q) The Head of the institution shall, at the end of each academic year, send a letter
to the parents/guardians of the students who are completing their first year in
the institution, informing them about these Regulations and any law for the time
being in force prohibiting ragging and the punishments thereof as well as
punishments prescribed under the penal laws, and appealing to them to impress
upon their wards to desist from indulging in ragging on their return to the
institution at the beginning of the academic session next.
6.3 Every institution shall constitute the following bodies; namely,
a) Every institution shall constitute a Committee to be known as the Anti-Ragging
Committee to be nominated and headed by the Head of the institution, and
consisting of representatives of civil and police administration, local media, Non
Government Organizations involved in youth activities, representatives of faculty
members, representatives of parents, representatives of students belonging to
the freshers' category as well as senior students, non-teaching staff; and shall
have a diverse mix of membership in terms of levels as well as gender.
b) It shall be the duty of the Anti-Ragging Committee to ensure compliance with the
provisions of these Regulations as well as the provisions of any law for the time
being in force concerning ragging; and also to monitor and oversee the
performance of the Anti-Ragging Squad in prevention of ragging in the
institution.
c) Every institution shall also constitute a smaller body to be known as the Anti-
Ragging Squad to be nominated by the Head of the Institution with such
representation as may be considered necessary for maintaining vigil, oversight
and patrolling functions and shall remain mobile, alert and active at all times.
Provided that the Anti-Ragging Squad shall have representation of various
members of the campus community and shall have no outside representation.
d) It shall be the duty of the Anti-Ragging Squad to be called upon to make surprise
raids on hostels, and other places vulnerable to incidents of, and having the
potential of, ragging and shall be empowered to inspect such places.
e) It shall also be the duty of the Anti-Ragging Squad to conduct an on-the-spot
enquiry into any incident of ragging referred to it by the Head of the institution

j) Freshers shall be lodged, as far as may be, in a separate hostel block, and where
such facilities are not available, the institution shall ensure that access of seniors
to accommodation allotted to freshers is strictly monitored by wardens, security
guards and other staff of the institution.
k) A round the clock vigil against ragging in the hostel premises, in order to prevent
ragging in the hostels after the classes are over, shall be ensured by the
institution.
l) It shall be the responsibility of the parents/guardians of freshers to promptly
bring any instance of ragging to the notice of the Head of the Institution.
m) Every student studying in the institution and his/her parents/guardians shall
provide the specific affidavits required under clauses (d), (e) and (g) of
Regulation 6.1 of these Regulations at the time of admission or registration, as
the case may be, during each academic year.
n) Every institution shall obtain the affidavit from every student as referred to
above in clause (m) of Regulation 6.2 and maintain a proper record of the same
and to ensure its safe upkeep thereof, including maintaining the copies of the
affidavit in an electronic form, to be accessed easily when required either by the
Commission or any of the Councils or by the institution or by the affiliating
University or by any other person or organisation authorised to do so.
o) Every student at the time of his/her registration shall inform the institution about
his/her place of residence while pursuing the course of study, and in case the
student has not decided his/her place of residence or intends to change the
same, the details of his place of residence shall be provided immediately on
deciding the same; and specifically in regard to a private commercially managed
lodge or hostel where he/she has taken up residence.
p) The Head of the institution shall, on the basis of the information provided by the
student under clause (o) of Regulation 6.2, apportion sectors to be assigned to
members of the faculty, so that such member of faculty can maintain vigil and
report any incident of ragging outside the campus or en route while commuting
to the institution using any means of transportation of students, whether public
or private.

