Anti-Ragging Policy

Creating a Ragging-Free Campus

Ragging is a harmful and unacceptable practice in which students may be subjected to physical, mental or emotional harassment. Every student deserves to learn and live in an environment based on dignity, respect, safety and mutual support.

The institution aims to prevent ragging in all its forms, encourage students to report incidents promptly and take appropriate action in accordance with applicable rules and regulations.

Anti-Ragging Monitoring Committee

The committee brings together institutional representatives, faculty, student representatives and other members to support a safe learning environment and anti-ragging awareness.

Committee information is reproduced from the existing institutional page and should be reviewed for the current academic year.

Goals of the Institution

The institution seeks to prevent conduct that causes fear, humiliation, injury or distress to any student, both on campus and outside it.

• Prevent physical or mental harassment and conduct that causes apprehension, humiliation or distress to students.
• Prevent ragging in all forms, on and off the campus.
• Encourage mutual respect, professional conduct and a supportive learning environment.
• Help students understand the institution's anti-ragging expectations and reporting channels.

Prohibited Acts

The existing institutional policy identifies the following types of conduct as punishable ingredients of ragging, subject to applicable laws and regulations.

• Abetment of ragging.
• Criminal conspiracy to rag.
• Unlawful assembly or rioting while ragging.
• Public nuisance created during ragging.
• Violation of decency and morals through ragging.
• Injury to the body, including hurt or grievous hurt.
• Wrongful restraint or wrongful confinement.
• Criminal force or assault, including sexual or unnatural offences.
• Extortion and criminal trespass.
• Offences against property.
• Criminal intimidation.

Disciplinary Actions

The existing institutional page lists the following possible punishments for ragging. The action applicable in an individual case depends on the relevant rules, regulations and competent authority.

Measures for Prevention of Ragging

The institution's existing policy describes the following preventive measures to support student safety and awareness.

• Ragging in all its forms is prohibited throughout the institution.
• The institution follows applicable Central and State Government laws and regulations when addressing reported incidents.
• The Anti-Ragging Committee and squad monitor prevention measures and share relevant information with students.
• Sensitisation programmes are organised for freshers and senior students.
• Anti-ragging guidelines, reporting contacts and relevant undertakings are communicated to students as required.
• Hostel supervision and access to the designated warden support student safety.
• Students are informed about anti-ragging undertakings and their responsibilities under applicable guidelines.

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