Best Medical Colleges in West Bengal

Aspirants searching for medical colleges in West Bengal should know all details about the medical institutes. Choosing the best college from the list of medical colleges in West Bengal is crucial for every aspirant's future. Medical colleges in West Bengal are among the top preferred colleges in which many students opt for their medical studies. As per Careers360’s West Bengal has a total of 200 medical colleges for various courses. Out of these 92 are Public/Government medical colleges while 108 are private medical colleges.

Among the top medical colleges in West Bengal, Medical College in Kolkata is among the best and also top preferred. Aspirants can study MBBS and AYUSH for undergraduate, Doctor of Medicine (MD) or Master of Surgery (MS) for postgraduate and Master in Chirurgiae (MCh) or Doctorate of Medicine (DM) for Super Specialities (SS) in medical colleges of West Bengal after completion of admission process. Aspirants can go through the article below to check the best medical colleges in West Bengal along with other important details like eligibility, admission process, fee structure, etc.

Medical Colleges in West Bengal - Highlights

Particular	Details
Number of Medical Colleges in West Bengal	200
Type of Colleges	Public/Government medical colleges - 92 Private medical colleges - 108
Colleges Affiliated to	West Bengal University of Health Sciences, Kolkata
Admission Process	NEET - Medical UG courses NEET PG & INI CET - Medical PG courses
Top Courses offered by Medical Colleges in West Bengal	MBBS BAMS, BHMS, BNYS, BUMS & BSMS MD/MS MCh/DM
Average Fees	Rs 47,000 - Rs 2,235,000

Medical Colleges in West Bengal - Eligibility Criteria

NEET is a single entrance exam for UG admission in medical colleges in West Bengal. While for PG courses in the medical colleges of West Bengal, aspirants have to appear and qualify NEET PG. Aspirants should know the course wise eligibility for the entrance exam to take admission in the top medical colleges in West Bengal.

To get admission in medical colleges of West Bengal, eligibility criteria are the set of parameters which the candidates must have fulfilled to get admission.

Eligibility criteria for MBBS, BAMS, BHMS, BNYS, BUMS & BSMS courses

The Indian Nationals, Non Resident Indians (NRIs), Overseas Citizen of India (OCI), Persons with Indian Origin (PIO), and Foreign Nationals are eligible for MBBS & AYUSH courses admission in medical colleges in West Bengal.
Aspirants should attain 17 years of age.
Passed or appeared for the Class 12 exam.
An aggregate of 50% marks in physics, chemistry, and biology combined in the 10+2 qualifying exam. For SC, ST, OBC-NCL category candidates the minimum marks required are 40%.
Students have to fulfill the NEET domicile requirement for West Bengal. Details related to the same can be checked below.

MD/MS eligibility criteria

Hold a MBBS degree
Candidates must have MBBS qualification registration (permanent/provisional). Which have to be issued by MCI or State Medical Council (SMC) or Medical Council of India (MCI).
Candidates must complete their one year internship.

Eligibility criteria for MCh & DM (SS courses)

Hold a postgraduate degree (MD/ MS/ DNB) or its equivalent from a recognised institution.
The postgraduate degree needs to be completed on or before the date of admission.
Interested aspirants must be registered with the Medical Council of India (MCI) or State Medical Council (SMC) and registration proof needs to be submitted at the test centre on the day of the examination.

Medical Colleges in West Bengal (Based on Careers360 Ranking)

On the basis of various parameters like infrastructure, placements, students review, Careers360 provides the ranking of medical colleges in West Bengal. Aspirants can check the list of best medical colleges in West Bengal according to Careers360 rankings from the table below.

Check the list of medical colleges in West Bengal on the basis of Careers360 ranking

S. No.	Name of the college	Careers360 Ranking
1.	Medical College, Kolkata	28
2.	IPGMER Kolkata	50

Admission Process for Medical Colleges in West Bengal

Aspirants can take admission in medical colleges in West Bengal only on the basis of entrance exams. For taking admission, aspirants have to register and appear for the medical exams on the basis of the exam then after that the admission process of medical colleges in West Bengal.

MBBS admission process for medical colleges in West Bengal

Aspirants have to visit the counselling authority official website and register themselves, after qualifying NEET by securing the required cutoff. On the basis of registration authority will conduct the counselling and grant admission to medical colleges in West Bengal.

Department of Health & Family Welfare (DHFW), Kolkata will conduct the counselling in an online mode. DHFW will be responsible for West Bengal MBBS admission to 85% seats under state quota and 100% seats in private medical colleges in West Bengal, while the remaining 15% All India Quota seats from government colleges will be conducted by MCC.

Candidates have to register for the counselling process of medical colleges in West Bengal by filling the application form in online mode. Aspirants have to pay the counselling fee, and then fill and lock their choices of courses and medical colleges of West Bengal. On the basis of choices filled, merit rank, and the availability of the seats, seats will be allotted. After the seat allotment process, aspirants are required to report to the designated medical colleges in West Bengal with the original required documents for verification purposes.

