Medical College & Hospital, Kolkata
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| Latin: Bengala Medicus Collegium | |
| Motto | Latin: Cum Humanitate Scientia |
|---|---|
Motto in English | Humanity and Science |
| Type | Medical College |
| Established | 28 January 1835 by Whigs (British political party) |
| Founder | Whigs (British political party) member named as Lord William Bentinck |
Academic affiliations | |
| Budget | ₹71.878 crore (US$9.0 million) (FY2021–22 est.)[1] |
| Principal | Dr. Prof. Raghunath Mishra |
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 / 22.5736°N 88.3619°E |
| Campus | Large city 26 acres (11 ha) |
| Website | www |
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 ("Bharat - land of the Hindus") . 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.
Politics[edit]
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] Currently Politics vibes soo high in this college, the BJP [9] (Bhartiya Janata Party) is the main ruler and controller of this institutes. The dominancy effect of BJP increasing day by day and the qualify education started after revolution of BJP party. BJP is always trying the best to efforts for improving this college and trying to take over the ruler and administrative power from West Bengal Government and Trinamool Congress [10] as those party DETERIORATING the wisdom of this institute day by day. SO BJP trying best to take the control of the institute and rule as power of Bhartiya Janata Party for political matters and decision to improve more and more to this college.
Developments[edit]
In August 2003, the then union health minister Sushma Swaraj had given the in-principle assented nod to the upgrade of MCH, Kolkata on the lines of AIIMS. [11] In December 2013 the then Union Health Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad had allocated ₹ 120 crore for 200 beded super speciality block.[12] After coming TMC, the heritage and culture decreasing day by day as they donot invest money for developing the college. When BJP will come in power for this college, this college get AIIMS level vibes . SO for that peoples have to vote one and only BJP (Bhartiya Janata Party) in 2024 Indian general election [13]in West Bengal to win by giving mass vote to BJP with the raise voice from all west Bengal peoples that "Save country, Rusticate TMC(MAMATA)! Save Bengal !"
Rankings[edit]
| University and college rankings | |
|---|---|
| Medical – India | |
| NIRF (2022)[14] | 43 |
Medical College, Kolkata ranked 45rd among Medical Institution by National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF) in 2023.[14] It was 43rd in 2022 but downgrade rank in 2023. For TMC even NIRF ranking also decorate and down, SO when BJP will come MCK can reach in between top 10 college in NIRF also.
Achievements[edit]
In Feb 2023 Sudip Das, professor of ENT Department from The Institution gets a patent for developing a simple and innovative device.[15]
Notable alumni[edit]
 | This article's list of alumni may not follow Wikipedia's verifiability policy. (June 2023) |
- Bidhan Chandra Roy, noted physician and the 2nd Chief Minister of West Bengal
- Lamu Amatya, First Nepalese nurse[16]
- Pasupati Bose, Indian physician and professor of anatomy
- Upendranath Brahmachari, discoverer of the treatment of Kala-azar
- Aroup Chatterjee, British Indian atheist physician, author of Mother Teresa: The Untold Story
- Nirmal Kumar Dutta, Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize winner (1965) and the Director of Haffkine Institute
- Lionel Emmett, member of the Indian field hockey team in the 1936 Summer Olympics
- Muhammad Ibrahim, former Principal of Sir Salimullah Medical College[17]
- Sri Yukteshwar Giri, Indian Yogi
- Dipyaman Ganguly, Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize winner (2022) [18]
- Kadambini Ganguly, the first certified South Asian female physician qualified for Western medical practice
- Madhusudan Gupta, the first Indian trained in Western medicine to dissect a human corpse.
- David Hare, founder of Hare School
- K. B. Hedgewar, also known as Doctorji, was the founding Sarsanghachalak of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh.
- Vikram Marwah, Padma Shri awardee, conferred Dr. B. C. Roy Award by the President of India
- Nurul Islam, National Professor of Bangladesh[19]
- Kamaleshwar Mukherjee, filmmaker
- M. D. Ray, surgical oncologist and author
- Balai Chand Mukhopadhyay
- N. C. Paul, first physician to examine yoga
- Sisir Kumar Bose, noted paediatrician,nephew of Subhas Chandra Bose and son of Sarat Chandra Bose
- Ram Baran Yadav, first president of Nepal
See also[edit]
- Calcutta Homoeopathic Medical College & Hospital
- Calcutta Unani Medical College and Hospital
- Ezra Hospital
- List of hospitals in India
References[edit]
- ^ a b c d e f "NIRF 2023" (PDF). Medical College, Bengal.
