“AICTE (Prevention & Prohibition of Ragging in Technical Institutions, Universities including Deemed to be Universities imparting technical education) Regulations 2009”
Ragging is defined as forcing a student to perform some action against his/her will, Physical violence against a student or any of the following activities.
- Abatement / instigation to ragging.
- Criminal conspiracy to rag and Unlawful assembly and rioting while ragging.
- Public nuisance created during ragging.
- Violation of decency and morals through ragging.
- Injury to body, causing hurt / mental trauma or grievous hurt.
- Use of criminal force, assault as well as sexual offences or unnatural offences.
- Wrongful restraint/confinement.
- Extortion, Criminal trespass, offences against property.
- 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
- Any act that affects the mental health and self confidence of a fresher/student
- All other offences from the definition of “Ragging”.