West Bengal has 38 medical colleges admitting MBBS students through NEET-based counselling: 25 government and 13 private. Total MBBS seats are approximately 5,000-5,700 across these colleges, though web sources give figures ranging from 4,725 to 5,676 depending on the year. The 38-college count is verified from 2025 allotment data; per-college seat numbers come from the official WBMCC seat matrix published each year.
Government vs private at a glance
| Type | Colleges | Fee range (annual, govt; total course, private SQ) |
|---|---|---|
| Government | 25 | Rs 9,000-11,144/year (most at Rs 9,000; ESI-PGIMSR is Rs 1 lakh/year) |
| Private | 13 | Rs 3-5.48 lakh total course (state quota) |
| Total | 38 |
Government colleges (25)
West Bengal has 25 government medical colleges, spread from Kolkata in the south to Cooch Behar and Jalpaiguri in the north, covering most districts.
Kolkata cluster (6 colleges):
Medical College Kolkata (established 1835), Nilratan Sircar Medical College, R.G. Kar Medical College, Calcutta National Medical College, IPGMER (Institute of Post Graduate Medical Education and Research), and ESI-PGIMSR Joka. Six government medical colleges in a single city gives Kolkata one of the highest concentrations of government medical education in the state.
Other districts:
Burdwan Medical College, Midnapore Medical College, and North Bengal Medical College (Darjeeling) are long-established institutions outside Kolkata. More recent additions include Jhargram Government Medical College, Raiganj Government Medical College, and Rampurhat Government Medical College.
The full list of 25 government colleges spans these cities: Kolkata (6), Burdwan, Midnapore, Darjeeling, Bankura, Kalyani, Kamarhati, Diamond Harbour, Malda, Murshidabad, Barasat, Tamluk, Arambag, Uluberia, Rampurhat, Purulia, Cooch Behar, Jalpaiguri, Jhargram, and Raiganj.
Private colleges (13)
All 13 private colleges in West Bengal allot 100% of their seats through WBMCC. There is no separate private college counselling; candidates do not need to approach private colleges individually.
Key private college clusters:
- Durgapur (3): IQ City Medical College, Shri Ramkrishna Institute of Medical Sciences, Gouri Devi Institute of Medical Sciences
- Kalyani (2): JMN Medical College, JIS School of Medical Science and Research
- Kolkata (2): Jagannath Gupta Institute of Medical Sciences, KPC Medical College (Jadavpur)
Other private colleges are located in Bolpur (Santiniketan Medical College), Haldia (ICARE Institute), Krishnanagar, Murshidabad (Jakir Hossain Medical College), Burdwan (East West Institute), and Raniganj.
Key cities by college count
| City | Govt | Private | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kolkata | 6 | 2 | 8 |
| Durgapur | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Kalyani | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Burdwan | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Murshidabad | 1 | 1 | 2 |
The remaining 20 colleges are distributed across 20 different cities, each with a single institution.
Fee summary
| College type | Quota | Fee | Basis |
|---|---|---|---|
| Government (most) | State Quota | ~Rs 9,000/year | Annual tuition |
| Bankura Sammilani MC | State Quota | Rs 9,166/year | Annual tuition |
| Midnapore MC | State Quota | Rs 11,144/year | Annual tuition |
| ESI-PGIMSR Joka | State Quota | Rs 1 lakh/year | Annual tuition |
| Private | State Quota (50%) | Rs 3-5.48 lakh | Total course fee |
| Private | Management (35%) | Rs 12-21.88 lakh | Total course fee |
| Private | NRI (15%) | Rs 1.36 crore+ | Total course fee |
Government fees listed above are tuition only. Hostel, examination, and miscellaneous charges are extra. ESI-PGIMSR is a central government institution and charges substantially more than state government colleges.
The private college fee ranges above are from secondary sources and list total course fees (not annual). Some other references cite annual private fees of Rs 9-18 lakh/year for management quota, which would make the total substantially higher. Verify current fee structures from WBMCC’s official fee notification for the admission year.
Hostel charges at private colleges run approximately Rs 1-2 lakh per year, separate from tuition.
Offline document verification
Unlike states where the entire counselling process is online, West Bengal requires in-person document verification at designated centres. You must physically present your original certificates (domicile proforma, category certificate, NEET scorecard, Class 10 and 12 mark sheets) during the verification window. The verification centres operate from 11 AM to 4 PM. Missing this step means your application will not be processed, regardless of your NEET score.
Plan your travel accordingly, especially if you are applying from outside Kolkata. Verification centres and their locations are published on wbmcc.nic.in at the start of each counselling cycle.