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The College of Medicine & Sagore Dutta Hospital (also known as Sagar Dutta Medical College) is a tertiary referral government hospital, medical college and research institute in the state of West Bengal, India. It is situated at Kamarhati, in the suburbs of Kolkata. It has been set up by the Government of West Bengal in 2010 and started M.B.B.S. courses from 2011 to reduce the shortfall of doctors in the state. It is affiliated to the West Bengal University of Health Sciences and accredited by Medical Council of India (M.C.I.).
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Establishment
Considering the dearth of medical professionals in West Bengal with the Doctor:Population ratio of 1:2600, Government of West Bengal decided to start a new medical college with a capacity of 100 MBBS student, in a strategic location of Kamarhati, which is the gateway of North Kolkata. The main objective was to cater mainly to the rural population of West Bengal and particularly to reduce the overcrowding of the existing medical colleges in Kolkata. Moreover, this medical college will become the main referral centre for the neighbouring districts of North Kolkata in future and is planned to be the biggest state-run medical college of West Bengal.
In 2010, the Government of West Bengal issued a memo in which a sanction was accorded to set up a medical college, with an intake of 100 MBBS students, in the campus of the Sagore Dutt Hospital.Sagore Dutt Charitable Hospital and Dispensary initially started as a philanthropic organization with an objective of all round health care of the poor peasants and industrial workers of Kamarhati and adjoining areas. Its immense service to fulfill the objectives was recognized when the then Medical Secretary, Dr. Anderson, on his India tour, visited ‘a rural hospital and dispensary situated outside Calcutta, the Sogore Dutt Charitable Hospital and Dispensary’ in January, 1937. The institute was taken over by the Government of West Bengal when it passed the Sagore Dutt Hospital Act, 1958.
After the inspection by M.C.I. team in 2011, Letter of Permission was received by the Authority of College of Medicine & Sagore Dutta Hospital on 30/06/2011 . Classes for the first year commenced on 01 August 2011. The college has received the Renewal of Permission for 2nd and 3rd Batches and also for the 4th batch of 100 MBBS Students by MCI for the Academic Year 2014-15.The 5th batch was also given permission for year 2015-2016. The DMLT and DRD courses started in the Academic Year 2014-15. The DPT, DOPT, DOTT and ECG courses started from 2015. The DCCT course was started from 2016.
Location
Located near Kamarhati bus terminus on B.T. Road, the College of Medicine and Sagore Dutta Hospital is adjacent to the Kamarhati E.S.I. Hospital. Kamarhati is a city and a municipality under Belghoria police station of Barrackpore subdivision in North 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is a part of the area covered by Kolkata Metropolitan Development Authority. Kamarhati is located at 22.67°N 88.37°E, a part of the urban agglomeration of the metro of Kolkata. It is an assembly constituency of West Bengal Legislative Assembly. The sacred temple of Dakshineshwar is situated in Kamarhati Municipal area. Towns like Belghoria and Ariadaha are part of Kamarhati.
As of 2001 India census, Kamarhati had a population of 314,334. Males constitute 54% of the population and females 46%. Kamarhati has an average literacy rate of 77%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 81%, and female literacy is 72%. In Kamarhati, 9% of the population is under 6 years of age.
The nearest airport (Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport) is located 12 km away and the nearest railway station (Agarpara Station) is located 2.2 km away.
Courses offered
Under Graduate:
Diploma:
Admission
Admission to the MBBS course is undertaken by W.B.M.C.C. according to the rank list of the West Bengal Joint Entrance Examination (WBJEE) and All India Pre Medical Test (AIPMT), the latter accounting for 15% of the seats. Admission to Diploma courses is undertaken by S.M.F.W.B. according to marks obtained in Physics, Chemistry and Biology.
Infrastructure
Campus
The campus area is owned by the Health Department of Government of West Bengal. It includes the following:
Departments
The following departments are present in the medical college: