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ADMISSION INFORMATION BROCHURE

UNDERGRADUATE CLASSES, 2013-14

RAVENSHAW UNIVERSITY CUTTACK – 753 003

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CONTENTS

ACADEMIC PROGRAMME 3

1. Introduction 3

2. Undergraduate Courses 3

Honours in Bachelor of Arts 3

Honours in Bachelor of Science(PCM , CBZ and PMCO) 4

IST 5

ITM 7

HHA 8

Honours in Bachelor of Commerce 9

Honours in Bachelor of Business Administration 10

3. Requirements for attendance in classes 11

4. Academic Calendar for UG 11

5. Residential Facility 11

6. Instruction for filling up the Application form 12

Important Dates 15

7. Eligibility of Admission 16

8. Selection Norms 17

9. Date of Submission 17

10. Publication of Merit List and Dates for Counseling 17

11. Documents to be Produced at Counseling 17

12. Merit List 18

13. Reservation of Seats 18

14. Weightage 18

15. Admission from Outside Odisha 19

16. Period of Admission 20

17. Fee Structure 20

18. Forfeiture of Claim for Admission 20

19. Interpretation of Rules 20

20. General rules 21

21. UGC Regulation on curbing the menace of Ragging 23

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ACADEMIC PROGRAMME

1 INTRODUCTION

i. Ravenshaw, one of the premier educational institutions in the country, was established in 1868 in Cuttack, Odisha. After one hundred and forty years of eventful existence, it was converted into Ravenshaw University by an Act of the State Legislature on November 15, 2006. Thus, as one of the heritage educational institutions, and as a young university, Ravenshaw is a veritable blend of the old and the new.

ii. The Ravenshaw campus with its majestic structures was set up in the year 1919 on the eastern side of Cuttack. After becoming a university, Ravenshaw has acquired another one hundred and forty acres of land on the bank of river Mahanadi to build its second campus for the new disciplines of management and applied sciences.

iii. The old Ravenshaw campus is located very close to the Cuttack Railway Station, and is about a 45 minutes drive from the Bhubaneswar Airport.

iv. As a young university, the old Ravenshaw is now in the throes of preservation and change. Its infrastructure, both academic and physical, is being strengthened and expanded to meet the needs to make it more contemporary, and raise the level of research and teaching with an aim to develop it as a centre of excellence.

2 UNDERGRADUATE COURSES

Ravenshaw University offers 26 undergraduate courses of which 5 are ‘self financing’ in nature. These courses are available as honours courses, with subjects divided as Major and Subsidiary in all the three streams of Humanities, Science and Commerce. A new professional course, Hospitality and Hotel Administration (HHA) has been introduced from 2010-11 sessions,

(i) Honours in Bachelor of Arts (552 seats)

1st Year Honors Subjects: 300 Marks Elective Subjects 200 Marks Compulsory-1 (English) 100 Marks Compulsory-2 (MIL) 100 Marks (Odia / Hindi / Alternative English)

2nd Year Honors Subjects: 300 Marks Elective Subjects 200 Marks Compulsory-1 (English) 100 Marks Compulsory-2 (MIL) 100 Marks (Odia / Hindi / Alternative English)

3rd Year Honors Subjects: 600 Marks Compulsory( Ancillary/Foundation) Indian Society and Culture – 100 Marks Environmental Studies – 100 Marks

Total (for three years) – 2200 Marks

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a) Honours subjects In Bachelor of Arts programme, fourteen subjects are offered for honours studies with their respective strength for enrolment as indicated in brackets below.

i) Economics (96) viii) Odia (80) ii) Education (24) ix) Philosophy (32) iii) English (96) x) Political Science (112) iv) Geography (24) xi) Psychology (32) v) Hindi (16) xii) Sanskrit (48) vi) History (80) xiii) Sociology (56) vii) Mathematics (16) xiv) Statistics (16)

b) Electives Any one of these subjects can be offered as elective alongwith honours, subject to the following conditions:

(i) No two language subjects can be taken together. (ii) No student shall be allowed to offer Mathematics/Statistics if he/she has not

taken the subject and passed at the Higher Secondary level. While choosing the electives, except Economics, History, Mathematics,

Philosophy, Political Science, Odia and Sanskrit, where any number of students can choose, limited number of seats are available in the subjects stated below, their strength indicated in the brackets.

i) Education (64) iv) Psychology (64) ii) Geography (32) v) Hindi (16) iii) Sociology (128) vi) Statistics (32)

(ii) Honours in Bachelor of Science (304 seats)

The PCM, CBZ and PMCO grouping of subjects will be as follows:

1st Year Honors Subjects (300 Marks) Group – I (240 Seats) Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics, Geology, Economics, Computer science, Statistics, Geography

Group – II (64 Seats) Botany, Zoology

Elective Subjects (Any two) 400 Marks Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics, Geology, Geography, Statistics

2nd Year Honours Subject (Any One) 300 Marks Physics, Chemistry, Botany, Zoology, Mathematics, Statistics,

Geography, Geology, Computer Science, Economics

Elective (Any Two) 400 Marks Any of the above noted subjects (except Computer Science) not

offered as Honours Subject. 3rd Year Honours Subject - 600 Marks Foundation Course - 200 Marks

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Grouping of Honours and Electives

(a) PCM Group

Any one of the groups to be selected by the candidates offering Group-I Compulsory Subject in 1st Year

1. Physics, Chemistry & Mathematics - 64 Seats

2. Chemistry, Mathematics & Physics - 64 Seats

3. Geology, Physics & Chemistry - 24 Seats

4. Geology, Mathematics & Physics - 24 Seats

5. Mathematics, Physics & Chemistry - 16 Seats

6. Geography, Mathematics & Physics - 8 Seats

7. Statistics, Mathematics & Physics - 16 Seats

8. Geography, Mathematics & Geology - 16 Seats

9. Economics, Mathematics & Physics, Anyone (16 seats)

Chemistry,

Statistics,

Applied Geography

PMCO: This group to be selected by the candidates offering Group-I Honors Subjects in the

First Year. The course fee for this group is Rs.14,000/- per annum. 1. Computer Sc., Mathematics & Physics - 32 Seats

(b) CBZ Group

Any one of the following groups to be selected by the candidates offering Group-II Compulsory Subjects in the First Year

1. Botany, Zoology & Chemistry - 32 Seats

2. Zoology, Botany & Chemistry - 32 Seats

(iii) Information Science and Telecommunication (IST) – 192 seats

This course is a self financing course which comprises of Information Science and

Electronics & Telecommunication, and is offered by the university in collaboration

with Heritage Vision Education Trust. This has a course fee of Rs. 30,000/- per

annum. COURSE STRUCTURE

SEMESTER –I

Compulsory Papers Theory

MARKS

INTERNAL / SESSIONAL SEM. END

Communicative English 10 40

Hons. Papers(Theory) Analog Electronics

10

40

Circuit Theory 10 40

Computer Fundamentals 10 40

Operating System 10 40

Practical

Analog Electronics Lab 10 40

Computer Lab 10 40

Comprehensive Viva 50

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SEMESTER-II

Compulsory Paper (Theory) MARKS

INTERNAL / SESSIONAL SEM. END

Mathematics-I 10 40

Hons. Papers(Theory) Digital Electronics

10 40

Analog Comm. Theory 10 40

Programming in ‘C’ 10 40

DBMS 10 40 Practical Digital Electronics Lab 10 40

C Programming Lab 10 40

Comprehensive Viva 50

SEMESTER-III

Compulsory Paper (Theory) MARKS

INTERNAL/SESSIONAL SEM. END

Mathematics-II 10 40

Hons. Papers(Theory) Computer Architecture

10

40

Data Structure Using ‘C’ 10 40

Digital Communication Theory 10 40

Communication Systems 10 40 Practical

DS Lab 10 40

Digital Communication Lab 10 40

Comprehensive Viva 50

SEMESTER-IV

Compulsory Paper (Theory)

MARKS

INTERNAL / SESSIONAL SEM. END

Wave propagation & Antenna Theory

10 40

Hons. Papers(Theory) Computer Network Theory

10

40

SQL Server & VB Programming 10 40

Microprocessor and Microcontroller

10 40

Advanced Comm’n System 10 40 Practical

SQL & VB Lab 10 40

Microprocessor Lab 10 40

Comprehensive Viva 50

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SEMESTER-V

Compulsory Paper (Theory ) MARKS

INTERNAL/ SESSIONAL SEM. END

Software Engineering 10 40

Fundamentals of Multimedia 10 40

Hons. Papers(Theory) ETC measurements and Instrumentation

10

40

OOP’s with Java 10 40

Internet & Web Technology-I 10 40

Practical

OOP’s Lab 10 40

IWT-I Lab 10 40

Seminar 50

SEMESTER-VI

Hons. Papers (Theory) MARKS

INTERNAL/SESSIONAL SEM. END

.Net Programming 10 40

Internet and Web Tech-II 10 40

Wireless Communication 10 40

Microwave and Radar Tech. 10 40

Practical

.Net Lab 10 40

IWT Lab–II 10 40

Project 100

(iv) Information Technology Management (ITM) – 192 seats and 128 seats (Evening shift)

This course prepares for a professional career in Software Design and e-Commerce and Networking Engineering. The university offers this course in collaboration with Star Computer Institute Pvt. Ltd. This has a course fee of Rs. 30,000/- per annum.

