graduate trainees, resident doctors, alumni of the college and faculty members. Students from more than 60 schools and colleges from Kolkata as well as from other parts of Eastern India take part in the competitions and attend the concerts.^[10] A number of social initiatives are undertaken by the Students' Union as part of the annual cultural festival AGON, which includes blood donation camps, thalassaemia screening camps, awareness campaigns etc.

AGON has an Android based mobile app named CNMCH AGON, which is the first time in India that a college event had their own app for event management and registration purposes. This app was made by the students of this medical institute.^[11]

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References

↑ "History – CNMCH AGON". Archived from the original on 13 April 2021. Retrieved 13 April 2021.
↑ "Calcutta National Medical Institute (Estd 1948): About us". cnmckolkata.in. Archived from the original on 24 November 2015. Retrieved 14 December 2017.
↑ "State Medical Faculty of West Bengal". smfwb.in. Retrieved 21 January 2025.
↑ "Calcutta National Medical College: Gallery". cnmckolkata.in. Archived from the original on 16 March 2018. Retrieved 25 May 2017.
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↑ Yengkhom, Sumati (22 November 2020). "Kolkata: CNMC among country's best in maternity care". The Times of India. Retrieved 26 March 2021.
↑ "Page 1 – Sangbad Pratidin 21-11-20". Epaper Sangbad Pratidin. Retrieved 26 March 2021.
↑ "Agon". Archived from the original on 18 May 2017.
↑ "Agon2016".
↑ "CNMCH AGON – The annual cultural festival of CNMCH" . Retrieved 26 March 2021.

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[:2-1] "History – CNMCH AGON". Archived from the original on 13 April 2021. Retrieved 13 April 2021.

[:3-2] "Calcutta National Medical Institute (Estd 1948): About us". cnmckolkata.in. Archived from the original on 24 November 2015. Retrieved 14 December 2017.

[3] "State Medical Faculty of West Bengal". smfwb.in. Retrieved 21 January 2025.

[4] "Calcutta National Medical College: Gallery". cnmckolkata.in. Archived from the original on 16 March 2018. Retrieved 25 May 2017.

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[:0-6] "CNMC bed strength".

[7] Yengkhom, Sumati (22 November 2020). "Kolkata: CNMC among country's best in maternity care". The Times of India. Retrieved 26 March 2021.

[8] "Page 1 – Sangbad Pratidin 21-11-20". Epaper Sangbad Pratidin. Retrieved 26 March 2021.

[9] "Agon". Archived from the original on 18 May 2017.

[10] "Agon2016".

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