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

University Grants Commission
Curbing the menace of Ragging in Higher Educational Institutions
(third amendment), Regulations, 2016.

NOTIFICATION

New Delhi, the 29 June, 2016
th
No. F. 1-15-/2009 (ARC). – In excise of powers conferred under clause (g) of sub-section (1)
of section 26 of the University Grants Commission Act, 1956 (3 of 1956), the University Grants
Commission hereby makes the following regulations namely: -

(1) These regulations may be called “Curbing the menace of Ragging in Higher Educational
Institutions (third amendment), Regulations, 2016.”
(2) They shall come into force on the date of their publications in the Official Gazette.
2. In UGC Regulations on Curbing the menace of Ragging in Higher Educational Institutions,
2009 (herein-after referred to as the principal regulations), in Para 3 the following shall be
added after 3(i) under heading what constitutes Ragging: -
3 (i) Any act of Physical or mental abuse (including bullying and exclusion) targeted at
another student (fresher or otherwise) on the ground of colour, race, religion, caste,
ethnicity, gender (including transgender), sexual orientation, appearance, nationality,
regional origins, linguistic identity, place of birth, place of residence or economic
background.
Prof. JASPAL S. Sandhu, Secy. (UGC)
[ADVT. III/4/Exty./149/(113)]

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