‘Anxious about exams’: UP MBBS student says MIMS ‘harassed and targeted’ her; DGME report finds charges true

Why only medical students and doctors have to suffer? — Anviksha Chandel, an MBBS student of Mayo Institute of Medical Sciences (MIMS), Barabanki, expressed that she faced months of mental harassment, financial extortion, and illegal suspension. The inquiry committee set up by the Director General of Medical Education and Training Uttar Pradesh (DGME UP) also found the MIMS college to be "guilty".

Days before her semester exams, beginning from October 4, Chandel said on a social media post that she was being “targeted” by the MIMS college administration after her father raised a complaint for charging fees beyond the government-set cap.

"Severe harassment alert," an Indian doctors group shared her story and tagged UP CM Yogi Adityanath and Governor Anandiben Patel to intervene and take immediate action.

The doctors' group wrote on X: "A female MBBS student in Barabanki, Uttar Pradesh is facing extreme torture and mental harassment at the hands of her college administration. This is a matter of grave concern — authorities must intervene immediately and ensure justice."

What happened?

“I am feeling anxious and worried due to the behaviour of the Dean and MIMS management. My examinations are commencing from 04/10/2025. Matter has also been brought to the notice of DM Barabanki,” Anviksha Chandel posted on X.

Chandel, an MBBS student of batch 2023-24, alleged that MIMS Barabanki had collected fees more than the prescribed admission fee by DGME Lucknow in September 2023. Her father raised the issue on September 12 at the DGME’s office.

The inquiry committee set up by the DGME examined the statements of complainant Balbir Singh Chandel and his daughter Anviksha Chandel (Batch 2023–24), as well as the warden Ranjit Singh and the college administration. The report concluded that the complaint was "entirely true" and held MIMS "fully responsible".

The committee further directed the college to refund the additional fees, arrange extra classes to cover the topics she missed during suspension to compensate for the missed attendance during the student's suspension period, ensuring that her attendance meets the National Medical Commission (NMC) standards.

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MIMS 'ignored' government orders

The inquiry committee stated that the college had violated the government order of August 2, 2023, by charging more than the fixed fee structure for medical students.

“Despite this warning, a similar complaint has been received. Therefore, your actions constitute a clear disregard for the instructions issued by this office, which is unacceptable,” the DGME report stated.

Student alleges harassment after complaint

In her statement, Chandel said after her father raised the fee issue in 2023, she became “a target” of the administration.

On July 17, 2025, after she complained against the warden over misbehaviour, theft in the girls’ hostel, and poor mess food, the management retaliated by issuing an illegal suspension order barring her from attending classes and forcing her to leave the hostel from August 7–13, 2025.

Her father appealed to the Dean on July 28, warning that she would fall short of attendance, but the plea was “ignored”. He then filed complaints with the DM Barabanki and DGME Lucknow, leading to a fresh inquiry on September 8, 2025, that found the suspension “illegal”, her post read.

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'Anxious and worried'

Meanwhile, the college declared Chandel ineligible in Pathology due to short attendance—a direct consequence of the suspension.

On September 29, 2025, DGME issued an order directing MIMS to permit her to appear for the semester exams and sit in extra classes. However, when her father approached the Dean on September 30, “no decision was given”.

With the exams scheduled to start from October 4, Chandel says says she is anxious and worried about the “behaviour of Dean and MIMS management”.

With her MBBS exams scheduled from October 4, 2025, Anviksha says she is “anxious and worried” about being blocked from appearing despite clear government orders.

MIMS has not responded to the DGME UP report yet.