Medical College & Hospital, Kolkata

Medical College and Hospital, Kolkata
MottoLatin: Cum Humanitate Scientia
Motto in English
Humanity and Science
TypePublic Medical College & Hospital
Established28 January 1835; 189 years ago (28 January 1835)
FounderLord William Bentinck
Academic affiliations
Budget₹65.432 crore (US$7.7 million)
(FY2022–23 est.)[1]
PrincipalDr. Indranil Biswas
DeanDr. Arup Chakraborty
Academic staff
303 (2024)[1]
Students1,881 (2024)[1]
Undergraduates1,239 (2024)[1]
Postgraduates623 (2024)[1]
19 (2024)[1]
Address
88 College Street, Kolkata 700001

22°34′25″N 88°21′43″E / 22.5736°N 88.3619°E / 22.5736; 88.3619
CampusLarge city
26 acres (11 ha)
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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 Asia. The institute was established on 28 January 1835 by Lord William Bentinck during British Raj as Medical College, Bengal. It is one of the oldest medical college to teach Western medicine in Asia and the first institute to teach in English language. The college offers MBBS degree after five and a half years of medical training.

Front façade of the administrative block
Calcutta Medical College & Hospital main entrance at College Street, Kolkata.

Politics

Plaque in memory of Sree Dhiraranjan Sen

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]

Main building of Calcutta Medical College and Hospital

Rankings

University and college rankings
Medical – India
NIRF (2022)[9]43

Medical College, Kolkata was ranked 45th among Medical Institutions by National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF) in 2023.[9] It held the rank of 43 in 2022.

Achievements

In February 2023, Dr. Sudip Das, a professor of ENT Department from the institution, gets a patent for developing a simple and innovative device.[10]

Notable alumni

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f "NIRF 2024" (PDF). NIRF.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ Bengal Legislative Council Debates (1947). 1947. pp. 79–88.
  4. ^ Chattopadhyay, Gautam. ভারতের ছাত্র আন্দোলনের ইতিহাস [History of India's student movement] (in Bengali).
  5. ^ 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.
  6. ^ Chattopadhaya, Pashupatinath (2001). স্টুডেন্টস্ হেলথ হোম(প্রথম দশক) [Students' Health Home (The First Decade)] (in Bengali). Arun Sen Memorial Committee.
  7. ^ Chakraborty, Shyamal (2011). 60–70 Er Chatra Andolan (in Bengali). N.B.A Pvt Ltd. ISBN 9788176262408.
  8. ^ Mitra, Saibal. Saater Chhatra Andolon [An essay on Student Movement of Sixties] (in Bengali). ISBN 81-7990-069-X.
  9. ^ a b "National Institutional Ranking Framework 2022 (Medical)". National Institutional Ranking Framework. Ministry of Education. 15 July 2022.
  10. ^ 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.
  11. ^ "Government declares late Lamu Amatya Nepal's first nurse". thehimalayantimes.com. 1 May 2017. Archived from the original on 13 October 2022. Retrieved 13 October 2022.
  12. ^ "একজন ডা. ইব্রাহিম". Daily Inqilab (in Bengali). Archived from the original on 4 May 2023. Retrieved 4 May 2023.
  13. ^ "Profile on SERB" (PDF). Scientific and Engineering Research Board. 27 December 2018. Archived (PDF) from the original on 31 August 2014. Retrieved 27 December 2018.
  14. ^ Mintu Chowdhury (24 January 2013). "National Prof Nurul Islam dies". bdnews24.com. Archived from the original on 3 May 2023. Retrieved 1 May 2023.

Bibliography

  • 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
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