Anti-Ragging Committee

ANTI RAGGING COMMITTEE
RAGGING ACT

As per AICTE regulation on curbing the menace of Ragging in Higher Educational institutions 2009, here in after called the “Regulations”.

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

1 Any conduct by any student or students whether by words spoken or written to by an act, which has the effect of teasing, treating or handling with rudeness a fresher or any other student.
2 Indulging in rowdy or indiscipline activities by any student or students, which is likely to cause annoyance, hardship, physical or psychological harm to raise fear or apprehension thereof in any fresher or any other student.
3 Asking any student to do any act which such student will not do in the ordinary course, 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 Any act a senior student that prevents, disrupts or disturbs the regular academic activity of any other student or a fresher.
5 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 Any act of financial extortion or forceful expenditure burden put on a fresher or any other student by students.
7 Any act of physical abuse including all variants of it sexual abuse, homosexual assaults, stripping, forcing obscene and gestures, causing bodily harm or any other danger to health or person.
8 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 Any act that affects the mental health and self confidence of a fresher or any other student.
10 Authority or superiority by a student to any fresher or any other student.
PUNISHMENT(S) IN THE EVENT OF RAGGING

The following punishments be awarded as per the AP Anti-Ragging Act, 1997 under sections 4(i) to 4(v):

4(i) Teases or embarrasses or humiliates a student shall be punished with imprisonment for a period of six months or with a fine of Rs. 1000/- or with both.
4(ii) Assaults or uses criminal force to or criminally intimidates a student shall be punished with imprisonment for a period of one year or with a fine of Rs. 2000/- or with both.
4(iii) Wrongfully restrains or confines or causes hurt to a student shall be punished with imprisonment for a period of two years or with a fine of Rs. 5000/- or with both.
4(iv) Causes grievous hurt to or kidnaps or abducts or rapes or commits un natural offence with a student shall be punished with imprisonment for a period of five years or with a fine of Rs. 10,000/- or with both.
4(v) Causes death or abets suicide shall be punished with imprisonment for life or with imprisonment for a term which may extend to ten years and with a fine of Rs. 50,000/-.
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:

1 The Anti-Ragging Committee shall take an appropriate decision, depending on the facts of each incident and nature and gravity of the incident of ragging established in the recommendations of the Anti-Ragging Squad.
2 The Anti-Ragging Committee, depending on the nature and gravity of the guilt established, may award one or more of the following punishments:

1) Suspension from attending classes and academic privileges, withholding/withdrawing scholarship, fellowship and other benefits.
2) Debarring from appearing in any test, examination or other evaluation process, withholding results.
3) Debarring from representing the institution in any regional or international meet, tournament, youth festival, etc.
4) Suspension/expulsion from the hostel, cancellation of admission.
5) Rustication from the Institution for a period ranging from one to four semesters.
6) Expulsion from the Institution and consequent debarring from admission to any other institution for a specified period.

Provided that where persons committing or abetting the act of ragging are not identified, the institution shall resort to collective punishment.
Nature of Ragging and Punishment
Nature of Ragging Punishment
Teasing, embarrassing and humiliating Imprisonment up to 6 months or fine upto Rs.1000/- or both
Assaulting or using criminal force or Criminal intimidation Imprisonment upto 1 year or fine up to Rs.2000/- or both
Wrongfully restraining or confining or Causing hurt Imprisonment up to 2 years or fine up to Rs.5000/- or both
Causing grievous hurt, kidnapping or abducting or rape or committing un natural offence Imprisonment up to 5 years or fine upto Rs.10000/- or both
ANTI-RAGGING COMMITTEE

There is an active anti-ragging committee constituted under the chairmanship of the Principal. Services of committee members are utilized towards counseling of both junior and senior students and also educating senior students about what constitutes ragging as per the latest UGC/AICTE guidelines.

Anti-ragging committee informs the parents and their wards about anti-ragging rules and the consequences of ragging activities, to student and her parents at the time of admission.

Also an anti-ragging squad is constituted which keeps continuous vigilance on all the students. The students are also included in the committee to give them a sense of responsibility and to control ragging in all aspects.

As per referred AICTE “Regulations”, Ragging is strictly prohibited in the College Campus as well as outside the College Campus. All students are hereby informed not to indulge in any kind of Ragging activity either directly or indirectly. Strict action as per AICTE “Regulations” will be taken.

Guidelines / Instructions
For Senior Students: The senior student should note that they should not engage themselves in any kind of ragging activity inside as well as outside of College Campus. Strict action as per AICTE “Regulations” will be taken against them if anybody is found indulging.

For Fresher Students and Parents: The fresher student can contact any of the Committee Member or the Principal at any time, if anybody tries to do Ragging. Fresher student should desist from doing anything against their will even if ordered by seniors and should immediately report the incident. The College will take stringent action. Freshers should not fear and should not tolerate atrocities.
Functions
1 Installation and Organization of meeting of the committee members.
2 Identifying the various sources and remedies to watch and control ragging related issues.
3 Various activities conducted by committee members by surprise visiting at various locations like canteen, terrace, parking, bus etc.
4 Display of contact details at suggested prime locations.
Measures
1 Selection of committee members from students.
2 Motivation for the senior students about Anti-ragging & punishment.
3 Observe students activities in and out of the college hours & out of campus.
4 Observe the activities of the students in college hours & in break times.
5 Observe the seniors activities in bus stop and other approximating places by the committee members.
Committee Members
S.No. Name & Designation Designated Post
1 Smt J Asha Ramani, Principal Chair person
2 C.V. Ramana Murthy, Head of Civil Engg. Sec., Chairman
3 Dr. G. Satyanarayana, HMES Member
4 Dr. V. Naresh Kumar, Head of General Section Member
5 Smt. K. Padmaja, I/c Head of EEE Member
6 A. Eswara Rao, I/c HMeTES. Member