Anti-ragging

Definition of ragging

As per the order of Supreme Court of India and subsequent Notification from University Grants Commission (UGC), ragging constitutes one or more of any intention by any student or group of students on:

• Any act of Indiscipline, Teasing or Handling with Rudeness.
• Any act that Prevents, Disrupts the Regular Academic Activity.
• Any activity which is likely to cause Annoyance, hardship, Psychological Harm or creates Fear or Apprehension.
• Any Act of Financial Extortion or Forceful Expenditure.
• Any Act of Physical Abuse causing Assault, Harm or danger to Health.
• Any Act of abuse by spoken words, emails, SMS or public insult etc.
• Any Act of injury or infringement of the fundamental right to the human dignity.
• Any Act of Wrongful Confinement, Kidnapping, molesting or committing unnatural offences, use of criminal forces, trespass or intimidation.
• Any unlawful assembly or conspiracy to ragging.

Supreme Court directives

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UGC guidelines

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Legal consequences

Ragging is a punishable offence under Indian law and UGC regulations. Students found guilty — and institutions that fail to prevent or report ragging — face serious administrative and criminal consequences.

• Cancellation of admission, suspension, or expulsion from the college, and debarring from appearing in examinations or receiving a degree, as per UGC anti-ragging regulations and the college’s disciplinary rules.
• Filing of a First Information Report (FIR) with the police and prosecution under applicable criminal law for offences such as wrongful restraint, hurt, criminal intimidation, extortion, or other acts described in the definition above.
• Collective punishment where appropriate: when persons committing or abetting ragging are not identified, the institution may take disciplinary action against the group or the hostel/residence concerned, subject to natural justice.
• Withdrawal of scholarships, fellowships, or other benefits, and ineligibility for campus placement or further study at the institution.
• Mandatory reporting by the college to the University and UGC; repeated or negligent failure by the institution to curb ragging can attract regulatory action against the college itself.
• Liability of the head of the institution and other authorities if they fail to take adequate preventive or remedial measures after a ragging incident is reported.