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

(16) Hostel Wardens, Provosts, Principals, Vice Chancellors, Legal Officers and other
functionaries must be brought within the domain of accountability through amendments
in the rules or Ordinances where necessary.
4. Grievance redressal mechanism.-(1) Every Executive Authority shall constitute an Internal
Complaints Committee (ICC) with an inbuilt mechanism for gender sensitization against
sexual harassment. The ICC shall have the following composition:-
(a) A Presiding Officer who shall be a woman faculty member employed at a senior
level (not below a Professor in case of a university, and not below an Associate
Professor or Reader in case of a college) at the educational institution, nominated
by the Executive Authority;
Provided that in case a senior level woman employee is not available, the
Presiding Officer shall be nominated from other offices or administrative units of
the workplace referred to in sub-section 2(0);
Provided further that in case the other offices or administrative units of the
workplace do not have a senior level woman employee, the Presiding Officer shall
be nominated from any other workplace of the same employer or other department
or organization;”
(b) two faculty members and two non-teaching employees, preferably committed to
the cause of women or who have had experience in social work or have legal
knowledge, nominated by the Executive Authority;
(c) Three students, if the matter involves students, who shall be enrolled at the
undergraduate, master’s, and research scholar levels respectively, elected through
transparent democratic procedure;
(d) one member from amongst non-government organisations or associations
committed to the cause of women or a person familiar with the issues relating to
sexual harassment, nominated by the Executive Authority.

(2) At least one-half of the total members of the ICC shall be women.
(3) Persons in senior administrative positions in the HEI, such as Vice-Chancellor, Pro
Vice-Chancellors, Rectors, Registrar, Deans, Heads of Departments, etc., shall not be
members of ICCS in order to ensure autonomy of their functioning.

(4) The term of office of the members of the ICC shall be for a period of three years. HEIs
may also employ a system whereby one-third of the members of the ICC may change
every year.
(5) The Member appointed form amongst the non-governmental organizations or
associations shall be paid such fees or allowances for holding the proceedings of the
Internal Committee, by the Executive Authority as may be prescribed.
(6) Where the Presiding Officer or any member of the Internal Committee:
(a) contravenes the provisions of section 16 of the Act; or
(b) has been convicted for an offence or an inquiry into an offence under any law for
the time being in force is pending against him; or
(c) he has been found guilty in any disciplinary proceedings or a disciplinary
proceeding is pending against him; or
(d) has so abused his position as to render his continuance in office prejudicial to the
public interest, such Presiding Officer or Member, as the case may be, shall be
removed from the Committee and the vacancy so created or any casual vacancy
shall be filled by fresh nomination in accordance with the provisions of this section.”
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