The document discusses ragging, defined as disorderly conduct that causes annoyance, hardship, or psychological harm to junior students. It outlines the history of ragging, its positive and negative aspects, as well as the societal perceptions surrounding it, including myths, facts, and the psychological dynamics involved. The document concludes with measures taken by educational institutions and the government to combat ragging.

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3. RAGGINGA presentation by
Anurag Abhilash Somesh Omkar Venketesh

4. What is ragging?
Ragging is any disorderly conduct, whether by words spoken or written, or by
an act which has the effect of teasing, treating or handling with rudeness any
student, indulging in rowdy or undisciplined activities which cause or are likely
to cause annoyance, hardship or psychological harm or to raise fear or
apprehension thereof in a fresher or a junior student and which has the effect
of causing or generating a sense of shame or embarrassment so as to adversely
The Supreme Court of India defines ragging as:
Ragging is any disorderly conduct, whether by words spoken or written, or by
an act which has the effect of teasing, treating or handling with rudeness any
student, indulging in rowdy or undisciplined activities which cause or are likely
to cause annoyance, hardship or psychological harm or to raise fear or
apprehension thereof in a fresher or a junior student and which has the effect
of causing or generating a sense of shame or embarrassment so as to adversely

5. History of Ragging

6. • Ragging can be traced back to as early as 7th or 8th century A.D. as in Greek culture, new entrants to the sport
community were subjected to all kinds of humiliations and teasing to inculcate a team spirit in them.
• With the passage of time it was subjected to myriad modifications and was later adopted by the military forces,
from there it finally entered in the education system.
• The first ragging related death occurred in 1873 when a freshman from Cornell University fell into a gorge as a
consequence of ragging.
• After World-War 1 ragging acquired its real brutal form when soldiers returning from war re-entered the college
and brought with them the technique of Hazing (ragging) learned in military camp.
• Ragging was imported into India with English education primarily in army and English public schools much before
independence which until 1960 involved seniors mocking and jesting at juniors.
• During the early 90's rapid mushrooming of new private Engineering and Medical colleges when education was not
confined to the civilized community and spread out to common man led to several disastrous experiments with this
old practice of ragging especially southern India a hub of this brutal activity increasing suicides at a rapid rate.

7. There are 2
types of ragging
Mild Ragging
Severe Ragging
Mild ragging helps in breaking the ice between the seniors and the
juniors. It provides a platform for the juniors and the seniors to
interact.
Ragging which leads to mental trauma, or instills a fear in the minds of the
juniors, in sometimes can also be the cause of deaths

8. Positive side
“ I think ragging to an extent can be fun. It is a
good platform for the seniors and the juniors to
interact. All my seniors did was to ask me to sing,
and when I did, they just smiled and asked me to
go. I quite liked the experience, when I needed
their help later, they were more than happy to
help me. “
- Mounica Reddy, a student of CSIIT
 Some people believe that ragging is not as
bad as people paint it out to be. Infact they
think that is a way to camaraderie and build
character.
 Mild ragging adds the required charm to
college life and makes it more exciting.
 It provides a platform for the juniors and the
seniors to get to know each other.
 It breaks the ice between the juniors and the
seniors.
 Ragging can help you overcome your fears .
It makes you stronger.

9. Negative side
“Well, their first months in IIT were traumatic to
say the least.They would cry in front of me.They
couldn’t take in the humiliation of ragging.The
humiliation of being stripped totally naked and
being made to run around the IIT Delhi campus...
The engineering and medical colleges of India
are the havens of the worst possible ragging in
this country.“
- Management Guru : Arindam Chaudary
 Can result in physical injury due to beating,
hitting with the help of objects, or due to tasks
performed against a person’s will.
 Psychological fear due to intense fear.
 It is an abuse of human rights.
 Can lead to forceful initiation on alcohol and
drugs.
 Sometimes, people are so affected by
ragging, that they tend to drop out of
college.
 It leads to mob mentality and mindset.
 Can also result in deaths.

