88 Ragging Complaints from PG Medicos at Private Medical Colleges in Last 2 Years: NMC in RTI response

New Delhi: In the last two years, the National Medical Commission (NMC) received 88 ragging complaints from postgraduate medical students in private medical colleges across India.

The Apex Medical Commission revealed this data in response to an RTI application filed by the National President of the United Doctors' Front (UDF), Dr Lakshya Mittal.

Filing the RTI application, Dr. Mittal had sought the state-wise distribution of ragging complaints received from private medical colleges, total number of complaints received from private medical colleges between January 2023 to January 2025, penalties imposed on medical colleges (uf any) for failing to prevent ragging incidents, punishments or action taken against students involved in ragging cases.

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In response, the Commission informed that between 01.01.2023 to 31.01.2025, it received altogether 88 ragging complaints. As per the data provided by NMC, between January 2023 and January 2025, the Commission received the maximum number of ragging complaints from the PG medicos from the States including Uttar Pradesh (13), Bihar (10), Odisha (10), Maharashtra, (8), Madhya Pradesh (8), and Tamil Nadu (7).

Apart from these, altogether 4 complaints each were received from Andhra Pradesh, West Bengal, Haryana, and Jharkhand, 5 complaints were received from Gujarat, 6 complaints were received from Rajasthan, 3 complaints from Punjab, and 2 complaints were received from Uttarakhand.

NMC also provided a list of 18 medical colleges from where it received complaints of ragging. Among these, in the case of 9 colleges, the Anti-ragging committee of the Commission concluded that there was no incident of ragging. In the case of two medical colleges (Sree Mookambika medical college Kanyakumari, Shri guru Ram Rai Institute of Medical & Health Sciences Dehradun), a team of four members visited the college and issued advisory.

The Anti Ragging Committee of the Commission advised 5 colleges (DVVP Foundation Medical College, Ahmednagar, JNMC Wardha, SGPGI Lucknow, ANNNCH Gaya, Sri Arbindo Instt of Medical Sciences Ujjain) to cooperate with students to complete their course. 

As per the NMC data, only the Anti-Ragging Committee at MGM Medical College Maharashtra, suspended two PG students. The ARC report is awaited from the Institute of Medical Science & SUM Hospital Odisha, where a ragging complaint was filed by a DM Medical Gastroenterology student.

Referring to the data shared by NMC in response to the RTI application, Dr. Mittal, who filed the RTI, told Medical Dialogues, "Despite the rising numbers, the majority of cases saw no disciplinary action — with many being closed after online meetings or submission of ARC reports concluding "no incident of ragging." In several instances, the NMC only issued advisories to colleges, without concrete action against institutions or perpetrators."

"While a few colleges suspended students or were asked to cooperate with the victims, no significant penalties were imposed on institutions for failing to prevent such incidents. The lack of stringent measures has raised questions about the seriousness of anti-ragging enforcement and protection for junior doctors in private institutions. This RTI response underlines the urgent need for robust monitoring, time-bound inquiries, and visible punitive actions to ensure student safety in medical campuses," he added.

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