Calcutta National Medical College - CNMC

Calcutta National Medical College (CNMC) proffers courses such as Bachelor Of Medicine and Bachelor Of Surgery. National Medical Institute issued its own “Nat M.B” Certficate. In 1927 it was officiated for the L.M.F course ( 4 years ) of State Medical Faculty of Bengal. Teaching section  was shifted to 32 Gorachand Road , Entally In 1930 Government of Bengal granted Rs.4 lacks & with public donation 13 Bighas was purchased from Calcutta Improvement Trust ( C.I.T ) & school was completed by 1931 with two large two storied buildings one lecture theaters, Laboratories etc & another Anatomical block with large dissection hall etc Students also attend Calcutta Medical School. Calcutta National Medical College & Hospital In 1964 College was totally moved to Gorachand road.In 1967 the Institute was taken over by the Government.In 1972 Rammohan Block was constructed. On 5.3.1976 the Institute became nationalized. Calcutta National Medical Institute was established in June 1948 by the amalgamation of National Medical Institute at 32 Gorachand Road & Calcutta Medical Institute at Upper Circular Road after selling their properties.Property at Upper Circular Road was sold to E.S.I ( M.B. ) Scheme.  In 1925 Deshbandhu Chittaranjan Das ( Mayor ) handed a plot of 11 bighas on a 99 year lease at 24 Gorachand Road from . Calcutta Corporation for hospital of National Medical Institute. Foundation stone was laid by Deshapriya Jotindra Mohan Sen Gupta ( next Mayor ) on 20.2.1927 & named as Chittaranjan Hospital at the corner of Dihiserampur Road (now Rameswarshaw Road ) and Gorachand Road ; 3 – storied building. Total 150 beds. Administrative office in the ground floor, 1 st floor was medical ward, 2 nd floor for doctors& nurses quarters. A bungalow with 3 rooms for Dr.Upendranath Bramhachari for Kala-zar ward – demolished in 1972 to build Rammohan Block. Another building with 25 beds and a special block for Cholera was built that later expanded to 45 beds. Here present administrative block is situated.