A medical college's responsibility to its students extends beyond classrooms, laboratories, and clinical postings. Allegations of intimidation, humiliation, and coercion among students at Government Medical College, Kota, have brought this responsibility into sharp focus, prompting the National Medical Commission (NMC) to demand an urgent account of the institution's response. The complaint concerns first-year medical students who were allegedly subjected to obscene and degrading activities by their seniors under the guise of informal interactions.

According to the allegations, the harassment was not confined to college premises but also occurred at rented accommodation outside the campus. Threats of academic failure were reportedly used to intimidate the freshers, while the complaint also raised questions about possible faculty involvement. The NMC's Anti-Ragging Cell intervened on…