ANTI RAGGING CELL
Ragging in all its forms is prohibited in the Sahya Arts and Science
College Campus, including the departments, all its premises (academic, residential,
sports, canteen, restrooms etc.), within the campus or outside it and all means of
transportation whether public or private. The provisions of the Act of the Central
Government and the State Governments if enacted will consider ragging as a
cognizable offence under the law on a par with rape and other atrocities against
women and ill-treatment of persons belonging to SC/ ST.
There is a vigilance cell functioning in the campus to prevent ragging and similar
untoward incidents and also to ensure general discipline and gentle behavior among
the students. Anti-ragging campaigns and programs propagating the adversities of
ragging are conducted under the auspices of the cell.
Considering the serious nature of the offence of ragging, all students are advised
not to involve in any activity that comes under the purview of ragging. Ragging
cases will be seriously dealt with at the college level and judicial level.
The UGC has issued very strong and detailed regulations for curbing the menace of ragging in Higher Educational Institutions. As per regulations any of the following acts come under the purview of 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 student;
⇾ indulging in rowdy or indiscipline activities by any student or students which cause 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 by a senior student that prevents, disturbs the regular academic activity of any other student or a fresher;
⇾ Exploiting the services of a fresher or any other student for completing the academic tasks assigned to an individual or a group of students;
⇾ Any act of financial extortion or force full expenditure burden put on a fresher or any other student;
⇾ Any act of physical abuse including all variants of it; sexual abuse, homosexual assaults, stripping, forcing for obscene and lewd acts, gestures, causing bodily harm or any other danger to health or person;
⇾ Any act or abusive spoken words, e-mails, post, public insults which would also include deriving perverted pleasure, vicarious or sadistic thrill from actively or passively participating in the discomfiture to fresher or any other student;
⇾ Any act that affects the mental health and self- confidence of a fresher or any other students.
Punishments
Ragging is a cognizable offence under the law and the punishments to be meted out have to be exemplary and justifiably harsh to act as a deterrent.
It may include:- (a) Cancellation of admission, suspension, rustication or expulsion from the Institute/ Hostel.
(b) FIR with the police and arrest.
(c) More severe punishment where justified, such as, fine / imprisonment etc.
(d) Collective punishment may be imposed where involved persons are not identified.
Members
ARUN BABU
Assistant Professor