Ragging is prohibited

Ragging is an offence and is completely prohibited at South Asian University. Anyone found guilty of ragging and/or abetting ragging or being a part of a conspiracy to promote ragging is liable to be punished. Ragging constitutes one or more of the following acts: (1) 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 a fresher or any other student with rudeness. (2) 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. (3) 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 of embarrassment so as to adversely affect the physique or psyche of such fresher or any other student. (4) Any act by a senior student that prevents, disrupts or disturbs the regular academic activity of any other student or a fresher. (5) Exploiting the services of a fresher or any other student for completing the academic tasks assigned to any individual or a group of students. (6) Any financial extortion or forceful expenditure burden put on a fresher or any other student by students. (7) Any act of physical abuse, including all variants of its: sexual abuse, homosexual assaults, stripping, forcing obscene and lewd acts, gestures, causing bodily harm or any other danger to health or person. (8) Any act or abuse by spoken words, email, post, or public insults, including deriving perverted pleasure, vicarious or sadistic thrill from actively or passively participating in the discomfiture to fresher or any other student. (9) 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 of showing off power, authority or superiority by a student over any fresher or any other student. (10) Any act of physical or mental abuse (including bullying and exclusion) targeted at another student (fresher or otherwise) on the grounds of colour, race, caste, ethnicity, gender (including transgender), sexual orientation, appearance, nationality, regional origins, linguistic identity, place of birth, place of residence or economic background.

Important points: (1) Fresher(s) and all other student(s) should desist from doing anything, with or against their will, even if ordered to by the senior students. (2) Fresher(s) or any other student(s), whether being victims or witnesses, in any incident of ragging, are advised to report such occurrence at the Anti-Ragging Helpline promptly. Apart from the helpline number, the students are free to contact any of the University Officials. (3) The University will ensure that the identity of such informants shall be protected and shall not be subject to any adverse consequence only for the reason of having reported such incidents.

Punishment(s) in the event of ragging: One or more of the following punishments depending on the nature and the gravity of the guilt may be given to those found guilty namely: (1) Suspension from attending classes and academic privileges. (2) Debarring from appearing in any test/examination or other evaluation process. (3) Withholding /withdrawing scholarship/fellowship and other benefits. (4) Debarring from representing the University/Institution in any regional, national or international meet, tournament, youth festival etc. (5) Withholding results. (6) Suspension/Expulsion from the hostel. (7) Cancellation of admission. (8) Rustication from the University for part or entire period of programme. (9) Expulsion from the University and consequent debarring from admission to any other institution for a specified period.

Provided that where the persons committing or abetting the act of ragging are not identified, the University shall resort to collective punishment.

Names & Contact Details of Anti-Ragging Committee and Cell ( Notification)

• NODAL OFFICERS
• Dr Navnit Jha (Associate Dean of Students): (M) +91-8800933491
• Dr Sai Ramani Garimella (Member Proctorial Committee): (M)+91-9811761365
• Dr Ananda Mustafiz (Member Proctorial Committee): (M)+91-9910374029
• Dr Jayashree Vivekanandan (Member Proctorial Committee): (M)+91-9868268105
• Dr Namrata Gulati (Warden-Girls Hostel): (M) +91-9958654442
• Dr Bijoy Chand Chatterjee (Member Proctorial Committee): (M)+91-8383888914

Office Staff:

Office of the Proctor (M)+91-8588096760

Office of the Dean of Students (M)+91-9910283845

ANTI-RAGGING SQUAD (ARS)

Anti-Ragging Squad is team consisting of Associate Dean of Students, Security Officer, Wardens and other members of Proctorial committee tasked with the active prevention, detection and immediate response to ragging incidents, work under direct command & control of Proctor (Prof. Kapil K Sharma, E-mail: proctor@sau.int, (M)+91-9855682505).

All the students are strictly warned not to indulge in any misconduct, indiscipline, or other acts that may be construed as ragging. Such acts shall not be permitted or condoned under any circumstances, and strict disciplinary action will be taken against those found guilty.

Ragging is a criminal offence and the culprits will attract punitive action as mentioned in the UGC regulations.