The journey of becoming a doctor, which begins with high aspirations upon entering a medical college, is increasingly being marred by a toxic campus culture. Instead of focusing on academics, practical training, and patient care, new students are facing severe mental and physical harassment. Disturbing complaints emerging from various medical institutions across the country have raised serious questions about campus safety, with senior students reportedly forcing juniors into obscene physical postures, humiliating them late into the night, and subjecting them to degrading acts.
The Shadow of Ragging Spreads From Rajasthan to Uttar Pradesh
Incidents of ragging have drawn widespread attention in medical colleges stretching from Banswara in Rajasthan to Jalaun in Uttar Pradesh. Following a formal complaint lodged by new MBBS batch students in Banswara, the National Medical Commission (NMC) directed the college administration to submit a detailed response and action-taken report within 24 hours. Meanwhile, at the Government Medical College in Jalaun, an inquiry led to the suspension of 17 senior students for a period of three months, alongside a financial penalty of 25,000 rupees imposed on each of them. Amid these disturbing events, the anti-ragging cell of the NMC issued 18 official notices and letters to 15 medical colleges between October 16 and November 6. These reported complaints involve 14 medical colleges located in Rajasthan and one institution in Karnataka.
Severe Allegations of Degrading Acts Under the Guise of Introductions
The complaints surfacing from these medical campuses go far beyond routine name-sharing or standard disciplinary boundaries. In several instances, senior students have been accused of forcing juniors to replicate sexual postures, introduce themselves in obscene ways, and change clothes in front of fellow students. Furthermore, junior students were reportedly coerced into dancing to item songs, participating in humiliating activities, and remaining in attendance before seniors until late into the night. Some students alleged that they received direct threats and were warned of being barred from college events and sports activities if they failed to comply with these instructions. Given the gravity of these complaints, the NMC has demanded a point-by-point response and detailed action accounts from the respective college administrations, though the formal validation of these allegations remains subject to thorough investigations.
Disturbing Incidents Following the White Coat Ceremony in Banswara
Students belonging to the 2026-27 MBBS batch at the Government Medical College in Banswara, Rajasthan, leveled severe allegations of ragging against their seniors. The institution welcomed its third batch of MBBS students this year with a sanctioned intake of 100 seats. A white coat ceremony was organized for these students on October 30, 2026. According to the complaint, senior students began harassing the newcomers under the pretext of formal introductions immediately after the ceremony concluded. Complainants alleged that certain students were summoned to a private location late at night and subjected to deeply humiliating activities. These allegations encompassed forming obscene physical poses, mimicking sexual acts, changing clothing in front of others, and dancing to item songs. One student stated in the grievance that the ordeal left them so distressed that they could not even attend college the following day. Junior students also alleged that they were forced to assemble on the college grounds every evening, facing threats of exclusion from academic programs and sports activities if they defied senior instructions. The formal complaint also explicitly named several senior students involved in the misconduct.
