Definition of Ragging
Ragging means any act, conductor practice by dominant power of senior students, former students or outsiders brought to bear on the students freshly enrolled or students who are in any way considered juniors by other students and includes individual or collective acts or practice which:
- involves physical or psychological assault or threat or use of force or wrongful confinement or restraint or
- violates status, dignity and honor of such students or
- exposes students to ridicule and contempt and affect their self-esteem or
- entails verbal abuse and aggression, indecent gestures and obscene behaviors.
Prohibition of Ragging
- No person shall practice ragging in any form within or outside the premises of college.
- Any person who violates or contravenes the provision of Anti-Ragging Act shall, on conviction be punished with imprisonment for a term which may extend up to three years or with a fine which may extend to fifty thousand rupees or with both.
- Teasing girl students in any manner is an offense and is punishable under the law. Hence, students are advised to refrain from such activities, otherwise they would face strict legal actions.
Expulsion from college
As per the directions of Hon’ble Supreme Court of India, ragging is a punishable offense. Any student convicted of an offence of ragging shall be expelled from the college and FIR to be registered against him/her and shall not be admitted in any other college/educational institution for a period of three years from the date of order of such expulsion. In case of ragging, the student may contact the officers of Anti Ragging Committee immediately.