Who We Are

North Bengal Medical College and Hospital (NBMC&H) is a public medical college and hospital in Siliguri, West Bengal, India. Established in 1968, it is the first medical college in the northern region of West Bengal. It is one of the 26 government medical colleges in West Bengal and the largest in terms of area. The hospital has a bed strength of 1,500.

Ours History : It was established in 1968 as the first medical college of North Bengal. Originally envisioned by Bidhan Chandra Roy, the planning was executed by Ajit Kumar Panja, the then state health minister. Ajit Kumar Duttagupta joined as the first official principal of the college which was then known as North Bengal University Medical College. NBUMC was rechristened in August 1978 to North Bengal Medical College & Hospital and the administrative control went from University of North Bengal to Government of West Bengal and later to West Bengal University of Health Sciences.[2]