AICTE Notification

The All India Council For Technical Education (AICTE), New Delhi vide its Notification no. 37-3/Legal/AICTE/2009 dated 25-03-2009 has taken a very serious view of ragging incidences in educational institutions and on Directions of the Hon’ble Supreme Court of India vide its Order dated 16.5.2007 has ordered strict implementation of rules & regulations for prevention and prohibition of ragging in technical institutions.

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Various Types of Ragging

1. Ragging has psychological, social, political, economic, cultural, and academic dimensions.
2. Disrupting academic activities or exploiting juniors for academic tasks is ragging.
3. Financial extortion or forceful expenditure burdens constitute economic ragging.
4. Any act of physical abuse (sexual, physical, lewd acts, harm) is criminal ragging.
5. Verbal, written, or online abuse and humiliation are psychological ragging.
6. Ragging violates human dignity and can lead to tragic outcomes like suicide.

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Actions Against Ragging

1. Strict disciplinary action — suspension, expulsion, or debarment.
2. FIR must be filed for every incident with local police.
3. Punishments may include:
   1. Cancellation of admission
   2. Suspension from classes
   3. Withdrawal of scholarship
   4. Debarring from exams/events
   5. Expulsion or fine up to ₹25,000/-
4. Institutions must inform AICTE about each incident and actions taken.
5. Courts should handle ragging cases on priority.

Anti-Ragging Committee Members