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MKCG MCH emerges country's ragging hotspot

The New Indian Express Sambalpur

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March 25, 2025

THE MKCG Medical College and Hospital (MKCG MCH) at Berhampur tops the list of medical colleges in the country that witness the maximum number of ragging complaints.

- DIANA SAHU @ Bhubaneswar

THE MKCG Medical College and Hospital (MKCG MCH) at Berhampur tops the list of medical colleges in the country that witness the maximum number of ragging complaints. So does Berhampur University among public universities and Biju Patnaik University of Technology (BPUT) in Rourkela when it comes to technical universities.

An analysis of ragging complaints registered between 2022 and 2024 at the UGC's National Anti-Ragging Helpline, published by the Society Against Violence in Education (SAVE) on Monday, revealed that educational institutions in Odisha continue to report a majority of ragging cases in the country, be it in general or technical education fields.

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