MALDA PARAMEDICAL COLLEGE

Malda Medical College and Hospital (MMC&H) is a government-run medical college located in Malda, West Bengal, India, established in 2011. It is recognised by the National Medical Commission and affiliated to West Bengal University of Health Sciences. The college was set up to address a shortage of medical professionals in West Bengal, particularly in rural and North Bengal areas, with an initial capacity of 100 MBBS students. Construction began in November 2010, and classes commenced on 1 August 2011. The campus, spread over approximately 70,000 square metres, includes an academic building, hospital buildings, trauma centre, OPD building, hostels, and residential quarters. Besides MBBS and postgraduate medical degrees, the institution offers paramedical diploma courses under the State Medical Faculty of West Bengal, including Diploma in Medical Laboratory Technology, Radiography, Physiotherapy, Optometry, Critical Care Technology, Operation Theatre Technology, and ECG Technician training, each spanning two years plus six months of post-examination training. The college also runs a GNM nursing course. It has multiple pre-clinical, para-clinical, and clinical departments covering a wide range of medical specialties.