It was founded in 1955 as Government Medical College, Jabalpur.
Admission is through a pre-medical entrance exam and the current class size is 250 students per year.
It is also accredited for Post graduate and subspeciality medical education.
It is named after Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose, the most prominent leader of the Indian independence movement.
[2][3] NSCB Medical is located in the Garha region of Jabalpur, and is surrounded by hills.