Anti-Ragging Cell

What is Ragging?

As per the order of Supreme Court of India and subsequent Notification from University Grants Commission (UGC), “ragging” constitutes one or more of any intention by any student or group of students on:

  • Any act of Indiscipline, Teasing or Handling with Rudeness.
  • Any act that Prevents, Disrupts the Regular Academic Activity.
  • Any activity which is likely to cause Annoyance, Hardship, Psychological Harm or creates Fear or apprehension.
  • Any Act of Financial Extortion or Forceful Expenditure.
  • Any Act of Physical Abuse causing Assault, Harm or danger to Health.
  • Any Act of abuse by spoken words, emails, SMS or public insult etc.
  • Any Act of injury or infringement of the fundamental right to human dignity.
  • Any Act of Wrongful Confinement, Kidnapping, Molesting or committing unnatural offences, use of Criminal forces, Trespass or intimidation.
  • Any Unlawful Assembly or Conspiracy to ragging.

Punishment to those found guilty

  • Any student or group of students found guilty of ragging in the campus or even outside the campus shall be liable to one or more of the following punishments.
  • Debarring from appearing in any sessional test / University Examination.
  • Suspension from attending classes and academic privileges.
  • Withdrawing scholarships and other benefits.
  • Suspension from the college for an appropriate period.
  • Report the complaint to appropriate authority, if required.

Committee Members

  • Asst. Prof. Adv. Jyoti Sharma (Head of the committee)
  • Asst. Prof. Kalpana Rai Menon (Member)
  • Asst. Prof. Aditi Chikhalikar (Member)

Contact : antiragging@smshettycollege.edu.in

Students can directly approach the teachers in-charge/members of the cell or email their concerns to the email Ids provided.

Anti Ragging Circular