In order to curb the bad practices such as ragging on the University campus and in its affiliated colleges, the
University authorities are committed to strictly take serious actions on the matter as supported by the law and follow
UGC Regulation on Curbing the Menace of Ragging in Higher Educational Institutions, 2009
(http://www.ugc.ac.in/page/ragging-related-circulars.aspx) as well as Goa Prohibition of Ragging Act, 2008 and the
amendments carried out thereafter.
All concerned must know what constitutes 'ragging'. Any or in multiples of the following acts constitutes
ragging:
- 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 any other student.
- Indulging in rowdy or undisciplined 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, gestures, 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. Following functionaries are in place with defined responsibilities:
- Ensure the compliance of provisions pertaining to UGC Regulations on curbing the menace of Ragging as
well as the provision of the Goa Prohibition of Ragging Act 2008 (and amendments)
- Monitor, oversee and guide the anti-ragging squad
- Make surprise raids on hostels, other hot-spots to inspect places of potential ragging on the campus
- Conduct an on-the-spot enquiry* into any incident of ragging referred by any person and submit an enquiry
report along with recommendations to the Anti-Ragging Committee for action under clause (a) 9.1 of UGC
Regulations on curbing the Menace of Ragging in Higher Educational Institutions, 2009 and other relevant
Rules/State Acts in force
* by observing a fair and transparent procedure and the principles of natural justice by giving adequate opportunity to all
those involved and witnesses besides varify facts, documents and views and such other relevant information as required
Co-ordinate with the affiliated Colleges and institutions to curb the menace of ragging
- Invite reports from the heads of the educational institutions in regard to the activities of the functionaries at
their end,
- Conduct orientation programmes, counselling sessions, the incidents of ragging, the problems faced by
the wardens or other officials.
- Keep abreast of the decisions of the District level Anti Ragging Committee.
- Review the efforts made by the institutions to publicize anti-ragging measures, soliciting undertakings
from parents and students for each academic year to abstain from ragging activities or willingness to be
penalized for violations
- Function as the prime mover for initiating action on the part of the appropriate authorities of the Goa
University for amending its Statutes or Ordinances or Bye-laws as the case may be and to facilitate the
implementation of Anti-Ragging measures at the level of the institutions
- Send the status reports periodically to the state level monitoring cell at the frequencies laid down
with the support on logistics and smooth functioning from the Academic (College) section
Helpline
Contact details of the person from the Goa University and affiliated colleges
Anti-Ragging helpline at the UGC and national level
