RG Kar Medical College and Hospital, Kolkata

R.G Kar Medical College & Hospital was established in 1886 at 161, Bowbazar Street as “The Calcutta School of Medicine” which was later changed to “The Calcutta Medical School” in 1887 in the month of August. The name of the institute was later changed to R.G Kar Medical College & Hospital in 1948. RGKMCH is affiliated to West Bengal University of Health Sciences, Kolkata. The institute offers education on undergraduate, postgraduate, doctoral and diploma courses including MBBS, MS Obstetrics and Gynaecology, MD General Medicine, MS General Surgery, MD Anesthesiology, MD Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases, MD Pathology, MD Paediatric Medicine, MD Physiology, DM Cardiology, MD Microbiology, MD Radiotherapy, MS Ophthalmology, MS Otorhinolaryngology, MD Anatomy, MD Community Medicine, M.Ch Cardio Thoracic and Vascular Surgery, M.Ch Plastic Surgery, MD Biochemistry, MD Forensic Medicine, MD Pharmacology, MD Psychiatry, MS Orthopaedics, Post Graduate Diploma in Anaesthesiology, M.Ch Urology, MD Dermatology, Venereology and Leprosy, DM Cardiac Anesthesiology, MD Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation etc.

Location:-

R.G Kar Medical College & Hospital is located in Khudiram Bose Sarani, Kolkata, West Bengal. The nearest airport to RGKMCH is the Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose International Airport which is located at a distance of 11 kms away and students can take a cab or taxi from the airport and reach the campus in approximately 25-30 mins. The nearest railway station from the institute is the Sealdah Railway Station which is located 4.5 kms away. Students can take an auto from the station and reach the campus in 18 mins. The nearest metro station to the institute is the Shyambazar Metro Station which runs in blue line and is located at a distance of 1 km away. Students reaching the institute by bus can get down at R.G Kar Road Bus Stand and walk to the institute campus.