UGC REGULATIONS ON CURBING OF RAGGING

In June 2009, the UGC has notified a comprehensive set of Regulations to curb the menace of ragging in educational institutions.

    Any conduct by any student or students whether by words spoken or written or by an act which harass a freshner or any other student.

    Indulging in rowdy or indisciplined activities by any student or students which causes or is likely to cause annoyance hardship, physical or psychological harm or to raise fear or apprehension thereof in any fresher or any other student.

    Asking any student to do any act which such student will not in the ordinary course do and which has the effect or causing in 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

    Any act by a senior student that prevents, disrupts or disturbs the regular academic activity of any other student or a fresher.

    Exploiting the services of a fresher or any other student for completing the academic tasks assigned to an individual or group of students.

    Any act of financial extortion or forceful expenditure burden put on a fresher or any other student by students

    Any act of physical abuse including all variants of it sexual abuse, homosexual assaults, stripping, forcing obscene and lewd acts, gestures, causing bodily harm or any other danger to health or person

    Any act or abuse by spoken words 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

   Any act that the mental health and self-confidence of a fresher or any other student with or without an intent to derive a sadistic pleasure or showing off power, authority or superiority by a student over any fresher or any other student.