College of Art
Government of National Capital Territory of Delhi

RAGGING ACT

As per AICTE regulation on curbing the menace of Ragging in Higher Educational institutions 2009, here in after called the “Regulations”

Ragging constitutes one or more of any of the following acts:

1. Any conduct by any student or students whether by words spoken or written to by an act, which has the effect of teasing, treating or handling with rudeness a fresher or any other student.
2. Indulging in rowdy or indiscipline activities by any student or students, which is likely to cause annoyance, hardship, physical or psychological harm to raise fear or apprehension thereof in any fresher or any other student.
3. Asking any student to do any act which such student will not do in the ordinary course, and which has the effect of causing or generating a sense of shame, or torment or embarrassment so as to adversely affect the physique or psyche of such fresher or any other student.
4. Any act a senior student that prevents, disrupts or disturbs the regular academic activity of any other student or a fresher.
5. Exploiting the services of a fresher or any other student for completing the academic tasks assigned to an individual or a group of students.
6. Anyactoffinancialextortionorforcefulexpenditureburdenputonafresher or any other student by students.
7. Any act of physical abuse including all variants of it sexual abuse, homosexual assaults, stripping, forcing absence and gestures, causing bodily harmony other danger to health or person.
8. Any act or abuse by spoken words, emails, post, public insults which would also include deriving perverted pleasure, vicarious or sadistic thrill from actively or passively participating in the discomfiture to fresher or any other student.
9. Any act that affects the mental health and self confidence of a fresher or any other
10. Authority or superiority by a student to any fresher or any other student.

PUNISHMENT(S) IN THE EVENT OF RAGGING

The following punishments be awarded as per the AP Anti-Ragging Act, 1997 under sections4(i) to 4(v):

4(i) Teases or embarrasses or humiliates a student shall be punished with imprisonment for a period of six months or with a fine of Rs. 1000/- or with both.

4(ii) Assaults or uses criminal force to or criminally intimidates, a student shall be punished with imprisonment for a period of one year or with a fine of Rs. 2000/- or with both.

4(iii) Wrongfully restrains or confines or causes hurt to a student shall be punished with imprisonment for a period of two years or with a fine of Rs. 5000/- or with both.

4(iv) Causes grievous hurt to or kidnaps or abducts or rapes or commits un natural offence with a student shall be punished with imprisonment for a period of five years or with a fine of Rs. 10,000/- or with both.

4(v) Causes death or abets suicide shall be punished with imprisonment for life or with imprisonment for a term which may extend to ten years and with a fine of Rs. 50,000/-

ADMINISTRATIVEACTIONINTHEEVENTOF RAGGING:

The Institution shall punish a student found guilty of ragging after following the procedure and in the manner prescribed herein under:

1. The Anti-Ragging Committee of the Institution shall take an appropriate decision, in regard to punishment otherwise, depending on the facts 35of each incident of ragging and nature and gravity of the incident of ragging established in the recommendations of the Anti- Ragging Squad.
2. The Anti-Ragging Committee, depending on the nature and gravity of the guilt established by the Anti-Ragging Squad, award to those found guilty, one or more of the following punishments, namely;
   1. Suspension from attending classes and academic privileges, withholding/withdrawing scholarship, fellowship and other benefits.
   2. Debarring from appearing in any test, examination or other evaluation process, with holding results.
   3. Debarring from representing the institution in any regional or international meet, tournament, youth festival, etc.
   4. Suspension/expulsion from the hostel, cancellation of admission.
   5. Rustication from the Institution for a period ranging from one to four semesters.
   6. Expulsion from the Institution and consequent debarring from admission to any other institution for a specified period. Provided that where the persons committing or abetting the act of ragging are not identified, the institution shall resort to collective punishment.

ANTI-RAGGING COMMITTEE

There is an active anti-ragging committee constituted under the chairmanship of the Principal. Services of committee members are utilized towards counseling of both junior and senior students and also educating senior students about what constitutes ragging as per the latest UGC/AICTE guidelines.

