NEW DELHI: The UGC (University Grant Commision) has issued show cause notices to 18 medical colleges for not complying with strict anti-ragging rules. The aforesaid colleges include two each in Delhi, Tamil Nadu, Assam and Puducherry; three each in Andhra Pradesh and Bihar; One each in Madhya Pradesh, Telangana, West Bengal and Uttar Pradesh.
“It was found that these colleges had not complied with the mandatory requirements set forth in the Anti-Ragging Regulations, 2009 for curbing the menace of ragging. Specifically, it has come to our notice that the institutions failed to obtain the anti-ragging undertakings from students as requred by the said regulations” UGC Secretary Manish Joshi said.
Join NEET News 2025 The Anti-Ragging Regulations, 2009 mandate that every student and their parents must submit an anti-ragging affidavit at the time of admission and before start of every academic year.
While issuing notice, the notification asked the medical colleges, why appropriate action should not be initiated against institution. The medical colleges have to submit a written reply detailing the reasons for this lapse and the steps that should be taken to rectify this situation immediately.
18 Medical Colleges are:
“Failure to provide a satisfactory explanation within the stipulated time frame will compel us to proceed with further necessary actions as per the provisions of the Anti-Ragging Regulations, 2009 the provisions of the Anti-Ragging Regulations, 2009”, Mr. Joshi added.
| S.No | College Name | State | Seats | Undertaking Filled in 2024 | Compliance Filled in 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Andhra Medical College, Visakhapatnam | Andhra Pradesh | 250 | 6 | Yes |
| 2 | Guntur Medical College, Guntur | Andhra Pradesh | 250 | 4 | Yes |
| 3 | Kurnool Medical College, Kurnool | Andhra Pradesh | 250 | 3 | Yes |
| 4 | LAKHIMPUR MEDICAL COLLEGE | Assam | 100 | 0 | No |
| 5 | NAGAON MEDICAL COLLEGE AND HOSPITAL | Assam | 120 | 9 | Yes |
| 6 | Government Medical College, Bettiah | Bihar | 120 | 9 | Yes |
| 7 | Katihar Medical College, Katihar | Bihar | 150 | 9 | Yes |
| 8 | MADHUBANI MEDICAL COLLEGE | Bihar | 150 | 0 (in 2023) | No |
| 9 | Hamdard Institute of Medical Sciences & Research, New Delhi | Delhi | 150 | 0 | Yes |
| 10 | Vardhman Mahavir Medical College & Safdarjung Hospital | Delhi | 150 | 0 | Yes |
| 11 | Bundelkhand Medical College & Hospital | Madhya Pradesh | 330 | 25 | Yes |
| 12 | Jawaharlal Institute of Post Graduate Medical Education and Research | Pondicherry | 250 | 0 | Yes |
| 13 | Mahatma Gandhi Medical College and Research Institute | Pondicherry | 250 | 9 | Yes |
| 14 | Saveetha Institute of Medical and Technical Sciences | Tamil Nadu | 200 | 43 | Yes |
| 15 | Christian Medical College | Tamil Nadu | 100 | 51 | Yes |
| 16 | Osmania Medical College | Telangana | 200 | 43 | Yes |
| 17 | Dr. Ram Manohar Lohia Institute of Medical Sciences | Uttar Pradesh | 200 | 43 | No |
| 18 | Institute of Post Graduate Medical Education and Research | West Bengal | 200 | 0 | No |
