(A Co-Educational Degree College Affilited To CU.)
Meaning of ‘Ragging: Practical meaning of the word ‘Ragging’ is to tease. It is any kind of disorderly conduct whether spoken or written or by an act which causes annoyance, hardship or psychological harm or raises fear or shame in a student.
Origin of Ragging: Ragging’ originated in the West, but subsequently it has reached the Indian society. For an estimated six million young students enrolled in approximately India’s 335 universities and 17000 colleges are contaminated by ‘Ragging’. Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, Maharashtra and West Bengal report the largest number of reported incidents of Ragging.
● Some students think that Ragging is practiced across the World.
● It helps their personality development.
● It helps to become strong and face difficult circumstances in life.
● It helps in bonding between the students.
● Ragging to some limit should be allowed.
Supreme Court guidelines: With Ragging becoming a National issue affecting thousands of students across India, the Hon’ble Supreme Court of India condemned the issue mainly in two landmark judgments:
1. Ragging of freshers in Thiruvananthapuram Government Engineering College vs. State of Kerala.
2.Vishwa Jagriti Mission through President vs. Central Government through Cabinet Secretary..
● It helps their personality development.
● According to this Act, ‘Ragging’ means the doing of any Act which causes or is likely to cause any physical, psychological, or physiological harm or apprehension or shame or embarrassment to a student and includes:.
a) Teasing or abusing of playing practical joke on or causing hurt to any student.
b) Asking any student to do any act, or perform anything, which he would not in the ordinary course be willing to do or perform.
● Whoever contravenes the provisions, shall be punished with imprisonment for a term which may extend to two years or with fine which may extend to Rs. 5000/- or both..
● If on enquiry the complaint of Ragging is found true against any student, head of institution shall expel such student from the institute.
● Action to be taken against Head of the Institution or the person responsible to the management of the institution, who fails or neglects to comply with the provisions of the act.
1. ENGAGE WITH THE ANTI-RAGGING COMMITTEE.
2. Next immediate duty is to approach local police station and to file an FIR. In case student is sick, FIR may be lodged by local guardian/parents.
3. In the FIR mention clearly name and other detail particulars who caused assault and also relevant details of all other who were present and encouraged assaulters.
4. In FIR describe assault incident precisely but clearly and FIR needs to be filed soon after the incident as in such cases the sooner is better.