Medical College & Hospital, Kolkata
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Medical College, Kolkata, also known as Calcutta Medical College, is a Government medical college and hospital located in Kolkata, West Bengal, India. It is one of the oldest existing hospitals in India. 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 second institute to teach in English language. The college offers MBBS degree after five and a half years of medical training.
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Latin: Bengala Medicus Collegium | |
Motto | Latin: Cum Humanitate Scientia |
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Motto in English | Humanity and Science |
Type | Medical College |
Established | 28 January 1835 (189 years ago) (28 January 1835) |
Founder | Lord William Bentinck |
Academic affiliations | NMC |
Budget | ₹71.878 crore (US$8.6 million) (FY2021–22 est.)[1] |
Principal | Prof. (Dr.) Indranil Biswas |
Academic staff | 263 (2023)[1] |
Students | 1,889 (2023)[1] |
Undergraduates | 1,246 (2023)[1] |
Postgraduates | 638 (2023)[1] |
5 (2023)[1] | |
Address | 88 College Street, Kolkata 700001 22°34′25″N 88°21′43″E |
Campus | Large city 26 acres (11 ha) |
Website | www |
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