HBS Anti-Ragging

HBS Anti-Ragging Guidelines

The All India Council for Technical Education (Prevention and Prohibition of Ragging in Technical Institutions, Universities including Deemed to be Universities imparting technical education) Regulations 2009, through its notification dated 01-07-2009 has laid out detailed procedures for the prevention and prohibition of ragging in technical institutions, Universities including Deemed to be Universities imparting technical education in an effort to curb the menace of ragging in HEI.

Accordingly, it is imperative that every institution coming under the purview of AICTE must take measures for prevention of ragging at such institutions. Towards this, HBS has constituted an Anti-Ragging Committee as detailed below:

Anti-Ragging Committee

S.NO	FACULTY NAME	DEPARTMENT	DESIGNATION	PHONE NUMBER
1	Dr. SR. Rameshkkumar	MBA	Chairperson	8870728477
2	Dr. AL. Alagappan	MBA	Member	9884109109
3	Dr. S. Kanimozhi	MBA	Member	9942967000
4	Dr. Senthil K Nathan	MBA	Member	9842494195
5	Mrs. Kaviya	Hostel Warden	Member

S.NO	STUDENT NAME	YEAR	DESIGNATION
1	U.S. Johnson	II Year MBA	Student Member
2	R.Rajeswari	II Year MBA	Student Member
3	B. VasanthaKumar	II Year MBA	Student Member
4	S. Kaviya Dharshini	II Year MBA	Student Member

S.NO	STUDENT NAME	YEAR	DESIGNATION
1	Nethra	I Year MBA	Student Member
2	Praveen	I Year MBA	Student Member
3	Roshika	I Year MBA	Student Member
4	Ratchagan	I Year MBA	Student Member

Objectives

To ensure a cordial and fearless atmosphere in the campus facilitating all-round development of students
To establish and execute an effective anti -ragging mechanism for preventing all kinds of physical or mental harassment to students
To prevent any conduct that has the effect of causing annoyance, hardship, or psychological harm or to raise fear or apprehension thereof in a fresher or a junior student
To impose strict regulations and take actions against those indulging in ragging
To create awareness among first year students regarding the Anti-Ragging Committee functioning and details of punishment, during the orientation program and assembly.

What Constitutes Ragging?

As per AICTE notification cited above, any intention by any student or group of students on one or more of any of the following would constitute ragging:

Any conduct by any student or students whether by words spoken or written or by an act which has the effect of teasing, treating or handling with rudeness a fresher or any other student
Indulging in rowdy or undisciplined activities by any student or students which causes or is likely to cause annoyance, hardship, physical or psychological harm or to raise fear or apprehension thereof in any fresher or any other student
Asking any student to do any act which such student will not in the ordinary course do and which has the effect of causing or generating a sense of shame, or torment or embarrassment so as to adversely affect the physique or psyche of such fresher or any other student
Any act by a senior student that prevents, disrupts, or disturbs the regular academic activity of any other student or a fresher
Exploiting the services of a fresher or any other student for completing the academic tasks assigned to an individual or a group of students
Any act of financial extortion or forceful expenditure burden put on a fresher or any other student by students
Any act of physical abuse including all variants of it: sexual abuse, homosexual assaults, stripping, forcing obscene and lewd acts, gestures, causing bodily harm or any other danger to health or person
Any act or abuse by spoken words, emails, posts, public insults which would also include deriving perverted pleasure, vicarious or sadistic thrill from actively or passively participating in the discomfiture to fresher or any other student
Any act that affects the mental health and self-confidence of a fresher or any other student with or without an intent to derive a sadistic pleasure or showing off power, authority or superiority by a student over any fresher or any other student.

Handling Issues of Ragging

The information on ragging will be obtained in the following manner:
Through notified contact details of the Committee members, and national help-line number on ragging for necessary relief in terms of the provisions of the AICTE Regulations
Through any other member of the Institute
From any external source.
In the event of receipt of information of ragging by any of the officers mentioned at (i) above, he/she will promptly alert/inform the Chairperson of the Anti-Ragging Committee of HBS or any of its members. The activity will be completed, at the most, within two hours of receipt of this information.
The Anti-Ragging Committee of HBS will promptly conduct a preliminary on the spot enquiry and collect details of the incident as available prima facie. The preliminary investigation/details of the incident will be immediately brought to the notice of the Chairperson of the committee. The activity will be completed, at the most, within twenty hours of receipt of information.
The Anti-Ragging Committee of the Institute will promptly conduct enquiry into the incident as per provisions laid down by AICTE.
The Anti-Ragging Committee of HBS will complete the enquiry and submit its report along with recommendations to the Chairperson of the Anti-Ragging Committee of HBS within fifteen days of the incident.
Thereafter, the said report and recommendations will be considered by the Anti- Ragging Committee for deciding the punishment on the erring students in terms of provisions of AICTE anti-ragging guidelines.

Functions of Anti-Ragging Committee

To uphold and comply with the directions of the Hon’ble Supreme Court on ragging and be vigilant on any acts amounting to ragging
To keep the students informed of the prevalent directives and punitive actions that will be taken against those involved in ragging
Displaying the charts, posters etc. stating the evil nature, consequences and punishment for ragging
Conduct value based cultural and other programs involving both seniors and freshers
Oversee the procedure of obtaining ‘undertaking’ from the students in accordance with the directives
Conduct workshops/quizzes/debates/discussions/human chains to create awareness about the menace of ragging
To take all measures to prevent harassment inside the campus/hostels.

Depending upon the nature and gravity of the offence as established, the possible punishments for those found guilty of ragging will 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 appearing in any test/examination or other evaluation process
Withholding results
Debarring from representing HBS in any regional, national, or international meet, tournament, youth festival, etc.
Suspension/expulsion from the hostel
Rustication from HBS for 1 or 2 semesters
Expulsion from HBS and consequent debarring from admission to any other institution.
Collective punishment: when the persons committing or abetting the crime of ragging are not identified, HBS will resort to collective punishment as a deterrent to ensure community pressure on the potential raggers.

Complaints can be registered through:

HBS Anti-Ragging Committee - +91 73730 15999 or director@hbs.ac.in
24x7 Toll Free number - 1800-180- 5522 or e-mail: helpline@antiragging.in
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