MD Community Medicine
Duration: 3 Year(s)
ESI-PGIMSR, ESIC Medical College & Hospital, Joka, Kolkata
Kolkata, West Bengal, India
Course TypeMaster
Course Specialty
Community Medicine
Overview
ESI-PGIMSR & ESIC Medical College & Hospital, Joka, Kolkata is a government medical institution under the Employees’ State Insurance Corporation (Ministry of Labour & Employment, Government of India), established in 2013 with affiliation to West Bengal University of Health Sciences and approval from the National Medical Commission. The MD – Community Medicine program is a 3-year postgraduate degree designed to train medical graduates in public health principles, preventive medicine, epidemiology, healthcare systems management, and community health research. The curriculum emphasizes field-based learning, community health surveys, disease surveillance, health education campaigns, and multi-disciplinary collaboration with clinical and non-clinical departments. Trainees gain hands-on experience through postings with community outreach programs, primary health centres, urban health units, and national health missions, developing skills in planning and implementing public health interventions that address health challenges at local and national levels.
Fee (INR):
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Stipend (INR):
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Accomodation:
Hostel Facility
Scholarship:
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Eligibility
- Completed MBBS degree from an NMC-recognized medical college.
- Mandatory internship completed (or likely to complete by the specified deadline).
- Valid NEET-PG score with required percentile (General ~50th percentile; relaxed for reserved categories as per norms).
- Registration with State Medical Council or National Medical Commission.
- Participation in NEET-PG counselling (MCC All India + State/ESIC counselling as applicable).
Minimum Education
MBBS
Admission Process:
- Appear in NEET-PG conducted by the National Testing Agency for the relevant admission year.
- Register for counselling with the Medical Counselling Committee (MCC) for the All India Quota and/or the West Bengal state counselling authority (including applicable ESIC/state quotas).
- Choice filling and locking based on NEET-PG rank and preferences.
- Seat allotment by the counselling body.
- Document verification at the allotted institute.
- Pay fees and complete admission formalities as per college/university policy.
- Start academic session on the date announced by the institute.
