Kerala medical college bans jeans, T-shirts

Thiruvananthapuram: The Thiruvananthapuram Government Medical College has banned MBBS students from wearing jeans, T-shirts and leggings and has made it mandatory for them to don white overcoats and display their ID cards prominently on the campus.

Officials of the medical college said the dress code was to "protect" students touring the wards from getting infected and to protect girl students from oglers.

Female students have been instructed to wear only sari or churidar and have been discouraged from hairstyles other than the chaste bun.

No 'flashy' ornaments will be allowed. Male students have been instructed to wear formal dress with shoes.

The dress code has been notified in a circular issued by the vice-principal. "The dress code is not a new one but over the years students have not been following it. Now we have decided to make it compulsory," said Dr Thomas Mathew, principal, medical college. Students are gearing up to protest against the circular.