Anti Ragging

All students must note that Ragging inside/outside the college is an offence. “Ragging means any conduct whether by words spoken or written or by any act which has the effect of teasing, treating or handling with rudeness any other student, indulging in rowdy or in disciplined activities which cause or is likely to cause annoyance, hardship or psychological harm or to raise fear or apprehension thereof in a fresher or a junior student will not in the ordinary course and which has the effect of causing or generating a sense of shame or embarrassment to adversely affect the physique or psyche of a fresher or a junior student.” Students are informed that under the orders of the Hon'ble Supreme Court of India vide its judgment/order dated 4 May 2001, 16 May 2007 and 11 Feb. 2009, various steps must be taken by Education Institutions to eliminate ragging from the Education System. If any student is found indulging in ragging directly or indirectly, the college shall be obliged Under rule 22, 17 (a) (b) (c) (d) of H.P. University ordinance to expel the guilty student from the College/Hostel. Punishment includes imprisonment, fine or both expulsion from the institution, suspension from the institution or classes for a period or a public apology.

Punishable Factors of ragging:

• Withholding scholarship or other benefits.
• Debarring from representation in events.
• Withholding of result.
• Legal proceedings under criminal law by lodging FIR.

Abetment to ragging

• Criminal conspiracy to rag.
• Unlawful assembly and rioting while ragging.
• Assembling of people during ragging.
• Violation of decency and morals through ragging.
• Injury to the body causing hurt or grievous hurt.
  • Wrongful restraint.
  • Wrongful confinement.
  • Use of criminal force.
  • Extortion.
  • Criminal trespass.
  • Offence against property.
  • Criminal intimidation.
  • Physical or mental torture.
  • Attempts to commit any or all of the above-mentioned offences against the victim(s).

Anti-Ragging Committee & Squad:

Students are advised to contact the above Anti-Ragging Committee & Squad Members. In case they feel aggrieved or harassed or tortured by any students in and around the college premises. Senior students should cooperate with their juniors in day-to-day activities. It will be the collective responsibility of all the above committee/squad members to curb the menace of raging on the campus. Any student victim of ragging, harassment or torture should inform the Head of the institution/Anti Ragging Committee & Squad Members for appropriate action.