51 Ragging Deaths In India In Last Three Years: Report

A total of 51 deaths due to ragging were reported from across universities and colleges in India In the period between 2022 and 2024, according to the State of Ragging in India 2022–24 report published by a non-profit organisation.

Incidentally, 57 student suicides were reported from coaching hub Kota during the same period, according to the Society Against Violence in Education findings.

In 2024 itself, 20 ragging-related deaths were reported from across the country.

The report, which is based on 3,156 complaints registered at the National Anti-Ragging Helpline from 1,946 colleges, highlights key trends, high-risk institutions and the severity of ragging-related cases.

According to the report, medical colleges were hotspots for ragging complaints. “Medical colleges are a particular area of concern, accounting for 38.6% of total complaints, 35.4% of serious complaints, and 45.1% of ragging-related deaths during 2022-24, despite making up only 1.1% of total students," SAVE’s report found.

While stating that the report is based on the helpline database, SAVE added that the "actual figures will be still higher since not all the ragging related deaths are reported at the Anti-Ragging Helpline".

"It is not to say that the entire India registered just 3,156 ragging complaints in three years, these are just the complaints registered at the National Anti-Ragging Helpline," the report stated. "There is a huge number of complaints that are registered directly to the colleges, and also directly to the police if the case is serious."

"All such cases fail to get reflected in the numbers available at the Anti-Ragging Helpline, and hence in this report," it added. "And to top it all, the actual incidents of serious ragging will still be much higher in educational institutions as a small number of victims only in general muster courage to come forward and report, others just silently suffer for fear of their safety after making any complaint."