SUMMARY OF UGC REGULATIONS

ON CURBING THE MENACE OF RAGGING

IN
HIGHER EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS,
2009.
1. PREAMBLE: In view of the directions of the Honble Supreme
Court in the matter of University of Kerala v/s. Council !rincipals
Colle"es and others# in S$! no. %&%'( of %))* dated +*.)(.%)), and
that dated -.)(.%))' in Civil .ppeal number --, of %))' and in
consideration of the determination of the Central /overnment and the
University /rants Commission to prohibit prevent and eliminate the
scour"e of ra""in".
2. OBJECTIVE: 0o eliminate ra""in" in all its forms from
universities deemed universities and other hi"her educational
institutions in the country by prohibitin" it under these 1e"ulations
preventin" its occurrence and punishin" those who indul"e in ra""in"
as provided for in these 1e"ulations and the appropriate law in force.
3. WHAT CONSTITUTES RAGGING: 1a""in"
constitutes one or more of any of the followin" acts2
a3 .ny conduct by any student or students whether by words
spo4en or written or by an act which has the effect of teasin"
treatin" or handlin" with rudeness a fresher or any other
student.
b3 Indul"in" in rowdy or indisciplined activities by any student or
students which causes or is li4ely to cause annoyance hardship
physical or psycholo"ical harm or to raise fear or apprehension
thereof in any fresher or any other student.
c3 .s4in" any student to do any act which such student will not in
the ordinary course do and which has the effect of causin" or
"eneratin" a sense of shame or torment or embarrassment so as
to adversely affect the physi5ue or psyche of such fresher or
any other student.
d3 .ny act by a senior student that prevents disrupts or disturbs
the re"ular academic activity of any other student or a fresher.
e3 67ploitin" the services of a fresher or any other student for
completin" the academic tas4s assi"ned to an individual or a
"roup of students.
f3 .ny act of financial e7tortion or forceful e7penditure burden
put on a fresher or any other student by students
"3 .ny act of physical abuse includin" all variants of it2 se7ual
abuse homose7ual assaults strippin" forcin" obscene and
lewd acts "estures causin" bodily harm or any other dan"er to
health or person8
h3 .ny act or abuse by spo4en words emails post public insults
which would also include derivin" perverted pleasure vicarious
or sadistic thrill from actively or passively participatin" in the
discomfiture to fresher or any other student.
i3 .ny act that affects the mental health and self9confidence of a
fresher or any other student with or without an intent to derive a
sadistic pleasure or showin" off power authority or superiority
by a student over any fresher or any other student.
4. MEASURES FOR PROHIBITION OF RAGGING:
0here are a number of such measures at institution level
University $evel :istrict level etc. Some of them that are important
for students to 4now are as follows2
;o institution shall permit or condone any reported incident of
ra""in" in any form8 and all institutions shall ta4e all necessary
and re5uired measures includin" but not limited to the
provisions of these 1e"ulations to achieve the ob<ective of
eliminatin" ra""in" within the institution or outside.
.ll institutions shall ta4e action in accordance with these
1e"ulations a"ainst those found "uilty of ra""in" and/or
abettin" ra""in" actively or passively or bein" part of a
conspiracy to promote ra""in".
6very public declaration of intent by any institution in any
electronic audiovisual or print or any other media for
admission of students to any course of study shall e7pressly
provide that ra""in" is totally prohibited in the institution and
anyone found "uilty of ra""in" and/or abettin" ra""in"
whether actively or passively or bein" a part of a conspiracy to
promote ra""in" is liable to be punished in accordance with
these 1e"ulations as well as under the provisions of any penal
law for the time bein" in force.
0he telephone numbers of the .nti91a""in" Helpline and all
the important functionaries in the institution includin" but not
limited to the Head of the institution faculty members
members of the .nti91a""in" Committees and .nti91a""in"
S5uads :istrict and Sub9:ivisional authorities =ardens of
hostels and other functionaries or authorities where relevant
shall be published in the brochure of admission/instruction
boo4let or the prospectus.
0he application for admission enrolment or re"istration must
be accompanied by an .nti 1a""in" affidavit si"ned by a
student in a prescribed format and another .nti 1a""in"
.ffidavit si"ned by a !arent//uardian. >Both these Affidavits
can be downloaded from the Web 3
.ny distress messa"e received at the .nti91a""in" Helpline
shall be simultaneously relayed to the Head of the Institution
the =arden of the Hostels the ;odal ?fficer of the affiliatin"
University if the incident reported has ta4en place in an
institution affiliated to a University the concerned :istrict
authorities and if so re5uired the :istrict @a"istrate and the
Superintendent of !olice and shall also be web enabled so as to
be in the public domain simultaneously for the media and
citiAens to access it.
?n receipt of the recommendation of the .nti 1a""in" S5uad
or on receipt of any information concernin" any reported
incident of ra""in" the Head of institution shall immediately
determine if a case under the penal laws is made out and if so
either on his own or throu"h a member of the .nti91a""in"
Committee authorised by him in this behalf proceed to file a
Birst Information 1eport >BI13 within twenty four hours of
receipt of such information or recommendation with the police
and local authorities under the appropriate penal provisions.
0he Commission shall maintain an appropriate data base to be
created out of affidavits affirmed by each student and his/her
parents/"uardians and stored electronically by the institution
either on its or throu"h an a"ency to be desi"nated by it8 and
such database shall also function as a record of ra""in"
complaints received and the status of the action ta4en thereon.
0he Commission shall include a specific condition in the
UtiliAation Certificate in respect of any financial assistance or
"rants9in9aid to any institution under any of the "eneral or
special schemes of the Commission that the institution has
complied with the anti9ra""in" measures.
.ny incident of ra""in" in an institution shall adversely affect
its accreditation ran4in" or "radin" by ;..C or by any other
authorised accreditation a"encies while assessin" the institution
for accreditation ran4in" or "radin" purposes.
0he Commission may accord priority in financial "rants9in9aid
to those institutions otherwise eli"ible to receive "rants under
section +%C of the .ct which report a blemishless record in
terms of there bein" no reported incident of ra""in".