Subjects Marks

Honours – 1100 (any one of the following)

I. Software Design

1. Computer Organisation & Operating

System

5.

6.

7.

8.

Linux Operating System

Programming in C#

Visual C++ & MS Foundation

Class

Advanced Java

2. VB .Net Programming

3. Software Testing

4. Software Engineering

II. Network Engineering

1. Computer Organisation &Operating

System

5. Data Communication Engineering

2. Network Infrastructure Administration 6. Windows Active Directory Services

3. Advanced Network Infrastructure

Administration

7. Windows Server 2003 Environment

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4. Software Engineering 8. Network Infrastructure Design

III. Multimedia

1. CO & OS 5.

6.

7.

8.

Software Engineering

Computer Graphics

3D Max Animation

Audio-Video Tools & Technique

2. Basics of Animation

3. Animation Technique

4. Multimedia and its Applications

IV. Database Administration

1. CO & OS 5.

6.

7.

8.

Optimizing and Maintaining DBA

Solution using SQL Server 2005

Software Engineering

Microsoft SQL Server 2005

Business Intelligence

Designing a Business Solution by

using SQl Server 2005

2. Designing Database Solution by

using SQL Server 2005

3. Designing and Optimizing Data

Access by SQL Server 2005

4. Designing a Database Server

Infrastructure by SQL Server 2005

Compulsory – 1100

1. English 10. Computer Networks

2. Digital Electronics and Logic Design 11. Managerial Economics

3. Discrete Mathematics 12. Quantitative Techniques

4. Management Function 13. Communicative English

5. Computer System 14. OOPs in Java

6. Programming Logic and Techniques 15. Programming in C++

7. Application Development in C 16. Organizational Behaviour

8. Data Structure 17. Computerized Accounting

9. Data Base Management System 18. Operation Research

(v) Hospitality and Hotel Administration (HHA) – 128 seats

This course is prepared to provide quality training and job opportunities to cater to the need of the hospitality sector. The university offers this course in collaboration with Ministry of Tourism, Government of India, New Delhi. This has a course fee of Rs. 35,000/- per annum.

N.B.- For course structure and other details, please see ‘Courses Offered’ in the

website First Year

1st semester – 350 marks 2nd semester – 350 marks

1. Food Production-I 8. Foundation Course in Front office operation -II

2. F &B Service-I 9. Foundation Course in Accommodation Operation -II

3. Foundation Course in Front Office-I 10. Fundamental of Tourism

4. Foundation Course in Accommodation Operation-I

11. Food Science and Nutrition

5. Business Communication 12. Basic Accountancy

6. Foundation Course in Food Production (Practical)

13. Application of Computer in Front Office (Practical)

7. F & B Service (Practical) 14. Foundation Course in Accommodation (Practical)

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Second Year

3rd semester – 350 marks 4th semester – 250 marks

15. Organization Behavior 22. Project ( Internship )

16. Fundamentals of Communication

17. Food Production Operation / Tourism Product of India

18. F & B Operation / Cultural Heritage of India

19. Hotel Engineering / Tourism Concept & Principle

20. Food Operation / Indian Heritage (Practical)

21. F & B Operation / Tourism Product of India (Practical)

Third Year

5th semester – 350 marks 6th semester – 400 marks

23. Sales & Marketing 30. Strategic Management

24. HRM 31. Communicative Eng.

25. Financial Management 32. Facility Planning / Airline-Ticketing

26. Front Office Management / International Tourism

33. F & B Management / Travel Agency Mgmt

27. Accommodation Management / Tourism Marketing

34. Advanced Food Production / MICE Industry

28. Front Office Management / International Tourism (Practical)

35. Front Office Management / Airline-Ticketing

29. Accommodation Management / Tourism Marketing (Practical)

36. Mini Project(Internship)

(vi) Honours in Bachelor of Commerce 272 + 240*(Payment mode) = 512 seats The honours course for the degree of Bachelor of Commerce (B. Com) has been designed for

building core competency of the students to pursue academic and professional programme in commerce and management at higher level. The total seats in the above course are 512 which include 240 payment seats. The university offers two different honours (Accounting & Finance) and

(Marketing & HRM) in this course to both regular and self financing mode. * 240 seats in honours programme for Bachelor of Commerce will be filled-up strictly from the merit list after the initial 272 students are admitted and subject to payment a course fee of Rs. 10,000/- Per annum. The paper structures of the three years B.Com degree course are as follows:

Subjects Marks Honours 1200 Electives (100 marks each) 400 Compulsory (100 marks each) 400 Ancillary (100 marks each) 200

1st Year HONOURS COURSE (CH) ELECTIVE COURSE (CE) Financial Accounting-I & II Business Environment- I & II Emerging Business Laws-I & II Statistics for Business Decisions-I & II Cost Accounting – I & II COMPULSORY COURSE (CC) Communicative English:-I & II

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Business Economics: - I & II

2nd Year HONOURS COURSE (CH) Quantitative Technique for Managerial Decisions-I& II Corporate Accounting-I & II Financial Market Operations- I & II COMPULSORY COURSE (CC) Fundamental of Entrepreneurship-I & II Banking International Trade & Finance-I & II ELECTIVE COURSE (CE) Principles of Business Management-I & II M.S.S.I-I & II OR Computerised Accounting – I & II

3rd Year HONOURS COURSE (CH) Management Accounting-I & II Financial Management-I & II Business Ethics-I & II (ACCOUNTING AND FINANCE GROUP) (MARKETING AND HRM GROUP) Income Tax-I & II Marketing Principles & Management-I & II Auditing-I & II Consumer Behaviour-I & II Indian Financial System –I & II Human Resource Management-I & II COMPULSORY COURSE (CC) Indian Society & Culture-I & II Environmental Studies-I & II

(vii) Honours in Bachelor of Business Administration (192 seats)

The honours course for the degree of Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA) has been designed for capacity building of the students to pursue management programme at higher level. The university offers this course in collaboration with Heritage Vision Educational Trust. This has a course fee of Rs. 25,000/- per annum.

Honours (any one of the following) 1. Marketing 2. Finance Compulsory 1. Business Communication 3. Computerized Accounting and Auditing 2. Business Organization and Management 4. Management Information System Pass

1. Business Economics 6. Computer for Management 2. Business Statistics 7. Quantitative Methods 3. Business Law 8. Organization Behaviour and Business Ethics 4. Marketing Management 9. Banking International Trade and Finance 5. Financial Accounting Honours Papers 1.Production and Operation Management 2.Human Resourse Management 3.Financial Management 4.Cost and Management Accounting

Marketing Honours Finance Honours

1. Advertising Management 1. Investment Management

2. Sales and Distribution Management 2. Indian Financial System

3. Rural Marketing Management 3. Principles of Banking

4. Service Marketing Management 4. Principles of Insurance and Risk Management

5. Export Management 5. Corporate Accounting

6. Consumer Behaviour and Marketing Research

6.Tax Managememt

7. Project and Viva 7. Project and Viva

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3 REQUIREMENTS FOR ATTENDANCE IN CLASSES

Minimum of seventy five percent (75%) attendance in the semester is essential

for appearing at the Semester Examination. In exceptional cases of medical ground,

and for students allowed by the department to conduct dissertations at other

institutions, absence for representing the University (at state, national and

international events), a relaxation of 15% in attendance may be considered. In no

case any compromise in attendance shall be entertained.