AYUSH admission process for medical colleges in West Bengal

The counseling for AYUSH 15% All India Quota seats, seats in government-aided institutes, central universities, national institutes, private colleges, and 100% seats in Deemed Universities is conducted by AYUSH Admission Central Counselling Committee (AACCC). However, for admission to the 85% state quota seats in medical colleges in West Bengal, the state authority will be responsible.

The process of AYUSH admission in medical colleges in West Bengal will be the same as MBBS. As per the preferences the choices of medical colleges in West Bengal and courses have to be given by aspirants. On the basis of these preferences, the AYUSH admission to the medical colleges in West Bengal will be granted.

MD/MS admission process for medical colleges in West Bengal

The PG medical admissions in West Bengal will be done on the basis of NEET PG. For PG admission in medical colleges in West Bengal, the authorities will conduct counselling for 50% state quota seats which are offered by medical colleges in West Bengal. However, for 50% All India Quota (AIQ) seats, DGHS will conduct the counselling.

Aspirants have to register themselves after qualifying NEET PG. On the basis of registration, authorities will call aspirants for the document verification process. On the basis of verification, the applicant list will be released by the authorities. After the release of the applicant list, authorities will commence choice filling and locking sessions for admission in medical colleges in West Bengal.

MCh, DM admission process for medical colleges in West Bengal

For admission to various DM/MCh (Doctorate of Medicine/Magister Chirurgiae) courses at medical colleges in West Bengal, aspirants have to qualify NEET SS. Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) on behalf of Medical Counselling Committee (MCC) conducts the NEET SS counselling for all qualified aspirants.

On the basis of registration, qualified aspirants have to fill the choice of courses and colleges. Only after the successful completion of the NEET SS counselling process and submission of fees, admission to various DM/MCh super speciality courses will be granted.

Medical Colleges in West Bengal (Based on Course and Fee)

Aspirants seeking for medical admission in West Bengal should know the fees of medical colleges in West Bengal . Checking the fees will help aspirants aiming for a best medical college in West Bengal that fits their budget.

Usually the government owned medical colleges fees are relatively less as compared to private medical colleges in West Bengal. Students can go through the top medical colleges in West Bengal on the basis of course fees from the table below.

Top Medical Colleges in West Bengal with their MBBS Fee

Sl. No.	Name of the college	MBBS fees (Rs.)
1	Medical College, Kolkata	47,020
2	IPGMER, Kolkata	47,000
3	North Bengal Medical College and Hospital, Sushrutanagar	40,560
4	Calcutta National Medical College, Kolkata	47,000
5	Malda Medical College and Hospital, Malda	46,000
6	College of Medicine and Sagore Dutta Hospital, Kolkata	47,020
7	Coochbehar Government Medical College and Hospital, Coochbehar	47,020
8	ICARE Institute of Medical Science and Research and Dr Bidhan Chandra Roy Hospital, Haldia	1,430,000
9	Jagannath Gupta Institute of Medical Sciences and Hospital, Kolkata	1,820,000
10	Shri Ramkrishna Institute of Medical Sciences and Sanaka Hospitals, Durgapur	1,775,000
11	IQ City Medical College and Narayana Multispeciality Hospital, Durgapur	776,000

Top Medical Colleges in West Bengal with their AYUSH and BVScFee

Sl. No.	Name of the college	MBBS fees (Rs.)
1	National Institute of Homoeopathy, Kolkata	104,450
2	The Calcutta Homoeopathic Medical College and Hospital, Kolkata	--
3	Pratap Chandra Memorial Homoeopathic Hospital and College, Kolkata	675,000
4	Kharagpur Homoeopathic Medical College and Hospital, Kharagpur	577,800
5	West Bengal University of Animal and Fishery Sciences, Kolata	68,850

List of medical Colleges in West Bengal with their PG Course Fee

Sl. No.	Name of the college	Fees (Rs.)
1	IPGMER, Kolkata	36,000
2	Bankura Sammilani Medical College, Bankura	54,000
3	RG Kar Medical College and Hospital, Kolkata	54,000
4	National Institute of Homoeopathy, Kolkata	114,800
5	ESI PGIMSR ESIC Medical College and ESIC Hospital Joka, Kolkata	750,000
6	ICARE Institute of Medical Science and Research and Dr Bidhan Chandra Roy Hospital, Haldia	1,245,000
7	IQ City Medical College and Narayana Multispeciality Hospital, Durgapur	2,235,000

List of medical Colleges in West Bengal with their MCh, DM Course Fee

Sl. No.	Name of the college	Fees (Rs.)
1	Institute of Post Graduate Medical Education and Research, Kolkata	--
2	Medical College, Kolkata	54,000
3	Calcutta National Medical College, Kolkata	54,000
4	RG Kar Medical College and Hospital, Kolkata	54,000
5	Nilratan Sircar Medical College, Kolkata	54,000

Government Medical Colleges in West Bengal

The government colleges in West Bengal are better than private medical colleges in various aspects and their fees are also relatively low. Studying from the best medical colleges in West Bengal is beneficial for every medical aspirant. Knowing the list of government medical colleges in West Bengal is helpful for every aspirant. The following table provides the list of top government medical colleges in West Bengal as per Careers360 rankings.

