St. Andrew’s College – Anti-ragging Cell

St. Andrew’s College has a zero-tolerance towards ragging. In compliance with the National Ragging Prevention Programme ordered by the Honorable Supreme Court of India in May 2009, we have a full-fledged Anti-ragging cell to ensure total eradication of ragging. Each year at the time of their admissions, the students have to fill the Aman Movement Anti-ragging form undertaking that they would not engage in any sort of ragging activities on the campus. Such complaints are dealt with seriously, if reported.

To report on any issues related to ragging, the students can e-mail us on principal@standrewscollege.ac.in

ANTI-RAGGING POLICY

In accordance with the “UGC Regulations on Curbing the Menace of Ragging in Higher Educational Institutions, 2009,” the institution considers as ragging, “any 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.”

The institution is committed to providing a safe, respectful, and inclusive campus and follows a strict zero-tolerance policy towards ragging.

The following measures have been adopted to ensure an anti-ragging environment:

Anti-Ragging Measures

A Discipline and Anti-Ragging Committee is constituted, comprising representatives from the faculty, non-teaching staff, parents, and students.
An email address is provided on the Anti-Ragging Cell page of the institution’s website to enable students to register their complaints and concerns.
A formal notice emphasising the need for maintaining discipline and decorum and zero-tolerance for ragging on the campus has been circulated.
Anti-Ragging Awareness posters are displayed on the notice board outside the Principal’s office.
Matters of indiscipline and ragging are brought to the attention of the Discipline and Anti-Ragging Committee by the faculty and students affected by the misconduct of other students.
Offenders and the affected students are both interviewed by the Discipline and Anti-Ragging Committee.
The penalty to be administered is decided upon by the Discipline and Anti-Ragging Committee through a process of consultation with the concerned individuals and the members of the Committee.
The College prospectus also outlines disciplinary penalties applicable in cases of ragging.
The penalty decided upon is communicated to the offenders officially in writing.
A database of offences construed as ragging is maintained by the Discipline and Anti-Ragging Committee for the record and for future reference.
The number of CCTV surveillance cameras has been increased as a preventive measure to minimise ragging and other kinds of misconduct on the college campus.

Penalties for Ragging

Depending on the severity of the misconduct construed as ragging, penalties may range from oral and/or written warnings, to suspension or expulsion, as determined by the Discipline and Anti-Ragging Committee of the institution.

Mandatory Requirements

Matters pertaining to ragging must be reported using any of the following methods:

Writing an email to the address provided on the institution’s website
Writing an email to the Discipline and Anti-Ragging Committee of the institution
Writing a formal letter to the Principal or the Discipline and Anti-Ragging Committee of the institution

Anti-Ragging Committee Chairperson: Prof. (Dr.) Sybil Thomas

Anti-Ragging Committee Chairperson Deputy Chairperson: Prof. (Dr.) Susan Lobo

Anti-Ragging Committee Chairperson Members: