Jalpaiguri Government Medical College, Jalpaiguri

Jalpaiguri Government Medical College at Jalpaiguri is one of the new generation medical colleges in West Bengal, India founded in the year 2022. This is a government College and was established in Jalpaiguri to impart excellent medical education.

The college is bonded with the state university and is duly recognized by the National Medical Commission (NMC) of India hence follows the standard regulation of the country in imparting of education. In its nature, being a co-educational institution, it admits students irrespective of their sex producing a diverse student population.

The college has got facilities that are essential in seeing the students through their college education needs. The library occupies an important position in students’ learning and functions as their primary source of medical literature. There are several departmental based laboratories for practical experience where the college students can learn practically the expertise of their respective field.

The also it has an auditorium for event and seminar as part of promoting intellectualism among students and the community at large. Students need not travel far to access gymnasium amenities to exercise because they are available and students can find a place to take a break, meet new people and eat at the cafeteria.

That the college aims at ensuring that its students are well taken care of is further evidenced by the college health centre which provides first aid. Also, proper investment has been made through quality Information Technology which provides students with modern technologies for their learning.

Jalpaiguri Government Medical College currently offers one primary course : the mainstream five academic year program of study, refer to as Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS) . This course takes six years to complete, trains participants to be full-fledged doctors, without having to further their studies.

The college has an intake capacity of 100 students for its MBBS course, which shows that the college every year produces a good number of doctors for the country.

Thus, assuming that the college will be gradually developing in the nearest years, it is can become the valuable contributor to medical education in the region despite the fact that it is still in the process of the formation and the given indicators as the total amount of faculties and students enrollment are not declared yet.

The entry into Jalpaiguri Government Medical College is normally through the National level Eligibility cum Entrance Test also known as NEET. This is a national level entrance test through which students from all medical aspiring students in India get to join university. NEET UG exam is mandatory for the studebt to be offered a chance to join MBBS course with the following passing mark.

The college also adopts the central counseling policy as advised by the state medical education related authorities. Particular days of admission may slightly differ each year and optimized with the date of NEET examination and related counseling sessions.

Being a government institution, the college may have available and offer some scholarships and other opportunities of student financial aid, though the specifics of such schemes are not known yet.

Jalpaiguri Government Medical College is still young college and of course it does not have strong alumni base at the moment but in the near future, the college wants to produce medical professionals who can fulfill the requirements of health sector in the coming future.