e) The institution shall, on the arrival of senior students after the first week or after
the second week, as the case may be, schedule orientation programmes as
follows, namely; (i) joint sensitization programme and counselling of both
freshers and senior students by a professional counsellor, referred to in clause
(o) of Regulation 6.1 of these Regulations; (ii) joint orientation programme of
freshers and seniors to be addressed by the Head of the institution and the
anti -ragging committee;(iii) organization on a large scale of cultural, sports and
other activities to provide a platform for the freshers and seniors to interact in
the presence of faculty members ; (iv) in the hostel, the warden should address
all students; and may request two junior colleagues from the college faculty to
assist the warden by becoming resident tutors for a temporary duration.(v) as far
as possible faculty members should dine with the hostel residents in their
respective hostels to instil a feeling of confidence among the freshers.
f) The institution shall set up appropriate committees, including the course-incharge,
student advisor, Wardens and some senior students as its members, to
actively monitor, promote and regulate healthy interaction between the freshers,
junior students and senior students.
g) Freshers or any other student(s), whether being victims, or witnesses, in any
incident of ragging, shall be encouraged to report such occurrence, and the
identity of such informants shall be protected and shall not be subject to any
adverse consequence only for the reason for having reported such incidents.
h) Each batch of freshers, on arrival at the institution, shall be divided into small
groups and each such group shall be assigned to a member of the faculty, who
shall interact individually with each member of the group every day for
ascertaining the problems or difficulties, if any, faced by the fresher in the
institution and shall extend necessary help to the fresher in overcoming the
same.
i) It shall be the responsibility of the member of the faculty assigned to the group
of freshers, to coordinate with the Wardens of the hostels and to make surprise
visits to the rooms in such hostels, where a member or members of the group
are lodged; and such member of faculty shall maintain a diary of his/her

when required by the institution, for the purposes of offering counselling to
freshers and to other students after the commencement of the academic year.
p) The head of the institution shall provide information to the local police and local
authorities, the details of every privately commercially managed hostels or
lodges used for residential purposes by students enrolled in the institution and
the head of the institution shall also ensure that the Anti-Ragging Squad shall
ensure vigil in such locations to prevent the occurrence of ragging therein.
6.2 An institution shall, on admission or enrolment or registration of students, take
the following steps, namely;
a) Every fresh student admitted to the institution shall be given a printed leaflet
detailing to whom he/she has to turn to for help and guidance for various
purposes including addresses and telephone numbers, so as to enable the
student to contact the concerned person at any time, if and when required, of
the Anti-Ragging Helpline referred to in these Regulations, Wardens, Head of the
institution, all members of the anti-ragging squads and committees, relevant
district and police authorities.
b) The institution, through the leaflet specified in clause (a) of Regulation 6.2 of
these Regulations shall explain to the freshers, the arrangements made for their
induction and orientation which promote efficient and effective means of
integrating them fully as students with those already admitted o the institution in
earlier years.
c) The leaflet specified in clause (a) of Regulation 6.2 of these Regulations shall
inform the freshers about their rights as bona fide students of the institution and
clearly instructing them that they should desist from doing anything, with or
against their will, even if ordered to by the seniors students, and that any
attempt of ragging shall be promptly reported to the Anti-ragging Squad or to
the Warden or to the Head of the institution, as the case may be.
d) The leaflet specified in clause (a) of Regulation 6.2 of these Regulations shall
contain a calendar of events and activities laid down by the institution to
facilitate and complement familiarization of freshers with the academic
environment of the institution.

other law for the time being in force and such action would include but is not
limited to debarment or expulsion of such student.
e) The application form for admission, enrolment or registration shall contain an
affidavit, mandatorily in English and in Hindi and/or in one of the regional
languages known to the parents/guardians of the applicant, as provided in the
English language in Annexure I to these Regulations, to be filled up and signed
by the parents/guardians of the applicant to the effect that he/she has read and
understood the provisions of these Regulations as well as the provisions of any
other law for the time being in force, and is aware of the prohibition of ragging
and the punishments prescribed, both under penal laws as well as under these
Regulations and also affirm to the effect that his/her ward has not been expelled
and/or debarred by any institution and further aver that his/her ward would not
indulge, actively or passively, in the act or abet the act of ragging and if found
guilty of ragging and/or abetting ragging, his/her ward is liable to be proceeded
against under these Regulations or under any penal law or any other law for the
time being in force and such action would include but is not limited to debarment
or expulsion of his/her ward.
f) The application for admission shall be accompanied by a document in the form
of, or annexed to, the School Leaving Certificate/Transfer Certificate/Migration
Certificate/Character Certificate reporting on the inter-personal/social behavioural
pattern of the applicant, to be issued by the school or institution last attended by
the applicant, so that the institution can thereafter keep watch on the applicant,
if admitted, whose behaviour has been commented in such document.
g) A student seeking admission to a hostel forming part of the institution, or
seeking to reside in any temporary premises not forming part of the institution,
including a private commercially managed lodge or hostel, shall have to submit
additional affidavits countersigned by his/her parents/guardians in the form
prescribed in Annexure I and Annexure II to these Regulations respectively along
with his/her application.
h) Before the commencement of the academic session in any institution, the Head
of the Institution shall convene and address a meeting of various
functionaries/agencies, such as Hostel Wardens, representatives of students,

