Prevention of Ragging in Educational Institutions - Guideline issued by UGC - Circular Dt: 14.04.2011(AUT, Chennai)

Anti-Ragging Policy of SVCE

Ragging in any form is totally prohibited in and outside the campus of Sri Venkateswara College of Engineering. It is the objective of every member of SVCE community consisting of the Management, Faculty and Staff members and as well as all students and their parents/guardians to make the College a 'ragging free' Institution and ensure a conducive environment for freshers to adapt to the changes that the college life may demand on them and grow up along with their seniors.

The College is committed to follow all Regulations and Guidelines promulgated by the UGC and other higher authorities from time to time. The college will not permit or condone any incident of ragging in any form and will take all necessary and required measures to achieve the objective of eliminating ragging, within the institution or outside. The College will follow the Ugc Regulations on curbing the menace of ragging in Higher Educational Institutions , 2009.(F.1-16/2007(CPP-II) dated 17th June, 2009) and take stringent action against those found guilty of ragging and/or abetting ragging, actively or passively, or being part of a conspiracy to promote ragging, in accordance with these and other Regulations in force..

What constitutes Ragging?

As defined by the UGC, 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 or 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 indisciplined 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. 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. Any act by 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 lewd acts, 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 studen twith 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.

Punishments that may be awarded for Ragging.

Every incident of ragging will be investigated by one of the Anti ragging Squads who will go into the details and submit all relevant information to the Principal along with their findings and recommendations.

On receipt of the recommendation of the Anti Ragging Squad or on receipt of any information concerning any reported incident of ragging, the Principal will determine if a case under the penal laws is made out and if so, either on his own or through a member of the Anti-Ragging Committee authorised by him in this behalf, proceed to file a First Information Report (FIR), within twenty four hours of receipt of such information or recommendation, with the police and local authorities, under the appropriate penal provisions relating to one or more specified clauses of the UGC Regulations, for further action.

Further, the Anti-Ragging Committee of SVCE will, depending on the nature and gravity of the guilt established by the Anti-Ragging Squad/s, award, to those found guilty, one or more of the following punishments, namely:-

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

Where the persons committing or abetting the act of ragging are not identified, the college will resort to collective punishment.

(As per UGC Regulations, an appeal against the order of punishment by the Anti-Ragging Committee of SVCE lies with the Vice-Chancellor of Anna University, Chennai)

Anti-Ragging Information leaflet for freshers - Part I

  1. Anti-Ragging Policy of SVCE

    Ragging in any form is totally prohibited in and outside the campus of Sri Venkateswara College of Engineering. It is the objective of every member of SVCE community consisting of the Management, Faculty and Staff members and as well as all students and their parents/guardians to make the College a 'ragging free' Institution and ensure a conducive environment for freshers to adapt to the changes that the college life may demand on them and grow up along with their seniors.

    The College is committed to follow all Regulations and Guidelines promulgated by the UGC and other higher authorities from time to time. The college will not permit or condone any incident of ragging in any form and will take all necessary and required measures to achieve the objective of eliminating ragging, within the institution or outside. The College will follow the UGC REGULATIONS ON CURBING THE MENACE OF RAGGING IN HIGHER EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS, 2009. (F.1-16/2007(CPP-II) dated 17th June, 2009) and take stringent action against those found guilty of ragging and/or abetting ragging, actively or passively, or being part of a conspiracy to promote ragging, in accordance with these and other Regulations in force.

  2. Advice to all I year students

    All First year students are advised to be aware of anti-ragging measures and report any difficulty to the ollege authorities as below in person or by mobile at the earliest

  3. Telephone Numbers of Anti-Ragging Committee members

    College staff:

    1. Prof. R. Ramachandran, Principal - 94442 25575; College Extn: 103
    2. Prof. E.G. Govindan, Vice Principal - 98416 06220; College Extn: 200
    3. Dr. M. Gopalakrishnan, Dean (Student Affairs) - 98407 91496; College Extn: 251
    4. Dr. N. Nallusamy, Warden, SVCE Hostel - 94445 38798; College Extn: 400
    5. Dr. S. Sampath Krishnan, HOD/AP - 94442 45284; College Extn: 170
    6. Dr. K. R.Santha, HOD/EE - 94447 42059; College Extn: 200
    7. Dr. S.Ramanagopal HOD/CVE - 9176027544 College Extn: 475
    8. Dr. R. Parthiban, HOD/CH - 98843 55504; College Extn: 550
    9. Dr. Susan Elias, HOD/CS - 9840119868; College Extn: 300
    10. Mr. K.V.Sivanarayana, HOD/MR - 99441 93853; College Extn: 500
    11. Mr. C. Kannan, AP/AE - 94447 88891
    12. Ms. K. Uma, Instructor/CS - 94446 82258
    13. Mr. V. Seenu, Instructor/ME - 94445 76658

