In 1968 when it was established, North Bengal Medical College, which is located in Sushrutanagar, Siliguri in the Indian state of West Bengal was the only medical college in North Bengal. It is a constituent of the West Bengal University of Health Sciences and provides a number of undergraduate programs such as M.B.B.S., P B. B Sc. Nursing, Post Basic GNM Nursing, ANM and also graduate programs in other fields. Apart from this, it provides super-speciality courses in Nephrology and Cardiology, Neurology, etc.

In addition to this, the North Bengal Medical College's campus is over 161 acres, modern laboratories, a well-furnished library and r relations with a large hospital are also favorable for getting acquainted with both educational and clinical activities. The North Bengal Medical College is well known for its enhanced quality of education which receives most its quality support from its sensitized and experienced staff members. The college organizes coaching for competitive examinations and also offers various scholarships.

The North Bengal Medical College, the cradle of government a lot of medical schools here in India was founded in 1968 as per the vision of Dr. B. C. Roy and the then state health minister, Ajit Kumar Panja. This has been in the center of medical education and has created targets for thousands of medical professionals across the region. Some of the significant milestones also include its affiliation with the Medical Council of India in 1978, and its later growth to increase post-graduate course offerings and undergraduate seats. The setting of the college is also ideal as it lies in the midst of naturally beautiful and refreshing Darjeeling tea gardens, the hill station which is popularly known for alluring mountain scenery as well as tea gardens.

The college’s hospital is also a tertiary referral center with around 1500 in-house patients and a huge number of admissions on a monthly basis. They also provide scholarships for overseas students along with flights from the nearest airport. Students from North Bengal Medical College are trained in a wholistic manner as the institution prepares its students ready for employment as well as providing an extensive medical education strategy to teach students the healthcare practices."