Objectives:

• 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.
• Any disorderly conduct whether by words spoken or written or by an act which has the effect of teasing, treating, or handling with rudeness a fresher or a junior student.
• Indulging in a rowdy or undisciplined activities which causes or is likely to cause annoyance, hardship, or psychological harm or to raise fear or apprehension thereof in a fresher or a junior student.
• Asking the students to do any act or perform something which such student will not o in the ordinary course and which has the effect of causing or generating a sense of shame or embarrassment so as to adversely affect the physique or Psyche of a fresher or a junior student.
• No. Ragging, in any form, is a reprehensible act of does no good to anyone. Every act of ragging, major or minor, is beyond the limits of decency, morality and humanity. Civilized societies across the world are doing away with this nefarious practice. Some states in India have done the same.
• Earlier, public opinion against ragging was not as strong as it is now. It was not clearly defined what ragging is. Earlier, the concern was limited to violent form of ragging and other forms were considered tolerable, even desirable. This is not the case now.
• No act of ragging, major or minor, shall go unnoticed. No ragger, male or female, student, or non-student, shall go unpunished. No institution that fails to take action against ragging shall be allowed to operate.
• By exercise of the disciplinary authority of the teachers over the students and of the management of the institutions over the teachers and students. No effort should be made to minimize the number of reported cases. Reporting is to be encouraged through all available means.
• Anti-ragging movement should be initiated by the institutions right from the time of advertisement for admissions. The prospectus, the form for admission and /or any other literature issued to the aspirants for admission must clearly mention that ragging is banned in the institution and anyone indulging in ragging is likely to received deterrent punishment.
• To prohibit, prevent and eliminate the scourge of ragging including any Conduct by any student or students and thereby, to provide a healthy environment for the overall development of the student personally and professionally.

Monitoring Mechanism: It shall be the duty of the Anti-Ragging Committee to ensure compliance with the provisions of these Regulations as well as the provisions of any law for the time being in force concerning ragging; and to monitor and oversee the performance of the Anti- Ragging Squad in prevention of ragging in the institution.

Anti-Ragging Squad: It shall be the duty of the Anti-Ragging Squad to be called upon to make surprise raids on hostels, and other places vulnerable to incidents and having the potential for ragging and shall be empowered to inspect such places.

It shall also be the duty of the Anti-Ragging Squad to conduct an on-the-spot inquiry into any incidents of ragging referred to it by the Head of the institution or any member of the faculty or any member of the staff or any student or any parent or guardian or any employee of a service provider or by any other person, as the case may be; and the inquiry report along with recommendations shall be submitted to the Anti-Ragging Committee for action. Provided that the Anti-Ragging Squad shall conduct such inquiry observing a fair and transparent procedure and the principles of natural justice and after giving adequate opportunity to the student or students accused of ragging and other witnesses to place before it the facts, documents, and views concerning the incidents of ragging, and considerations such other relevant information as may be required.

Anti-Ragging Committee :