North Bengal Medical College (NBMC) Rajshahi

North Bengal Medical College (NBMC) is the first private medical college  in the northern part of Bangladesh. The college was established in the year 2000 by a group of highly motivated and dedicated local leaders and elites to provide the best medical education, research, and services to the people of this region.

Originally envisioned by Dr. B. C. Roy, North Bengal Medical College and Hospital was established in 1968 as the First Medical College of North Bengal. The planning was executed by Ajit Kumar Panja, the then state health minister. Prof. Ajit Kr. 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 North Bengal University to Govt. of West Bengal.

North Bengal Medical College (NBMC) is listed in the World Directory of Medical Schools, published by the World Health Organization (WHO), FAIMER SCHOOL ID: F0002487 and is now maintained as the Avicenna Directory for Medicine and also listed in the International Medical Education Directory (IMED). IMED (International Medical Education Directory) recognition allows NBMC medical students/ graduates to apply for the USMLE examination by ECFMG, the USA for employment and for post-graduate training in the United States and Canada as well as can apply for PLAB, AMC, and NZREX examinations, etc. Also, graduates of NBMC are eligible for limited registration with the General Medical Council of the United Kingdom.

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