Former name | Calcutta School of Medicine (1886-1916), Belgachia Medical College (1916-1918), Carmichael Medical College (1918-1948) |
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Motto | Jivata jyotirmohi Awadhi |
Type | Public Medical College & Hospital (Started as Private Medical College {1886}) |
Established | 1886 |
Founder | Radha Gobinda Kar |
Affiliation | West Bengal University of Health Sciences |
Academic affiliations | |
Superintendent | Saptarshi Chatterjee[1] |
Principal | Manas Kumar Bandyopadhyay[1] |
Dean | Saptarshi Chatterjee[1] |
Undergraduates | 250[2] |
Postgraduates | 175[2] |
28[2] | |
Location | , , India 22°36′15″N 88°22′42″E / 22.60417°N 88.37833°E |
Campus | Urban |
Website | www |
R. G. Kar Medical College and Hospital (RGKMCH) is a Public hospital in Kolkata, West Bengal, India[3] which started as Asia's first private medical college.[4][5] It was established in 1886 to ensure self-sufficiency in medical education and services in the colonial era. On May 12, 1958, the West Bengal Government assumed management of the establishment.[6] It was under the University of Calcutta from 1916 to 2003 and affiliated to West Bengal University of Health Sciences when it was established in 2003.[7][8] The college is a co-educational institution that is recognized by the National Medical Commission and affiliated with the West Bengal University of Health Sciences.