Measures adopted by Ravenshaw University towards the prevention of the menace of Ragging

Ravenshaw University has accepted the guidelines issued by the Hon’ble Supreme Court dated 8.5.2009 to the State Governments and the advisory of Her Excellency, the President of India addressed to His Excellency the Governor of Orissa vide letter no. 06/RB/2009 dated 25.6.2009 in connection with the prevention of the perverse practice of ragging in educational institutions.

1.      Ragging means the doing of any act which causes or is likely to cause any physical, psychological harm or apprehension or shame or embarrassment to a student and includes-

a)            Teasing/abusing/playing practical joke or causing hurt to any student or

b)            Asking any student to do any act or perform anything which he/she would not, in the ordinary course, be willing to do or perform.

2.      Prevention of ragging: 

a)            Ragging within an educational institution (Ravenshaw University) is hereby prohibited strictly inside its campus surroundings and in all its hostels.

b)            No person shall participate in abet or propagate ragging any where within the campus and hostel.

3.      Penalty for ragging:

(i)            Expulsion from educational institution if found guilty on inquiry by the institution on a complaint lodged by any other student.

(ii)          Imprisonment for two years or fine up to five thousand rupees or both.

(iii)    Any student convicted under 3(ii) shall be rusticated from the educational institution in which he/she has been continuing his/her studies for the time being and shall not be readmitted to that educational institution at any cost.

The university has further accepted in principle that each and every student of the university shall be duty bound during the entire period of studentship with this university to immediately report to DSW / Registrar / Warden / Convenor, Anti-Ragging Squad / Deans / HODs / Hostel Superintendents if any ragging is detected either in university campus or in university hostels.

4.      A declaration against ragging is made obligatory for every student of this University

a)           Declaration and undertaking by the candidate :

I do hereby declare that  I am fully aware of the measures adopted by Ravenshaw University towards ragging and the statutory punishment to which a student shall be liable if found guilty of ragging and hereby undertake that I shall neither indulge in ragging activities nor shall take part in or subject any one to ragging.

 

Date:                                                                                    Signature of Candidate

b)     Declaration and undertaking by the Guardian :

I do hereby declare that  I am fully aware of the measures adopted by Ravenshaw University towards ragging and the statutory punishment to which a student shall be liable if found guilty of ragging and here by undertake that no ward shall indulge in any kind of ragging activities nor shall take part in or subject any one to ragging.  

 

Date:                                                                                  Signature of Guardian