Anti Ragging Committee

Prevention and Prohibition of Ragging

In view of the directions of the Hon’ble Supreme Court in SLP No. 24295 of 2006 dated 16-05-2007 and in Civil Appeal number 887 of 2009, dated 08-05-2009 to prohibit, prevent and eliminate the scourge of ragging including 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 undisciplined 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, in all higher education institutions in the country, and thereby, to provide for the healthy development, physically and psychologically, of all students, the All India Council for Technical Education,(AICTE) brings forth these Regulations.

Further, the attention of all the Institutions may also be invited to the Third amendment to UGC Regulations dated 29th June, 2016 expanding the definition of ragging by including the following: “3(j) Any act of physical or mental abuse (including bullying and exclusion) targeted at another student (fresher or otherwise) on the ground of color, race, religion, caste, ethnicity, gender (including transgender), sexual orientation, appearance, nationality, regional origins, linguistic, identity, place of birth, place of residence or economic background”.

B. The steps undertaken by our institution to Prevent and Prohibit Ragging in Our Campus

The Institutions have step up Anti-Ragging mechanism by way of adequate publicity through various mediums:

Constitution of Anti-Ragging Committee and Anti Ragging Squad;
Set up of Anti-Ragging Cell;
Installed CCTV cameras at vital points;
Anti-Ragging Workshops;
Updates all Web sites with Nodal Officers complete details, alarm bells;
Regular interaction and counselling with the students;
Identification of trouble-triggers;
Mention of Anti-Ragging warning in the Institution’s prospectus and information Booklets/ Brochures shall be ensured; and
Surprise inspection of hostels, student accommodation, canteens, rest cum recreational rooms, toilets, bus-stands and any other measures which would augur well in preventing/ quelling ragging and any uncalled for behavior / incident shall be undertaken.