Anti ragging for Dental students

1. ANDHRA PRADESH
PROHIBITION OF RAGGING
IN ALL EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS :
RULES 2002
(G.O Ms .No.67 , Higher Education (EC) 31st August ,2002)
These rules may be called the
“ Andhra Pradesh Prohibition of
Ragging in all educational institutions
Rules 2002 ”.

2. a) “Ragging” Means doing an act which causes or is
likely to cause insult or annoyance of fear or
apprehension or threat or intimidation or outrage
of modesty or injury to a student.
b) “Act” includes words either spoken or written or
signs or sounds or gestures or visible
representation.
c) “Student” means a person who is admitted into an
Educational Institution and whose name is lawfully
borne on the attendance register thereof.
DEFINITION

3. PROHIBITION OF RAGGING.
 Ragging is prohibited within or
outside of educational institution in
the state.

4. RESPONSIBILITY OF THE HEAD OF THE
INSTIUTION.
 The Principal/Head of the institution shall obtain an
undertaking in writing from the Students/parents at
the time of the admission that they shall not resort
to ragging inside or outside the institution.
 Full publicity should given to the punishment for
ragging
 The Principal/Head of the institution shall contribute
anti ragging squads involving teachers and students
to prevent ragging.

5. RESPONSIBILITY OF THE HEAD OF THE
INSTIUTION. (Contd)
 The head of the institution shall lodge a criminal case
against students resorted to ragging for taking action
as mentioned in prohibition of Ragging ACT, 1997
 To keep a continuous watch over anti ragging
activities.
 To promptly deal with incidents of ragging brought to
the notice and punish the guilty.

6. RESPONSIBILITY OF THE HEAD OF THE
INSTIUTION (Contd…)_
• Whenever any student complains of ragging to the
Head of the Educational institution.
• Shall enquire into the same Forthwith.
• Shall Suspend the Student.
• Such periods as may be deemed necessary
• If an institution Fails to curb ragging, the Funding
Agency shall consider for stoppage of financial
assistance to such an institution till such time as
achieves the same.
• The university shall consider disaffiliating a college of
Institution falling to curb ragging.

7. PENALITY FOR RAGGING.
 The studies convicted of an offence and punished with
imprisonment for a term shall be dismissed from the
educational institution.
 The student convicted for an offence punished with
imprisonment for a term of more than six months shall not be
admitted in any other Educational Institutions.
 Any student dismissed from a college for ragging should be
debarred from seeking admission in any other course or
studying any college/ University located in the state.
 Students who involve in ragging there shall be an
embossment on his marks cards and other academic
Certificates in bold letters which cannot be obliterated that
he had indulged in ragging and had conducted himself in a
manner unbecoming of a student.

8. RAGGING MEANS
 Any disorderly conduct whether by words spoken
written or by an act which has the effect of teasing
treating or handling with rudeness any other students.
 Indulging in rowdy or indiscipline activities which
causes or is likely to cause annoyance hardship or
psychological harm or to raise fear or apprehension
thereof in a fresher or junior student.
 Asking the students to do any act or perform
something which student will not do in the ordinary
course.
 Causing or generating a scene of shame of
embarrassment so as to adversely affect the physique
or psyche of a fresher or junior student.
 Because of indulging in ragging is deriving a sadistic
pleasure or showing of power.

9. REVIEW COMMITTEE
1. Review committee shall be constituted by the district
collector as Chairman and the composition of the
committee will be as follows.
i) Collector – Chairman.
ii) Superintendent of police-Vice-Chairman/Commissioner of
Police.
iii)DCP (L&O) member
a) Revenue Divisional Officers members.
b) Sub- Divisional Officers members.
c) College Principles Members.

10. REVIEW COMMITTEE (Contd)
1. The committee shall meet twice before the
academic session
2. Twice during the academic session to review
the prevalent situation.
3. To evolve effective measures to combat
ragging.

11. REVIEW COMMITTEE (Contd)
• Apart from the review committee the
educational institution should provide for the
constitution of an committee consisting of
1)Parents and Guardians.
2)Two representatives of the students union if
any
3)Apart from the principal and representative of
teaching staff of the educational institute.

