While in keeping with the provisions of the UGC Regulations, a “Monitoring Cell on Ragging” at the level of the University has been constituted as under, the District Administration has separately been requested to nominate its Representatives on the Monitoring Cell of the University and Anti Ragging Committees for various MM Institutes as also to intimate the constitution of the State Anti–Ragging Committee and District Level Anti Ragging Committee:

• Vice Chancellor – Chairman
• Directors/Principals of MM Institutions
• Chief Warden/DSW
• Representative of District Administration & Police Administration
• Registrar  – Member Secretary

The Director-Principals of each of the Institutes will also constitute Anti-Ragging Committee, Anti Ragging Squad, Monitoring Cell, etc. in keeping with the provisions of the UGC Regulations. The Anti Ragging Committee may be constituted having a diverse mix of Membership in terms of levels as well as genders as under:

• Head of the Institution Chairman
• Representative of the Civil Administration
• Representative of the Police Administration
• Representative of Local Media
• Representative of Non Govt. Organization involved in youth Activities
• Representatives of Faculty, Parents, Students (Sr. & Jr.) and Non-Teaching Staff

In case of emergency please contact:

Toll Free Number        :    1800-2740-240

Anti-Ragging Squad     :    +91-1731-274475,76,77,78

Definition of student ragging

Any conduct by a student, whether by words spoken or written or by an act which includes physical abuse, lewd acts, teasing, rough or rude treatment, indulging in rowdy, undisciplined and obscene activities which causes or is likely to cause annoyance, undue hardship, physical or psychological harm or mental trauma or raise apprehension or fear in a fresher / junior student or other students or forcing a student to do any act which such a student is not willing to do and which has the effect of causing or generating a sense of shame or embarrassment or danger to a student’s life or adversely affect the physique or psyche of a fresher or a junior student.

Punishable acts of ragging

• Abetment / instigation to ragging / criminal conspiracy to rag.
• Unlawful assembly and rioting while ragging.
• Public nuisance created during ragging, or violation of decency and morals.
• Injury to body, causing hurt / mental trauma.
• Wrongful restraint, confinement.
• Use of criminal force / assault / sexual offences / unnatural offences.
• Extortion / criminal trespassing or intimidation / offences against property.
• Attempt to commit any or all of the above mentioned offences against the victim.
• Physical or psychological humiliation.
• Any act / abuse by spoken words, e-mails, snail mails, blogs, public insults etc.
• Any act that prevents, disrupts or disturbs the regular academic activity of a student.

Punishments against ragging

MMDU shown no leniency towards students found guilty of ragging and stern punishments have been given in past as well. The possible punishments for those found guilty of ragging at the institution level shall be given any one or any combination of the following punishments, depending upon the nature and gravity of the offence as established by the Anti-ragging Committee of the institution –

• Suspension from attending classes and academic privileges
• Withholding / withdrawing scholarship / fellowship and other benefits
• Forfeiting campus placement opportunities / recommendations
• Debarring from appearing in any test/examination or other evaluation process
• Withholding of 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
• Rustication from the institution for a period, ranging from 1 to 4 semesters
• Expulsion from the institution and consequent debarring from admission to any other institution for a specific period
• Fine to be paid
• Collective punishment: When the persons committing or abetting the crime of ragging are not identified, the institution shall resort to collective punishment as a deterrent to ensure community pressure on the potential raggers.

In addition, in case of every single incident of ragging, a First Information Report (FIR) will be filed with the local police authorities. The possible punishment includes rigorous imprisonment (in compliance with the order of Supreme Court of India)