Anti Ragging

Anti Ragging Measures

In view of the directions of the Hon’ble Supreme Court in SLP No. 24295 of 2006 dated 16-05-2007 and in Civil Appeal number 887 of 2009, dated 08-05-2009 to prohibit, prevent and eliminate the scourge of ragging including 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, or indulging in rowdy or undisciplined activities by any student or students which causes or is likely to cause annoyance, hardship or psychological harm or to raise fear or apprehension thereof in any fresher or any other student or 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, 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, in all higher education institutions in the country, and thereby, to provide for the healthy development, physically and psychologically, of all students, the All India Council for Technical Education,(AICTE) brings forth these Regulations.

Punishable Ingredients of Ragging

  1. Abetment / instigation 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 / mental trauma 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. Attempt to commit any or all of the above mentioned offences against the victim
  16. Physical or psychological humiliation
  17. Any act / abuse by spoken words, e-mails, snail mails, blogs, public insults etc.
  18. Any act that prevents, disrupts or disturbs the regular academic activity of a student
  19. All other offences following from the definition of "Ragging".

Punishments against Ragging

Depending upon the nature and gravity of the offence as established by the Anti-Ragging Committee of the Institution, the possible punishments for those found guilty of ragging shall be any one or any combination of the following:

  1. Suspension from attending classes and academic privileges
  2. Withholding / withdrawing scholarship / fellowship and other benefits
  3. Forfeiting Campus Placement opportunities / recommendations
  4. Debarring from appearing in any test/examination or other evaluation process
  5. Withholding of results
  6. Debarring from representing the institution in any regional, national or international meet, tournament, youth festival etc.
  7. Suspension/ expulsion from the hostel
  8. Cancellation of Admission
  9. Rustication from the institution for a period, ranging from 1 to 3 years
  10. Expulsion from the institution and consequent debarring from admission to any other institution for a specific period
  11. Fine of Rupees 25,000/-
  12. Collective punishment: When the persons committing or abetting the crime of ragging are not identified, the institution shall resort to collective punishment as a deterrent to ensure community pressure on the potential raggers.

Anti Ragging Committee: The functions of the Committee are as follows:

  • Addressing the senior students about anti-ragging activity and advising 2nd B.Tech students in particular to be away from such things.
  • Monitoring the senior students in inside/outside the college campus by various staff volunteers.
  • Displaying of posters about ragging and its consequences at prominent places.
  • Organizing to counseling the students by police, judiciary personnel about the ragging and its consequences.
  • Informing the freshers about the activities of Anti-ragging Committee suggesting to approach the members of the committee about any issue pertaining to ragging.
  • Receiving complaints from freshers’ about ragging incidents.
  • Enquiring and informing the authorities about the findings for appropriate action.

S. No

Name of the Member

Designation

Role

1

Dr. Naveen Kilari

PRINCIPAL

Chairman

2

Dr. S.Mallikarjunaiah

Professor of EEE

Convener

3

Dr. S.Leelalakshmi

HOD-ECE

Member

4

Prof T. Murali Krishna

HOD-CIVIL

Member

5

Dr. S.Rajanand

HOD-CSE

Member

6

Dr. K.V.V.N. Rao

HOD-ME

Member

7

Dr. A.Hema Sekhar

HOD-EEE

Member

8

Dr. C.Sambaiah

HOD-MBA

Member

9

Dr. U.Sasikala

HOD- H&S

Member

10

Dr. S Muni Rathnam

Dean IQAC

Member

11

Prof D.V.Saisireesa

Dean, Academics

Member

12

Dr. P.Nageswara Rao

Dean-Student Services

Member

13

R.Anitha

A.O

Member

14

A.Hari Prasad

S.I,Puthalapattu

Member

15

P.Rambabu

Physical Director

Member

16

A.Prakash

Assoc. Professor

Member

17

P.Murali

Asst. Professor

Member

18

B.Purusotham

Assoc. Professor

Member

19

G.Suresh

Asst. Professor

Member

20

K.M.D.Rajesh

Asst. Professor

Member

21

R.Pavan Kumar

Student

Member

22

V.Sai Ramya

Student

Member

23

D.Revanth Reddy

Student

Member

24

D.Yasaswini

Student

Member

25

P.Yaswanth

Student

Member

26

G.Sreenivas

Student

Member

27

K.Hemavathi

Student

Member

28

A.Haritheja

Student

Member

29

J.Manikantachari

Student

Member

30

P.Mani

Student

Member