12. REVIEW COMMITTEE (Contd)
 The objective is to review the same by regularly
calling a meeting of the committee of the
parents.
 The committee Should recommend to the
management whether any step is require to be
taken against any student who may have violated
the code of conduct.
 The school management should take necessary
remedial measures as expeditiously as possible,
but not later than four weeks from the date of
the recommendation by the parents committee.

13. SUPREME COURT VERDICT FOR
STRINGENT ACTION
• The supreme court of India in its direction to the Educational
institution, pronounced that Educational institution should obtain an
undertaking from each candidate at the time of admission that
1) He/She is aware of the system of punishment in case of ragging other
students.
2) He/She is involved in any ragging. He/she is aware of the scale of
punishments.
a) Including criminal action.
b) Cancellation of admission.
c) Expulsion from the hostel.
d) Withdrawal of scholarship.
e) Rigorous imprisonment up to three years, etc (the maximum fine is Rs
50,000/-)

14. PENALITY FOR RAGGGING
Who ever with the intention of causing ragging or with the
knowledge that he is likely by such act to cause ragging,
commits or abets ragging and thereby:-
Teases or embarrasses or humiliates a student shall be
punished with imprisonment for a term which may be
extended to six months or with fine which may extended
to one thousand rupees or with both or
Assaults or uses criminal force to or criminal force to or
criminally intimidates a student will be punished with the
imprisonment for a term which may extend to one year or
with fine which may be extended to two thousand rupees
or with both; or
Wrongfully restrains or Wrongfully confines or causes hurt to
a student shall be punished with imprisonment for a term
which may extend to two years or with fine which may
extend to five thousands or with both; or

15. PENALITY FOR RAGGGING
 Causes grievous hurt to or kidnaps or abducts or rapes or
commits unnatural offence within a student shall be punished
with imprisonment for a term which may be extended to five
years and with fine which may extended to ten thousand
rupees or
 Causes death or abets suicide shall be punished with
imprisonment or with imprisonment for a term which may be
extended to ten years and with fine which may extended to
fifty thousand rupees .
Abetment:
 If the head or the manager of an educational institution fails or
neglects to take action in the manner specified in sub section
(1) of section – 6, such person shall be deemed to have
abetted the offence and shall be punished with the
punishment provided for the offence.

16. GUIDELINES FRAMED BY HON’BLE
HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH
AGAINST RAGGING
 All educational institution should provide for committees of
parents and guardians and two representatives of students
for established a code.
• The committee shall meet and recommend action against
erring students and the management of the institution shall
act within four weeks of receipt of such recommendations
 Expect parents and guardians , no person shall enter the
institution without permission of the principle.
 Students including in ragging shall be suspended by the
principal and debarred from entering the campus expect
for attending inquiry or /and
Submitting explanation.

17. GUIDELINES FRAMED BY HON’BLE
HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH
AGAINST RAGGING
 No outsiders shall enter the hostel except when permitted
by the warden; in the case of girl students in the hostel
even such persons who are permitted by warden can meet
them only in the presence of care taker, during permitted
hours.
 All students shall possess identity cards and show them on
demand.
 The teacher teaching the first year students shall not leave
the class room until the teacher of the subsequent class
comes to the class room.
 The principal and the warden besides the authorities or
teachers entrusted with this work, can inspect the hostels
at any time.

18. PROHIBITION OF RAGGING
IN EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS
ACT 26 OF1997
SAILENT FEATURES
• Ragging within or outside of any educational
Institution is prohibited
• Ragging means doing an act which causes or
likely to cause insult or annoyance or fear or
apprehension or threat or intimidation or
outrage of modesty or injury to a student

19. PROHIBITION OF RAGGING
IN EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS
ACT 26 OF1997
SAILENT FEATURES (contd…)
Nature of Ragging Punishment
1. Teasing, Embracing and humiliating 1.Imprisionment up to six months or fine
up to Rs.1000/ - or both
2.Assaulting or using criminal force or
criminal intimidation
2. 1.Imprisionment up to one year or fine
up to Rs.2000/ - or both
3.Wroungfully restraining or confining or
causing hurt
3. 1.Imprisionment up to two years or
fine up to Rs.5000/ - or both
4 Causing previous hurt, kidnapping or
rape or committing unnatural offence
4. 1.Imprisionment up to five years or
fine up to Rs.10000/ - or both
5. Causing death or abetting suicide 5. .Imprisonment up to ten years or fine
up to Rs.50000/ - or both