For each paper, 5 marks are assigned for attendance in the representative mid-

semester term papers. The marks for attendance are as follows:

Attendance (%) Marks

91 and above 05 81 to 90 04 71 to 80 03 61 to 70 02 51 to 60 01

Less than 51 Nil

4 ACADEMIC CALENDAR FOR UG

SEMESTER DATE

Monsoon Semester (1 July – 30 November)

Date of Commencement 1 July

Date of Completion 30 November

Mid Term Examination 25 to 31 August

Form Fill Up 01 to 30 September

End Term Examination 1 to 30 November

Spring Semester (07 December – 30 April)

Date of Commencement 7 December

Date of Completion 30 April

Mid Term Examination 22 to 28 February

Form Fill Up 15 February to 15 March

End Term Examination 01 to 30 April

5 RESIDENTIAL FACILITY

Ravenshaw University has limited residential facilities for boys and girls. Selection for admission in the hostels shall be made strictly on the basis of merit. Some seats, however, are reserved for SC/ST candidates and persons with disability as per the rules of the University. Students hailing from or having their parents working in Cuttack municipal area are not eligible for hostel admission.

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For undergraduate students, hostel admission will be done in three streams i.e Arts, Science and Commerce. Allocation of hostel seats will be made on the basis of Higher Secondary / +2 marks. The total number of vacant seats available for undergraduate students will be proportionately divided into Arts, Science, and Commerce streams.

Candidates desirous of availing hostel accommodation are advised to fill up the online hostel application form which will be available in the website after publication of merit list. Candidates can only fill up the application form after they complete their admission and obtain their University Roll No. For details on the residential facility, please refer the ‘Hostel Admission Information Brochure’ which will be available on the University Web page after the publication of merit list.

6 INSTRUCTION FOR FILLING UP THE APPLICATION FORM

Candidates seeking admission into different UG courses of the University shall submit online application available in the Ravenshaw University Website ‘www.ravenshawuniversity.ac.in’ at the link ‘ADMISSION - 2013’ within the last date (14 days from the publication of CHSE Odisha result -2013).

All applicants should have a valid email ID before applying for admission into UG courses. All communications from the University to the candidates will be through email and website.

STEP 1 Deposit of Application Fee

• Application Fee for UG Courses – Rs. 180/-

The applicants are required to pay the Application Fee before submitting application online and to quote the particulars of payment of Application Fee therein.

Guidelines for payment of Application Fee: Candidates are requested to make payments by any one of the following options (A / B / C):

A. Through Demand Draft: Applicants are required to remit the Application Fee by Demand Draft for Rs. 180/- drawn in favor of ‘Ravenshaw University ‘UG Admission’ payable at Cuttack. Those who pay the application fee by Demand Draft are required to keep a photocopy of the Draft with them for future reference.

B. Through Bank Challan: Applicants can directly deposit the Application Fee of Rs. 180/- through challan only at SBI Ravenshaw University Campus Branch.

C. Through online payment:

On line payment can be made by any one of the following options Option-1: By Internet Banking Option-2: By ATM-cum-Debit card Option-3: By Cash/Transfer

Option-1: Steps for making payment using SBI Internet Banking option

• Log on to https://www.onlinesbi.com.

• Select “State Bank Collect”.

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• Select “Internet Banking” as the payment option and click on “Submit” and proceed as follows:

i) Click on ‘Continue to Login’ available below the phishing alert screen. ii) Now the SBI Internet Banking Login Page appears. Type your online SBI User

name & Password to log on to SBI Internet banking. iii) After logging is successful choose Payments/Transfers option. iv) In Payments/Transfers option under Other Payments/Receipt, Select State

Bank Collect. v) Under Make Payment, accept the terms and conditions by clicking on the

check box provided for. Now click on Proceed button. vi) Then choose State as “ORISSA” from the drop down list and choose Type of

Corporate/Institution as “Educational Institution” and click on the “GO” button. vii) Now from the drop down choose “RAVENSHAW UNIVERSITY”. viii) Then click on submit button. ix) From ‘Select Payment Category’ choose ‘UG Appl. Fee’. Now a blank challan

will be displayed. x) Fill in the candidate’s data as required meticulously. xi) Select your account from which the Fee will be debited and Submit. xii) Now get guided with the steps displayed for successful payment of fees. After the payment is successful a Paid Challan will be generated and displayed on the screen. Print two copies of this Challan. Attach one copy with the application form as proof of payment and submit to RAVENSHAW UNIVERSITY and keep the second copy for your record. NB: Anyone having SBI Internet banking facility can pay Fees using this option. Option-2: Steps for making payment using State Bank ATM-cum-Debit Card option

• Log on to https://www.onlinesbi.com.

• Select ‘State Bank Collect’.

• Select ‘State Bank ATM-cum-Debit Card’ as the payment option and click on ‘Submit’ and proceed as follows:

i) Accept the terms & conditions by clicking on the check box provided for ‘Now click on Proceed button’.

ii) Then choose .State of Corporate/ Institution. as “ORISSA” from the drop down list and choose .Type of Corporate/Institution. as “Educational Institution” and click on the “GO” button.

iii) Now from the drop down choose “RAVENSHAW UNIVERSITY” as Educational Institutions name.

iv) Then click on submit button. v) From “Select Payment Category” choose “UG Appl. Fee”. Now a blank

challan will be displayed. vi) Fill in the candidate’s data as required meticulously. vii) After filling in the data click on the Submit button. viii) Now confirm once again after verifying the details as displayed on the screen. ix) Now State Bank of India’s Secure Payment Gateway page will appear.

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x) Select the appropriate Card type and key in the details of the Card as requested for in the screen. Then click on Pay. All Internet based transactions using State Bank Debit Cards would need a 3D secure password. If the Card is not enabled for 3D secure password the system will take you to the steps to set a 3D secure password. Otherwise the payment process will start.

xi) Once the payment is successful a paid challan will be generated. You may also generate and print an e-Receipt from State Bank Collect page of www.onlinesbi.com as confirmation of successful payment. The link is available at the bottom of the page.

Print two copies of this paid Challan. Attach one copy with the application form as proof of payment and submit to RAVENSHAW UNIVERSITY and keep the second copy for your record. N.B.: Anyone having a SBI ATM-cum-Debit Card can pay fees using this option. IMPORTANT-- If the status of payment happens to be “failure” please ensure that your account is not debited. Please wait some time and check your account. If there is a debit in the account please try to generate the Challan using the link available at the bottom of the State Bank Collect page or the “Payment History” tab available under ATM-cum-Debit Card option. Option-3: Steps for making payment using SBI Branch [Cash / Transfer] option

• Log on to https://www.onlinesbi.com.

• Select ‘State Bank Collect’.

• Select ‘SBI (Cash/Transfer)’ as the payment option and click on ‘Submit’ and proceed as follows:

i) Accept the terms & conditions by clicking on the check box provided for. Now

click on Proceed button. ii) Then choose ‘State of Corporate/ Institution’ as “ORISSA” from the drop down

list and choose ‘Type of Corporate/Institution’ as “Educational Institution” and click on the “GO” button.

iii) Now from the drop down choose “RAVENSHAW UNIVERSITY” as Educational Institutions name.

iv) Then click on submit button. v) From ‘Select Payment Category’ choose “UG Appl. Fee”. Now a blank challan

will be displayed. vi) Fill in the candidate’s data as required meticulously. vii) After filling in the data click on the Submit button. viii) Verify the details once again before generation of Pre Acknowledgement

Payment (PAP) form. ix) If all details are correct click on the Confirm button. x) A Pre Acknowledgement Payment (PAP) form will be generated. It will be in

PDF format. Print one copy of this. xi) Now visit any branch of State Bank of India during the business hours within 14

days from the publication of CHSE Odisha result - 2013, and deposit the

Application Fee. Bank will charge usual commission for acceptance of this deposit as cash/transfer. This data will be available immediately at any of the SBI branches for payment.

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xii) After the payment is made ensure that the Bank tears off the portion of Depositor Copy and returns you with all details filled in at the bottom of the page.

xiii) Once the payment is made at the SBI Branch, you may also generate and print an e-Receipt from State Bank Collect page of www.onlinesbi.com as confirmation of successful payment. The link is available at the bottom of the page. Now attach any one of the following document along with the application

form as proof of payment of UG application fee. (a) Original copy of PAP stamped and signed by the SBI Branch as proof of

payment of application fee. (b) E-Receipt generated from the State Bank Collect page of

www.onlinesbi.com (preferred).

STEP 2 Filling of online Application Form

Online application form is available in the Ravenshaw University Website www.ravenshawuniversity.ac.in at the link ‘ADMISSION-2013’. Applicants are required to fill all the entries in the online application form before pressing the submit button. After submission of the application online, candidates are required to take a printout of the application form.

