Anti-Ragging and Sexual Harassment Committee
Ragging in any form is strictly prohibited. In case the applicant for admission is found to have indulged in ragging in the past or if it is noticed later that he/she has indulged in ragging, admission can be refused or he/ she shall be subjected to penal action as per provisions of law, also expelled from the college, as detailed in the law concerned and as per Hon’ble Supreme Court of India directions in this regard.
After the admission is confirmed each student has to give undertaking regarding non involvement in ragging.
Anti Sexual Harassment Committee
Anti Sexual Harassment Committee, comprising of members from the teaching and non-teaching staff as well as students looks into matters related to sexual harassment of students and staffs in the college. The boards indicating the names, their phone numbers of the committee members are displayed in the college.
Ragging
Ragging in any form is a punishable offence and committing this act of indiscipline shall result in instant cancellation of the concerned student’s admission to the course or into his/her rustication. It must be noted that the institute considers ragging a cognizable offence and will not hesitate to take strong action against the offenders. Here are the extracts from the INC/INRC Committee Report. Guidelines given by the University Grants Commission to Curb the Menace of Ragging in Universities/Educational Institutions.
The word “Ragging” means the act of teasing, taunting, playing a practical joke upon someone or holding comic parades and other activities during certain period of a college term to raise money for charity.
Forms of ragging Ragging is found to take the following forms (the list is only indicative and not exhaustive)
Crisp Orders
- To address seniors as ‘Sir’
- To perform mass drills,
- To copy class notes for the seniors: To serve various errands
- To do menial jobs for the seniors,
- To ask/answer vulgar questions,
- at To look at pornographic pictures to Innocence shook the freshers out of their innocence.
- To force to drink alcohol, scalding tea, etc.
- To force to do acts with sexual overtones, including homosexual acts:
- To force to death do acts which can lead to physical injury/mental torture or
Punishments
- Cancellation of admission
- Withholding/withdrawing scholarship/fellowship and other benefits.
- Debarring from appearing in any test/examination or other evaluation process.
- Suspension from attending classes.
- Withholding results. Debarring from representing the institution in any national or international meet, tournament, youth festival, etc.
- Expulsion from the hostel.
- Rustication from the institution for periods varying from 1 to -1 semesters
- Expulsion from the institution and consequent debarring from admission to any other institution. Fine up t to Rs. 25,000/-
- Rigorous imprisonment up to three years. sile the First 10 types of punishment can be awarded by the appropriate authority of the institution itself, the last punishment can be awarded only by a court of law.
