West Bengal has published the list of institutes that will take part in NEET UG 2026 medical and dental counselling. The list names 48 colleges in all — both MBBS and BDS — and it is the first firm sign that state counselling for 2026 is about to begin.
The counselling is run by the West Bengal Medical Counselling Committee (WBMCC). If a college is not on this list, you cannot be allotted a seat there through the state process, so it is worth checking the list carefully before you fill choices.
Who is on the list
The 48 institutes split into two broad groups by ownership:
- 28 government institutes — this includes the older, well-known colleges such as Medical College Kolkata, R.G. Kar Medical College, Nil Ratan Sircar Medical College, Calcutta National Medical College, IPGMER Kolkata, Bankura Sammilani, Burdwan Medical College and North Bengal Medical College, along with the newer district government colleges. One is a central government college, ESI-PGIMSR and ESIC Medical College at Joka, Kolkata.
- 20 private institutes — private medical and dental colleges spread across Durgapur, Haldia, Kolkata, Nadia, Howrah and other districts.
By course, 41 institutes offer MBBS and 7 offer BDS. The seven dental colleges are Guru Nanak Institute of Dental Sciences, Haldia Institute of Dental Sciences, Kusum Devi Sunderlal Dugar Jain Dental College and Sanaka Institute of Dental Sciences (private), and Burdwan Dental College, Dr. R. Ahmed Dental College and North Bengal Dental College (government).
What the list does not tell you yet
This document is only the participating institute list. It does not carry the registration dates, the fee schedule or the round-wise schedule. Those come in a separate notice on the WBMCC portal, so treat this as your cue to get your documents ready, not as the start of registration.
What to do now
- Check the WBMCC portal daily for the registration notice and the counselling schedule.
- Keep your NEET UG 2026 scorecard, Class 10 and 12 certificates, and domicile and category papers scanned and ready.
- Use last year’s closing ranks to build a realistic choice list before registration opens. Our West Bengal MBBS closing ranks and BDS closing ranks pages show where each college closed, and the full list of West Bengal medical colleges has the details for each one.
- Not sure which colleges your rank can reach? Run your number through our free NEET rank predictor and read the West Bengal counselling guide for how the rounds work.
Official links
- WB UG Medical & Dental Counselling 2026 — Participating Institute List (PDF)
- WBMCC official portal (wbmcc.nic.in)
Source: West Bengal Medical Counselling Committee — Participating Institute List, WB UG Medical & Dental Counselling 2026.
Reviewed and edited by Sahil Kakad. Sahil is a second-year MBBS student and a member of the Indian Medical Association Medical Students Network (IMA MSN). This report was drafted with AI assistance and checked against the official source document before publishing.