Objective of the Anti-Ragging Committee: In accordance with the Supreme Court on Ragging (2007), the judgment of Supreme Court on Ragging (2009) and the UGC regulations to curb the menace of ragging (2009), SPIPS has formed an anti-ragging committee to completely wipe out the menace from the campus.
What Constitutes Ragging?
Definition of Ragging as per UGC Regulations, 2009: “Ragging constitutes one or more of any of the following acts:
- 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 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;
- 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, disrupts or disturbs the regular academic activity of any other student or 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 forceful expenditure burden put on a fresher or any other student by students;
- 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 or person;
- 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 discomfort to fresher or any other student;
- 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. “
To promote a healthy learning environment, an Anti – Ragging Committee is constituted in this college to prevent ragging and to take anti ragging measures as per the guidelines issued by the Supreme Court of India & UGC. The Anti-Ragging Committee is formed to address the issues concerning ragging. The committee for the academic year 2019-20 is as follows:
- Committee is formed According to UGC Guidelines.
- Two Outsiders are recruited (One from Police department, and another from media.)
- Student Representative members
- Awareness Program regarding Anti ragging Committee is done through hoardings, declaration in orientation programme of students.
- Regular meetings are conducted.
- Month wise report is sent to DAVV.
- Online Anti-ragging form is submitted annually.
Administrative action in the event of ragging in St. Paul Institute of Professional Studies: –
Depending on the nature and gravity of the crime – established by the Anti-Ragging Squad, those who are found guilty, may face the under mentioned consequences :
- Suspension from attending classes and academic privileges.
- Withholding/withdrawing scholarship/fellowship and other benefits.
- Debarring from appearing in any test/examination or other evaluation process.
- Withholding results.
- Debarring from representing the institution in any regional, national or international meet, tournament, youth festival, etc.
- Cancellation of admission.
- Rustication from the institution for period ranging from one to four semesters.
- 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.