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

n) The faculties/departments/units of the institution shall have induction
arrangements, including those which anticipate, identify and plan to meet any
special needs of any specific section of students, in place well in advance of the
beginning of the academic year with an aim to promote the objectives of this
Regulation.

o) Every institution shall engage or seek the or seek the assistance of professional
counsellors before the commencement of the academic session, to be available
when required by the institution, for the purposes of offering counselling to
freshers and to other students after the commencement of the academic year.
p) The head of the institution shall provide information to the local police and local
authorities, the details of every privately commercially managed hostels or lodges
used for residential purposes by students enrolled in the institution and the head
of the institution shall also ensure that the Anti-Ragging Squad shall ensure vigil
in such locations to prevent the occurrence of ragging therein.
6.2 An institution shall, on admission or enrolment or registration of students, take the
following steps, namely;
a) Every fresh student admitted to the institution shall be given a printed leaflet
detailing to whom he/she has to turn to for help and guidance for various purposes
including addresses and telephone numbers, so as to enable the student to contact the
concerned person at any time, if and when required, of the Anti-Ragging Helpline
referred to in these Regulations, Wardens, Head of the institution, all members of
the anti-ragging squads and committees, relevant district and police authorities.

b) The institution, through the leaflet specified in clause (a) of Regulation 6.2 of
these Regulations shall explain to the freshers, the arrangements made for
their induction and orientation which promote efficient and effective means of
integrating them fully as students with those already admitted o the institution in
earlier years.
c) The leaflet specified in clause (a) of Regulation 6.2 of these Regulations shali
inform the freshers about their rights as bona fide students of the Institution and
clearly instructing them that they should desist from doing anything, with or
against their will, even if ordered to by the seniors students, and that any attempt
of ragging shall be promptly reported to the Anti-ragging Squad or to the Warden
or to the Head of the institution, as the case may be.

d) The leaflet specified in clause (a) of Regulation 6.2 of these Regulations shall
contain a calendar of events and activities laid down by the institution to facilitate
and complement familiarization of freshers with the academic environment of the
institution,
e) The institution shall, on the arrival of senior students after the first week or
after the second week, as the case may be, schedule orientation programmes
as follows, namely; (i) joint sensitization programme and counselling of both
freshers and senior students by a professional counsellor, referred to in clause
(o) of Regulation 6.1 of these Regulations; (II) joint orientation programme of
freshers and seniors to be addressed by the Head of the institution and the anti
-ragging committee; (iii) organization on a large scale of cultural, sports and
other activities to provide a platform for the freshers and seniors to interact in
the presence of faculty members; (iv) in the hostel, the warden should address all

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