20. UNDERTAKING
AND
RESPONSIBILITIES
 The application form for admission/enrolment shall have a printed
undertaking to be filled up and signed by the candidates.
 A similar undertaking shall be obtained from the parents/guardians
of the applicant. Any boy or girl student should keep the identity
card issued by the concerned educational institutions.
 Telephone numbers of the principals, Vice Principals, Head of the
Department, Senior Faculty/ Administrative officers, Wardens and
Deputy Wardens, Should be given to every new entrant with the
advice that they should not hesitate in reporting all incidents to
ragging through these numbers.
 Even anonymously with the circumstances warrant, So that
immediate measures can be taken by them.
 Media may be requested to give adequate publicity to the negative
aspects of ragging mainly during the months of July and August
every year.

21. UNDERTAKING
AND
RESPONSIBILITIES (Contd)
 The 1St year class schedule shall be staggered Junior students
should come to the college early and to leave first. The schedule
should be reverse for senior students Classes.
 The teacher teaching the first year students shall not leave the class
room until the teacher of the subsequent class comes to the class
room.
 No person who is not a student of the concerned educational
institutions shall be allowed to enter the premises of that
educational institutions or its hostel without obtaining prior
permission of the principal of that educational institutions.
 Secret Student vigilance groups shall be formed.
 Confidential boxes should be installed at college to receive the
complaints of the junior students to know about ragging incidents

22. PUNISHMENT
 The punishment may also be taken by the
institute in shape of
 Debarring from representation in events
 Withholding Results
 Withholding scholarship/Fellowships.
 With drawing benefits like travel
concessions and campus selections
 Suspension or Expulsion from the hostel,
mess and the like

23. PUNISHMENT (contd)
• Photographs of students who have been involved in ragging
shall be published in the notice board put up in a conspicuous
place
• Published in local News paper.
• Students should be cautioned that if they
• Indulge in ragging they would have bleak future.
• They would not be entitled to get a passport or Visa.
• They will be retained in participating in national and
international meets, tournaments, Youth festival, quizzes and
so on
• Failure to prevent ragging shall be constructed as act of
negligence in maintaining discipline in the institution on the
part of the management the principal and the persons in
authority of the institution.

24. INCENTIVES
Incentives and rewards shall be given for those who
actively participate in measures for curbing the
menace.
Incentives for non – offenders and those help check the
menace of ragging should also thought about.
Ragging is cognizable offence. The same may be
reported to the police. However, the police should be
called in or allowed entry in the campus at the
instance of the head of the institution of the person
in charge.

25. ADVERTISEMENT OF PROHIBITION &
PREVENTION
Must clearly mention that ragging is banned in the institution and anyone
including is Liable to be punished appropriately, including years, and/or
fine upto Rs 25,000/-
Measures about safety and security of girls:
Organize meetings of girl students:
 Advise them to regulate their own movements and interaction, especially
with strangers or undesirable characters.
 The girl students be also advised to avoid emotional relationships of any
sort with males about whose background they have limited knowledge.
Constitution of Committee of Teachers:
For enlightening them about the safety and security of girl students so that a
channel of communication for feedback is available to college Authorities.

26. PROHIBITION OF RAGGING
PLEASE NOTE
 RAGGING IS PROHIBITED AS PER ACT 26 OF A.P LEGISLATIVE
ASSEMBLY,1997.
 RAGGING ENTAILS HEAVY FINES AND/OR IMPRISONMENT
 RAGGING INVOKES SUSPENSION AND DISMISSAL FROM THE COLLEGE.
 OUTSIDERS ARE PROHIBITED FROM ENTERING THE COLLEGE AND HOSTELS
WITHOUT PERMISSION.
 GIRLS MUST BE IN THEIR HOSTEL ROOMS BY7.00 PM
 ALL THE STUDENTS MUST CARRY INDENTITY CARDS AND SHOW THEM
WHEN DEMANDED
 THE PRINCIPALS AND WARDENS WILL VISIT THE HOSTELS AND INSPECT
THE ROOM ANY TIME
 SUSPENDED STUDENTS ARE DEBARRED FROM ENTERING THE CAMPUS
EXCEPT WHEN REQUIRED TO ATTEND ENQUIRY AND TO SUBMIT AN
EXPLAINATION

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