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Regulations pertaining to Student’s Grievance Redressal, Promotion of Equity, Anti-Ragging Measures, and
Prevention of Sexual Harassment etc.:

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; and thereby, to eliminate ragging in all its forms from universities,
deemed universities and other higher educational institutions in the country by prohibiting
it under these Regulations, preventing its occurrence and punishing those who indulge in
ragging as provided for in these Regulations and the appropriate law in force.
3. What constitutes Ragging.- Ragging constitutes one or more of any of the following acts:
a. 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;
b. indulging in rowdy or indisciplined 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;
c. 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;
d. any act by a senior student that prevents, disrupts or disturbs the regular academic
activity of any other student or a fresher;
e. exploiting the services of a fresher or any other student for completing the academic
tasks assigned to an individual or a group of students.
f. any act of financial extortion or forceful expenditure burden put on a fresher or any
other student by students;
g. 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;
h. 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;
1. any act that affects 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.
4. Definitions.-
1) In these regulations unless the context otherwise requires,-

a) “Act” means, the University Grants Commission Act, 1956 (3 of 1956);
b) “Academic year” means the period from the commencement of admission of
students in any course of study in the institution up to the completion of academic
requirements for that particular year.
c) “Anti-Ragging Helpline” means the Helpline established under clause (a) of
Regulation 8.1 of these Regulations.
d) “Commission” means the University Grants Commission;

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