Anti Ragging Committee
Ragging is a criminal offence as per the Supreme Court verdict. Ragging in all its forms, within or outside the institution / campus, is totally banned.
The UGC Regulations on Curbing the Menace of Ragging in Higher Educational Institutions – 2009.
Definition of Student Ragging : Any conduct by a student, whether by words spoken or written or by an act which includes physical abuse, lewd acts, teasing, rough or rude treatment, indulging in rowdy, undisciplined and obscene activities which cause or are likely to cause annoyance, undue hardship, physical or psychological harm or mental trauma or raise apprehension or fear in a fresher / junior student or other students or forcing a student to do any act which such a student is not willing to do and which has the effect of causing or generating a sense of shame or embarrassment or danger to student’s life or adversely affect the physique or psyche of a fresher or a junior student.
Punishable Ingredients of Ragging:
Ø Abetment / instigation to ragging
Ø Criminal conspiracy to rag
Ø Unlawful assembly and rioting while ragging
Ø Public nuisance created during ragging
Ø Violation of decency and morals through ragging
Ø Injury to body, causing hurt / mental trauma or grievous hurt
Ø Wrongful restraint
Ø Wrongful confinement
Ø Use of criminal force
Ø Assault as well as sexual offences or unnatural offences
Ø Extortion
Ø Criminal trespass
Ø Offences against property
Ø Criminal intimidation
Ø Attempt to commit any or all of the above mentioned offences against the victim
Ø Physical or psychological humiliation
Ø Any act / abuse by spoken words, e-mails, snail mails, blogs, public insults etc.
Ø Any act that prevents, disrupts or disturbs the regular academic activity of a student
Ø All other offences following from the definition of “Ragging”.
Ø Abetment / instigation to ragging
Ø Criminal conspiracy to rag
Ø Unlawful assembly and rioting while ragging
Ø Public nuisance created during ragging
Ø Violation of decency and morals through ragging
Ø Injury to body, causing hurt / mental trauma or grievous hurt
Ø Wrongful restraint
Ø Wrongful confinement
Ø Use of criminal force
Ø Assault as well as sexual offences or unnatural offences
Ø Extortion
Ø Criminal trespass
Ø Offences against property
Ø Criminal intimidation
Ø Attempt to commit any or all of the above mentioned offences against the victim
Ø Physical or psychological humiliation
Ø Any act / abuse by spoken words, e-mails, snail mails, blogs, public insults etc.
Ø Any act that prevents, disrupts or disturbs the regular academic activity of a student
Ø All other offences following from the definition of “Ragging”.
Punishments against Ragging: Whoever directly or indirectly commits, participates in, abets or instigates ragging inside or outside the educational institution shall be punished. Depending upon the nature and gravity of the offence as established by the Anti-Ragging Committee of the respective Faculties (FET / FMS / FASC / FOL), the possible punishments for those found guilty of ragging at the institution level shall be any one or any combination of the following :
Suspension from attending classes and academic privileges
Withholding / withdrawing scholarship / fellowship and other benefits
Forfeiting Campus Placement opportunities / recommendations
Debarring from appearing in any test/examination or other evaluation process
Withholding of results
Debarring from representing the institution in any regional, national or international meet, tournament, youth festival, etc.
Suspension/ expulsion from the hostel
Cancellation of Admission
Rustication from the institution for a period, ranging from 1 to 4 semesters
Expulsion from the institution and consequent debarring from admission to any other institution for a specific period
Fine of Rupees 25,000/-
Collective punishment: When the persons committing or abetting the crime of ragging are not identified, the institution shall resort to collective punishment as a deterrent to ensure community pressure on the potential raggers.
In addition, in case of every single incident of ragging, a First Information Report (FIR) will be filed with the local police authorities. The possible punishment includes rigorous imprisonment (in compliance with the order of Supreme Court of India)
Anti Ragging Committee
Dr. Anupama Chhajjed – 9926500234
Prof. Sarita Sharma – 9179625998
Dr. Mamta V. Tripathi – 9575876308
Prof. Jitendra Nimbodiya – 8109666004
Students:
Kavita Manishankar Gothi B.Sc(CS) Final year
Shalu Mahendra Rathore B.Sc(IT) Final year
Suspension from attending classes and academic privileges
Withholding / withdrawing scholarship / fellowship and other benefits
Forfeiting Campus Placement opportunities / recommendations
Debarring from appearing in any test/examination or other evaluation process
Withholding of results
Debarring from representing the institution in any regional, national or international meet, tournament, youth festival, etc.
Suspension/ expulsion from the hostel
Cancellation of Admission
Rustication from the institution for a period, ranging from 1 to 4 semesters
Expulsion from the institution and consequent debarring from admission to any other institution for a specific period
Fine of Rupees 25,000/-
Collective punishment: When the persons committing or abetting the crime of ragging are not identified, the institution shall resort to collective punishment as a deterrent to ensure community pressure on the potential raggers.
In addition, in case of every single incident of ragging, a First Information Report (FIR) will be filed with the local police authorities. The possible punishment includes rigorous imprisonment (in compliance with the order of Supreme Court of India)
Anti Ragging Committee
Dr. Anupama Chhajjed – 9926500234
Prof. Sarita Sharma – 9179625998
Dr. Mamta V. Tripathi – 9575876308
Prof. Jitendra Nimbodiya – 8109666004
Students:
Kavita Manishankar Gothi B.Sc(CS) Final year
Shalu Mahendra Rathore B.Sc(IT) Final year