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

6. Measures for prevention of ragging at the institution level.-
6.1 An institution shall take the following steps in regard to admission or registration of
students; namely,
a) Every public declaration of intent by any Institution, in any electronic, audio-
visual or print or any other media, for admission of students to any course of
study shall expressly provide that ragging is totally prohibited in the institution,
and anyone found guilty of ragging and/or abetting ragging, whether actively
or passively, or being a part of a conspiracy to promote ragging, is liable to be
punished in accordance with these Regulations as well as under the provisions of
any penal law for the time being in force.
b) The brochure of admission/instruction booklet or the prospectus, whether in print
or electronic format, shall prominently print these Regulations in full.
Provided that the institution shall also draw attention to any law concerning
ragging and its consequences, as may be applicable to the institution publishing
such brochure of admission/instruction booklet or the prospectus.
Provided further that the telephone numbers of the Anti-Ragging Helpline and all
the important functionaries in the institution, including but not limited to the Head
of the institution, faculty members, members of the Anti-Ragging Committees
and Anti-Ragging Squads, District and Sub-Divisional authorities, Wardens of
hostels, and other functionaries or authorities where relevant, shall be published
in the brochure of admission/instruction booklet or the prospectus. c) Where an
institution is affiliated to a University and publishes a brochure of admission/
instruction booklet or a prospectus, the affiliating university shall ensure that the
affiliated institution shall comply with the provisions of clause (a) and clause (b)
of Regulation 6.1 of these Regulations.

d) The application form for admission, enrolment or registration shall contain
an affidavit, mandatorily in English and in Hindi and/or in one of the regional
languages known to the applicant, as provided in the English language in
Annexure I to these Regulations, to be filled up and signed by the applicant to the
effect that he/she has read and understood the provisions of these Regulations as
well as the provisions of any other law for the time being in force, and is aware
of the prohibition of ragging and the punishments prescribed, both under penal
laws as well as under these Regulations and also affirm to the effect that he/she
has not been expelled and/or debarred by any institution and further aver that he/
she would not indulge, actively or passively, in the act or abet the act of ragging
and if found guilty of ragging and/or abetting ragging, is liable to be proceeded
against under these Regulations or under any penal law or any other law for the
time being in force and such action would include but is not limited to debarment
or expulsion of such student.
e) The application form for admission, enrolment or registration shall contain
an affidavit, mandatorily in English and in Hindi and/or in one of the regional
languages known to the parents/guardians of the applicant, as provided in the
English language in Annexure I to these Regulations, to be filled up and signed
by the parents/guardians of the applicant to the effect that he/she has read and
understood the provisions of these Regulations as well as the provisions of any
other law for the time being in force, and is aware of the prohibition of ragging
and the punishments prescribed, both under penal laws as well as under these.

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