Anti Ragging Cell

Ragging is prohibited by law. It is a non-bailable criminal offence and punishable with rigorous imprisonment up to 7 years.

Students shall not indulge in any of the following activities which are treated as ragging.

• 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 students.
• Any act, that prevents, disrupts or disturbs the regular academic activities of a student.
• Exploiting the services of a junior student by a senior student or a group of senior students.
• Indulging in rowdy or in-disciplined 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.
• 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.
• Any act of physical abuse including all variants of it: annoying, playing practical jokes, sexual abuse, homosexual assaults, stripping, forcing obscene and lewd acts or gestures.
• Any act of abuse by spoken words, e-mail, SMS, or any other means.
• Any word or act that causes hurt to the dignity of the individual.
• Entering without permission to any class other than the one assigned to the students.
• Forcing a student to boycott class without his/her consent to participate in strike, demonstration, dharna etc.

Reporting cases for Ragging

The complaints or information in regard to ragging could be oral or written or even from third parties. The burden/ responsibility of proving his/her innocence rest with the accused. Complaints can be lodged with the Principal or College Council members or any member of the Ragging Prevention Committee. Any complaints/information received shall be kept strictly confidential.

Administrative Action in the case of Ragging

• Suspension from attending classes and academic privileges.
• Withholding/ withdrawing scholarship/ fellowship and other benefits.
• Debarring from appearing in any test/ examination or other evaluation process.
• Withholding results.
• Suspension/ Expulsion from the hostel.
• Cancellation of admission.
• Rustication from the institution for period ranging from one to two years.
• Expulsion from the institution and consequent debarring from admission to any other institution for a specific period.