Question 1

When was R.G. Kar Medical College established?

Accepted Answer

Established 1886 as Calcutta School of Medicine by Dr. Radha Gobinda Kar — Asia's FIRST private medical college. Renamed Belgachia Medical College (1916) → Carmichael Medical College → R.G. Kar Medical College (1948). WB Govt takeover: 12 May 1958. Affiliated WBUHS from 2003. Completed 100 years service in 2016. Address: 1, Khudiram Bose Sarani, Belgachia, Kolkata – 700004.

Question 2

How many seats at RGKMCH?

Accepted Answer

250 MBBS seats. 175 PG seats (MD/MS/DNB) in 22 disciplines. 28 SS seats (DM/MCH) in 6 streams. MCh Neurosurgery recently opened. Also: B.Sc Nursing, B.Sc Critical Care Technology, B.Sc OT Technology, B.Sc Perfusion Technology.

Question 3

How to reach RGKMCH?

Accepted Answer

1, Khudiram Bose Sarani, Belgachia, Kolkata – 700004. Metro: Belgachia Station ~1 km. Railway: Kolkata (Chitpur) ~1 km. Bus: several routes via Shyambazar (~1 km). Excellent Kolkata city connectivity.

Question 4

Who are notable RGKMCH alumni?

Accepted Answer

Sushovan Banerjee (Indian physician and politician; Padma Shri awardee). Sanjeev Kanoria (liver transplant surgeon; owner of Advinia HealthCare, UK). Nirmal Kumar Ganguly (microbiologist; Padma Bhushan awardee).

Question 5

What are the common medical departments?

Accepted Answer

General Medicine, General Surgery, OBG, Paediatrics, Orthopaedics, ENT, Ophthalmology, Dermatology, Psychiatry, Chest Medicine / TB, Cardiology, Neurology, Nephrology, Medical Oncology, Surgical Oncology, Neurosurgery (MCh — recently opened), Anaesthesiology, Radiology, Pathology, Microbiology, Biochemistry, Community Medicine, Forensic Medicine, Emergency & Trauma (24x7; 40-bed emergency ward; 58-bed obs ward)

Question 6

What is the total bed capacity?

Accepted Answer

1663 Beds

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