STEP 3 Submission of filled application form and documents (Hard Copy)

The applicants are required to send the following documents by Registered post or Speed post in an A4 size envelope to the Registrar, Ravenshaw University, Cuttack, 753003 after submission of online application form so as to reach the University Office before last date (18 days from the publication of CHSE Odisha result -2013). They can also submit the documents by hand at Ravenshaw University Counter.

The applicants are required to write “APPLICATION FOR ADMISSION TO UG COURSE IN ________________ SUBJECT” on the top of the A4 size envelope.

Important Dates:

1. On-line Application form 14 days from the publication of CHSE Odisha result -2013

2. Submission of the hard copy of Application form

18 days from the publication of CHSE Odisha result -2013 (i.e. within 4 days of the last date of submission of on-line application)

List of enclosures:

i) Print out of the application form (printed application form after online submission) with a recent passport size photograph affixed on it.

ii) Demand Draft for Rs. 180/- Counterfoil of the Deposit Slip (University Copy), in case of depositing through bank challan in SBI Ravenshaw University Campus Branch / Online Deposit Slip

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Applicants are required to make the following entries on the reverse of the Demand Draft / Counterfoil of the bank challan deposit Slip / Online Deposit Slip

• Roll No./ Application ID

• Name and address

• Course / Subject applied iii) Photocopy of Marksheet and Certificate of the HSC/10th or equivalent

examination. iv) Photocopy of Marksheet and Certificate of the +2/12th or equivalent examination v) Photocopy of certificate(s) in support of claiming reservation, and domicile, if any.

All documents will be signed by the candidate as proof of self attestation. Submission of incorrect information may lead to cancellation of admission, and make the candidate liable for criminal proceedings.

Applications for more than one subject: Candidates desire to apply for more than one UG course requires to fill separate online application form with requisite application fee for each subject and send separately the printout of application form along with the required documents (i.e. various Undergraduate Honours Courses/Groups such as Arts, Commerce, BBA, IST, ITM, PCM, CBZ, PMCO and HHA) as explained in the INSTRUCTIONS FOR FILLING OF APPLICATION FORM.

7 ELIGIBILITY FOR ADMISSION INTO DIFFERENT UG COURSES

(i) For B.A / BBA / HHA– 45% marks in aggregate in the qualifying examination

(Higher Secondary) without the mark in extra optional, if any

(ii) For B.Com.– 45% marks in aggregate and 40% in Compulsory English in the

qualifying examination (Higher Secondary) without the mark in extra optional, if

any

(iii) For B.Sc.(IST)– 45% marks in aggregate in the qualifying examination (Higher

Secondary Science) without the mark in extra optional, if any

or

Three year Diploma in Engineering from an institution recognized by State

Council of Technical Education and Vocational Training, Odisha.

(iv) For B.Sc.(ITM)– 45% marks in aggregate in the qualifying examination (Higher

Secondary Science with mathematics as a subject) without the mark in extra

optional, if any

or

Three year Diploma in Engineering from an institution recognized by State

Council of Technical Education and Vocational Training, Odisha.

(v) For B.Sc. (PCM, CBZ and PMCO groups)– 45% marks in aggregate and 40%

in Compulsory English in the qualifying examination (Higher Secondary) without

the mark in extra optional, if any

Needless to say, only the students of Higher Secondary Science Stream will be

eligible to apply for all Bachelor of Science Courses in the PCM, CBZ and PMCO

group, and for IST and ITM courses.

The above marks for eligibility is relaxed by five per cent for SC/ST candidates.

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8 SELECTION NORMS

(i) Admission shall be made on the basis of merit in the qualifying examination

(Higher Secondary or equivalent).

(ii) Admission to the University cannot be claimed as a matter of right, and may be

refused by the authority without citing any reason thereof. Conduct of the candidate shall be an important factor in the selection process. The decision of the Admission Committee in matters of admission shall be final and binding.

(iii) Allotment of subjects for honours and electives will be strictly according to merit. Notwithstanding their position in merit list, candidates not able to get the desired subject out of the options exercised for honours shall not be admitted. Non-participation in counselling shall lead to cancellation of admission.

9 DATE OF SUBMISSION

Last date of submission of online application for admission into all UG courses is 14 days from the publication of CHSE Odisha result -2013.

Last date of submission of signed printed application form alongwith the application fee in the form of demand draft / counterfoil of challan deposit / e-receipt of online payment for Rs. 180/- and other required documents as mentioned above in the list of enclosures is 18 days from the publication of CHSE Odisha result -2013.

10 Publication of Merit List and Dates for Counseling

The First Selection List alongwith the Dates for counselling

shall be published in the website and the notice boards of the

university ordinarily after ten days of the last date of online

application. Candidates are required to check the merit list and the dates for counselling and appear for counselling on the scheduled dates with required original

documents. NO INTIMATION SHALL BE ISSUED (NEITHER BY MAIL NOR BY POST)

FOR ATTENDING COUNSELLING. The final selection for admission in particular

subjects / groups shall be made at the time of counselling and the selected

candidates will be required to take admission on the same day or shall be given

three days time to take admission on production of all required original documents

and fees, if they fail to produce the same at the time of counselling.

11 Documents to be Produced at Counseling

i) The following certificates and documents in original and self attested photo copies

in support of qualification, etc.

a) Certificate of High School Examination or equivalent in support of age

b) Mark Sheet and Certificate of Higher Secondary Examination or equivalent

c) School or College Leaving Certificate

d) Migration Certificate, if any

e) Certificate(s) in support of claim for Reservation, Weightage and domicile, if any.

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f) For Ex-service men and family members category, Discharge Certificate in original.

ii) Blood Group Certificate

iii) Four recent stamp size photographs

iv) Requisite admission fee and course fee for self-financing courses to be notified alongwith the merit list.

v) Affidavit forms (available in the website) duly filled in

The photocopies of all documents should be signed by the candidate as proof of self attestation. Veracity of the documents is subject to police verification, and submission of incorrect information with intention to defraud may lead to cancellation of admission, and make the candidate liable for criminal proceedings.

12 Merit List

The merit list will be prepared on the basis of percentage of marks secured in the Higher Secondary Examination or equivalent without extra optional, if any.

In case of a tie, the percentage of marks secured in English will have precedence.

Allotment of subjects shall be strictly on the basis of merit.

13 Reservation of Seats

• Scheduled Caste (SC) – 8%, Scheduled Tribe (ST) –12%, Ex-Service Men and

Family (ESM) – 1%, Service Defence Personnel (SDP) – 1%, Physically

Handicapped (PH) with 40% and above disability – 3%.

• In case of non-fulfillment of reserved seats, they shall be de-reserved.

• In calculation of reserve seats, any fraction above 0.5 shall be counted as one

and any fraction below 0.5 shall be ignored.

• ST / SC candidates from within the state may be admitted up to 18% (10% ST

and 8% SC) beyond the sanctioned strength. (Here, SC+ST 18% which is less

than the above prescribed 20 %), subject to the availability of facility and as

suggested by the Teachers’ Council of the respective departments.

• SC/ST certificate should be from competent authority (District magistrate/ Collector/ ADM/ SDM/ SDO/ Executive magistrate/Tahashildar/ Additional Tahasildar/ BDO)

• PH certificate should be from the CDMO. Temporary PH certificate will not be

considered.

• Reservation of seats is not applicable for candidates of outside the state.

• For Kashmir migrant students, a relaxation in cut off percentage up to 10% subject

to minimum eligibility requirement and intake capacity up to 5% course-

wise. No domicile certificate is required for Kashmir migrants.

14 Weightage

(i) NCC: Cadets holding ‘B’ certificates and having passed the last qualifying

examination in one attempt shall be given weightage of 10% marks. Of other

cadets, those who have represented the State (as well as Central School or

Sainik School) at the national level shall be given weightage of 5% of marks,

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subject to production of appropriate participation certificates, by DG, NCC or

Director, NCC of the sponsoring state.

(ii) NSS: (a) State NSS Award- 5%, (b) National Award- 7%, and (c) International

participation – admission on fulfillment of minimum eligibility criteria.

Certificate of participation shall be countersigned by Assistant Programme

Advisor, NSS Regional Centre, Bhubaneswar.

(iii) Sports and Games: (a) Representation of State at Inter-state Schools’

Competitions in Sports and Games organized by national level organizations –

5%, (b) Representation of State at National level– 10%, (c) Representation of the

Country at International level - admission on fulfillment of minimum eligibility

criteria.

