Rabindranath Tagore International Institute of Cardiac Sciences, a 550 bed multi specialty teaching hospital, is the largest cardiac hospitals in eastern India. The Institute houses the largest Nephrology Unit in this part of the country. The hospital is noted for good academic and clinical infrastructure, bearing the credit of conducting more than ten post graduate medical courses accredited under the National Board of Examinations, New Delhi, and Indira Gandhi National Open University, as well as diploma courses in paramedical under State Medical Faculty of West Bengal, and nursing courses under West Bengal University of Health Sciences and West Bengal Nursing Council for the last four years.

The hospital has the largest dialysis centre in eastern India with 22 dialysis machines running on a 24x7 basis. The unit will be expanding to 50 machines, in the near future.
The Medical Laboratory of the Institute is accredited by the National Accreditation Board for Laboratories (NABL) and is equipped with state-of-the-art infrastructural facilities.
The Radiography unit of the hospital offers facilities of CT scan, MRIs, Ultrasonography and X-rays through state-of –the-art machinery.
These facilities offer very good practical as well as theoretical exposure to the students to most modern medical gadgetry and their handling, to enable them to understand the operations and to carry out the intricate techniques involved.

Under the aegis of State Medical Faculty of West Bengal, the Institute conducts the following seven Paramedical Courses:

Twelfth standard /  PUC (or equivalent with Physics, Chemistry Biology) with minimum 45 % aggregate marks

• Application forms are issued at the beginning of each academic year (May/June) and are available from Rabindranath Tagore International Institute of Cardiac Sciences.

• Candidates will be screened and selected after an interview.

• Students will have to take monthly internal assessment exams and annual university exams.

• Periodic tests are also conducted on completion of various chapters.

• Practical training is imparted in all relevant branches by rotation.

• 50% of total fees,  Caution Deposit  and Registration Fees are to be paid at the beginning of 1st year of Course.

• Remaining 50% of the total fees to be paid at the beginning of the 2nd year of the Course.

• The above charges except the Caution Deposit are non-refundable in case of any discontinuity of Course by any candidate.

• Fees are payable by Demand Draft drawn in favour of Asia Heart Foundation.

• Duration 3 months, commencing after the declaration of Final Examination Results.

• Candidates are entitled to a stipend of Rs. 1,000/- per month during Internship period.