Medical College & Hospital, Kolkata

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Medical College and Hospital, Kolkata
Medical College, Bengal Logo.svg
Former name
Medical College, Bengal
MottoCum Humanitate Scientia (Latin)
Motto in English
Humanity and Science
Recognition
Type Public Medical College & Hospital
Established28 January 1835;190 years ago (28 January 1835)
Founder Lord William Bentinck
Academic affiliations
 West Bengal University of Health Sciences
Budget₹235.27 crore (US$28 million)
(FY2023–24 est.) [1]
Principal Dr. Indranil Biswas
Dean Dr. Manab Nandy
Academic staff
271 (2025) [1]
Students1,906 (2025) [1]
Undergraduates 1,250 (2025) [1]
Postgraduates 635 (2025) [1]
21 (2025) [1]
Address
88, College St, College Square, Kolkata 700001

22°34′25″N88°21′43″E / 22.5736°N 88.3619°E / 22.5736; 88.3619
Campus Metropolis
26 acres (11 ha)
Website www.medicalcollegekolkata.in OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
Medical College & Hospital, Kolkata

Medical College, Kolkata, also known as Calcutta Medical College, is a public medical college and hospital in Kolkata, West Bengal, India. Established in 1835 by Lord William Bentinck, it is one of the oldest medical colleges to teach modern medicine in Asia.

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History

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Front facade of the administrative block

The medical college was established in 1835, classes began on 1 June of that year. Dr. Mountford Joseph Bramley was the first superintendent of the college. Apart from Dr. Bramley and Dr. Goodeve, there were two other native teachers, Madhusudan Gupta and Nabakrishna Gupta, both educated in Western medicine. Madhusudan Gupta is famous in history as the 'first Indian to perform dissection' in the medical college. Initially, students were admitted to the college through an examination. Most of the one hundred candidates were from Hare School, Hindu College, Scotch Assembly School (now Scottish Church Collegiate School). A total of 49 people were admitted as 'foundation students'.

Politics

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Plaque in memory of Sree Dhiraranjan Sen

Student politics is rooted in tradition, with many students participating in the Indian freedom struggle. [2] Anti-British movements were implemented with the programmes of Bengal Provincial Students' Federation (BPSF), [2] the Bengal branch of All India Students' Federation. Student politics was initially focused on the independence of India. [2] In 1947, Sree Dhiraranjan Sen, a student of the college, died during a Vietnam Day police firing. [3] The Vietnam Students’ Association passed a resolution in its Hanoi session in memory of Sen in March 1947. [4]

Student politics were highly influenced by the partition of Bengal and communal riots during and after the partition of India. [5] Between 1946 and 1952, the college's doctors stood for communal harmony and worked hard in the refugee colonies. During 1952, ex-students of the college, among them Bidhan Chandra Roy who became the second Chief Minister of West Bengal, established the Students' Health Home for the welfare of students. [5] [6]

From the 1950s to the 1970s, the college became a centre of leftist and far-left politics. [7] Student politics was highly influenced by the Naxalbari uprising in the early 1970s. [8]

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Main building of Calcutta Medical College and Hospital

Rankings

University and college rankings
Medical – India
NIRF (2024) [9] 44

Medical College, Kolkata was ranked 41th among Medical Institutions by National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF) in 2025. [10]

Achievements

In February 2023, Dr. Sudip Das, a professor of ENT Department from the institution, gets a patent for developing a simple and innovative device. [11]

On December 2024 institutions has been recognized as the best medical college in Eastern India by the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR), achieving a score of 70%. This acknowledgment highlights CMCH's excellence in research and overall performance, boosting its reputation and the standard of medical education in the region. [12]

Notable alumni

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "NIRF 2025" (PDF). NIRF.
  2. 1 2 3 Dāśagupta, Hīrena; Adhikārī, Harinārāẏaṇa (2008). Bhāratīẏa Upamāhādeśera chātra āndolana[Student Movement in Indian Sub-continent] (in Bengali). Kalakātā: Ryāḍikyāla. ISBN   978-8185459806.
  3. ↑ Bengal Legislative Council Debates (1947). 1947. pp.  79–88.
  4. ↑ Chattopadhyay, Gautam. ভারতের ছাত্র আন্দোলনের ইতিহাস[History of India's student movement] (in Bengali).
  5. 1 2 Jha, Purnendu; Banerjee, Naresh (2003). পিপলস্ রিলিফ কমিটি দ্যুতিময় ইতিবৃত্ত[People's Relief Committee:A Glowing Account] (in Bengali). People's Relief Committee. pp. 11, 42–61.
  6. ↑ Chattopadhaya, Pashupatinath (2001). স্টুডেন্টস্ হেলথ হোম(প্রথম দশক)[Students' Health Home (The First Decade)] (in Bengali). Arun Sen Memorial Committee.
  7. ↑ Chakraborty, Shyamal (2011). 60–70 Er Chatra Andolan (in Bengali). N.B.A Pvt Ltd. ISBN   9788176262408.
  8. ↑ Mitra, Saibal. Saater Chhatra Andolon[An essay on Student Movement of Sixties] (in Bengali). ISBN   81-7990-069-X.
  9. ↑ "National Institutional Ranking Framework 2024 (Medical)". National Institutional Ranking Framework . Ministry of Education. 12 August 2024.
  10. ↑ https://www.nirfindia.org/Rankings/2025/MedicalRanking.html
  11. ↑ Yengkhom, Sumati (6 February 2023). "Medical College Hospital Kolkata professor gets patent for developing ENT device". The Times of India Feb 6, 2023, 07:29 IST. Archived from the original on 8 February 2023. Retrieved 6 February 2023.
  12. ↑ Rajput, Kajal (25 March 2025). "ICMR Recognizes 2 Bengal Hospitals as Top Research Institutes in Eastern India". Medical Dialogues 2025-03-25 07:16 GMT. Kolkata . Retrieved 25 March 2025.
  13. ↑ "Government declares late Lamu Amatya Nepal's first nurse". thehimalayantimes.com. 1 May 2017. Archived from the original on 13 October 2022. Retrieved 13 October 2022.
  14. ↑ "একজন ডা. ইব্রাহিম". Daily Inqilab (in Bengali). Archived from the original on 4 May 2023. Retrieved 4 May 2023.
  15. ↑ "Profile on SERB" (PDF). Scientific and Engineering Research Board. 27 December 2018. Archived (PDF) from the original on 31 August 2014. Retrieved 27 December 2018.
  16. ↑ Mintu Chowdhury (24 January 2013). "National Prof Nurul Islam dies". bdnews24.com. Archived from the original on 3 May 2023. Retrieved 1 May 2023.
  17. ↑ Who's Who in India. West Bengal Legislative Assembly. 2006. p. 229.

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