Participation events are to be recognized by the Director of Sports/Council of

Higher Secondary Education / other National level Councils or Boards.

Participation Certificates are to be countersigned by the Director of Sports,

Government of Odisha.

(iv) Co-curricular: Candidates who have earned distinction and won awards at the

National or International level in debates, Group Discussions, Essay Writing,

Histrionics, Dance and Music, Film Making and similar cultural activity shall be

given weightage of 10% in case of representing the State at National level, and

admission subject to fulfillment of minimum eligibility criteria for representing the

Country at International level.

(v) Conditions for Weightage: (a) Events of participation for which weightage is

claimed should have occurred within two years from the date of admission, (b)

Not more than 10% of seats in each course can be allotted on the basis of

weightage, (c) a candidate can claim weightage maximum of 10%. (c)

Weightage is not given to those candidates who belong to outside the state.

15 Admission from Outside Odisha

i) The number of students admitted from outside Odisha to any undergraduate course shall not exceed five per cent (5%) of the strength, subject to a maximum of one per cent (1%) from any particular state.

ii) Such candidates who do not have permanent residence certificate for their Odisha origin from competent Revenue Officers, and those who have not passed their High School Certificate or equivalent examination from any school situated within Odisha shall be treated as candidates from outside Odisha.

In case of non-availability of permanent residence certificate, candidates claiming Odia origin shall have to prove bonafides on the basis of Land Records and/or educational certificates of any one of their parents.

No reservation or weightage is applicable for candidates from outside the state of Odisha.

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16 Period of Admission

All admissions for UG Courses shall be completed within 21st July 2013. But in exceptional cases, the Vice Chancellor may give him or her two weeks extension for admission.

17 Fee Structure

Entry COURSE FEE STRUCTURE (Rs.)

1 BBA/IST/ITM/HHA 1264/- 2 +3 Arts Boys 1258/- 3 +3 Arts Girls, SC, ST 1138/- 4 +3 Science Boys 1396/- 5 +3 Science Girls, SC, ST 1264/- 6 +3 Commerce Boys 1263/- 7 +3 Commerce Girls, SC, ST 1143/-

18 Forfeiture of Claim for Admission

If a selected candidate fails to submit the documents and admission fees on the specified dates of counselling, the claim for admission shall be forfeited.

19 Interpretation of Rules

The decision of the Admission Committee with regard to anything not

covered in the official Brochure, or has given rise to dispute in interpretation of any rule, shall be final and binding.

Chairperson, Council of Deans Ravenshaw University

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20 GENERAL RULES

1. It will be the responsibility of the candidate to ensure his/her eligibility and

fulfillment of such other conditions as may be prescribed for admission in the

rules and regulations of the university.

2. Once paid, the UG application and admission fee shall in no case be

refunded. However, in case of cancellation of admission the course fee of

professional courses may be refunded only within the last date of admission as

declared by the University.

3. Any blind candidate can avail the services of a writer. The maximum

qualification of a writer is 10+2. The interested blind candidates should contact

the Chairperson, Admission Committee-2013 one week before the

commencement of the entrance test to fulfill the formalities for the assignment

of a writer.

7. Any person who impersonates a candidate shall be disqualified from

appearing in any university examination for a period of five years including this

test. If that person is a student on the rolls of a recognized college or

university, he/she shall be declared as a person not fit and proper to be

admitted to any examination of this university for a period of five years. His/her

case, if necessary, shall also be reported to the police for any further action in

the matter. The candidate who is being impersonated shall also be disqualified

for a period of five years from appearing in any examination of this university,

apart from any other action which the university may take against him, as

deemed fit.

8. Any candidate who creates disturbance of any kind during Univers i t y

examination or otherwise misbehaves in or around the examination hall or

refuses to obey the superintendent/deputy superintendent/assistant

superintendent/any other official on examination duty or changes his/her seat

with any other candidate or occupies any seat, other than the one allotted to

him/her shall be expelled from the examination Hall.

9. Any candidate having in his possession or accessible to him/her

papers/books or notes which may possibly be of any assistance to him /her or

is found giving or receiving assistance, or copying from any paper/book or note

or from anywhere else or allowing any other candidate to copy from his/her

answer book or found writing on any other paper question set in the question

paper during examination, or using or attempting to use any other unfair

means, or indulging in any kind of misconduct, shall be expelled from the

examination hall.

10. If it is found that a candidate has knowingly or willfully concealed or

suppressed any information/fact which renders him/her ineligible to take

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admission in UG courses, if granted, shall stand cancelled. He/ she shall have

no claim, whatsoever, against the university. The case, if necessary, shall be

reported to the police for any further necessary action in the matter.

11. If a dispute or controversy of any kind arises in the admission process, the

decision of the Admission Committee 2013, Ravenshaw University, Cuttack, in

all such cases, shall be final.

12. For urgent enquiries, the admission committee may be contacted at

email: ravenshawadmission2013@gmail.com.

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21 UGC REGULATIONS ON CURBING THE MENACE OF RAGGING

UNIVERSITY GRANTS COMMISSION

UGC REGULATIONS ON CURBING THE MENACE OF RAGGING IN

HIGHER EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS, 2009.

(Under Section 26 (1) (g) of the University Grants Commission Act, 1956)

New Delhi-110002, the 17th June 2009

F.1-16/2007(CPP-II)

PREAMBLE. In view of the directions of the Hon’ble Supreme Court in the matter of

“University of Kerala v/s. Council, Principles, Colleges and others” in SLP no. 24295 of

2006 dated 16.05.2007 and that dated 08.05.2009 in Civil Appeal number 887 of 2009,

and in consideration of the determination of the Central Government and the University

Grants Commission to prohibit, prevent and eliminate the scourge of ragging including

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, or indulging in rowdy or indisciplined activities by any student or students which

causes or is likely to cause annoyance, hardship or psychological harm or to raise fear or

apprehension thereof in any fresher or any other student or 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, 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, in all higher education

institutions in the country, and thereby, to provide for the healthy development,

physically and psychologically, of all students, the University Grants Commission, in

consultation with the Councils, brings forth this Regulation. In exercise of the powers conferred by Clause (g) of sub-section (1) of Section 26

of the University Grants Commission Act, 1956, the University Grants Commission

hereby makes the following Regulations, namely;

1. Title, commencement and applicability:

1.1 These regulations shall be called the “UGC Regulations on Curbing the Menace of

Ragging in Higher Educational Institutions, 2009”.

1.2 They shall come into force from the date of their publication in the Official Gazette.

1.3 They shall apply to all the institutions coming within the definition of an University

under sub–section (f) of section (2) of the University Grants Commission Act, 1956,

and to all institutions deemed to be a university under Section 3 of the University

Grants Commission Act, 1956 to all other higher educational institutions, or

elements of such universities or institutions, including its departments, constituent

units and all the premises, whether being academic, residential, playgrounds,

canteen, or other such premises of such universities, deemed universities and higher

educational institutions, whether located within the campus or outside, and to all

means of transportation of students, whether public or private, accessed by

students for the pursuit of studies in such universities, deemed universities and

higher educational institutions.

2. Objectives:

To prohibit 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, or indulging in rowdy or indisciplined activities by any

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student or students which causes or is likely to cause annoyance, hardship or

psychological harm or to raise fear or apprehension thereof in any fresher or any other

student or 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, 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; and thereby, to eliminate ragging in all its forms from universities, deemed

universities and other higher educational institutions in the country by prohibiting it

under these Regulations, preventing its occurrence and punishing those who indulge in

ragging as provided for in these Regulation and the appropriate law in force.

3. What constitutes Ragging: Ragging constitutes one or more of any of the

following acts:

a. 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 students;

b. Indulging in rowdy or indisciplined 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;

c. Asking any student to do any 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;

d. Any act by a senior student that prevents, disrupts or disturbs the regular academic

activity of any other student or a fresher;

e. Exploiting the services of a fresher or any other student for completing the academic

tasks assigned to an individual or a group of student.

f. Any act of financial extortion or forceful expenditure burden put on a fresher or any

other student by students;

g. 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;

h. 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;

i. 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.

