Top 4 medical colleges in Kolkata
Editorial Team136|0Last Updated:09:00 am, August 10, 2012
Medicine is concerned with how the human body functions, diagnosing illness/disease and preventing/treating it.
Students studying Medicine can go on to specialize in MBBS or opt for traditional medicine such as Ayurveda, Unani etc. Most students who study Medicine usually go on to do a postgraduate degree after MBBS. Dentistry students study towards a BDS.
Eligibility: 10+2 with Biology, Chemistry and Mathematics for MBBS/. Postgraduate requires relevant bachelor’s degree course.
Entrance exam: Yes
Skills required: Numerical skills, analytical skills, problem solving, communication, teamwork, ability to work long hours under pressure
Possible careers after completing your medical degree: Doctor /Dentist in a hospital/private practice, Researcher, Professor
Approximate salaries for freshers: Average starting salary: Rs 3 lakh - Rs 4.20 lakh per year (MBBS)
Following are the top 4 medical colleges in Kolkata:
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University College of Medicine and JNM Hospital
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The West Bengal University of Health Sciences, Kolkata has taken up the project of establishing a medical college named “College of Medicine & J.N.M.Hospital, West Bengal University of Health Sciences” at Kalyani under the ownership and administrative control of the university in the year 2009. |
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Calcutta National Medical College
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Royal College of Physicians & Surgeons Started by Dr.Subodh Kumar Mallick in 1907 at 191 Bow Bazar Street. Subsequently changed to National Medical College of India , which later became Calcutta Medical College. |
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The library of the institute is well stored with more than 5000 books consisting of text books, reference books, manual, hand books, and technical national and international journals from the respective subjects apart from popular science magazines, and newspaper |
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R G Kar Medical College and Hospital
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In 1886, Calcutta Medical School came into existence. Later, it merged with another nationalist organization' College of Physicians and Surgeons of Bengal ' and the Belgachia Medical College ' came into being in 1916. |
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