Posted by: Life Skills Sankar
Source: behappy.org.in
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 other student,
indulging in rowdy or undisciplined activities which causes or is likely to cause
annoyance, hardship or psychological harm or to raise fear or apprehension
thereof in a fresher or a junior student or asking the students to do any act
or perform something which such student will not in the ordinary course and
which has the effect of causing or generating a sense of shame or embarrassment
so as to adversely affect the physique or psyche of a fresher or a junior
student (UGC, 2009).
Causes of Ragging
• Lack of
proper goal
• Unaware of
life value
• Lack of
serious concern from managements
• Fail to
implement punishments
• Poor
management at hostels
• Political
interferences
• Media
• Caste and
Religion
• Lack of
personality training
Hostel environment
|
Homesickness
|
Fears
|
Tensions
|
Uncleared doubts
|
Educational problems
|
Health problems
|
Financial problems
|
Family
responsibilities
|
Suicidal tendency
|
Love affair
|
Loss of mother
/father/
|
Responsibilities of Seniors
• If possible
Try to solve their problems
• Don’t create
one more problem i.e. Ragging /Teasing
• Clear study
problems
• Give
guidance for good future
• Extend
Friendship
• Create caste
and religion free Environment
Some characteristics of Raggers/Teasers
• Adamant
persons
• Addicts
• Homosexuals
• Immoral
persons
• Sadists
• Selfish
persons
Remedies
• Organization
of fresher’s day at an early date
• Constitution
of college development committee with teachers, senior and junior students
• Organization
of personality development programmes (in addition to job oriented skills)
• Organization
of frequent cultural programmes
• Promotion of
value based education
• Strict
implementation of punishments
Punishable Ingredients of Ragging (UGC, 2009):
•
Abetment to ragging
•
Criminal conspiracy to rag
•
Unlawful assembly and rioting 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
•
Extortion
•
Criminal trespass
•
Offences against property
•
Criminal intimidation
• Attempts to commit any or all of the above mentioned offences
against thevictim(s)
•
All other offences following from the definition of “Ragging”.
Punishments (UGC, 2009):
Depending upon the nature and gravity of the offence as
established by the Anti-Ragging Committee of the institution, the possible
punishments for those found guilty of ragging at the institution level shall be
any one or any combination of the following:
• Cancellation of admission
•
Suspension from attending
classes
•
Withholding/ withdrawing
scholarship/ fellowship and other benefits
• Debarring from representing the
institution in any regional, national or international meet, tournament, youth
festival, etc.
•
Withholding results
• Debarring from representing the
institution in any regional, national or international meet, tournament, youth
festival, etc.
•
Suspension/ expulsion from the
hostel
•
Rustication from the
institution for periods ranging from 1to 4 semesters
•
Expulsion from the institution
and consequent debarring from admission to any other institution
•
Fine of Rs. 25,000/-
• Collective punishment: When the persons committing or abetting
the crime of ragging are not identified, the institution shall resort to
collective punishment as Deterrent to ensure community pressure on the
potential raggers
*Hate
ragging - make friendship*
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ragging
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ragging_in_India
http://www.ugc.ac.in/page/Ragging-Related-Circulars.aspx
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ragging_in_India
http://www.ugc.ac.in/page/Ragging-Related-Circulars.aspx
