Ragging is an offence in any form and is totally prohibited in and outside the campus of the college. The College is committed to create a ragging free institution, thus ensuring a serene atmosphere conducive to learning and growth. The College is dedicated to follow all regulations and guidelines formulated by the UGC, Hon High Court of Kerala and the State Government from time to time, with regard to a ragging free atmosphere for the young students to develop as good citizens.
As per UGC regulations 2009 on Curbing the Menace of Ragging in Higher Educational Institutions under para 6.3, the college has constituted an Anti-Ragging Squad with a Convener and five members.
Modus Operandi
One or more of any of the following acts come under the purview of ragging:
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 indulging in rowdy or undisciplined 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.
Asking any student to do any act which such a 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.
Any act by a senior student that prevents, disrupts or disturbs the regular academic activity of any other student or a fresher exploiting the services of a fresher or any other student for completing the academic tasks assigned to an individual or a group of students.
Any act of financial extortion of forceful expenditure burden put on a fresher or any other student by students.
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.
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.
Any act that effects 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.
Punishment that may be awarded for Ragging
Every incident of ragging will be investigated by the Anti ragging Squad that 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 in made out and if so, either on his own or through a member of the Anti- Ragging Squad authorized 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 Principal of the College will, depending on the nature and gravity of the guilt established, award, to those found guilty, one or more of the following punishments, namely:
Suspension from attending classes and / or academic privileges Withholding / withdrawing scholarship / fellowship and other benefits. Debarring from appearing in any test / examination or other evaluation process.
Withholding results, Debarring from representing the institution in any regional, national or international meet, events, tournament, youth festival,etc Cancellation of admission, Rustication from the institution for period ranging from one to four semesters.
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.
In case you notice any instances of ragging, feel free to contact the Convenor – 9446300187
Commitee
| Convenor | Afsal Jamal P. |
|---|---|
| Members |
Najeem M. S. Ayishabi Abdul Saleem M. Baijumon P. Resmi V. |