Anti Ragging Measures

With reference to the UGC REGULATIONS ON CURBING THE MENACE OF RAGGING IN HIGHER EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS, 2009 (under Section 26 (1)(g) of the University Grants Commission Act, 1956), vide notification F.1-16/2007 (CPP-II) dt. 17.06.2009, ragging is a punishable crime In view of the directions of the Hon’ble Supreme Court in the matter of “University of Kerala v/s. Council, Principals, Colleges and others” in SLP no. 24295 of 2006 dated 16.05.2007 and that dated 8.05.2009 in Civil Appeal number 887 of 2009.

This has come to effectiveness to prohibit any conduct by any student or students whether by words spoken or written or by an act which has the effect of teasing, treating or handling with rudeness a fresher or any other student, or indulging in rowdy or in disciplined activities by any student or students which causes or is likely to cause annoyance, hardship or psychological harm or to raise fear or apprehension thereof in any fresher or any other student or asking any student to do any act which such student will not in the ordinary course do and which has the effect of causing or generating a sense of shame, or torment or embarrassment so as to adversely affect the physique or psyche of such fresher or any other student, with or without an intent to derive a sadistic pleasure or showing off power, authority or superiority by a student over any fresher or any other student; and thereby, to eliminate ragging in all its forms from universities, deemed universities and other higher educational institutions in the country by prohibiting it under these Regulations, preventing its occurrence and punishing those who indulge in ragging as provided for in these Regulations and the appropriate law in force.

In view of the above an ant ragging squad is active and our campus is ragging free. Hence any such activities if occur will be viewed with due seriousness and the student will be subjected to subsequent actions as per the stipulated act.

Ragging constitutes one or more of any of the following acts:

1. any conduct by any student or students whether by words spoken or written or by an act which has the effect of teasing, treating or handling with rudeness a fresher or any other student;
2. indulging in rowdy or undisciplined activities by any student or students which causes or is likely to cause annoyance, hardship, physical or psychological harm or to raise fear or apprehension thereof in any fresher or any other student;
3. asking any student to do any act which such student will not in the ordinary course do and which has the effect of causing or generating a sense of shame, or torment or embarrassment so as to adversely affect the physique or psyche of such fresher or any other student;
4. any act by a senior student that prevents, disrupts or disturbs the regular

academic activity of any other student or a fresher;

1. exploiting the services of a fresher or any other student for completing the academic tasks assigned to an individual or a group of students.
2. any act of financial extortion or forceful expenditure burden put on a fresher or any other student by students;

1. any act of physical abuse including all variants of it: sexual abuse, homosexual assaults, stripping, forcing obscene and lewd acts, gestures, causing bodily harm or any other danger to health or person;

1. any act or abuse by spoken words, emails, post, public insults which would also include deriving perverted pleasure, vicarious or sadistic thrill from actively or passively participating in the discomfiture to fresher or any other student ;

1. any act that affects the mental health and self-confidence of a fresher or any other student with or without an intent to derive a sadistic pleasure or showing off power, authority or superiority by a student over any fresher or any other student.

j.In case of any such instances either directly been contacted by the senior, being a victim or if the student happen so witness any such incident which can be categorically defined under ragging as above as a campus resident he/she should immediately report to the appropriate authority Warden/Convener of Hostels/Chief warden/Dean Students Welfare/Antiragging squad for further course of action. Such informants will be protected and shall not be subject to any adverse consequence only for the reason for having reported such incidents.

Fresher’s should clearly desist from doing anything with or against their will, even if ordered to by the senior students and that any attempt of ragging shall be promptly reported to the above authorities as the case may be.

First year UG students are for the very same reason lodged in separate hostels fenced and the access of seniors are denied on these first year hostels. Any senior student found in those hostel premises for what so ever reason without prior permission shall be subjected to disciplinary action.

The students who are found indulge in such activities shall be punished appropriately after following the procedure and in the manner prescribed hereunder:

1. k) The Anti-Ragging Committee of the institution shall take an appropriate decision, in regard to punishment or otherwise, depending on the facts of each incident of

ragging and nature and gravity of the incident of ragging established in the

recommendations of the Anti-Ragging Squad.

1. l) The Anti-Ragging Committee may, depending on the nature and gravity of the

guilt established by the Anti-Ragging Squad, award, to those found guilty, one or

more of the following punishments, namely;

1. Suspension from attending classes and academic privileges.
2. Withholding/ withdrawing scholarship/ fellowship and other benefits.

iii. Debarring from appearing in any test/ examination or other evaluation

process.

1. Withholding results.
2. Debarring from representing the institution in any regional, national or

international meet, tournament, youth festival, etc.

1. Suspension/ expulsion from the hostel.

vii. Cancellation of admission.

viii. Rustication from the institution for period ranging from one to four

semesters.

1. Expulsion from the institution and consequent debarring from admission to any other institution for a specified period. Provided that where the persons committing or abetting the act of ragging are not identified, the institution shall resort to collective punishment.

1. m) An appeal against the order of punishment by the Anti-Ragging Committee shall lie,
2. in case of an order of an institution, affiliated to or constituent part, of a University, to the Vice-Chancellor of the University;
3. in case of an order of a University, to its Chancellor.

iii. in case of an institution of national importance created by an Act of Parliament, to the Chairman or Chancellor of the institution, as the case may be. All senior students, hostellers and day scholars, are required to sign an Anti-Ragging Undertaking form.