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West Bengal University of Health Sciences
MottoDiligence leads to Excellence
TypePublic Medical University
Established1 January 2003 (21 years ago) (2003-01-01)
Academic affiliations
Budget₹83.1315 crore (US$10 million)
(FY2021–22 est.)[1]
ChancellorGovernor of West Bengal
Vice-ChancellorSuhrita Paul[2]
Location
Kolkata
,
West Bengal
,
India

22°35′30″N 88°24′44″E / 22.5916558°N 88.4123247°E / 22.5916558; 88.4123247
CampusDD 36, 2nd Avenue, DD Block, Sector 1, Bidhannagar, Kolkata-700064
JournalJournal of the West Bengal University of Health Sciences
Websitewbuhs.ac.in Edit this at Wikidata

West Bengal University of Health Sciences (WBUHS) is a Public medical university in Kolkata, West Bengal, India. It was established in 2003 by an Act of the West Bengal Legislative Assembly for better management of the health and medical education-related courses.[3] The main aims to promote and improve healthcare education, research, establishing the university and affiliate training institute of West Bengal.

History

Before the establishment of the West Bengal University of Health Sciences (WBUHS), undergraduate and postgraduate level medical teaching in different state medical colleges of West Bengal[4] was supervised by various state universities. This caused a huge disparity between different state medical colleges of West Bengal in terms of teaching and learning process, nature and standards of the evaluation, and most significantly; the recognition of the graduates from the different universities. So all the stakeholders of medical education in the state felt the need for bringing parity in the medical education system.[5]

Under these compelling circumstances, the West Bengal University of Health Sciences (WBUHS) was established under an Act of the West Bengal legislature.[3] Finally, it became active on 1 January 2003; which is considered as the date of birth for this embodiment of higher education in the fields of medical sciences in the state.[5]

Organization and Administration

Governance

The Governor of West Bengal is the chancellor of the West Bengal University of Health Sciences. The Vice-chancellor of the West Bengal University of Health Sciences is the chief executive officer of the university. Prof. (Dr.) Suhrita Paul is the current Vice-chancellor of the university.[6]

Affiliations

The West Bengal University of Health Science is an affiliating university and has jurisdiction over all the medical, nursing, and paramedical colleges of the entire state of West Bengal. It has 124 affiliated institutions under its umbrella as of now.[when?][7]

Main page: Category:Affiliates of West Bengal University of Health Sciences

Ranking and Accreditation

In September 2017, West Bengal University of Health Sciences was recognized by the University Grants Commission (U.G.C.) under section 12-B of the UGC Act, 1956.[8]

Affiliated private medical colleges

S.No College name Location District Established year No. of Seats(MBBS)[9] Stream
1 KPC Medical College and Hospital Jadavpur Kolkata 2006 150 Allopathy
2 ICARE Institute of Medical Sciences and Research Haldia Purba Medinipur 2011 150 Allopathy
3 Shri Ramkrishna Institute of Medical Sciences and Sanaka Hospital Durgapur Paschim Bardhaman 2015 200 Allopathy
4 Gouri Devi Institute of Medical Sciences and Hospital Durgapur Paschim Bardhaman 2016 150 Allopathy
5 IQ City Medical College Durgapur Paschim Bardhaman 2016 150 Allopathy
6 Jagannath Gupta Institute of Medical Sciences and Hospital Budge Budge South 24 Parganas 2016 150 Allopathy
7 Santiniketan Medical College Santiniketan Birbhum 2021 150 Allopathy
8 JMN Medical College Chakdaha Nadia 2023 150 Allopathy

Government Medical Colleges (Allopathy)

S.No College name Location District Established year No. of Seats(MBBS) Stream
01 IPGMER and SSKM Hospital Kolkata Kolkata 1707 250 Allopathy
02 Medical College and Hospital, Kolkata College Street (Kolkata) Kolkata 1835 250 Allopathy
03 Nil Ratan Sarkar Medical College and Hospital Sealdah Kolkata 1873 250 Allopathy
04 R. G. Kar Medical College and Hospital Shyambazar Kolkata 1886 250 Allopathy
05 Calcutta National Medical College Beniapukur Kolkata 1948 250 Allopathy
06 Bankura Sammilani Medical College and Hospital Bankura Bankura 1956 200 Allopathy
07 North Bengal Medical College and Hospital Siliguri Darjeeling 1968 200 Allopathy
08 Burdwan Medical College Burdwan Purba Bardhaman 1969 200 Allopathy
09 Midnapore Medical College and Hospital Midnapore Paschim Medinipur 2004 200 Allopathy
10 College Of Medicine & JNM Hospital Kalyani Nadia 2009 125 Allopathy
11 College of Medicine & Sagore Dutta Hospital Kamarhati North 24 Parganas 2010 125 Allopathy
12 Malda Medical College and Hospital Malda Malda 2011 125 Allopathy
13 Murshidabad Medical College and Hospital Berhampore Murshidabad 2012 125 Allopathy
14 ESIC Medical College, Kolkata Joka Kolkata 2013 125 Allopathy
15 Coochbehar Government Medical College and Hospital Coochbehar Coochbehar 2019 100 Allopathy
16 Diamond Harbour Government Medical College and Hospital Diamond Harbour South 24 Parganas 2019 100 Allopathy
17 Raiganj Government Medical College and Hospital Raiganj Uttar Dinajpur 2019 100 Allopathy
18 Rampurhat Government Medical College and Hospital Rampurhat Birbhum 2019 100 Allopathy
19 Deben Mahata Government Medical College and Hospital Purulia Purulia 2020 100 Allopathy
20 Barasat Government Medical College and Hospital Barasat North 24 Parganas 2022 100 Allopathy
21 Jalpaiguri Government Medical College and Hospital Jalpaiguri Jalpaiguri 2022 100 Allopathy
22 Jhargram Government Medical College and Hospital Jhargram Jhargram 2022 100 Allopathy
23 Prafulla Chandra Sen Government Medical College and Hospital Arambagh Hooghly 2022 100 Allopathy
24 Sarat Chandra Chattopadhyay Government Medical College and Hospital Uluberia Howrah 2022 100 Allopathy
25 Tamralipto Government Medical College and Hospital Tamluk Purba Medinipur 2022 100 Allopathy

See also

References

  1. ^ "Detailed Demands For Grants For 2021-22" (PDF). 5 February 2021. Retrieved 6 February 2021.
  2. ^ "West Bengal health university gets new vice-chancellor". The Times of India 11:44 IST. 24 August 2021. Retrieved 25 August 2021.
  3. ^ a b "Act of the West Bengal University of Health Sciences (WBUHS)" (PDF). www.indiacode.nic.in. Retrieved 23 June 2021.
  4. ^ "Best Medical Colleges in West Bengal - MBBS Fee 2024, Rank Wise, Reviews". Sikshapedia. Retrieved 18 April 2024.
  5. ^ a b "History of the West Bengal University of Health Sciences (WBUHS)". www.wbuhs.ac.in. Retrieved 23 June 2021.
  6. ^ "Notification" (PDF). wbuhs.ac.in. West Bengal University of Health Sciences. 25 August 2021. pp. 1–3. Retrieved 13 March 2023.
  7. ^ "Affiliated institutions". 12 November 2018. Retrieved 23 January 2019.
  8. ^ "University Grants Commission (India) Section 2(F) and Section 12(B) status for WBUHS" (PDF). University Grants Commission (India). Archived (PDF) from the original on 11 April 2021. Retrieved 22 June 2021.
  9. ^ "Information Desk For Students to Study in India". mciindia.org. Retrieved 31 January 2024.

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