20 medical colleges face de-recognition due to ragging

Twenty medical colleges across the country face de-recognition, after reports of ragging emerged. In a letter to the Union Health Ministry, the Dental Council of India (DCI) recommended de-recognition.

The colleges that may be de-recognised are:

1. Sri Balaji Dental College, R.R. Dist, Andhra Pradesh

2. Regional Dental College, Guwahati

3. Patna Dental College & Hospital, Patna

4. Dr B.R. Ambedkar Institute of Dental Sciences & Hospital, Patna

5. Mithila Minority Dental College & Hospital, Darbhanga

6. ESIC Dental College & Hospital, Delhi

7. Govt. Dental College, Srinagar

8. Indira Gandhi Government Dental College, Jammu

9. KGF College of Dental Sciences & Hospital, BEML Nagar

10. AME's Dental College & Hospital, Raichur

11. Hitkarini Dental College & Hospital, Jabalpur

12. Bhabha College of Dental Sciences, Bhopal

13. Govt. Dental College & Hospital, Aurangabad

14. Nanded Rural Dental College & Research Centre, Nanded

15. Rajesh Ramdasji Kambe Dental College & Hospital, Akola

16. Sri Sukhmani Dental College & Hospital, Derabassi

17. NIMS Dental College, Jaipur

18. Faculty of Dental Sciences, King George's University of Dental Sciences, Lucknow

19. Harsaran Dass Dental College, Ghaziabad

20. School of Dental Sciences, Greater Noida

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According to a report by TOI, this is the strictest action taken by the council on ragging in medical colleges. Incidents of ragging have been on the rise over the last few years, with a few cases of student deaths being reported as well. If the health ministry acts on this recommendation, these colleges will lose their registration.