Kharagpur is a semi-planned urban agglomeration and a major industrial city in the Paschim Medinipur district of West Bengal, India. It is the headquarters of the Kharagpur subdivision and the largest city of the district. It is located 120 km west of Kolkata. Kharagpur holds the oldest and biggest Indian Institute of Technology namely IIT Kharagpur. It has one of the largest railway workshops in India. Kharagpur Junction contains the fourth longest railway platform in the world and is the headquarter of the Kharagpur Division of the South Eastern Railways.
Medical College, Kolkata, also known as Calcutta Medical College, is a public medical college and hospital located in Kolkata, West Bengal, India. It is one of the oldest existing hospitals in Asia. The institute was established on 28 January 1835 by Lord William Bentinck during British Raj as Medical College, Bengal. It is the second oldest medical college to teach Western medicine in Asia after Ecole de Médicine de Pondichéry and the first institute to teach in English language. The college offers MBBS degree after five and a half years of medical training.
Jalpaiguri is a city in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is the headquarters of the Jalpaiguri district as well as of the Jalpaiguri division of West Bengal, covering the jurisdiction of the five districts of North Bengal. The city is located on the banks of the Teesta River which is the second largest river in West Bengal after the Ganges, on the foothills of the Himalayas. The city is home to the circuit bench of the Kolkata High Court, the other seat being at Port Blair in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands. Jalpaiguri features the Jalpaiguri Government Engineering College, the second campus of the University of North Bengal and the Biswa Bangla Krirangan/ Jalpaiguri Sports Village. It lies 35 km (22 mi) east of its twin city, Siliguri. The merging of the two cities makes it the largest metropolis of the region.
The systems of secondary and post-secondary education in Kolkata are listed as follows:
Education in West Bengal is provided by both the public sector as well as the private sector. The modern education system was developed by the British missionaries and the Indian social reformists. West Bengal has many institutes of higher education like –Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur, Marine Engineering and Research Institute, Jadavpur University, Indian Institute of Management Calcutta, Indian Institute of Engineering Science and Technology, Shibpur, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research, Kolkata, National Institute of Technology, Durgapur, Indian Institute of Information Technology, Kalyani, Indian Statistical Institute, West Bengal University of Health Sciences, University of North Bengal and University of Calcutta.
Kalyani is a planned urban city in Nadia district in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is also a municipality and Community Development Block in Nadia. It is located around 50 kilometres from Kolkata — the capital of West Bengal. Kalyani is the administrative headquarters of Kalyani subdivision. It resides on the eastern banks of Hooghly River, and is part of the Kolkata Metropolitan Development Authority (KMDA).
Cooch Behar, or Koch Bihar, is a city and a municipality lying on the bank of River Torsa in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is the headquarters of the Cooch Behar district. It is in the foothills of the Eastern Himalayas at 26°22′N89°29′E. Cooch Behar is a planned city. Being one of the main tourist destinations of West Bengal, housing the Cooch Behar Palace and Madan Mohan Temple, it has been declared a heritage city. It is the maternal home of Maharani Gayatri Devi of Jaipur.
Haldia subdivision is a subdivision of the Purba Medinipur district in the state of West Bengal, India.
Bidhannagar subdivision is an administrative subdivision of the North 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal. After transferring Rajarhat-Gopalpur Municipality and Rajarhat to Bidhannagar subdivision, Bidhannagar subdivision's total area becomes 141.37 km2, population becomes 808,251 and density becomes 5,700/km2.
Barasat Sadar subdivision is an administrative subdivision of the North 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal. After transferring Rajarhat-Gopalpur Municipality and Rajarhat to Bidhannagar subdivision, Barasat Sadar subdivision's total area became 894.61 km2, population became 2,196,874 and density became 2,500/km2.
Institute of Post-Graduate Medical Education and Research and Seth Sukhlal Karnani Memorial Hospital, colloquially known as P.G. Hospital, is a public medical college and hospital located in Kolkata, India. It is a national research institute.
KPC Medical College and Hospital is a private medical college situated in Jadavpur, Kolkata, West Bengal. It is affiliated to the West Bengal University of Health Sciences. It is the first private medical college in West Bengal.
R. G. Kar Medical College and Hospital is a public medical college and hospital in Shyambazar, Kolkata, West Bengal, India. It was established in 1886 to ensure self-sufficiency (Swaraj) in medical education and services in the colonial era. It was under University of Calcutta from 1916 to 2003 and affiliated to West Bengal University of Health Sciences when it was established in 2003. R.G. Kar Medical College and Hospital completed 100 years of its service in 2016. This college is a co-educational institution that is recognized by the MCI and affiliated with the West Bengal University of Health Sciences.
IQ City Medical College and Hospital, established in 2013, is a private medical college located in Durgapur, West Bengal. This medical college hospital is a part of IQ City in Durgapur. This college offers the Bachelor of Medicine and Surgery (MBBS) courses. It is affiliated with the West Bengal University of Health Sciences and recognized by the National Medical Commission. The annual intake of this college in the MBBS course is 150.
Shri Ramkrishna Institute of Medical Sciences and Sanaka Hospital is a private medical college located in Durgapur, West Bengal. It was established in 2019.
The COVID-19 pandemic was first confirmed in the Indian state of West Bengal on 17 March 2020 in Kolkata. The Health and Family Welfare department of Government of West Bengal has confirmed a total of 13,43,442 COVID-19 positive cases, including 1,09,806 active cases, 15,120 deaths and 12,18,516 recoveries, as of 28 May 2021.
Gouri Devi Institute of Medical Sciences and Hospital, established in 2016, is a private medical college located in Durgapur, West Bengal. This college offers the Bachelor of Medicine and Surgery (MBBS) courses and has an annual intake capacity of 150 .This college is affiliated with the West Bengal University of Health Sciences and recognized by the National Medical Commission.
Jhargram Government Medical College and Hospital (JGMCH) is a Government Medical college and hospital. The college is located at Jhargram city in Jhargram district, West Bengal. The college offers the degree Bachelor of Medicine and Surgery (MBBS) and associated degrees.
Ranaghat district is a proposed district in presidency division, West Bengal. The district will be formed by dividing the Nadia district. The name of the district is yet to be finalized.
JIS Institute of Medical Science and Research, established in 2023, is a private/Public-Private partnership medical college located in Santragachi, Howrah district, West Bengal, India. It offers the Bachelor of Medicine and Surgery (MBBS) degree course. The college is recognized by the National Medical Commission and affiliated with the JIS University. Presently, howrah district hospital will be the associated teaching hospital of this college.