4. Definitions:

1) In these regulations unless the context otherwise requires, -

a) “Act” means, the University Grants Commission Act, 1956 (3 of 1956);

b) “Academic year” means the period from the commencement of admission of

students in any course of study in the institution up to the completion of

academic requirement s for that particular year.

c) “Anti-Ragging Helpline” means the Helpline established under clause (a) of

Regulation 8.1 of these Regulations.

d) “Commission” means the University Grants Commission;

e) “Council” means a body so constituted by an Act of Parliament or an Act of any

State Legislature for setting, or coordinating or maintaining standards in the

relevant areas of higher education, such as the All India Council for Technical

Education (AICTE), the Bar Council of India (BCI), The Dental Council of India

(DCI), the Distance Education Council (DEC), the Indian Council of Agricultural

Research (ICAR), the Indian Nursing Council (INC), the Medical Council of India

(MCI), the National Council for Teacher Education (NCTE), the Pharmacy Council

of India (PCI), etc. and the State Higher Education Councils.

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f) “District Level Anti-Ragging Committee” means the Committee, headed by the

District Magistrate, constituted by the State Government, for the control and

elimination of ragging in institutions within the jurisdiction of the district.

g) “Head of the institutions” means the Vice-Chancellor in case of a university or a

deemed to be university, the Principle or the Director or such other designation

as the executive head of the institution or the college is referred.

h) “Fresher” means a student who has been admitted to an institution and who is

undergoing his/her first year of study in such institution.

i) “Institution” means a higher educational institution including, but not limited to

an university, a deemed to be university, a college, an institute, an institution of

national importance set up by an Act of Parliament or a constituent unit of such

institution, imparting higher education beyond of 12 years of schooling leading

to, but not necessarily culminating in, a degree (graduate, postgraduate and/or

higher level) and/or to a university diploma.

j) “NAAC” means the National Academic and Accreditation Council established by

the Commission under Section 12 (ccc) of the Act;

k) “State Level Monitoring Cell” means the body constituted by the State

Government for the control and elimination of ragging in institutions within the

jurisdiction of the State, established under a State Law or on the advice of the

Central Government, as the case may be.

2) Words and expressions used and not defined herein but defined in the Act or in

the General Clauses Act, 1897, shall have the meanings respectively assigned to

them in the Act or in the General clauses Act, 1897, as the case may be.

5. Measures for prohibition of ragging at the institution level:

a) No institution or any part of it thereof, including its elements, including, but not

limited to, the departments, constituent units, colleges, centers of studies and all

its premises, whether academic, residential, playgrounds, or canteen, whether

located within the campus or outside, and in all means of transportation of

students, whether public or private, accessed by students for the pursuit of

studies in such institutions, shall permit or condone any reported incident of

ragging in any form; and all institutions shall take all necessary and required

measures, including but not limited to the provisions of these Regulations, to

achieve the objective of eliminating ragging, within the institution or outside,

b) All institutions shall take action in accordance with these Regulations against

those found guilty of ragging and/or abetting ragging, actively or passively, or

being part of a conspiracy to promote ragging.

6. Measures for prevention of ragging at the institution level:

6.1 An institution shall take the following steps in regard to admission or registration

of students; namely,

a) Every public declaration of intent by any institution, in any electronic, audio-

visual or print or any other media, for admission of students to any course of

study shall expressly provide that ragging is totally prohibited in the institution

and anyone found guilty of ragging and/or abetting, whether actively or

passively, or being a part of a conspiracy to promote ragging, is liable to be

punished in accordance with these Regulations as well as under the provisions of

any penal law for the time being in force.

b) The brochure of admission/instruction booklet or the prospectus, whether in print

or electronic format, shall prominently print these Regulations in full.

Provided that the institution shall also draw attention to any law concerning

ragging and its consequences, as many be applicable to the institution publishing

such brochure of admission/instruction booklet or the prospectus.

Provided further that the telephone numbers of the Anti-Ragging Helpline and all

the important functionaries in the institution, including but not limited to the Head

of the institution, faculty members, members of the Anti-Ragging Committees

and Anti-Ragging Squads, District and Sub-Divisional authorities, Wardens of

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hostels and other functionaries or authorities where relevant, shall be published

in the brochure of admission/instruction booklet or the prospectus.

c) Where an institution is affiliated to a University and publishes a brochure of

admission/instruction booklet or a prospectus, the affiliating University shall

ensure that the affiliated institution shall comply with the provisions of clause (a)

and clause (b) of Regulation 6.1 of these Regulations.

d) The application form for admission, enrolment or registration shall contain an

affidavit, mandatorily in English and in Hindi and /or in one of the regional

languages known to the applicant, as provided in the English language in

Annexure I to these Regulations, to be filled up and signed by the applicant to the

effect that he/she had read and understood the provisions of these Regulations as

well as the provisions of any other law for the time being in force, and is aware

of the prohibition of ragging and the punishments prescribed, both under penal

laws as well as under these Regulations and also affirm to the effect that he/she

has not been expelled and/or debarred by any institution and further aver that

he/she would he/she would not indulge, actively or passively, in the act or abet

the act of ragging and if found guilty of ragging and/or abetting ragging, is liable

to be proceeded against under these Regulations or under any penal law or any

other law for the time being in force and such action would include but is not

limited to debarment or expulsion of such student.

e) The application form for admission, enrolment or registration shall contain an

affidavit , mandatorily in English and in Hindi and/or in one of the regional

languages known to the parents/guardians of the applicant, as provided in the

English language in Annexure I to these Regulations, to be filled up and signed by

the parents/guardians of the applicant to the effect that he/she has read and

understood the provisions of these Regulations as well as the provisions of any

other law for the time being in force, and is aware of the prohibition of ragging

and the punishments prescribed, both under penal laws as well as under these

Regulations and also affirm to the effect that his/her ward has not been expelled

and/or debarred by any institution and further aver that his/her ward would not

indulge, actively or passively, in the act or abet the act of ragging and if found

guilty of ragging and/or abetting ragging his/her ward is liable to be proceeded

against under these Regulations or under any penal law or any other law for the

time being in force and such action would include but is not limited to debarment

or expulsion of his/her ward.

f) The application for admission shall be accompanied by a document in the form of,

or annexed to, the School Leaving Certificate/Transfer Certificated/Migration

Certificate/Character Certificate reporting on the inter – personal/social

behavioural pattern of the applicant, to be issued by the school or institution last

attended by the applicant, so that the institution can thereafter keep watch on

the applicant, if admitted, whose behavior has been commented in such

document.

g) A student seeking admission to a hostel forming part of the institution, or seeking

to reside in any temporary premises not forming part of the institution, including

a private commercially managed lodge or hostel, shall have to submit additional

affidavits countersigned by his/her parents/guardians in the from prescribed in

Annexure I and Annexure II to these Regulations respectively along with his/her

application.

h) Before the commencement of the academic session in any institution, the Head of

the Institution shall convene and address a meeting of various

functionaries/agencies, such as Hostel Wardens, representatives of students

parents/guardians, faculty district administration including the police, to discuss

the measures to be taken to prevent ragging in the institution and steps to be

taken to identify those indulging in or abetting ragging and punish them.

i) The institution shall, to make the community at large and the students in

particular aware of the dehumanizing effect of ragging, and the approach of the

institution towards those indulging in ragging, prominently display posters

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depicting the provisions of penal law applicable to incidents of ragging, and the

provisions of these Regulations and also any other law for the time being in force,

and the punishments thereof, shall be prominently displayed on Notice Boards of

all departments, hostels and other buildings as well as at places, where students

normally gather and at places, known to be vulnerable to occurrences of ragging

incidents.

j) The institution shall request the media to give adequate publicity to the law

prohibiting ragging and the negative aspects of ragging and the institution’s

resolve to ban ragging and punish those found guilty without fear or favour.

k) The institution shall identify, properly illuminate and keep a close watch on all

locations known to be vulnerable to occurrences of ragging incidents.

l) The institution shall tighten security in its premises, especially at vulnerable

places and intense policing by Anti-Ragging Squad, referred to in these

Regulations volunteers, if any, shall be resorted to at such points at odd hours

during the first few months of the academic session.

m) The institution shall utilize the vacation period before the start of the new

academic year to launch a publicity campaign against ragging through posters,

leaflets and such other means, as may be desirable or required, to promote the

objectives of these Regulations.

n) The faculties/departments/units of the institution shall have induction

arrangements, including those which anticipate, identify and plan to meet any

special need of any specific section of students, in place well in advance of the

beginning of the academic year with an aim to promote the objectives of this

Regulation.

o) Every institution shall engage or seek the assistance of professional counselors

before the commencement of the academic session, to be available when

required by the institution, for the purposes of offering counseling to freshers and

to other students after the commencement of the academic year.

p) The head of the institution shall provide information to the local police and local

authorities, the details of every privately commercially managed hostels or lodges

used for residential purposes by students enrolled in the institution and the head

of the institution shall also ensure that the Anti – Ragging Squad shall ensure vigil

in such locations to prevent the occurrences of ragging therein.

