Ragging

Madhya Pradesh: Seven medical students booked for ragging; rusticated from Government Medical College for a year

In the purported videos that surfaced on social media, these students can be seen forcing juniors to line up and get slapped. Later, they also threw bottles at the warden when he arrived at the spot

Ragging can demolish a student - both mentally and physically

Far from being harmless induction and fun, ragging can have a serious impact on the students’ health and can lead to stress, anxiety and even depression.

First-year MBBS students of UP university forced to shave heads, 'bow in reverence' and salute seniors

In a disparaging act of ragging, first-year MBBS students of UP University of Medical Sciences Saifai, in Etawah were allegedly forced to tonsure their heads by their seniors and 'bow in reverence' to them.

Payal Tadvi case: Three senior doctors of Mumbai's BYL Nair Hospital remanded in police custody till 31 May

In the Payal Tadve suicide case, the three senior doctors, arrested on account of abetting the suicide of their junior, have been remanded in police custody till 31 May

Reported incidents of ragging increase by 75% in a year, UGC receives over 3,000 complaints in 5 years

The University Grants Commission (UGC) received 3,022 complaints of student ragging over the last five years, between 2013 and 2017.

Bihar medical college imposes Rs 50,000 fine on 54 students for ragging their juniors

Darbhanga Medical College and Hospital authorities in Bihar have imposed Rs 50,000 fine each on 54 second-year students for ragging their juniors. The victim who filed the complaint said that she was abused, beaten and mentally tortured.

IIT Kanpur suspends sixteen students for ragging juniors; six others expelled for one year

Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Kanpur has suspended 22 of its students for a period ranging from one year to three years on ragging charges

Students of National Law Institute University, Bhopal complain of ragging, sexual abuse by seniors

At least two students of the National Law Institute University (NLIU) in Bhopal have filed complaints with the UGC's anti-ragging helpline.

Prakash Javadekar launches anti-ragging mobile app, says zero tolerance for culprits

New Delhi: There would be no tolerance for those involved in any ragging incidents and such students would not be allowed to continue their education, HRD minister Prakash Javadekar said.

Engineering students can face expulsion for ragging on gender, caste or sexual orientation

All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) has stated that engineering students can be expelled if they are found to rag their peers and mock their caste, ethnicity or sexual orientation