North Bengal Medical College (NBMC) Darjeeling Admission 2024: Fees Structure, Ranking, Cutoff

North Bengal Medical College offers MBBS course with an annual intake of 100 students. Selection of candidates to MBBS course is done on the basis of merit list declared by West Bengal University of Health Sciences. The merit list is drawn on the basis of NEET UG entrance exam conducted by CBSE.

Minimum eligibility for admission to MBBS course is 50% marks in Physics, Chemistry and Biology/ Botany/ Biotechnology and English.

Key Points for MBBS Admission:

• Candidates must have scored 50 percentile (40 for SC/ ST) in NEET.
• 5% relaxation is provided in eligibility criteria to SC/ ST candidates.
• Candidates applying must be 17 years of age on or before 31 December of the admission year.

Admission to three-year MD, MS courses in fourteen disciplines offered by North Bengal Medical College is on the basis of NEET PG. However, counselling and seat allotment procedure is carried out by West Bengal University of Health Sciences for State Quota seats.

Applicants for these PG courses should have done MBBS from a recognized institute and one-year rotational internship.

Key Points for MD and MS Admission:

• Candidates applying must have completed or likely to be completing their internship on or before March 31 of the admission year.
• Of the total seats, 50% are allotted under statequota.

Admission to Ph.D. program will be through interview (20 marks) and academic excellence and related work/ research experience/ publications/ presentations (40 marks). In order to be eligible for interview candidates have to pass written exam. It consists of two components –RAT (Research Aptitude Test) and Writing skill test (on scientific topic).

Minimum eligibility for Ph.D. program is Master’s degree or equivalent in any concerned discipline with at least 55% marks in aggregate. Candidates should also have two-year of experience in academic or research related work in relevant field.

Applicants have to submit a research proposal along with the application with the consent of guide through Head of the department and Head of the institution.

Key Points for Ph.D. Admission:

• RAT is an MCQ exam of 60 marks and writing skill test is of 40 marks. Candidates are needed to score minimum 50 marks out of 100 to become eligible for interview.
• Candidates must have presented at least one paper in national/ international workshop/ seminar/ conference etc.
• Minimum duration for full-time and part-time program is three-year and five-year respectively and maximum duration is six-year for both.
• Candidates qualified in UGC-NET (including JRF), CSIR, DST, DBT, ICMR, UGC, ICHR or other national / state level fellowship through a national / state level screening test are exempted from written test.