Anti Ragging
Yenepoya Ayurveda Medical College does not tolerate ragging of any sort and intends to take
all possible and precautionary measures to ensure that University Campus/Hostels are
ragging free.
Yenepoya Ayurveda Medical College would like to educate the students, especially the
freshers and their immediate seniors about the implications and negative aspects of ragging.
The Anti Ragging brochure is issued to the students keeping in mind the above aspects. All
the students are instructed to go through the contents of the brochure and understand the
implications of ragging and refrain from any act that may be termed as ragging with a view to
maintain a salubrious atmosphere in the University conducive to professional and
higher studies. University Grants Commission has prepared the model Regulations known as
UGC Regulations on Curbing the Menace of Ragging in Higher Educational Institutions,
2009.
Reproduced hereunder is the excerpts and from the said UGC Act.
COVERAGE:The provisions under this act applies to the academic, canteen etc., located
within the YAMC and Yenepoya (Deemed to be University), transportation of students -
whether public or private.
Objectives: To prohibit any conduct by the student/s 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 indisciplined activities causing or likely to cause annoyance,
hardship or psychological harm or to raise fear or apprehension thereof.
- Asking any students to do any act that has the effect of generating
shame/torment/embarrassment
What Constitutes Ragging:
Ragging constitutes one or more of any of the following acts:
- 1. 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;
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2. Indulging in rowdy or indisciplined activities by any students 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;
3. 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;
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4. Any act by a senior student that prevents, disrupts or disturbs the regular academic
activity of any other student or a fresher;
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5. Exploiting the services of a fresher or any other student for completing the academic
tasks assigned to an individual or a group of students.
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6. Any act of financial extortion or forceful expenditure burden put on a fresher or any
other student by students;
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7. Any act of physical abuse including all variants of it: sexual abuse, homosexual
assaults, stripping, forcing obscene and lewd acts, gestures, causing bodily harm as
any other danger to heath or person;
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8. Any act or abuse by spoken words, emails, post, 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;
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9. Any act that effects the mental health and self-confidence of a fresher or any other
student with or without an intent to derive a sadistic pleasure showing off power,
authority or superiority by a student over any fresher or any other student.
1. Preventive measures:
- Our advertisements calling for applications for entrance test/admission to the course
contain appropriate clause on ragging.
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The University/College brochures and prospectus also contain similar clauses on
ragging.
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The application form for enrolment contain an undertaking on ragging to be signed by
the candidate and also by the parent/guardian. These are obtained during admission to
the course.
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Students seeking admission to hostel will have to give additional undertaking that
they would refrain from ragging.
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At strategic points in the campus, posters are being exhibited highlighting negative
aspects of ragging.
2. On Admission
- Freshers are adequately advised on the evils of ragging. During Orientation, Heads of
the institutions brief the freshers on the subject and warm them in matter.
- Senior students are addressed by the Heads of the Institutions to ensure that awareness
is created about the negative aspects of ragging.
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A close vigil is kept on the students at the institutions/hostels. The Constituent
colleges have formed common squads (both day and night squads for conducting
regular and surprise visit for a period of 3 months to keep close vigil on the movement
and activities of students/hostellers as a preventive measure.
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Counselling of students is done by the Mentors & Mentor Coordinators from time to
time.
- Freshers are advised to contact the authorities (warden, Principal, Members on the
Anti-Ragging Committee) for guidance should they face any untoward situation
- Principals of the constituent colleges have already informed their respective parents of
senior students to warn their ward not involve in ragging.
- In separate sessions, the senior students are being apprised and warned by the senior
faculty and senior University officials regarding the implications of ragging and
punitive measures that would follow by the authorities.
- The Yenepoya University has installed CCTV cameras at all vital points
- Surprise inspection squads and regular night visits to hostels are being organised.
- Notice indicating the consequences of ragging is displayed at all promiscuous points
- Details of Anti ragging committee and phone numbers of the committee members are
displayed so that the students can contact in case of emergency.
- All the teaching staff/library staff/wardens at the hostels are instructed to maintain a
strict vigil on the students
- Non-teaching staff are instructed to be vigilant and request any untoward incident if
noticed.
- The Yenepoya University has also involved the local Senior Police Officials (like
Commissioner of Police, Senior Superintendent of Police D.K. Dist.) in addressing
the students about the implications of ragging and the legal consequences
3. Surprise visits to hostels by the Flying squads:
A Flying Squad is constituted consisting of teaching staff, Hostel Wardens, Campus
Administrative Officer and Registrar. The Flying Squad conducts visits to the hostels without
any notice with a view to have first-hand knowledge on the behaviour of the
students/hostellers and happenings in and around the hostels. The Flying Squad submits its
report for taking corrective steps/disciplinary action as may be expedient.
A strict vigil is maintained at all levels to ensure that the University/College campuses
as well as hostels are ragging free.
4. Administrative action in the event of ragging
The institution shall punish a student found guilty of ragging after following the procedure
and in the manner prescribed herein under:
- The Anti-Ragging committee of institution shall take an appropriate decision, in
regard to punishment or otherwise, depending on the facts of each incident of ragging
and nature and gravity of the incident of ragging established in the recommendations
of the Anti-Ragging Squad.
- The Anti-ragging Committee may, depending on the nature and gravity of the guilt
established by the Anti-Ragging Squad, award, to those found guilty, one or more of
the following punishments, namely:
- a) Suspension from attending classes and academic privileges.
- b) Withholding/withdrawing scholarship/fellowship and other benefits.
- c) Debarring from appearing in any test/examination or other evaluation process.
- d) Withholding results.
- e) Debarring from representing the institution in any regional, national or international meet,
tournament, youth festival etc.
- f) Suspension/expulsion from the hostel.
- g) Cancellation of admission.
- h) Rustication from the institution for period ranging from one to four semesters.
- i) Expulsion from the institution and consequent debarring from admission to any other
institution for a specified period.
Anti Ragging Committee
Anti Ragging Committee -2021-22
Anti Ragging Committee -2020-21
