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

p) The Head of the institution shall, on the basis of the information provided by the
student under clause (c) of Regulation 6.2, apportion sectors to be assigned to
members of the faculty, so that such member of faculty can maintain vigil and
report any incident of ragging outside the campus or en route while commuting
to the institution using any means of transportation of students, whether public or
private.
q) The Head of the institution shall, at the end of each academic year, send a letter
to the parents/guardians of the students who are completing their first year in the
institution, informing them about these Regulations and any law for the time being
in force prohibiting ragging and the punishments thereof as well as punishments
prescribed under the penal laws, and appealing to them to impress upon their
wards to desist from indulging in ragging on their return to the institution at the
beginning of the academic session next.

Every institution shall constitute the following bodies; namely,
a) Every institution shall constitute a Committee to be known as the Anti-Ragging
Committee to be nominated and headed by the Head of the institution, and
consisting of representatives of civil and police administration, local media, Non
Government Organizations involved in youth activities, representatives of faculty
members, representatives of parents, representatives of students belonging to the
freshers’ category as well as senior students, non-teaching staff; and shall have a
diverse mix of membership in terms of levels as well as gender.
b) 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 also to monitor and oversee the
performance of the Anti-Ragging Squad in prevention of ragging in the institution.
c) Every institution shall also constitute a smaller body to be known as the Anti-
Ragging Squad to be nominated by the Head of the Institution with such
representation as may be considered necessary for maintaining vigil, oversight
and patrolling functions and shall remain mobile, alert and active at all times.

Provided that the Anti-Ragging Squad shall have representation of various
members of the campus community and shall have no outside representation. d)
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 of, and having the
potential of, ragging and shall be empowered to inspect such places.
e) It shall also be the duty of the Anti-Ragging Squad to conduct an on-the-spot
enquiry into any incident 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 enquiry report along with recommendations shall be submitted
to the Anti-Ragging Committee for action under cause (a) of Regulation 9.1.
Provided that the Anti-Ragging Squad shall conduct such enquiry 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
incident of ragging, and considering such other relevant information as may be
required.

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