Anti-ragging committee informs the parents and their wards about anti-ragging rules and the consequences of ragging activities, to student and her parents at the time of admission.

Also an anti-ragging squad is constituted which keeps continuous vigilance on all the students. The students are also included in the committee to give them a sense of responsibility and to control ragging in all aspects.

As per referred AICTE “Regulations”, Ragging is strictly prohibited in the College Campus as well as outside the College Campus. All students are hereby informed not to indulge in any kind of Ragging activity either directly or indirectly. A strict action as per AICTE “Regulations” will be taken.

For Senior Students: The senior student should note that they should not engage themselves in any kind of ragging activity inside as well as outside of College Campus. Strict action as per above” AICTE “Regulations” will be taken against them if anybody is found indulging in Ragging activity.

For Fresher Students and Parents: The fresher student can contact any of the Committee Member or the Principal at any time, if anybody tries to do Ragging with them. The Fresher student should desist from doing anything against their will even if ordered by the seniors. They should immediately contact the Office or any of the Anti Ragging Committee Member and report the incident immediately. The College will take stringent action against the senior student involved in Ragging .The fresher’s should not fear of any action and should not tolerate any kind of atrocities of senior students.

Functions:

• Installation and Organization of meeting of the committee members.
• Identifying the various sources and remedies to watch and control ragging related issues.
• Variousactivitiesconductedbycommitteemembersbysurprisevisitingatvariouslocations like canteen, terrace, parking, bus etc.
• Display of contact details at suggested prime locations.

Measures:

1. Selection of committee members from students.
2. Motivation for the senior students about Anti-ragging & punishment.
3. Observe students activities in and out of the college hours & out of campus.
4. Observe the activities of the students in college hours & in break times.
5. Observe the seniors activities in buss top and other approximating places by the committee members.

   Anti- Ragging Committee

1. Sh. Raj Kumar H. Mahajan, Associate Professor- Chairman          Ph. No-9811376025
2. Prof. (Dr.) Meera Saravanan- Member                                            Ph No- 9810643791
3. Prof. (Dr.) B.S.Chauhan- Member                                                   Ph. No- 7678275208
4. Prof. (Dr.) Amargeet Chandok- Member                                          Ph. No- 9810097022
5. Sh. Ashok N. Ninawe, Associate Professor-Member                       Ph. No- 8800669822
6. Sh. Kripal Singh, Associate Professor-Member                               Ph. No- 9811178999
7. Ms. Nidhi Mahajan Sharma, Assistant Professor-Member              Ph. No- 7837233772
8. Sh. C.V. Adyalkar, SO- Member                                                      Ph. No- 8800731179
9. Sh. S.K.Gera, AAO- Member                                                           Ph. No- 9868160672
10. Sh. Gajender Kumar (Caretaker)- Member                                     Ph. No- 9015933437
11. Smt. Sumy Gautam (NGO-Nai Sahar)- Member                             Ph. No- 7838995809
12. Sh. Naresh Kumar Sharma (Parent Representative)- Member
13. Smt. Aarjinder Kaur (SI, Delhi Police, Special Branch)- Member   Ph. No- 9717207776

     Anti- Ragging Squad

1. Sh. Raj Kumar H. Mahajan, Associate Professor- Chairman                Ph. No-9811376025

2. Prof. (Dr.) Meera Saravanan- Member                                                  Ph No- 9810643791

3. Prof. (Dr.) B.S.Chauhan- Member                                                         Ph. No- 7678275208

4. Prof. (Dr.) Amargeet Chandok- Member                                                Ph. No- 9810097022

5. Sh. Ashok N. Ninawe, Associate Professor-Member                             Ph. No- 8800669822

6. Sh. Kripal Singh, Associate Professor-Member                                     Ph. No- 9811178999

7. Ms. Nidhi Mahajan Sharma, Assistant Professor-Member                    Ph. No- 7837233772

8. Ms. Pallavi Chauhan – Student Member                                               Ph. No- 8851462653

9. Ms. Sabita Das- Student Member                                                         Ph. No- 9599619508