punished for committing or abetting an act of ragging, as also whether the
student has displayed persistent violent or aggressive behaviour or any
inclination to harm others, during his course of study in the institution.
n) Notwithstanding anything contained in these Regulations with regard to
obligations and responsibilities pertaining to the authorities or members of
bodies prescribed above, it shall be the general collective responsibility of all
levels and sections of authorities or functionaries including members of the
faculty and employees of the institution, whether regular or temporary, and
employees of service providers providing service within the institution, to prevent
or to act promptly against the occurrence of ragging or any incident of ragging
which comes to their notice.
o) The Heads of institutions affiliated to a University or a constituent of the
University, as the case may be, shall, during the first three months of an
academic year, submit a weekly report on the status of compliance with Anti-
Ragging measures under these Regulations, and a monthly report on such status
thereafter, to the Vice-Chancellor of the University to which the institution is
affiliated to or recognized by.
p) The Vice Chancellor of each University, shall submit fortnightly reports of
the University, including those of the Monitoring Cell on Ragging in case of an
affiliating university, to the State Level Monitoring Cell.
7. Action to be taken by the Head of the institution.- On receipt of the
recommendation of the Anti Ragging Squad or on receipt of any information concerning
any reported incident of ragging, the Head of institution shall immediately determine if a
case under the penal laws is made out and if so, either on his own or through a member
of the Anti-Ragging Committee authorised by him in this behalf, proceed to file a First
Information Report (FIR), within twenty four hours of receipt of such information or
recommendation, with the police and local authorities, under the appropriate penal
provisions relating to one or more of the following, namely;
i. Abetment to ragging;
ii. Criminal conspiracy to rag;
iii. Unlawful assembly and rioting while ragging;