    Invited Parents:

    1. Mr. G.V.Subbarao, F/o. G.Shivani IV year IT-B - 98844 98428
    2. Mr. E.P.M. Gonsalves, F/o. Vivan Paul Gonsalves IV Year EE - 98410 30079
    3. Mr.A.Kumar F/o Ashwin K Sharma , II Year EC - 98400 82778
    4. Mr.S.K. Amul, F/o Aakash Vishnu Harran II Year ME - 98412 73391
    5. Mr.A.Narendran,F/o N.Arjun I Year CS - 9884100325
    6. Mr.Visweswaran,F/o Srinath Visweswaran I Year EEE - 99403 78203
    7. Ms.S.Meenakshi,M/o S.Abinaya I Year EEE - 94867 67109
    8. Mr.Samuel Ravichandran,F/o S.Premchander I Year AUT - 99944 93219
    9. Mr.S.Kanthaswamy, F/o K.Vishal I Year EC - 94440 45165
    10. Mr.T.Venkataraghavan,F/o T.Ramashree I Year BT - 94448 12716
    11. Mr.D.P.ThulasiDas,F/o Rajaram I Year BT - 9443038189

    Official / Invited Members:

    1. Dr.S.Vidhya Prakash, Dentist,Anna nagar, Chennai-98401 65141
    2. Mr V Balasubramanian - DSP, Sriperumbudur - 94454 65440
    3. District Collector, Kancheepuram
    4. Tahsildhar, Sriperumbudur
    5. Mr. J. Ravi, Reporter, Dinamalar, Rep of Local Media - 99443 09668

    Students of Sr classes:

    1. Dharania, IV Year BT
    2. Arihara Sudan, IV Year MR
    3. Akshaya, III Year EE
    4. V. Vignesh II Year AE

    Students of I Year Classes:

    1. S.Chokkalingam, I Year EC
    2. R.Swathi, I Year IT

  4. Anti-Ragging Squad Leaders
    S. No. Faculty Name Dept Mobile No. College Extn.
    1 Dr. Sulochana Somasundaram BT 94446 36596 585
    2 Dr. A. Bhaskaran AP 94442 52182 850
    3 Dr. R. Muthucumaraswamy AM 98402 24506 155
    4 Mr. T.K. Thivakaran IT 94449 16102 360
    5 Mr. R. Karthikeyan EE 99943 49985 260
    6 Mr. K. Bhaskar AE 94441 63783 455
    7 Mr. H.R.Premnath MR 98406 25895 504
    8 Mr. N. Muthukrishnan ME 98840 96626 410
    9 Mr. K.S. Badrinathan ME 99625 07665 415
    10 Mr. M. Krishnamurthi CA 94443 49150 186
    11 Mr. G.A. Sathish Kumar EC 94452 65296 224
    12 Mr. T. Kulandaivel AM 98418 37532 853
  5. Anti-Ragging team in Hostel

    Dr.N.Nallusamy HOD/ME M: 94445 38798, College Extn: 400

    Resident Tutors (boys hostel)

    Name Department Extn. No. Mobile No.
    Mr. B.Saravanan AM 159 9840365640
    Mr. T.Sukumar IT 361 9444515636
    Mr. S.Kumaravel EEE 261 9940695670
    Mr.V.Rajasekar     9445936312
    Mr. M.Ranjithkumar EEE 261 9842416145
    Mr. J.Hariharan BIO 581 9944592572
    Dr.G.Satheeskumar AC 159 9751115763
    Mr.S.Muthukumarasami HOS 900 9443702250

    Resident tutors (Girls hostel)

    Name Department Extn. No. Mobile No.
    Ms. Poyyamozhi HOS 941 9150106001
    Ms. A.Subha AM 995 9842265584
    Ms. E.Rajalakshmi CA 993 9952130644

    Toll Free Help lines

    Anti Ragging - Toll Free Help Line telephone Numbers : 1 800 180 55 22
    email at: helpline@antiragging.net

  6. List of Mentors

    The following students will be mentors from II year of all departments.

