The Campus & Infrastructure

NRS Medical College operates from a historically significant, integrated urban campus.

• Location: The campus is located at 138, Acharya Jagadish Chandra Bose Rd, Sealdah, Kolkata, West Bengal. It is centrally located in a busy, high-traffic urban area.

• Campus Vibe: The campus is an established urban center with a mix of colonial-era buildings and modern specialty blocks. It is a bustling, high-volume environment dedicated to academics and patient care.

• Infrastructure & Facilities:

• Academic Blocks: Features lecture halls (some historic, some modernized), demonstration rooms, and examination halls.

• Laboratories: Well-equipped labs for all pre-clinical and para-clinical departments.

• Library: A large Central Library provides students access to necessary medical collections and digital resources.

Residential Life: Separate hostel facilities are provided on campus for boys and girls (UGs, PGs, Interns).

Healthcare Pillar: NRS Medical College Hospital

The hospital is the defining feature of the institution and the core training ground.

• Flagship Hospital: The Nilratan Sircar Medical College Hospital is the constituent teaching hospital, fully integrated with the medical college.

• Scale & Services: This is a major tertiary care referral hospital for Kolkata, serving a vast population from the city and surrounding districts.

• Capacity: A massive hospital with 1500+ beds.

• Services: Provides comprehensive tertiary and super-specialty care across all clinical specialties (Cardiology, Neurosurgery, Urology, Nephrology, etc.). It features one of Kolkata's busiest 24x7 Emergency and Trauma units, extensive Critical Care units (ICUs), and modular Operation Theatres.

• Patient Load: The hospital handles an exceptionally high patient inflow, providing students with unparalleled clinical exposure, a key strength of the college.

Educational Engine: The NRS Hospital is the core clinical training ground for all students.

Fee Structure: Government Subsidized

As a state government medical college, the fees are extremely low and set by the Government of West Bengal.

Disclaimer: These are indicative 2024-2025 figures. Fees are subject to annual revision by the West Bengal government. A mandatory service bond (e.g., 1 year rural service) may apply. Always verify the precise, current fee structure and bond conditions directly from the official WBMCC counselling notifications.

Campus Living: Hostel Facilities

• Accommodation: Separate hostel blocks are available for male and female students (UGs, PGs, Interns).

• Amenities: Hostels are functional, providing basic furnishings.

• Dining: Mess facilities are available for all hostellers.

• Cost: Hostel and mess fees are additional to the tuition fees but are highly economical.

• Hostel Fee (Annual): Nominal (e.g., ~ ₹1,500).

• Mess Charges (Monthly): Paid monthly based on actual expenses, typically ranging from ~₹3,000 to ₹4,000 per month.

Admissions Process: NEET & State Counselling (West Bengal)

• Getting Admitted (MBBS/MD/MS): Admission is strictly and exclusively based on qualifying ranks in NEET-UG (for MBBS) or NEET-PG/SS (for MD/MS/DM/M.Ch).

• State Counselling is Key (West Bengal): Seat allotment is handled entirely through the West Bengal Medical Counselling Committee (WBMCC) centralized counselling process.

• 15% All India Quota (AIQ): Seats are filled through the MCC (Medical Counselling Committee) counselling, open to students from all over India.

• 85% State Quota: Seats are reserved for students with West Bengal domicile and are filled through the WBMCC state counselling.

• Always check the official WBMCC (wbmcc.nic.in) and MCC (mcc.nic.in) websites for counselling schedules and procedures.

Career Pathways & Placements

• Career Path: As a government medical college, the career path for graduates is excellent.

• Internship: MBBS graduates complete a mandatory 1-year rotatory internship at the NRS Hospital, for which they receive a stipend as per state government norms.

• Bond: A mandatory 1-year rural service bond or penalty bond may apply.

• Post-Graduation: The extensive clinical exposure at NRS makes graduates highly competitive for PG seats (via NEET-PG/SS) or immediately employable as Medical Officers in the state health service.

Information for NRI / Foreign Nationals