SUMMARY OF UGC REGULATIONS ON CURBING THE MENACE OF RAGGING IN HIGHER EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS, 2009.

PREAMBLE: In view of the directions of the Hon’ble Supreme Court dated 8.05.2009 and in consideration of the determination of the Central Government and the University Grants Commission to prohibit, prevent and eliminate the scourge of ragging.

OBJECTIVE: To eliminate ragging in all its forms from universities, deemed universities and other higher educational institutions in the country by prohibiting it under these Regulations, preventing its occurrence and punishing those who indulge in ragging as provided for in these Regulations and the appropriate law in force.

WHAT CONSTITUTES RAGGING?

Ragging constitutes one or more of any of the following acts:

1. a) 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.
2. b) Indulging in rowdy or in disciplined activities by any student or students which causes 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.
3. c) 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.
4. d) Any act by a senior student that prevents, disrupts or disturbs the regular academic activity of any other student or a fresher.
5. e) Exploiting the services of a fresher or any other student for completing the academic tasks assigned to an individual or a group of students.
6. f) Any act of financial extortion or forceful expenditure burden put on a fresher or any other student by students.
7. g) Any act of physical abuse including all variants of it: sexual abuse, homosexual assaults, stripping, forcing obscene and lewd acts, gestures, causing bodily harm or any other danger to health/person;
8. h) Any act or abuse by spoken words, emails, 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.
9. i) Any act that affects the mental health and self-confidence of a fresher or any other student with or without an intent to derive a sadistic pleasure or showing off power, authority or superiority by a student over any fresher or any other student.

ADMINISTRATIVE ACTION IN THE EVENT OF RAGGING:

The institution shall punish a student found guilty of ragging after following the procedure and in the manner prescribed herein under: The Anti-Ragging Committee of the institution shall take an appropriate decision, in regard to punishment or otherwise, depending on the facts of each incident of ragging and nature and gravity of the incident of ragging established in the recommendations of the Anti- Ragging Squad, 21. The Anti-Ragging Committee may, depending on the nature and gravity of the guilt established by the Anti-Ragging Squad, award, to those found guilty, one or more of the following punishments, namely;

1. a) Suspension from attending classes and academic privileges.
2. b) Withholding/ withdrawing scholarship/ fellowship and other benefits.
3. c) Debarring from appearing in any test/ examination or other evaluation process.
4. d) Withholding results.
5. e) Debarring from representing the institution in any regional, national or international meet, tournament, youth festival, etc.
6. f) Suspension/ expulsion from the hostel.
7. g) Cancellation of admission.
8. h) Rustication from the institution for period ranging from one to four semesters.
9. i) Expulsion from the institution and consequent debarring from admission to any other institution for a specified period. Provided that where the persons committing or abetting the act of ragging are not identified, the institution shall resort to collective punishment.

Note: It is mandatory to submit this affidavit in the following format, if you desire to register for the forthcoming academic session.

ANNEXURE I AFFIDAVIT BY THE STUDENT

I, (Full name of student with Institute Roll Number) S/o or D/o, Mr./Mrs./Ms., having been admitted to (name of the institution), have received or downloaded a copy of the UGC Regulations on Curbing the Menace of Ragging in Higher Educational Institutions, 2009, (hereinafter called the “Regulations”) carefully read and fully understood the provisions contained in the said Regulations.

1) I have, in particular, perused clause 3 of the Regulations and am aware as to what constitutes ragging.

2) I have also, in particular, perused clause 7 and clause 9.1 of the Regulations and am fully aware of the penal and administrative action that is liable to be taken against me in case I am found guilty of or a betting ragging, actively or passively, or being part of a conspiracy to promote ragging.

3) I hereby solemnly aver and undertake that

1. a) I will not indulge in any behavior or act that may be constituted as ragging under clause 3 of the Regulations.

b)I will not participate in or abet or propagate through any act of commission or omission that may be constituted as ragging under clause 3 of the Regulations.

4) I hereby affirm that, if found guilty of ragging, I am liable for punishment according to clause 9.1 of the Regulations, without prejudice to any other criminal action that may be taken against me under any penal law or any law for the time being in force.

5) I hereby declare that I have not been expelled or debarred from admission in any institution in the country on account of being found guilty of, abetting or being part of a conspiracy to promote ragging; and further affirm that, in case the declaration is found to be untrue, I am aware that my admission is liable to be cancelled.

6) Along with the above mentioned points I do hereby declare that:

1. a) I will obey the code of conduct of the institute and do not indulge in any kind of in-disciplined activity while in and off the institution campus.
2. b) I will be solely responsible for any kind of accident/mishap caused on account of the above mentioned clause (6.a).

Declared this______ day of ______ month of _______ year.

______________________

Signature of deponent

Name:

Address:

Telephone/ Mobile No.:

VERIFICATION

Verified that the contents of this affidavit are true to the best of my knowledge and no part of the affidavit is false and nothing has been concealed or misstated therein. Verified at ------------------------ (place) on this the -------------- (day) of ----------- (month), ----------- (year).

Signature of deponent

Solemnly affirmed and signed in my presence on this the --------------- (day) of ------------------- (month), ------------- (year) after reading the contents of this affidavit.

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ANNEXURE II AFFIDAVIT BY PARENT/GUARDIAN

I, Mr./Mrs./Ms. (full name of parent/guardian) father/mother/guardianof, (full name of student with University Roll Number), having been admitted to (name of the institution), have received or downloaded a copy of the UGC Regulations on Curbing the Menace of Ragging in Higher Educational Institutions, 2009, (herein after called the “Regulations”), carefully read and fully understood the provisions contained in the said Regulations.

1) I have, in particular, perused clause 3 of the Regulations and am aware as to what constitutes ragging.

2) I have also, in particular, perused clause 7 and clause 9.1 of the Regulations and am fully aware of the penal and administrative action that is liable to be taken against my ward in case he/she is found guilty of or abetting ragging, actively or passively, or being part of a conspiracy to promote ragging.

3) I hereby solemnly aver and undertake that:

1. a) My ward will not indulge in any behavior or act that may be constituted as ragging under clause 3 of the Regulations.
2. b) My ward will not participate in or abet or propagate through any act of commission or omission that may be constituted as ragging under clause 3 of the Regulations.

4) I hereby affirm that, if found guilty of ragging, my ward is liable for punishment according to clause 9.1 of the Regulations, without prejudice to any other criminal action that may be taken against my ward under any penal law or any law for the time being in force.

5) I hereby declare that my ward has not been expelled or debarred from admission in any institution in the country on account of being found guilty of, a betting or being part of a conspiracy to promote ragging; and further affirm that, in case the declaration is found to be untrue, the admission of my ward is liable to be cancelled.

6) Along with the above mentioned points I do hereby declare that

1. a) My ward will obey the code of conduct of the institute and do not indulge in any kind of in-disciplined activity while in and off the institution campus.
2. b) My ward will be solely responsible for any kind of accident/mishap caused on account of the above mentioned clause (6.a).

Declared this day _________ of _________ month of ____________ year.

Signature of deponent

Name:

Address:

Telephone/ Mobile No.:

VERIFICATION

Verified that the contents of this affidavit are true to the best of my knowledge and no part of the affidavit is false and nothing has been concealed or misstated therein.

Verified at__________ (place) on this_____(day) of_______ (month)________(year).

___________________

Signature of deponent

Solemnly affirmed and signed in my presence on this the________ (day) of__________ (month), __________ (year) after reading the contents of this affidavit.

OATH COMMISSIONER