Inadequate hostel facilities continue to haunt medical college students in Kozhikode
According to functionaries of the students’ union at the college, female students are the worst affected. Though the construction of two new hostel buildings is almost complete, they are yet to be thrown open for stay.
Inadequate hostel conditions continue to trouble medical students at the Government Medical College in Kozhikode. Female students are particularly affected, as the construction of two new hostel buildings remains incomplete. Authorities await Health department clearance to furnish and connect water supply to the buildings. Currently, there are three hostels for male undergraduates and two for female undergraduates.
Some female students share quarters meant for senior resident doctors, while house surgeons have a separate quarters building. When a new batch of students arrives, previous occupants are expected to vacate their rooms, but they often do not receive new accommodations promptly, as the hostel facilities have not kept pace with the growing student population.
Hiba Yasmi, a second-year MBBS student in the 69th batch, mentions that many students from her batch still lack hostel accommodations and missed the graduation ceremony of the 64th batch due to a lack of housing. Gayathri, from the latest 70th batch, shares that around 50 students in her batch also remain without hostel facilities.
The annual hostel fee on campus is ₹12,000, but some are forced to pay ₹6,000 monthly in private hostels. Functionaries of the Students’ Federation of India state that the government has yet to approve files for furniture procurement, despite the price estimate being submitted in May. College authorities claim they are addressing students' concerns, but hostel accommodations remain a persistent issue.
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