ESIC MEDICAL COLLEGE JOKA , Kolkata

MBBS is a professional course so anything that is taught is directed towards patient care. With a recent change in curriculum there is a more rigorous integration of wards and academics which should result in better learning There are 4 professional exams in 4 years conducted by the University with intervening semesters conducted by the college. The exams have become more clinically oriented yielding better competence in students

As per NMC , this college too provides facilities for 1 year of compulsory rotatory internship with a stipend of 26300 which is supposed to increase to 30k+ shortly. Interns here will be exposed to an ample of amount of clinical works in all major departments where they will get a taste of what being a doctor in real world is. After internship students have to do 1 year of compulsory bond service with an avg salary of 1lakh every month.

Students have to do a compulsory bond service for 1 year in any part of the country in a centrally controlled ESI after they graduate. They can extend that bond period once 1 year is over. During this service they get an avg of 1lakh per month salary and if they decide to leave the bond service they have to pay 5 lakhs as penalty.

The semester fees for IPs is 24k and Non-IPs is 50k . (Total semesters: 9) Theres an yearly caution money of 5k Yearly hostel fees is 4.2k This few structure is indeed costlier than the state colleges but far less than any pvt college

The yearly fest is called Surge which is usually a 3 day cultural event inviting guest performance like Mohammad Irfan, Nakash Aziz, Fakira, Aditya Narayan , Zephyrton with Sunburn Campus, etc and a preceeding Acadmeic fest which is equally fun . Theres an yearly sports meet which gives away a lot of trophies and memories. There is the freshers event for the 1st years and the farewell party for graduating interns every year. There is a playground available 24×7 for football , cricket and another space for volleyball and cricket.

The hostels are 15 storey tall buildings separate for girls and boys . A single room is provided for each student . The rooms are spacious and are provided with table , a chair , a bed , and an underbed shelf. Most of the rooms have a balcony (2 rooms share one balcony). There is 24 hrs water supply in the washrooms which are cleaned thrice a week. Water filters are installed in most of the floors and even water supply facility is available for a small charge of Rs.35 per 20L barrel.

Anyone qualifying NEET-UG can seat for the counselling process. And admission is to be done on the stipulated interval by the WBMC. In this college there's a 51% reservation for IP students and rest are for non-IPs which includes other govt mandated reservations

The faculty to student ratio is currently at par with other medical colleges. They are all well qualified and highly experienced with many of them having various fellowship degrees. All of us are always encouraged to visit wards while they are giving rounds so that they can teach us more effectively and to sit with them in OPDs.