Acting tough on the incidents of ragging, the administration of Government Doon Medical College (GDMC) has constituted four anti-ragging squads in the college. The incidents of ragging usually increase when the new session starts. A meeting of the anti-ragging committee of the college consisting of eight faculty members was held at the college on Friday. In the meeting, it was decided to divide the new students into group of 15 and appoint one mentor teacher for each group to ensure that necessary guidance is given on the ragging- related issues. The college administration has also directed all the staff members to be vigilant on the ragging menace
The principal of the college, Dr Pradip Bharati Gupta said while talking to The Pioneer on Friday that the college has made four anti -ragging squads, two each for the boys and the girls.
These squads would keep a close watch on the activities of the students and conduct raids to stop any such incident, he said. Notably, the new academic session for the third batch of the college has recently started.