and anyone found guilty of ragging and/or abetting ragging, whether actively or
passively, or being a part of a conspiracy to promote ragging, is liable to be
punished in accordance with these Regulations as well as under the provisions of
any penal law for the time being in force.
b) The brochure of admission/instruction booklet or the prospectus, whether in print
or electronic format, shall prominently print these Regulations in full.
Provided that the institution shall also draw attention to any law
concerning ragging and its consequences, as may be applicable to the institution
publishing such brochure of admission/instruction booklet or the prospectus.
Provided further that the telephone numbers of the Anti-Ragging Helpline
and all the important functionaries in the institution, including but not limited to
the Head of the institution, faculty members, members of the Anti-Ragging
Committees and Anti-Ragging Squads, District and Sub-Divisional authorities,
Wardens of hostels, and other functionaries or authorities where relevant, shall
be published in the brochure of admission/instruction booklet or the prospectus.
c) Where an institution is affiliated to a University and publishes a brochure of
admission/instruction booklet or a prospectus, the affiliating university shall
ensure that the affiliated institution shall comply with the provisions of clause (a)
and clause (b) of Regulation 6.1 of these Regulations.
d) The application form for admission, enrolment or registration shall contain an
affidavit, mandatorily in English and in Hindi and/or in one of the regional
languages known to the applicant, as provided in the English language in
Annexure I to these Regulations, to be filled up and signed by the applicant to
the effect that he/she has read and understood the provisions of these
Regulations as well as the provisions of any other law for the time being in force,
and is aware of the prohibition of ragging and the punishments prescribed, both
under penal laws as well as under these Regulations and also affirm to the effect
that he/she has not been expelled and/or debarred by any institution and further
aver that he/she would not indulge, actively or passively, in the act or abet the
act of ragging and if found guilty of ragging and/or abetting ragging, is liable to
be proceeded against under these Regulations or under any penal law or any

j) “NAAC” means the National Academic and Accreditation Council established by
the Commission under section 12(ccc) of the Act;
k) “State Level Monitoring Cell” means the body constituted by the State
Government for the control and elimination of ragging in institutions within the
jurisdiction of the State, established under a State Law or on the advice of the
Central Government, as the case may be.
(2) Words and expressions used and not defined herein but defined in the Act or in
the General Clauses Act, 1897, shall have the meanings respectively assigned to them in
the Act or in the General Clauses Act, 1897, as the case may be.
5. Measures for prohibition of ragging at the institution level:-
a) No institution or any part of it thereof, including its elements, including, but not
limited to, the departments, constituent units, colleges, centres of studies and all
its premises, whether academic, residential, playgrounds, or canteen, whether
located within the campus or outside, and in all means of transportation of
students, whether public or private, accessed by students for the pursuit of
studies in such institutions, shall permit or condone any reported incident of
ragging in any form; and all institutions shall take all necessary and required
measures, including but not limited to the provisions of these Regulations, to
achieve the objective of eliminating ragging, within the institution or outside,
b) All institutions shall take action in accordance with these Regulations against
those found guilty of ragging and/or abetting ragging, actively or passively, or
being part of a conspiracy to promote ragging.
6 Measures for prevention of ragging at the institution level.-
6.1 An institution shall take the following steps in regard to admission or registration
of students; namely,
a) Every public declaration of intent by any institution, in any electronic, audiovisual
or print or any other media, for admission of students to any course of
study shall expressly provide that ragging is totally prohibited in the institution,