5. ADIMINISTRATIVE ACTION IN THE EVENT OF
RAGGING: 0he institution shall punish a student found "uilty of
ra""in" after followin" the
procedure and in the manner prescribed here in under2
0he .nti91a""in" Committee of the institution shall ta4e an
appropriate decision in re"ard to punishment or otherwise
dependin" on the facts of each incident of ra""in" and nature and
"ravity of the incident of ra""in" established in the
recommendations of the .nti91a""in" S5uad.
0he .nti91a""in" Committee may dependin" on the nature and
"ravity of the "uilt established by the .nti91a""in" S5uad award
to those found "uilty one or more of the followin" punishments
namely8
a3 Suspension from attendin" classes and academic privile"es.
b3 =ithholdin"/ withdrawin" scholarship/ fellowship and other
benefits.
c3 :ebarrin" from appearin" in any test/ e7amination or other
evaluation process.
d3 =ithholdin" results.
e3 :ebarrin" from representin" the institution in any re"ional
national or international meet tournament youth festival
etc.
f3 Suspension/ e7pulsion from the hostel.
"3 Cancellation of admission.
h3 1ustication from the institution for period ran"in" from one
to four semesters.
i3 67pulsion from the institution and conse5uent debarrin"
from admission to any other institution for a specified
period.
!rovided that where the persons committin" or abettin" the act of
ra""in" are not identified the institution shall resort to collective
punishment.
.n appeal a"ainst the order of punishment by the .nti91a""in"
Committee shall lie >i3 in case of an order of an institution
affiliated to or constituent part of a University to the Dice9
Chancellor of the University8 >ii3 in case of an order of a
University to its Chancellor. >iii3 in case of an institution of
national importance created by an .ct of !arliament to the
Chairman or Chancellor of the institution as the case may be.
=here in the opinion of the appointin" authority a lapse is
attributable to any member of the faulty or staff of the institution
in the matter of reportin" or ta4in" prompt action to prevent an
incident of ra""in" or who display an apathetic or insensitive
attitude towards complaints of ra""in" or who fail to ta4e timely
steps whether re5uired under these 1e"ulations or otherwise to
prevent an incident or incidents of ra""in" then such authority
shall initiate departmental disciplinary action in accordance with
the prescribed procedure of the institution a"ainst such member of
the faulty or staff. !rovided that where such lapse is attributable to
the Head of the institution the authority desi"nated to appoint such
Head shall ta4e such departmental disciplinary action8 and such
action shall be without pre<udice to any action that may be ta4en
under the penal laws for abetment of ra""in" for failure to ta4e
timely steps in the prevention of ra""in" or punishin" any student
found "uilty of ra""in".