MCODS Manipal has a teacher guardian scheme, where in teachers of the university take up the responsibility of safeguarding and nurturing the newly admitted students. The teachers act as a buffer for the first year students and help them to get acclimatised to Manipal’s environment. This scheme, which is perhaps the only one of its kind, guarantees additional assurance to the new comers and takes some burden off the parents and lessens their anxiety. In this scheme, 10 students are assigned to each teacher guardian (TG) of the institution per year.

The tutelage of a responsible staff matters a lot, particularly during the first few months of a student’s stay at Manipal. TGs are available to offer support and advice only in their 1st year. However, the students are free to contact the counselling service with a wide range of worries, including personal, home and family relationships, depression, anxiety and loneliness.

The objectives of the scheme are:

1. To acclimatise the new students to the campus life in Manipal
2. To introduce him/ her to senior students
3. To campaign against ragging excesses (CARE)
4. To provide academic counselling
5. To enlighten the students on professional ethics and conduct
6. To ease the trauma of transfer to a new place
7. To communicate with the ward’s parents

Teacher guardians for the year 2009-10: