Rajasthan medical colleges are facing three fresh complaints alleging severe ragging and harassment of first-year MBBS students in Jaipur, Pali and Jodhpur, prompting the National Medical Commission (NMC) to order safety measures, evidence preservation and institutional inquiries. The latest complaints take the total number reported from the state during the current academic session to 11.
The complaints allege physical and verbal humiliation, coercive late-night hostel sessions, intimidation, forced participation in obscene acts and social boycott of junior students. The NMC has directed the concerned institutions to protect students, preserve relevant records and conduct fair inquiries under anti-ragging regulations.
One complaint against Government Medical College, Pali, alleges that senior students used abusive language, summoned juniors to hostel rooms and subjected them to severe ragging, including forcing students to open or remove clothing. It also alleges ragging through video calls and inadequate hostel security.
The complainant told the commission that the alleged conduct had created an atmosphere of fear and mental pressure among junior students. The NMC informed the college that the complainant had sought anonymity because of fear of retaliation. It directed the institution to protect the student’s identity and ensure that no complainant faced threats, intimidation or adverse treatment for reporting ragging.
A separate complaint received by the NMC on October 23 from a parent alleges persistent late-night ragging at the boys’ hostel of JIET Medical College and Hospital in Jodhpur. According to the complaint, first-year students were summoned to hostel corridors between 10.30pm and 3.30am, abused, repeatedly asked to introduce themselves and forced to memorise personal details of senior students.
The Jodhpur complaint also alleges that students were coerced into performing obscene acts. It further claims that a student who refused to participate was subjected to a batch-wide boycott. The allegations have been referred for institutional inquiry, and the supplied report does not establish the outcome of any investigation.
The third complaint, against Mahatma Gandhi Medical College in Jaipur, alleges organised ragging targeting the 2026 first-year MBBS batch. The alleged practices include coercive sessions in hostel rooms, physical humiliation, restrictions on movement, forced proxy attendance and the circulation of rules imposed by senior students.
The NMC has directed the Jaipur college to preserve digital and attendance records along with other evidence. It has also instructed the institution to maintain confidentiality and protect students from victimisation or adverse academic and hostel-related action while the inquiry is under way.
The complaints place hostel supervision, reporting systems and institutional enforcement at the centre of the regulatory response. The allegations involve conduct reported to have taken place both inside hostel premises and through digital communication, making evidence preservation and protection from retaliation important parts of the inquiries.
A medical education department official said colleges had been directed to conduct probes into the complaints. The next step is for the concerned institutions to complete their inquiries and report on the findings and action taken under anti-ragging regulations.
