Creating Safe Spaces
What is Ragging?
Ragging is often seen as a form of social interaction between seniors and juniors in educational institutions. However, what may begin as a seemingly harmless tradition can sometimes take on brutal, inhumane, and deeply anti-social forms.
Over the years, even some of the most reputed colleges and universities in the country have witnessed disturbing incidents of ragging, leaving lasting psychological and emotional harm on students. These actions go against the very values of education, respect, and community that institutions strive to uphold.
At our college, we stand firmly against all forms of ragging. We are committed to creating a safe, inclusive, and respectful environment where every student can learn, grow, and thrive without fear.
Responsibilities of Our College
Ensuring a Ragging-Free Environment
Before and During Admission
- An affidavit is obtained from every student, affirming that they will not participate in any form of ragging.
- The institution prominently displays posters and banners outlining anti-ragging laws and the associated punishments across the campus.
- An anti-ragging squad is deployed to maintain vigilance, especially during odd hours, throughout the initial months in hostels and within the campus premises.
After Admission
- Every fresher receives a printed leaflet containing contact details of the Anti-Ragging Helpline, hostel wardens, the Head of the Institution, members of the anti-ragging squad and committee, and relevant district and police authorities.
- The identity of individuals reporting ragging incidents is kept strictly confidential to ensure their safety and trust.
- Faculty members are assigned to oversee small groups of freshers, conduct surprise visits, and maintain a record of their interactions in a dedicated logbook or diary.
- As far as possible, freshers are accommodated in a separate hostel block to ensure their comfort and security.
- At the end of each academic year, the Head of the Institution sends a letter to the parents or guardians of students completing their first year, informing them about the anti-ragging regulations and the institution’s adherence to them.
Anti-ragging committe and squad
Anti-Ragging Committee to be nominated and headed by the Head of the institution and consisting of representatives of civil and police administration, representatives of faculty members, representatives of parents, representatives of students belonging to the freshers’ category, etc.
It is the duty of the Anti-Ragging Committee to ensure compliance with the provisions of these regulations. The Anti-Ragging Squad is to be nominated by the Head of the Institution for maintaining vigil, oversight, and patrolling functions and shall remain mobile, alert, and active at all times.
The Anti-Ragging Squad will make surprise raids on hostels.
Discreet random surveys are to be conducted amongst the freshers every fortnight during the first three months.
Complaint of ragging
First Information Report (FIR) to be filed within twenty-four hours of receipt of such information or complaint of ragging with the police and local authorities.
The head of the institution is to forthwith report the incident of ragging to the District Level Anti-Ragging Committee and the Nodal Officer.
The institution shall also continue with its own inquiry and remedial action to be completed within seven days.
As per the recommendations, the apex court has said that ragging is unacceptable and must be deterred by exemplary and harsh punishment.
Our institute has been free from this menace because of the active cooperation of the faculty, students, parents, and staff. We also continually make an effort to free our campus from all kinds of toxins, viz., ragging, consumption of liquor, etc.
- In our institute, if any student is found indulging in any activity that comes in the category of ragging, then he/she becomes liable to any or all of the following punishments:
- Suspension or expulsion from the hostel or the Institute,
- Withholding of results,
- Debarring from representation in events,
- Withholding scholarships or other benefits, or
- Anything that the Disciplinary Committee finds suitable as per the inquiry conducted.
- An FIR is to be filed with the police on receipt of the complaint.
As per the Report of the Raghavan Committee on ragging, constituted by the Honourable Supreme Court of India, it is mandatory for the institutions to get an undertaking from parents of all the students of the first year stating that their ward would refrain from any activity leading to an act of ragging. UGC rules also provide for stringent punishment if any student is found to be indulging in ragging.
Measures to Eliminate Ragging
- Ragging Prevention Committee: A Ragging Prevention Committee (RPC) is formed every year. This committee functions actively from the date of the start of the session.
- A separate committee of senior students is formed each year to assist the Ragging Prevention Committee. They act as the eyes and ears of the faculty committee. Besides, they are also involved in educating their colleagues. They are also assisted by senior student volunteers from amongst their own colleagues.
- Every teacher and staff member is obliged to do this duty twice a month.
- The principal, dean, warden, and tutors keep on joining this team periodically.
- Separate meetings of senior faculty with first-year and second-year students are held in the very beginning of the session and then periodically to sensitize them against ragging. This act is publicized through posters both inside and outside the neighborhood of the campus.
- Student mentor bodies are formed wherein a group of seniors, who can motivate and inspire the fresher, is entrusted with the task of guiding and helping them.
- Formal interaction among first-year and other-year students in the presence of institute authorities is arranged.
- Literary and cultural activities with the joint participation of seniors and juniors, and boys and girls, are held periodically under the guidance of faculty.
Thus in this college we are all equal partners in preventing ragging, thereby maintaining an ragging free environment.
Helpline contact details
Mrs. B. N. Prasanna Kumari
Principal, EBMCON
 9848025835 / 040-27701569 (working days only)
Mrs. Sindhu
Warden, EBMCON
 9866521797