6.2 An institution shall, on admission or enrolment or registration of students, take

the following steps, namely:

a) Every fresh student admitted to institution shall be given a printed leaflet

detailing to whom he/she has to turn to for help and guidance for various

purposes including addresses and telephone number, so as to enable the student

to contact the concerned person at any time, if and when required, of the Anti-

Ragging Helpline referred to in these Regulations, Wardens, Head of the

institution, all members of the Anti-Ragging Squads and Committees, relevant

district and police authorities.

b) The institution, through the leaflet specified in clause (a) of Regulation 6.2 of

these Regulation shall explain to the fresher’s , the arrangements made for their

induction and orientation which promote efficient and effective means of

integrating them fully as students with those already admitted the institution in

earlier years.

c) The leaflet specified in clause (a) of Regulations 6.2 of these Regulations shall

inform the fresher’s about their rights as bona fide students of the institution and

clearly instructing them that they should desist from doing anything, with or

against their will, even if ordered to by the seniors students, and that any

attempt of ragging shall be promptly reported to the Anti-ragging Squad or to the

Warden or to the Head of the institution, as the case may be.

d) The leaflet specified in clause (a) of Regulation 6.2 of these Regulations shall

contain a calendar of events and activates laid down by institution to facilitate

and complement familiarization of fresher’s with the academic environments of

the institution.

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e) The institution shall, on the arrival of senior students after the first week or after

the second week, as the case may be, schedule orientation programmers as

follows, namely; (I) joint sensitization programme and counseling of both

fresher’s and senior students by a professional counselor, referred to in clause (o)

of Regulation 6.1 of these Regulations; (ii) joint orientation programme of

fresher’s and seniors to be addressed by the Head of the institution and the anti-

ragging committee; (iii) organization on a large scale of cultural , sports and

other activities to provide a platform for the fresher’s and seniors to interact in

the presence of faculty members ; (iv) in the hostel, the warden should address

all students; and may request two junior colleagues from the college faculty to

assist the warden by becoming resident tutors for a temporary duration. (v) as

far as possible faculty members should dine with the hostel residents in their

respective hostels to instill a feeling of confidence among the fresher’s.

f) The institution shall set up appropriate committees, including the course-in-

charge, student advisor, Wardens and some senior students as its members, to

actively monitor, promote and regulate healthy interaction between the fresher’s ,

junior students and senior students.

g) Fresher’s or any other student(s), whether being victims , or witnesses, in any

incident of ragging, shall be encouraged to report such occurrence, and the

identity of such informants shall be protected and shall not be subject to any

adverse consequence only for the reason for having reported such incidents.

h) Each batch of fresher’s, on arrival at the institution, shall be divided into small

groups and each such group shall be assigned to a member of the faculty, who

shall interact individually with each member of the group every day for

ascertaining the problems or difficulties, if any, faced by the fresher in the

institution and shall extend necessary help to the fresher in overcoming the

same.

i) It shall be the responsibility of the member of the faculty assigned to the group of

fresher’s, to coordinate with the Wardens of the hostels and to make surprise

visits to the rooms in such hostels, where a member or members of the group are

lodged; and such member of faculty shall maintain a diary of his/her interaction

with the fresher’s under his/her charge.

j) Fresher’s shall be lodged, as far as many be, in a separate block, and where such

facilities are not available, the institution shall ensure that access of seniors to

accommodation allotted to fresher’s is strictly monitored by wardens , security

guards and other staff of the institution.

k) A round the clock vigil against ragging in the hostel premises, in order to prevent

ragging in the hostels after the classes are over, shall be ensured by the

institution.

l) It shall be the responsibility of the parents/guardians of freshers to promptly

bring any instance of ragging to the notice of the Head of the Institution.

m) Every student studying in the institution and his/her parents/guardians shall

provide the specific affidavits required under clauses (d), (e) and (g) of

Regulation 6.1 of these Regulations at the time of admission or registration, as

the case may be, during each academic year.

n) Every institution shall obtain the affidavit from every student as referred to above

in clause (m) of Regulation 6.2 and maintain a proper record of the same and to

ensure its safe upkeep thereof, including maintaining the copies of the affidavit in

an electronic form, to be accessed easily when required either by the Commission

or any of the Councils or by the institution or by the affiliating University or by

any other person or organization authorized to do so.

o) Every student at the time of his/her registration shall inform the institution about

his/her place of residence while pursuing the course of study, and in case the

student has not decided his/her place of residence or intends to change the same,

the details of his place of residence shall be provided immediately on deciding the

same; and specifically in regard to a private commercially managed lodge or

hostel where he/she has taken up residence.

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p) The Head of the institution shall, on the basis of the information provided by the

student under clause (o) of Regulation 6.2, apportion sectors to be assigned to

members of the faculty, so that such member of faculty can maintain vigil and

report any incident of ragging outside the campus or en route while commuting to

the institution using any means of transportation of students, whether public or

private.

q) The Head of institution shall, at the end of each academic year, send a letter to

the parents/guardians of the students who are completing their first year in the

institution, informing them about these Regulations and any law for the time

being in force prohibiting ragging and the punishment thereof as well as

punishment prescribed under the penal laws, and appealing to them to impress

upon their wards to desist from indulging in ragging on their return to the

institution at the beginning of the academic session next.

6.3 Every institution shall constitute the following bodies; namely:

a) Every institution shall constitute a Committee to be known as the Anti-Ragging

Committee to be nominated and headed by the Head of the institution, and

consisting of representatives of civil and police administration, local media, Non

Government Organizations involved in youth activities, representatives of faculty

members, representatives of parent, representatives of student s belonging to the

fresher’s category as well as senior student, non-teaching staff; and shall have a

diverse mix of membership in terms of levels as well as gender.

b) It shall be the duty of the Anti-Ragging Committee to ensure compliance with the

provisions of these Regulations as well as the provisions of any law for the time

being in force concerning ragging; and also to monitor and oversee the

performance of the Anti-Ragging Squad in prevention of ragging in the institution.

c) Every institution shall also constitute a smaller body to be known as the Anti -

Ragging Squad to be nominated by the Head of the Institution with such

representation as may be considered necessary for maintaining vigil, oversight

and patrolling functions and shall remain mobile, alert and active at all times.

Provided that the Anti-Ragging Squad shall have representation of various

members of the campus community and shall have no outside representation.

d) It shall be the duty of the Anti-Ragging Squad to be called upon to make surprise

raids on hostels, and other places vulnerable to incidents of, and having the

potential of, ragging and shall be empowered to inspect such places.

e) It shall be the duty of the Anti – Ragging Squad to conduct an on the spot

enquiry into any incident of ragging referred to it by the Head of the institution or

any member of the faculty or any member of the staff or any student or any

parent or guardian or any employee of a service provider or by any other person,

as the case may be; and the enquiry report along with recommendations shall be

submitted to the Anti-Ragging Committee for action under clause (a) of

Regulation 9.1.

Provided that the Anti – Ragging Squad shall conduct such enquiry observing a

fair and transparent procedure and the principles of natural justice and after

giving adequate opportunity to the student or students accused of ragging and

other witness to place before it the facts, documents and views concerning the

incident of ragging, and considering such other relevant information as may be

required.

f) Every institution shall, at the end of each academic year, in order to promote the

objectives of these Regulation, constitute a Mentoring cell consisting of students

volunteering to be Mentors for fresher’s, in the succeeding academic year; and

there shall be as many levels or tiers of Mentor as the number of batches in the

institution, at the rate of one Mentor for six fresher’s and one Mentor of a higher

level for six Mentors of the lower level.

g) Every University shall constitute a body to be known as Monitoring cell on

Ragging, which shall coordinate with the affiliated colleges and institutions under

the domain of the University to achieve the objectives of these Regulations; and

the Monitoring cell shall call for reports from the Heads of institutions in regard to

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the activities of the Anti-Ragging Committees, Anti-Ragging squads , and the

Mentoring cells at the institutions, and it shall also keep itself abreast of the

decisions of the District level Anti-Ragging Committee headed by the District

Magistrate.

h) The Monitoring cell shall also review the efforts made by institutions to publicize

anti-ragging measures, soliciting of affidavits from parents/guardians and from

students, each academic year, to abstain from ragging activities or willingness to

be penalized for violations; and shall function as the prime mover for initiating

action on the part of the appropriate authorities of the University for amending

the Statutes or Ordinances or Bye-laws to facilitate the implementation of anti-

ragging measures at the level of the institution .

