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Introduction to Anti-Ragging Committee (ARC)

Hon’ble Supreme Court of India, during December 2007 has expressed concern over the incidents of ragging occurring in higher educational institutions and the need to eliminate it altogether. It is also punishable under various provisions of the Indian Penal Code, 1860. The Regulators of higher education Like UGC have to curb the menace of ragging in all the educational institutions.

Anti-Ragging Committee is the Supervisory and Advisory Committee in Preserving a Culture Of Ragging Free Environment in the College Campus. Anti-Ragging Committee is involved in designing strategies and action plan for curbing the Menace of Ragging in the college by adopting an array of activities.

Objectives of ARC

• The foremost objectives of ARC are
• To prevent and protect the student community from being ragged or indulging in the act of ragging
• To bring awareness among the students about the ill effects of ragging, its impact on human life and consequences of involvement in the act of ragging
• To receive the complaints and resolve them through the ARC
• To initiate legal actions when required considering the intensity of ragging instances

Functions of Anti-Ragging Committee

• ➤ To ensure compliance with the provision of these regulations and any law for the time being in force concerning ragging and deal and act promptly with the incidents of ragging brought to its notice.
• ➤ To keep tabs on the happening of events related to, in campus or off campus or other designated places in the premises.
• ➤ To conduct such enquiry observing a fair and transparent procedure and the principles of natural justice and after giving adequate opportunity to the students or student accused of ragging and other witnesses to place before it the facts, documents, and views concerning the incident of ragging and considering such other relevant information as may be required.
• ➤ To monitor and observe the functions and performance of the Anti-ragging committee in prevention and curbing of ragging in the institution.
• ➤ To conduct an on-the-spot enquiry into any incident of ragging referred to it by the Head of the Institution or any member of the faculty or any member of the staff or any students or any parents or any other person, as the case may be and the enquiry report along with recommendations shall be submitted to the Anti-Ragging Committee for action under clauses (a) of Regulation 9.1 of UGC.