Calcutta National Medical College (CNMC)

Calcutta National Medical College (CNMC)

88, College Street, Chittaranjan Avenue Kolkata, West Bengal 700073

Calcutta National Medical College (CNMC), Kolkatta was established in 1948.

Its affiliation of the University of Calcutta.

The college is recognised by Medical Council of India (MCI) and has all the departments which is specified by the MCI. Every year 150 students are admitted to the MBBS course based on the rank in the West Bengal Joint Entrance Examination (WBJEE) and also through All India Pre Medical Test (AIPMT) conducted by the Central Board of Secondary Education.

At present there are 18 seats for postgraduate degree courses and 30 for diploma courses. In 1925 Deshbandhu Chittaranjan Das ( Mayor ) handed a plot of 11 bighas on a 99 year lease at 24 Gorachand Road from Calcutta Corporation for hospital of National Medical Institute.

Foundation stone was laid by Deshapriya Jotindra Mohan Sen Gupta ( next Mayor ) on 20.2.1927 & named as Chittaranjan Hospital at the corner of Dihiserampur Road (now Rameswarshaw Road) and Gorachand Road ; 3  storied building.

Total 150 beds. Administrative office in the ground floor, 1 st floor was medical ward, 2 nd floor for doctors& nurses quarters. A bungalow with 3 rooms for Dr.Upendranath Bramhachari for Kala-zar ward  demolished in 1972 to build Rammohan Block.

Another building with 25 beds and a special block for Cholera was built that later expanded to 45 beds. Here present administrative block is situated.

Established

1948

Affiliation

University of Calcutta.

There are total seven hostels for the purpose of providing proper accommodation to the students. There is one girls’ hostel and six boys’ hostels. The girls’ hostel is popularly known as the Ladys’ hostel and provides all sorts of facilities which are required to give proper ambiance to study for girls.

The National Medical College Library is one of the best medical college libraries in Kolkata. Apart from providing only reading facilities, this library also has adequate home issuing of book facilities for the students. The National Medical College library contains a total collection of almost 17000 books and 42 journals.

Run by the Alumni Association of this medical college, the computer center of National Medical College helps the students to be more computer savvy. This computer center also provides Internet surfing facility only to those students who have a membership.

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