10. The Myths
&
The Facts

11. • Ragging makes a student bold and
prepares us for the difficult
circumstances in Life. It makes us
strong.
• Ragging helps in breaking the ice
between the seniors and freshers. It
helps in their interaction and
developing friendship between
them.
• Ragging generates a feeling of
unity and Oneness.
• Boldness as instilled by ragging is a weak
acceptance of fate by victims. It teaches us how to
be exploited and mutely, non-resistively accept it.
• Ragging is an archaic method of interaction with
several harmful effects. Today with advance
psychological science there are many other healthy
ways of interaction which are more effective and
without any human rights abuse.
• Ragging divides the students on the lines of caste,
region, class etc. It sets mob mentality in the students.
MYTHS FACTS

12. The PSYCHOLOGY

13. • Discrimination based on caste, region, language, class etc plays a vital role in
influencing it, especially in small cities and towns.
• Ragging is used as a measuring rod to test the courage of the seniors. Many
seniors who are reluctant to rag, finally succumb to peer pressure. Many seniors
rag just to stay in their group of friends.
• In many instances it starts as a healthy interaction but due to adrenaline rush and
excitement in the group the seniors get carried away and ragging turns ugly.
• Students consider ragging as an old ritual having social acceptance.

14. THE
VICOUS
CIRCLE
 Students believe that they were ragged so they have the right
to rag their juniors
 Students believe that it is the only way by which seniors and
freshers can interact
 Students are inculcated with the logic that seniors who rag
them will help them later.
 Students feel that they are familiar with their seniors only
because they were ragged and thus it ensures the legacy of
ragging.
 Every student has a different level of emotional sensitivity.
Students are unaware of this and they expect that what they
have gone through during their ragging must be endured by
their freshers too.

15. The Denial
Ragging is not considered a social evil.
Colleges deny its acceptance in campus for their good
reputation and to avoid the possibility of strike and hooliganism
by students.
Most people have indulged in it as seniors and later justify it
morally.
People consider ragging as simple teasing, dancing etc. as
usually portrayed by the media and doesn’t know its real extent
in hostels.
If people come across any severe case of ragging they take it
as an exception.
Many a times when a ragging incident is reported, then since it
involves a severe punishment, it generates sympathy towards
the senior and leads to compromise and suppression of the
case.

16. Statistics

17. STATISTICS 2007-2008 ANNUAL AVG
(03-08)
REMARKS
NO OF CASES 89 46 Doubled
NO OF DEATHS 11 5.6 Doubled
FORM OF
RAGGING
43% Physical 44% Physical No change
PLACE Engineering – 31
Medical – 17
Other - 52
Engineering - 32
Medical – 17
Others - 51
No change
POLICE
INTERVENTION
50% 54% No change

18. Measures taken to curb
RAGGING
Ragging is a menace that need to tackled by the government. The
government , educational institutions and ministry of HRD have formulated
many measures, which are as follows :

19. At COLLEGE level
 Sensitization programs for both the freshers and the seniors.
 Promoting cultural events for fresher-senior interaction.
 Pro-active checking in the hostels and anonymous surveys of
the entire freshers batch.

20. At the GOVT level
 Firstly to implement anti-ragging guidelines.
 Task force to monitor the activities.
 National level awareness campaigns , promotion of social
science research on ragging .

21. Anti-Ragging Helpline

22. Steps taken by NIT Rourkela
Cancellation of admission
Suspension from attending classes
Withholding / withdrawing scholarship / fellowship and other benefits
Debarring from appearing in any test / examination or equivalent process.
Withholding results.
Debarring from representing the Institution in any National or International meet, tournament, youth festival etc.
Suspension / expulsion from the hall.
Rustication from the Institution.
Expulsion from the Institution and consequent debarring from admission to any other institution.
Imposition of heavy fines.
Prosecution under the Law of Land.

23. conclusion

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