Check the list of Government Medical Colleges in West Bengal

Careers360 Ranking	Name of the medical college
28	Medical College, Kolkata
50	IPGMER Kolkata - Institute of Post Graduate Medical Education and Research

Private Medical Colleges in West Bengal

Aspirants have to get a good score for admission in the government medical colleges in West Bengal. It is not possible for everyone to get admission in medical colleges in West Bengal due to various factors. So, aspirants should know the best private medical colleges in West Bengal from the table below.

Know the list of private medical colleges in West Bengal

S. No.	Name of the medical college
1	KPC Medical College and Hospital, Jadavpur
2	Shri Ramkrishna Institute of Medical Sciences and Sanaka Hospitals, Durgapur
3	IQ City Medical College and Narayana Multispeciality Hospital, Durgapur
4	Jagannath Gupta Institute of Medical Sciences and Hospital, Kolkata
5	ICARE Institute of Medical Science and Research and Dr Bidhan Chandra Roy Hospital, Haldia

Medical colleges in West Bengal - Entrance exam

NEET is a single entrance exam for granting admission to medical colleges in West Bengal in UG and NEET PG for PG courses. Candidates have to qualify the relevant entrance exam for admission to medical colleges in West Bengal. Here is the list of entrance exams for admission to the medical colleges in West Bengal.

NEET UG

To get admission in medical colleges in West Bengal, aspirants have to appear for the medical entrance test. NEET UG is conducted in offline mode by the National Testing Agency (NTA). It is conducted for granting admission to 83,075 MBBS and 52,720 AYUSH seats. Every year millions of aspirants register and appear for the NEET exam. Aspirants securing the NEET cutoff will be eligible for the medical admission process.

Medical colleges in West Bengal accepting NEET score

KPC Medical College and Hospital, Jadavpur
Institute of Post Graduate Medical Education and Research, Kolkata
Medical College, Kolkata
Shri Ramkrishna Institute of Medical Sciences and Sanaka Hospitals, Durgapur
IQ City Medical College and Narayana Multispeciality Hospital, Durgapur

NEET PG

National Board of Examinations (NBE) is the competent authority to conduct NEET PG. It will be conducted for admission to around 12,690 Master of Surgery (MS), 24,306 Doctor of Medicine (MD) and 922 PG Diploma seats in 6,102 government, private, deemed/central universities.

Medical colleges in West Bengal accepting NEET PG score

KPC Medical College and Hospital, Jadavpur
Institute of Post Graduate Medical Education and Research, Kolkata
Medical College, Kolkata
IQ City Medical College and Narayana Multispeciality Hospital, Durgapur
Calcutta National Medical College, Kolkata

Top Medical Colleges in West Bengal - Cutoff

In order to get admission in the best medical colleges in West Bengal, aspirants have to secure the cutoff. Every medical college has its own cutoff for admission. The cutoff of best medical colleges in West Bengal depends on various factors like difficulty level of exam, number of seats, number of applicants, etc. Here is the list of top medical colleges in West Bengal with their cutoff links.

Best Medical colleges in West Bengal - Cutoff

S. No.	Name of the college	Cutoff Link
1.	Medical College, Kolkata	Click here
2.	IPGMER Kolkata - Institute of Post Graduate Medical Education and Research	Click here

Top medical colleges in West Bengal for MBBS

KPC Medical College and Hospital, Jadavpur
Institute of Post Graduate Medical Education and Research, Kolkata
Medical College, Kolkata
Shri Ramkrishna Institute of Medical Sciences and Sanaka Hospitals, Durgapur
IQ City Medical College and Narayana Multispeciality Hospital, Durgapur

Top medical colleges in West Bengal for MD, MS

KPC Medical College and Hospital, Jadavpur
Institute of Post Graduate Medical Education and Research, Kolkata
Medical College, Kolkata
IQ City Medical College and Narayana Multispeciality Hospital, Durgapur
Calcutta National Medical College, Kolkata

List of medical colleges in West Bengal for BPT

Institute of Post Graduate Medical Education and Research, Kolkata
Peerless Hospital and BK Roy Research Center, Kolkata
Bengal Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Kalyani
Haldia Institute of Health Sciences, Haldia
Ramakrishna Mission Seva Pratishthan, Kolkata
Nopany Institute of Healthcare Studies, Kolkata

Top Medical Colleges in Nearby Locations

Aspirants even search for the list of best medical colleges in nearby locations of West Bengal. Here is a list of some of the colleges in the neighboring states of West Bengal.