ANTI-RAGGING CELL

DEFINITION:

Ragging is defined as any act that causes or is likely to cause a student physical, psychological, or physiological harm, such as anxiety, humiliation, or embarrassment, and includes
    (a) Teasing or abusing any student, playing practical jokes on them, or causing them harm.
    (b) Asking any student to do or perform any act that he or she would not normally be willing to do or accomplish.
Ragging differs from other crimes in that the motivation is simply for perverted pleasure. Ragging differs from other crimes in that it is deliberately supported by some segments of society.

Observation and Directives of the Supreme Court::

The Supreme Court of India has observed that enrolment in academic pursuits or a campus life should not immunize any adult citizen from the penal provisions of the laws of the land.

According to the directions of the Supreme Court if any instance of ragging is brought to the notice of the administration or the faculty, it is legally binding on the institute to report the matter to the Local Police.

OBJECTIVE:

• To educate the students on the perverse nature of ragging and its inherent dehumanising impact.

• To keep a continuous watch and vigil over ragging so as to prevent its occurrence and recurrence.

• To maintain a constant eye and vigil on ragging in order to avoid its incidence and recurrence.​