Presentation on ragging

1. Rajkiya Engineering College
Bijnor
Presented by
Satyam Saunakiya
EE 1st year
23/EE/60
Presented to
Dr.Ashu Tomar Ma'am
(Assistant Professor)
English Language Lab (BAS 155)

2. 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.

3. 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’.

4. Why students engage in Ragging
There cannot be any general rule as to why a student
ragged his fellow students but according to researchers
some of the common causes are:
1.Hostel life is boring to them and lacks joyful excitement, so
they like to get thrill from ragging.
2.To vent the mental and physical sufferings which they have
suffered in the past and to get sadistic pleasures.
3.Some senior students think of themselves as “Boss” and
they think that cheap popularity can be gained through
Ragging others.
4.In many cases hostel superintendant does not stay in the
hostel and students take advantage of the situation.

5. Common misconceptions about
Ragging
1. Some students think that Ragging is
practiced across the World.
2. It helps their personality development.
3. It helps to become strong and face
difficult circumstances in life.
4. It helps in bonding between the students.
5. Ragging to some limit should be allowed.

6. • Ragging problem is most prevalent in
engineering, military and medical colleges.
• The Medical colleges are the worst
affected by Ragging in India.
• Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh,
Maharashtra and West Bengal report the
largest number of reported incidents of
Ragging

7. • Today almost all countries of the world
have enacted stern laws that ban ragging.
•It has been completely eradicated in
countries such as Canada and Japan.
• A recent research shows that India and
Sri Lanka are the two countries where
mainly Ragging still exists.

9. Substantive Laws in India prohibiting
Ragging
Tamil Nadu became the first state to introduce
legislation against Ragging in 1997. Following are the
substantive laws in India prohibiting Ragging:
1.The prohibition of Ragging Act, 1996 (applicable in
the state of Tamil Nadu)
2.Andhra Pradesh prohibition of Ragging Act, 1997.
3.The Kerala prohibition of Ragging Act, 1998.
4.Assam prohibition of Ragging Act, 1998.
5.The Maharashtra prohibition of Ragging Act, 1999.
6.The West Bengal prohibition of Ragging in
educational Institutes Act, 2000

10. Punishable ingredients of Ragging under the
said Regulation.
• Abetment to Ragging
• Criminal conspiracy to Ragging
• Unlawful assemble while Ragging
• Public nuisance created during Ragging
• Violation of decency and morals through Ragging
• Injury to body causing hurt or grievous hurt.
•Wrongful restraint
• Wrongful confinement
• Use of criminal force
• Assault as well as sexual offences or even unnatural offences
• Extortions
• Criminal trespass
• Criminal intimidation.

11. Role of student union should be
proactive
Ragging is an issue with the students and as it
relates to student community, the student union
ought to have a major role to play particularly in
controlling the menace of Ragging in educational
campus. They should take the role of guardian of
freshers students in the classroom, canteen and
also in the hostel.

12. Steps to be followed, if Ragged
1. The first step is to get treatment and to tell ragging incident to
the doctor-in-charge of hospital on duty. Ensure that doctor
duly noted the word Ragging in the history of assault column
in prescription sheet of hospital and medical certificates.
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.

13. Conclusion
Ragging is neither a custom nor a rule, on
the contrary it is a punishable criminal
offence. Ragging is a problem of the
students and by the students and
therefore the solution to it also lies with
the students. With Ragging becoming
rampant in colleges, it is high time that
the student community awakens its
consigns to this inhuman practice before
more and more innocent students become
victims of it and before more and more
educational institute are degraded by it.

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