<p>Established in 1886 as the Calcutta School of Medicine, R. G. Kar Medical College and Hospital in Shyambazar, Kolkata, played a crucial role in achieving self-sufficiency in medical education and services during the colonial era. Affiliated with the University of Calcutta until 2003, it later became part of the West Bengal University of Health Sciences. Recognized by the MCI, the co-educational institution marked its centenary in 2016. Originally operating from Mayo Hospital, it moved to its own complex in 1902 and merged with the National College of Physicians and Surgeons of Bengal in 1904. Renamed Belgachia Medical College in 1916, it was known as Carmichael Medical College from 1918 to 1948. In 1948, it was renamed R. G. Kar Medical College and Hospital, honoring Dr. Radha Govinda Kar. Dr. Suresh Prasad Sarbadhikari and Dr. Kar served as the first President and Secretary, respectively. Government control was assumed in May 1958.</p>
