The concerned members of the cell “Anti-ragging cell” take necessary actions to make the campus pleasant and zero tolerance against ragging. In addition to that, pamphlet is being placed at notice board for an easy access of the victim (if any) with the assigned members of the cell. The members have not received any complaint to register yet after taken over responsibility. All the members of the team are being extremely supportive towards completion of their duty. The team members are looking after the following matter during an academic session:

• If any complain received during academic session strict action will be taken.
• The complaint will be registered and filled up for future record (if any).

Members of the Anti-ragging cell:

Additional information:

The Supreme Court of India has defined ragging as –

• Ragging is any disorderly conduct, whether by words spoken or written, or by an act which has the effect of teasing, treating or handling with rudeness any student, indulging in rowdy or undisciplined activities which cause or are likely to cause annoyance, hardship or psychological harm or to raise fear or apprehension thereof in a fresher or a junior student and which has the effect of causing or generating a sense of shame or embarrassment so as to adversely affect the psyche of a fresher or a junior student.

The Anti-Ragging Act

Indian Penal Code: Punishment under the following IPC sections

• 294 – Obscene acts and songs
• 323 – punishment for voluntarily causing hurt
• 324 – voluntarily causing hurt by dangerous weapon or means
• 325 – punishment for voluntarily causing grievous hurt
• 326 – voluntarily causing grievous hurt by dangerous weapon
• 339 – Wrongful Restraint
• 340 – Wrongful Confinement
• 341 – Punishment for Wrongful Restraint
• 342 – Punishment for Wrongful Confinement
• 506 – Punishment for culpable homicide not amounting to murder

The Punishments

UGC Regulations on Curbing The Menace Of Ragging In Higher Educational Institutions, 2009

• Cancellation of admission and withholding results.
• Suspension from attending classes and Suspension/expulsion from the hostel.
• Withholding/withdrawing scholarship/fellowship and other benefits.
• Debarring from appearing in any test/examination or other evaluation process.
• Debarring from representing the institution in any national or international meet, tournament, youth festival, etc.
• Rustication from the institution for periods varying from 1 to 4 semesters or equivalent period.
• Expulsion from the institution and consequent debarring from admission to any other institution.
• Fine up to Rs. 25,000/-