Bankura Sammilani Medical College & Hospital

Bankura Sammilani Medical College in its current form was established in the year 1956 by Bankura Sammilani Trust as a part of Swaraj movement against the British rule. The college was taken over by the Government of West Bengal in 1961 with an initial student strength of 25, recognised by the Medical Council of India. MCI also officially recognized its postgraduate degree courses in General Medicine, General Surgery, Pediatrics and Gynecology & Obstetrics since 2009 and in Pathology and Preventive and Social medicine since 2010. More PG seats in Anatomy, Physiology, Biochemistry, Pharmacology, Microbiology, Dermatology, Radio-diagnosis, General Surgery (additional seats), G&O (additional seats), Paediatrics, & Anesthesia were also permitted by the MCI in the year 2013. Now the total UG seats and PG seats at B.S. Medical College are 200 and 78 respectively in each year.

This Government Medical College is affiliated to West Bengal University of Health Sciences since 2003. Before that it awarded degrees from the Calcutta University.