New Delhi: The anti-ragging guidelines have been released by the National Medical Commission (NMC) to prevent and prohibit ragging in medical colleges and institutions.
All the medical exam and counselling conducting authorities including NTA, NBE, MCC, NExT and all the medical colleges have been asked by the NMC to include the anti-ragging regulations in their information brochure, according to NDTV.
NMC’s Anti Ragging Guidelines:
- Medical colleges or institutions shall stagger the dates of admission in a way that the fresh batch gets admission before the beginning of new sessions of senior batches.
- Institutions must ensure video surveillance to cover all possible areas of the college premises. Every spot where ragging has been once reported or can be done should be invigilated properly.
- Every medical college shall seek the assistance of professional counsellors or in-house counsellors as available in the Department of Psychiatry before the commencement of the academic session, to be available for counselling the students.
- Authorities must adopt measures that encourage healthy interaction between freshers and seniors.
- Students and parents must submit an undertaking that states that students will not get involved in any sort of ragging in or outside the premises. This should be done at the time of admission.
- Before the start of the academic session, the Head of the institution shall convene and address a meeting of various functionaries or agencies, such as hostel wardens, representatives of students, parents or guardians, faculty, district administration including the police, to discuss the measures to check ragging.
- The Head of the institution shall set up Anti-Ragging Committees, Anti-Ragging Squads and other such committees which ensure prohibition and prevention of ragging.
- Immediate action must be initiated on getting the information of an incident of ragging, the anti-ragging squad or an appropriate authority shall make an immediate on-the-spot enquiry and submit a report or recommendations to the head of the Institution.
- The contact details, details of the control room, helpline and the personnel related to anti-ragging activities shall be prominently displayed, provided and easily available to freshers.
- Colleges have been asked to conduct anti-ragging drives and spread awareness among the students.
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