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The Calcutta National Medical College and Hospital (CNMCH), colloquially known as Chittaranjan Hospital, is a leading
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medical education and research institution in
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. It was established by the amalgamation of the National Medical Institute (estd. 1921) and Calcutta Medical Institute.


Establishment

The "Calcutta National Medical College" has its origin in the "National Medical Institute" or "Jatiya Ayurbigyan Vidyalaya" on 14 April 1921, founded as a product of the
Non-cooperation movement The Non-cooperation movement was a political campaign launched on 4 September 1920, by Mahatma Gandhi to have Indians revoke their cooperation from the British government, with the aim of persuading them to grant self-governance.
. It was inaugurated by
Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose Subhas Chandra Bose ( ; 23 January 1897 – 18 August 1945 * * * * * * * * *) was an Indian nationalist whose defiance of British authority in India made him a hero among Indians, but his wartime alliances with Nazi Germany and Imperi ...
. The College is locally known as Chittaranjan Hospital. Established in 1948, the institute was nationalized and taken under the
Ministry of Health & Family Welfare (West Bengal) The Ministry of Health & Family Welfare of West Bengal is a Bengal government ministry.
in 1967. The college is accredited by the
National Medical Commission National Medical Commission (NMC) is an Indian regulatory body of 33 members which regulates medical education and medical professionals. It replaced the Medical Council of India on 25 September 2020. The Commission grants recognition of medic ...
(NMC). It was affiliated with the
University of Calcutta The University of Calcutta (informally known as Calcutta University; CU) is a Public university, public collegiate university, collegiate State university (India), state university in India, located in Kolkata, West Bengal, India. Considered ...
till 2003. It is currently affiliated to the
West Bengal University of Health Sciences West Bengal University of Health Sciences (WBUHS) is a Public medical university in Kolkata, West Bengal, India. It was established in 2003 by an Act of the West Bengal Legislative Assembly for better management of the health and medical educ ...
(WBUHS). The founder principal of the college was Dr Sundari Mohan Das.


History


Calcutta National Medical College and Hospital

Calcutta National Medical College along with Chittaranjan hospital is known as ''“Calcutta National Medical College and Hospital”.''


Admission

Admission to this institute is on a complete merit basis and by national-level competitive examinations. Previously admission to the undergraduate course was through
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and
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. From 2017 onwards
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has become the sole entrance test for admission to the undergraduate as well as post graduate courses. 15% undergraduate seats are filled up through all India quota and 85% undergraduate seats are filled up through state quota. For post graduate seats half are filled up through all India quota and the rest are filled up through state quota. Every year 250 students are admitted to the
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course based on their
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(NEET-UG) rankings. Admission to the post graduate courses is through NEET-PG conducted by the
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(NBE).


Annual intake

* Paramedical – 73 * Undergraduate **MBBS : 250 **Nursing : 50 * Post Graduate **Degree : 122 **Diploma : 4 * Post Doctoral (Super-specialization) : 7


Departments


Non-clinical departments

* Department of Anatomy * Department of Physiology * Department of Biochemistry


Para-clinical departments

* Department of Pathology * Department of Microbiology * Department of Pharmacology * Department of Forensic and State Medicine * Department of Community Medicine/PSM


Clinical departments

* Department of Ophthalmology * Department of ENT/Otorhinolaryngology * Department of General Surgery * Department of Orthopaedics * Department of Gynaecology and Obstetrics * Department of General Medicine * Department of Paediatrics * Department of Dermatology * Department of Pulmonary/Chest Medicine * Department of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation * Department of Dentistry * Department of Radiology * Department of Radiotherapy * Department of Psychiatry * Department of Anaesthesiology * Department of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery * Department of Paediatric Surgery * Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery * Department of Neurosurgery * Department of Urology * Department of Neuro Medicine * Department of Cardiology


Hospital

Calcutta National Medical College (CNMC) is popularly known as Chittaranjan Hospital. The second campus of CNMC previously Calcutta Pavlov Hospital houses the psychiatry department. CNMC&H is one of the biggest government hospitals in West Bengal having extensive OPD, day care and indoor patient care services with more than 8,000 patients attending OPD every day. Total available bed strength is 1600. Calcutta National Medical College and Hospital ranked country’s best in maternity care and received the LaQshya Certificate from the Union health ministry, becoming the first medical institute in West Bengal to get it.


AGON – The annual cultural festival

AGON is the annual cultural festival of Calcutta National Medical College, organised by the CNMC Students' Union. AGON is reportedly the biggest medical college festival of Eastern India. Since its inception in 1980 Agon has been one of the most sought after college festivals among the medical student fraternity in
West Bengal West Bengal (, Bengali: ''Poshchim Bongo'', , abbr. WB) is a state in the eastern portion of India. It is situated along the Bay of Bengal, along with a population of over 91 million inhabitants within an area of . West Bengal is the fourt ...
. * Prefest – Agon Prefest is held for 4–7 days prior to the main fest. Prefest events include: Intercollege Sports Tournament (cricket, football, volleyball, badminton, table tennis, carrom and chess), Cinefest, Short-Film Festival, Solo and group creative events, CME (Continued medical education), Seminars, Dance workshop, Medical workshops, Blood donation camps, awareness campaigns etc. * Fest – Following the traditions of the past four decades the main fest Agon is held for 4 days. It begins just after the prefest. Events include: Dance & Music contests, Battle of Band, Crime Scene Investigation, Treasure Hunt, Medi Quiz, General Quiz, Fandom Quizzes (Harry Potter, Game of Thrones, Friends, DC-Marvel), Stand-Up comedy, Drama competition, Street Play, X-Factor (Colors of Bengal), Paradox – The Fashion Show etc. Among the major attractions of Agon are the 4 concert nights, which has regional artists,
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, Sidhhu, Pota etc. The cultural festival embraces the likes of many famous celebrities of the country, drawing about 5000 footfalls a day. With more than 40 inter college events and competitions spanning for more than a week, the fest is graced by more than 3000 college students, post graduate trainees, resident doctors, alumni of the college and faculty members. Students from more than 60 schools and colleges from Kolkata as well as from other parts of Eastern India take part in the competitions and attend the concerts. A number of social initiatives are undertaken by the Students' Union as part of the annual cultural festival AGON, which includes Blood donation camps, Thalassaemia screening camps, awareness campaigns etc. Calcutta National Medical College Students’ Union presents AGON has their android based mobile app name
CNMCH AGON
which is the first time in India, a college event have their own app for event management and registration purposes. This app is made by the students of this medical institute.


See also


References


External links

* {{authority control Medical colleges in West Bengal Affiliates of West Bengal University of Health Sciences Educational institutions established in 1921 1921 establishments in India 1921 establishments in British India