Anti Ragging

Anti-Ragging

Visit the Following links to see UGC Anti-Ragging Regulations

www.ugc.ac.inwww.antiragging.in

SUMMARY OF UGC REGULATIONS ON CURBING THE MENACE OF RAGGING IN HIGHER EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS, 2009.

Preamble

In view of the directions of the Hon’ble Supreme Court dated 08.05.2009 and in consideration of the determination of the Central Government and the University Grants Commission to prohibit, prevent and eliminate the scourge of ragging

Objective

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.

What Constitutes Ragging

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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.

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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.

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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.

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Any act by a senior student that prevents, disrupts or disturbs the regular academic activity of any other student or a fresher.

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Exploiting the services of a fresher or any other student for completing the academic tasks assigned to an individual or a group of students.

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Any act of financial extortion or forceful expenditure burden put on a fresher or any other student by students

Measures for prohibition of ragging

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There are a number of such measures at institution level, University Level, District level etc. Some of them that are important for students to know are as follows:

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No institution shall permit or condone any reported incident of ragging in any form; and all institutions shall take all necessary and required measures, including but not limited to the provisions of these Regulations, to achieve the objective of eliminating ragging, within the institution or outside.

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All institutions shall take action in accordance with these Regulations against those found guilty of ragging and/or abetting ragging, actively or passively, or being part of a conspiracy to promote ragging.

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Every public declaration of intent by any institution, in any electronic, audiovisual or print or any other media, for admission of students to any course of study shall expressly provide that ragging is totally prohibited in the institution, and anyone found guilty of ragging and/or abetting ragging, whether actively or passively, or being a part of a conspiracy to promote ragging, is liable to be punished in accordance with these Regulations as well as under the provisions of any penal law for the time being in force.

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The telephone numbers of the Anti-Ragging Helpline and all the important functionaries in the institution, including but not limited to the Head of the institution, faculty members, members of the Anti Ragging Committees and Anti-Ragging Squads, District and Sub Divisional authorities, Wardens of hostels, and other functionaries or authorities where relevant, shall be published in the brochure of admission/instruction booklet or the prospectus.

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The application for admission, enrollment or registration must be accompanied by an Anti Ragging affidavit signed by a student in a prescribed format and another Anti Ragging Affidavit signed by a Parent/Guardian. (Both these Affidavits can be downloaded from the Web )

Anti-Ragging Committee Members

S.NoName of Committee MembersDesignationPosition
1Dr.R.ThirumalaiPrincipalChairman
2Mr.M.ChandrasekaranAdministrative OfficerMember
3Dr.S.MuthukumaranHoD / ECEMember
4Dr.P.MegaladeviDean (MBA)Member
5Prof.P.UmapathiHoD / S&HCoordinator
6Mr.R.K.Shanmugha priyaAP/ CSEMember
7Mr.T.ManiAP/ ECEMember
8Mr.A.RajaLab Technician/ EEEMember
9Mr.S.TamilselvanPhysical DirectorMember
10Mr.R.SandeepYuva Co-chair, Yi-TirupurMember
11Mrs.VijayaInspector of Police
Avinashipalayam
Member
12Ms.M.PoongodiParentMember
13Ms.S.KeerthanaIV –ECEMember
14Mr.GokulIV – EEEMember
15Ms.U.BrindhadeviI AI &DSMember
16Mr.T.KameshI MechMember

For Ragging Complaints Contact

Dr.R.Thirumalai

Mr.M.Chandrasekar