“Ragging” means the following:
Any conduct whether by words spoken or written or by an act which has the effect of teasing, treating or handling with rudeness any other student, indulging in rowdy or undisciplined activities which causes or is likely to cause annoyance, hardship or psychological harm or to raise fear or apprehension thereof in a fresher or a junior student or asking the students to do any act or perform something which such student will not in the ordinary course and which has the effect of causing or generating a sense of shame or embarrassment so as to adversely affect the physique or psyche of a fresher or ajunior student.
Punishable ingredients of Ragging:
Abetment to ragging;
• Criminal conspiracy to rag;
• Unlawful assembly and rioting while ragging;
• Public nuisance created during ragging;
• Violation of decency and morals through ragging;
• Injury to body, causing hurt or grievous hurt;
• Wrongful restraint;
• WrongfUl confinement;
• Use of criminal force;
• Assault as well as sexual offences or unnatural offences;
• Extortion;
• Criminal trespass;
• Offenees against property;
• Criminal intimidation;
• Attempts to commit any or all of the above mentioned offences against the victim(s);
• Physical or psychological humiliation;
• All other offences following from the defmition of “Ragging”.
8 Punishments;...
8.1 At the institution level:Depending
upon the nature and gravity of the offence as established by the Anti- Ragging Committee of the institution, the possible punishments for those found guilty of ragging at the institution level shall be any one or any combination of the following:
8.1 .1 Suspension from attending classes and academic privileges
8.1.2 Withholding! withdrawing scholarship! fellowship and other benefits
8.1.3 Debarring from appearing in any test! examination or other evaluation process
8.1.4 Withholding results
8.1.5 Debarring from representing the institution in any regional, national or international meet, tournament, youth festival, etc.
8.1.6 Suspension] expulsion from the hostel
8.1.7 Cancellation of admission
8.1.8 Rustication from the institution for period ranging from 1 to 4 semesters
8.1.9 Expulsion from the institution and consequent debarring from admission to any other institution for a specified period
8.1.10 Fine ranging between Rupees 25,000!- and Rupees 1 lakh
8.1.11 Collective punishment: When the persons committing or abetting the crime of ragging arc not identified, the institution shall resort to collective punishment.
8.2 At the university level in respect of institutions under it:If
an institution under a university (being constituent of, affiliated to or
recognized by it) fails to comply with any of the provisions of these Regulations
and fails to curb ragging effectively, the university may impose any one or any combination of the following penalties on it:
8.2.1 Withdrawal of affiliation] recognition or other privileges conferred on it
8.2.2 Prohibiting such institution from presenting any students then undergoing any programme of study therein for the award of any degree/diploma of the university
8.2.3 Withholding grants allocated to it by the university, if any
8.2.4 Withholding any grants chanellised through the university to the institution
8.2.5 Any other appropriate penalty within the powers of the university.
Strict Warning:
Besides proposing punishments ranging from expulsion and debarring students from admission to any other institute, rustication from 1-4 semesters, admission cancellation, debarring from examinations, Rs 25,000 fine, withholding results, expulsion from hostel and collective punishment for all those found involved in ragging, the UGC has gone a step ahead asking institutes to ensure that no ragging is carried out even in private lodges where students are staying and these are registered with the local police.
UGC REGULATION ON CURBING THE MENACE OF RAGGING IN HIGHER
EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS, 2009 ,download here
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