Colleges Seek Complete Ban of Mobile Phones

In the ground of massive misuse of cellphones among college students inside the campus, especially during the examinations, most of the college managements are now busy confiscating mobile phones from students and taking strict measures to ensure complete ban of cellphones in campuses. Students use mobile to cheat during exams as well as to send obscene messages and MMS clips.

Though the Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences (RGUHS) had issued a circular to its affiliated colleges to ban cellphones in the premises of the college, the rule is strictly enforced during the university exams. It is not considered during other exams like internal tests. College authorities now want the rule to be strictly followed not only for exams, but also for regular classes.

In the past 10 days, Vydehi Institute of Medical Sciences and Research Centre confiscated 219 cell phones. After some students being caught for downloading answers from the net, the institute asked the parents to sign an affidavit stating their wards will not carry cellphones. "We were shocked to see the kinds of messages and obscene pictures stored in the confiscated phones," said Kalpaja Dalavoi, Director, Vydehi Institute of Medical Sciences and Research Center.

Most of the colleges have arranged telephone booth facilities inside the campus. But students still depend on cellphones as it has become a distraction for them. "Cellphone addiction is in a way more harmful than drugs. Even after confiscating the handsets, we found students getting a new one the very next day," Kalpaja added.

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