Shantai Institute of Technology

What Constitutes "Ragging"

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

• 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 human dignity.
• Any Act of Wrongful Confinement, Kidnapping, molesting or committing unnatural offenses, use of criminal forces, trespass or intimidation.
• Any unlawful assembly or conspiracy to ragging.

Anti-Ragging Committee Role & Responsibilities

• To secure almost all areas in the college (i.e., canteen, parking places, different blocks, playgrounds etc.) and ensure that at least one faculty member is present at a particular time at all locations to avoid ragging.
• To conduct awareness programs on Anti-Ragging in the form of meetings and PPTs to the students, faculty staff & non-teaching staff.
• To conduct meetings whenever required and discuss relevant issues with committee members.
• Displaying contacts of concerned committee members on notice boards in the premises and making students aware about the working mechanism of the committee & procedure to register complaints.