Introduction
Originally envisioned by Dr. B. C. Roy, North Bengal Medical College and Hospital was established in 1968 as the First Medical College of North Bengal. The planning was executed by Ajit Kumar Panja, the then state health minister. Prof. Ajit Kr. Duttagupta joined as the first official principal of the college which was then known as North Bengal University Medical College. NBUMC was rechristened in August 1978 to North Bengal Medical College & Hospital and the administrative control went from North Bengal University to Govt. of West Bengal.
The premedical classes started on 6.11.67 in a makeshift arrangement at Jackson Medical School, Jalpaiguri. 2nd to 6th batch of students undertook their premedical course at Raigunj University College. 7th batch onwards, the students started their premedical course at NBMC campus, Sushrutanagar, their own place. Classes for 1st year MBBS course for 1st batch started on 18.11.68 in NBU campus. MBBS classes started in Sushrutanagar, the present site of NBMC in 1972. The first 5 batches had to migrate to SSKM hospital for their clinical lessons after passing 2nd prof. First 2 batches completed internship and house-man ship there. The college got its recognition from the Medical Council of India in 1978, when the first batch of students got the coveted registration number.
North Bengal Medical College and Hospital located in the foot hills of the mighty Himalayas, is the nearest Medical College to Sandakphu, the place with highest altitude in whole West Bengal and from where best panoramic view of the Sleeping Buddha, the mighty Kanchenjunga can be cherished. The pollution free refreshment with lustrous greenery, with adjoining tea gardens and the unending Balason River Basin are some of its assets, which make this Medical College unique in all respect. Till date this is the Medical College with largest coverage area in whole West Bengal, which not only covers more than six districts, but also patients come from allied border regions of other three countries like Nepal, Bangladesh, Bhutan. It is the Largest Healthcare Facility in the North Bengal region of West Bengal serving as a Tertiary Referral Institute and has teaching programs for both Graduation and Post-Graduation. It is one of the twelve Government Medical Colleges in West Bengal with a patient turn-over of more than thousand, with a patient occupancy rate of 137%.
North Bengal Medical College and Hospital is in Sushrutanagar, a sister township of Siliguri at District Darjeeling of West Bengal. Besides providing the tuition to the MBBS students, it is also enriched by its sister institutions like North Bengal Dental College and the College of Nursing in the same campus. Not only this, it also provides different paramedical courses run by the West Bengal Medical Council.
The college and hospital buildings, spread over a sprawling campus of 161 acres (0.65 km2), are connected by very long corridors which total a length of 2.6 km. The North Bengal Dental College and the Nursing Training College are also located in the same campus with a efficiently functioning Police Out Post.
General Details
| Name of College | NORTH BENGAL MED.COLL,DARJEELING |
| Complete Mailing Address | Sushruta Nagar, Darjeeling |
| State | West Bengal |
| Pin Code | 734012 |
| Name of Affiliating University with Date | The West Bengal University of Health Sciences |
| Website Address of College | nbmch.org |
| Name of Dean/ Principal/ Director | Prof. Dr. Indrajit Saha |
| Designation | Principal |
| Tele No. i) Office | 0353-2585478 |
| Tele No. ii) Residence | 0353-2585478 |
| Mobile No. | 9831314367 |
| E-mail Address | 1963indrajitsaha[at]gmail.com |
| Name of Secretary (Medical Education/ Health) | Mr. Rajiva Sinha |
| Office Address | Swasthya Bhawan, GN-29 Sector V, Salt lake city |
| Tele No. | 033-23575899 |
| E-mail Address | sec.hfw-wb[at]gov.in |
| Name of Director (Medical Education) | Dr. Debasis Bhattacharyya |
| Office Address | Swasthya Bhawan, GN-29 Sector V, Salt lake city |
| Tele No. | 033-23575101 |
| E-mail Address | itcell.hfwdwb[at]gmail.com |
| Name of Nodal Officer | Dr. Sanjay Mallick |
| Office Address | North Bengal Medical College |
| Tele No. | 0353-2585478 |
| E-mail Address | drsanjaymallick[at]gmail.com |
| Designation | Professor |
| Mobile No. | 9476388408 |
Departments
| Anatomy | ENT | Neuro Medicine |
| Anesthesiology | Ophthalmology | Orthopedics |
| Biochemistry | Forensic Medicine & Toxicology | Pediatrics |
| Cardiology | Gynecology | Pathology |
| Chest Medicine | General Medicine | Pharmacology |
| Community Medicine | Microbiology | PMR |
| Dentistry | Nephrology | Urology |
| Physiology | Psychiatry | Radiodiagnosis |
| Radiotherapy | Skin | Surgery |
Bed Distribution
| Unit/ Department | No. of Bed | No. Of units |
| General Medicine | 220 | 5 |
| Paediatrics | 110 | 3 |
| Tv / Chest | 23 | 1 |
| Skin | 20 | 1 |
| Psychiatry | 20 | 1 |
| General Surgery | 150 | 5 |
| Orthopaedic | 90 | 3 |
| Ophthalmology | 30 | 1 |
| ENT | 30 | 1 |
| Obst. & ANC | 90 | 3 |
| Gynaecology | 60 | 2 |
| TOTAL | 843 | 26 |
Bond Details
Location and Accessibility
By Bus The nearest Bus stand about 7.2 k/m
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By Train The nearest Railway Station about 7.4 k/m
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By Air The nearest airport about 7.5 k/m
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