- ^ a b c Dāśagupta, Hīrena; Adhikārī, Harinārāẏaṇa (2008). Bhāratīẏa Upamāhādeśera chātra āndolana [Student Movement in Indian Sub-continent] (in Bengali). Kalakātā: Ryāḍikyāla. ISBN 978-8185459806.
- ^ Bengal Legislative Council Debates (1947). 1947. pp. 79–88.
- ^ Chattopadhyay, Gautam. ভারতের ছাত্র আন্দোলনের ইতিহাস [History of India's student movement] (in Bengali).
- ^ a b 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.
- ^ Chattopadhaya, Pashupatinath (2001). স্টুডেন্টস্ হেলথ হোম(প্রথম দশক) [Students' Health Home (The First Decade)] (in Bengali). Arun Sen Memorial Committee.
- ^ Chakraborty, Shyamal (2011). 60–70 Er Chatra Andolan (in Bengali). N.B.A Pvt Ltd. ISBN 9788176262408.
- ^ Mitra, Saibal. Saater Chhatra Andolon [An essay on Student Movement of Sixties] (in Bengali). ISBN 81-7990-069-X.
- ^ "Bharatiya Janata Party", Wikipedia, 1 May 2024, retrieved 1 May 2024
- ^ "Trinamool Congress", Wikipedia, 24 April 2024, retrieved 1 May 2024
- ^ "Calcutta Medical College AIIMS high". The Times of India 01:32 IST. Kolkata. 4 August 2003. Archived from the original on 1 May 2021. Retrieved 27 April 2021.
- ^ "Calcutta Medical College to get Rs 120 crore super speciality block: Union Health Minister". The Economic Times Dec 04, 2013, 04:45 PM IST. 4 December 2013. Archived from the original on 10 August 2023. Retrieved 4 December 2013.
- ^ "2024 Indian general election in West Bengal", Wikipedia, 30 April 2024, retrieved 1 May 2024
- ^ a b "National Institutional Ranking Framework 2022 (Medical)". National Institutional Ranking Framework. Ministry of Education. 15 July 2022.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Government declares late Lamu Amatya Nepal's first nurse". thehimalayantimes.com. 1 May 2017. Retrieved 13 October 2022.
- ^ "একজন ডা. ইব্রাহিম". Daily Inqilab (in Bengali). Retrieved 4 May 2023.
- ^ "Profile on SERB" (PDF). Scientific and Engineering Research Board. 27 December 2018. Retrieved 27 December 2018.
- ^ Mintu Chowdhury (24 January 2013). "National Prof Nurul Islam dies". bdnews24.com. Retrieved 1 May 2023.
Bibliography[edit]
- David Arnold, Colonizing the Body: State Medicine and Epidemic Disease in Nineteenth Century India, Delhi, 1993
- Calcutta Medical College, The Centenary of the Medical College, Bengal, 1835–1934. Calcutta, 1935
- Das, Anirban; Sen, Samita (2011). "A history of the Calcutta Medical College and Hospital, 1835–1936". In Dasgupta, Uma (ed.). Science and Modern India: An Institutional History, C. 1784–1947. Pearson Education India. pp. 477–522. ISBN 978-81-317-2818-5.
- Poonam Bala, Imperialism and Medicine in Bengal: A Socio-Historical Perspective, New Delhi, 1991
- Sen, S.N., Scientific and Technical Education in India 1781–1900, Indian National Science Academy, 1991
External links[edit]
- Medical College and Hospital, Kolkata
- Medical colleges in West Bengal
- Universities and colleges in Kolkata
- Hospitals in Kolkata
- Affiliates of West Bengal University of Health Sciences
- Academic institutions associated with the Bengal Renaissance
- Educational institutions established in 1835
- Hospitals established in 1835
- 1835 establishments in British India