Dental college gets vengeful
Around seven first year students of Aditya Dental College in Beed are facing action by the college authorities. Nearly 80% students of the college had complained to the Forum for Fairness in Education that the college lacks proper infrastructure.
After DNA got in touch with the college authorities, parents say the authorities started pressurising and threatening some of the students of expulsion from the college and hostel.
In a signed complaint to the forum, first year BDS students had alleged that the college did not have a single lecturer for physiology and biochemistry (both major subjects) since the past three months. Moreover, practicals for anatomy, physiology, biochemistry and dental histology were not held till the date of complaint. The students had also stated that the college did not have a laboratory and other such facilities.
Another complaint was that there were no demonstrations on human cadavers (dead human bodies). The students said they were shown a rotten and decomposed six-year-old cadaver without proper preservation. Most of the colleges arrange for at least four new cadavers every year.
When DNA had called Aditi Sarda, one of the college’s authorities, on January 4, she had said, “The students’ complaints are baseless. We have all the facilities in place, and the students knew this at the time of admission. First year BDS students don’t require a detailed dissection of human cadavers except for face. That’s why we have few cadavers in the college. This is an internal matter.” Despite repeated attempts, the college did not respond again.
But after DNA spoke with the students and their families, parents complained that the college took signatures from some students against those who had grievances, thus falsely implicating the students who had complained.
“The college also threatened to file an FIR against the students. Some students have complained that they have been asked to leave the college and the hostel with immediate effect. They haven’t been given any valid reason for being asked to do so,” said a parent on the condition of anonymity.
Forum president Jayant Jain said, “We have been receiving calls from the students’ parents complaining about the stress their children are going through due to the actions of the college authorities. If the college acts against the students, we will move the high court.”
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