Malda Medical College and Hospital is a medical college run by the government of West Bengal in Malda, West Bengal, India. It is permitted by the Medical Council of India and affiliatedunder WestBengalUniversityof HealthSciences.The collegewasestablished in 2011. Considering the dearth of medical professionals in West Bengal with a doctor: population ratio of 1:2600, the government of West Bengal decided to start a new medical college of 100 MBBS student capacity, to cater specially to the population of rural Bengal. It wasbuiltin astrategiclocationofMaldaDistrict,whichisthegatewaytoNorthBengal;itcould also cater to the adjacent districts.After the inspection by MCI team in 2011, a letter of permission was received by theAuthority of Malda Medical College & Hospital on 30 June 2011. Classes for the first year commenced on 1August 2011. Malda Medical College obtained the recognition of MCI in 2016 for hundred UG (MBBS) students.Thus began the journey that has witnessed several milestones being achieved one after another. Intake increased to 125 in 2019.