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Academics - Anti Ragging

icon AICTE Public Notice - Anti Ragging

UNIVERSITY GRANTS COMMISSION (UGC) REGULATIONS ON CURBING THE MENACE OF RAGGING IN HIGHER EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS 2009
(under Section 26(1)(g) of theUniversity Grants Commission Act, 1956)

What Constitutes Ragging:
Ragging constitutes one or more of any of the following acts;

  • 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 other student.
  • Indulging in rowdy or indiscipline activities by any student 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.
  • 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.
  • Any act by a senior student that prevents, disrupts or disturbs the regular academic activity of any other student or a fresher.
  • Exploiting the services of a fresher or any other student for completing the academic tasks assigned to an individual or a group of students.
  • Any act of financial extortion or forceful expenditure burden put on a fresher or any other student by students.
  • Any act of physical abuse including all variants of it; sexual abuse, homosexual assaults, stripping, forcing obscene and lewd acts, gesture, causing bodily harm or any other danger to health or person;
  • 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;
  • Any act that affects the mental health and self-confidence of a fresher or any other student with or without an intent to derive a sadistic pleasure or showing off power, authority or superiority by a student over any fresher or any other student.

RAGGING PUNISHMENTS

Ragging is totally prohibited in the institution, 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. The institution 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:

  • Suspension from attending classes and academic privileges
  • Withholding / withdrawing scholarship/fellowship and other benefit
  • Debarring from appearing in any test / examination or other evaluation process.
  • Withholding results.
  • Debarring from representing the institution in any regional, national or international meet, tournament, youth festival, etc.
  • Suspension / expulsion from the hostel.
  • Cancellation of admission.
  • Suspension from the institution for period ranging from one to four semesters.
  • Expulsion from the institution and consequent debarring from admission to any other institution for a specified period.

Anti – Ragging Helpline
Ragging is totally prohibited in the institution, 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, Ragging is a non-bailable, cognizable and punishable offence. Do not indulge in ragging.

Anti – Ragging Helpline for Freshers
1. Dr. S.R.R. Senthil Kumar, Principal - 9443366495
2. Dr. T. Maruthavanan, Member Secretary - 9443799350
    Email id : maruthavanan@sonatech.ac.in

The following are the members of the anti ragging committee to prevent ragging in any form throughout the campus.

Anti Ragging Committee

S. No. NAME DESIGNATION / PROFESSION POST
1 Dr. S.R.R. Senthil Kumar Principal Chairman
2 Dr. T. Maruthavanan Associate Professor / Chemistry Member Secretary &  Convener
3 Dr. D. Senthilkumar HOD/Mechanical Engineering
Dean – Student Affairs
Member
4 Mr. T.V.K. Lakshminarasimhan Warden, Hostel Member
5 Dr. S. Sakthivel Professor / CSE & Associate Warden Member
6 Mr. A. Sivaprakasam Asst. Professor / Mechanical  
& Associate Warden
Member
7 Dr. S. Padma HOD / EEE & Associate Warden Member
8 Dr. M.N.A. Gulshan Taj Associate Professor / Civil & incharge- Associate Warden Member
9 Dr. D. Jegatheeswaran Professor / Civil Member
10 Dr. M. Renuga HOD / English Member
11 Ms. S. Theetchenya Asst. Professor / CSE
& Residential Tutor
Member
12 Mr. T. Janardhanan Security Officer Member
13 Mr. M. Kavidass Physical Director Member
14 Ms. K. Anithaa Physical Directress Member
15 Mr. Vignesh  The Hindu - Media Member
16 Mr. Sahasranamam State Executive Member, TNSF – NGO Youth activities Member
17 Asst. commissioner of Police Law & Order, Salem West Member
18 Inspector of Police- Male Suramangalam Police Station Member
19 Inspector of Police - Female All Women Police Station, Suramangalam Member
20 Mr. P. Arunkumar  Administrative Officer Member
21 J. Madhumitha II year Student / CSE Member
22 Dr. J. Jayanthi Parent / II Year Member
23 Avva Navya II year Student / CIVIL Member
24 R.B. Sreenivasan II year Student / CIVIL Member
25 R D Ajay Aaditya I year Student / CSE Member
26 Dr. R. Dilipkumar Parent / I Year Member
27 S Manoj I year Student / CSE Member
28 V. Dharshini I year Student / EEE Member
29 S. Subashini I year Student / EEE Member

Terms of Reference of the committee

  • Function : To maintain Sona a ragging-free campus
  • Tenure of members : Two years
  • Meetings : Twice a year
  • Roles & Responsibilities :
    1. To create awareness about ragging and ensure a  student-friendly environment at all times
    2. To facilitate campus monitoring to ensure nil ragging
  • Quorum:  Minimum 2/3rd members to be present to pass any resolution
  • Function: To organise periodic and surprise monitoring of the campus to check ragging
  • Tenure of members: Two years