  7. Affidavits to be signed by Student and Parents

    As per UGC Regulations, all students and their parents are required to complete the Affidavits placed below and submit them for Principal's Signature, on the day of their joining the college.

    In case of students admitted under Anna University single window counseling system, they as well as their parents are required to submit these affidavits on or before 7th Sep 09.

    ANNEXURE - I
    AFFIDAVIT BY STUDENTS

    I, ______________________________ (full name of student with admission/registration/enrolment number) s/o d/o Mr./Mrs./Ms. ______________________________, having been admitted to Sri venkateswara college of Engineering, Sriperumbudur, have carefully read and fully understood the provisions contained in the UGC Regulations on Curbing the Menace of Ragging in Higher Educational Institutions, 2009, (hereinafter called the "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 abetting ragging, actively or passively, or being part of a conspiracy to promote ragging.


    3. I hereby solemnly aver and undertake that

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

      2. 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.

    Declared this __________ day of __________ month of __________ year.

     

    ____________________

    Signature of deponent
    Name:

    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.

     

    OATH COMMISSIONER/PRINCIPAL

     
    ANNEXURE - II
    AFFIDAVIT BY PARENT / GUARDIAN

    I, Mr./Mrs./Ms. ______________________________________ (full name of parent/guardian) father/mother/guardian of , _________ ___________________________ (full name of student with admission/registration/enrolment number), my son/ daughter having been admitted to Sri Venkateswara college of Engineering, Sriperumbudur, have carefully read and fully understood the provisions contained in the UGC Regulations on Curbing the Menace of Ragging in Higher Educational Institutions, 2009,(hereinafter called the "Regulations").

    1. I have, in particular, perused clause 3 of the Regulations and am aware as towhat 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. My ward will not indulge in any behaviour or act that may be constituted as ragging under clause 3 of the Regulations.

      2. 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, abetting 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.

    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.

     

    OATH COMMISSIONER/PRINCIPAL

     
    Extracts from "UGC regulations on curbing the Menace of Ragging in Higher Educational Institutions, 2009 dt.17.06.2009"

    Para 3. What constitutes Ragging:- 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 or 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 indisciplined 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. 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. any act by 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 lewd acts, 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 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.

    Para 7. Action to be taken by the Head of the institution:- On receipt of the recommendation of the Anti Ragging Squad or on receipt of any information concerning any reported incident of ragging, the Head of institution shall immediately determine if a case under the penal laws is made out and if so, either on his own or through a member of the Anti-Ragging Committee authorised by him in this behalf, proceed to file a First Information Report (FIR), within twenty four hours of receipt of such information or recommendation, with the police and local authorities, under the appropriate penal provisions relating to one or more of the following, namely;

    1. Abetment to ragging;
    2. Criminal conspiracy to rag;
    3. Unlawful assembly and rioting while ragging;
    4. Public nuisance created during ragging;
    5. Violation of decency and morals through ragging;
    6. Injury to body, causing hurt or grievous hurt;
    7. Wrongful restraint;
    8. Wrongful confinement;
    9. Use of criminal force;
    10. Assault as well as sexual offences or unnatural offences;
    11. Extortion;
    12. Criminal trespass;
    13. Offences against property;
    14. Criminal intimidation;
    15. Attempts to commit any or all of the above mentioned offences against the victim(s);
    16. Threat to commit any or all of the above mentioned offences against the victim(s);
    17. Physical or psychological humiliation;
    18. All other offences following from the definition of ragging.

    Provided that the Head of the institution shall forthwith report the occurrence of the incident of ragging to the District Level Anti-Ragging Committee and the Nodal officer of the affiliating University, if the institution is an affiliated institution.

    Provided further that the institution shall also continue with its own enquiry initiated under clause 9 of these Regulations and other measures without waiting for action on the part of the police/local authorities and such remedial action shall be initiated and completed immediately and in no case later than a period of seven days of the reported occurrence of the incident of ragging.

    9. Administrative action in the event of ragging:-

    9.1 The institution shall punish a student found guilty of ragging with any of the following academic institutional punishments:-

    1. Suspension from attending classes and academic privileges.
    2. Withholding/ withdrawing scholarship/ fellowship and other benefits.
    3. Debarring from appearing in any test/ examination or other evaluation process.
    4. Withholding results.
    5. Debarring from representing the institution in any regional, national or international meet, tournament, youth festival, etc.
    6. Suspension/ expulsion from the hostel.
    7. Cancellation of admission.
    8. Rustication from the institution for period ranging from one to four semesters.
    9. 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.