6.4 Every institution shall take the following other measures, namely;

a) Each hostel or a place where groups of students reside, forming part of the

institution , shall have a full-time Warden , to be appointed by the institution as

per the eligibility criteria laid down for the post reflecting both the command and

control aspects of maintaining discipline and preventing incidents of ragging

within the hostel, as well as the softer skills of counseling and communicating

with the youth outside the class-room situation; and who shall reside within the

hostel , or at the very least, in the close vicinity thereof.

b) The Warden shall be accessible at all hours and be available on telephone and

other modes of communication, and for the purpose the Warden shall be provided

with a mobile phone by the institution, the number of which shall be publicized

among all students residing in the hostel.

c) The institution shall review and suitably enhance the powers of Warden; and the

security personnel posted in hostels shall be under the direct control of the

Warden and their performance shall be assessed by them.

d) The professional counselors referred to under clause (o) of Regulation 6.1 of

these Regulation shall, at the time of admission, counsel fresher’s and /or any

other student(s) desiring counseling , in order to prepare them for the life ahead,

particularly in regard to the life in hostels and to the extent possible, also involve

parents and teacher in the counseling sessions.

e) The institution shall undertake measures for extensive publicity against ragging

by means of audio-visual aids, counseling sessions, workshops, painting and

design competitions among students and such other measures, as it may deem

fit.

f) In order to enable a student or any person to communicate with the Anti-Ragging

Helpline, every institution shall permit unrestricted access to mobile phones and

public phones in hostels and campuses, other than in class-rooms, seminar halls,

library, and in such other places that the institution may deem it necessary to

restrict the use of phones.

g) The faculty of the institution and its non-teaching staff, which includes but is not

limited to the administrative staff, contract employees, security guards and

employees of service providers providing services within the institution, shall be

sensitized towards the ills of ragging, its prevention and the consequences there

of.

h) The institution shall obtain an undertaking from every employee of the institution

including all teaching and non-teaching members of staff, contract labour

employed in the premises either for running canteen or as watch and ward staff

or for cleaning or maintenance of the buildings/lawns and employees of service

providers providing services within the institution, that he/she would report

promptly any case of ragging which comes to his/her notice.

i) The institution shall make a provision in the service rules of its employees for

issuing certificates of appreciation to such members of the staff who report

incidents of ragging, which will form part of their service record.

j) The institution shall give necessary instructions to employees of the canteens and

messing, whether that of the institution or that of a service provider providing

this services, or their employers, as the case may be, to keep a strict vigil in the

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area of their work and to report the incidents of ragging to the Head of the

institution or members of the Anti-Ragging Squad or members of the /anti-

Ragging Committee or the Wardens, as may be required.

k) All Universities awarding a degree in education at any level shall be required to

ensure that institutions imparting instruction in such courses or conducting

training programme for teachers include inputs relating to anti-ragging and the

appreciation of the relevant human rights, as well as inputs on topics regarding

sensitization against corporal punishments and checking of bullying amongst

students, so that every teacher is equipped to handle at least the rudiments of

the counseling approach.

l) Discreet random surveys shall be conducted amongst the fresher every fortnight

during the first three months of the academic year to verify and cross-check

whether the institution is indeed free of ragging or not and for the purpose the

institution may design its own methodology of conducting such surveys.

m) The institution shall cause to have an entry, apart from those relating to general

conduct and behavior, made in the Migration /Transfer Certificate issued to the

student while leaving the institution, as to whether the student has been

punished for committing or abetting an act of ragging, as also whether the

student has displayed persistent violent or aggressive behavior or any inclination

to harm others, during his course of study in the institution.

n) Notwithstanding anything contained in these Regulations with regard to

obligations and responsibilities pertaining to the authorities or members of bodies

prescribed above, it shall be the general collective responsibility of all levels and

sections of authorities or functionaries including members of the faculty and

employees of the institution, whether regular or temporary, and employees of

service providers providing service within the institution, to prevent or to act

promptly against the occurrence of ragging or any incident of ragging which

comes to their notice.

o) The Heads of institutions affiliated to a University or a constituent of the

University, as the case may be, shall, during the first three months of an

academic year, submit a weekly report on the status of compliance with Anti-

Ragging measures under these Regulations, and a monthly report on such status

thereafter, to the Vice-Chancellor of the University to which the institution is

affiliated to or recognized by.

p) The Vice-Chancellor of each University shall submit fortnightly reports of the

University, including those of the Monitoring cell on Ragging in case of an

affiliating university, to the State Level Monitoring cell.

7. Action to be taken by the Head of the institution: On receipt of the

recommendation of the Anti Ragging squad or on receipt of any information concerning

any reported incident of ragging , the Head of institution shall immediately determine if a

case under the penal laws is mad out and if so, either on his own or through a member

of the Anti-Ragging Committee authorized by him in this behalf, proceed to file a first

Information Report (FIR), within twenty four hours of receipt of such information or

recommendation, with the police and local authorities , under the appropriate penal

provisions relating to one or more of the following , namely;

i. Abetment to ragging;

ii. Criminal conspiracy to rag;

iii. Unlawful assembly and rioting while ragging;

iv. Public nuisance created during ragging;

v. Violation of decency and morals through ragging;

vi. Injury to body, causing hurt or grievous hurt;

vii. Wrongful Restraint;

viii. Wrongful confinement ;

ix. Use of criminal force;

x. Assault as well as sexual offences or unnatural offences;

xi. Extortion;

xii. Criminal trespass;

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xiii. Offences against property;

xiv. Criminal intimidation;

xv. Attempts to commit any or all of the above mentioned offences against the

victim(s);

xvi. Threat to commit any or all of the above mentioned offences against the

victim(s);

xvii. Physical or psychological humiliation;

xviii. All other offences following from the definition of “Ragging”.

Provided that the Head of the institution shall forthwith report the occurrence of

the incident of ragging to the District Level Anti-Ragging Committee and the Nodal

officer of the affiliating University, if the institution is an affiliated institution.

Provided further that the institution shall also continue with its own enquiry

initiated under clause 9 of these Regulations and other measures without waiting for

action on the part of the police/local authorities and such remedial action shall be

initiated and completed immediately and in no case later than a period of seven days of

the reported occurrence of the incident of ragging.

8. Duties and Responsibilities of the Commission and the Councils:

8.1 The Commission shall, with regard to providing facilitating communication of

information regarding incidents of ragging in any institution, take the following

steps, namely;

a) The Commission shall establish, fund and operate, a toll-free Anti-Ragging

Helpline, operational round the clock, which could be accessed by students in

distress owing to ragging related incidents.

b) Any distress message received at the Anti-Ragging Helpline shall be

simultaneously relayed to the Head of the Institution, the Warden of the Hostels,

the Nodal Officer of the affiliating University, if the incident reported has taken

place in an institution affiliated to a University, the concerned District authorities

and if so required, the District Magistrate, and the Superintendent of Police, and

shall also be web enabled so as to be in the public domain simultaneously for the

media and citizens to access it.

c) The Head of the institution shall be obliged to act immediately in response to the

information received from the Anti-Ragging Helpline as at sub-Clause (b) of this

clause.

d) The telephone numbers of the Anti – Ragging Helpline and all the important

functionaries in every institution, Heads of institutions, faculty members,

members of the anti-ragging committees and anti-ragging squads, district and

sub-divisional authorities and state authorities, Wardens of hostels, and other

functionaries or authorities where relevant, shall be widely disseminated for

access or to seek help in emergencies.

e) The Commission shall maintain an appropriate data base to be created out of

affidavits affirmed by each student and his/her parents/guardians and stored

electronically by the institution, either on its or through an agency to be

designated by it; and such database shall also function as a record of ragging

complaints received, and the status of the action taken thereon.

f) The Commission shall make available the database to a non-governmental

agency to be nominated by the Central Government, to build confidence in the

public and also to provide information of non compliance with these Regulations

to the Councils and to such bodies as may be authorized by the Commission or by

the Central Government.

8.2 The Commission shall take the following regulatory steps, namely;

a) The Commission shall make it mandatory for the institutions to incorporate in

their prospectus, the directions of the Central Government or the State Level

Monitoring Committee with regard to prohibition and consequences of ragging,

and that non-compliance with these Regulations and directions so provided, shall

be considered as lowering of academic standards by the institution, therefore

making it liable for appropriate action.

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b) The Commission shall verify that the institutions strictly comply with the

requirement of getting the affidavits from the students and their

parents/guardians as envisaged under these Regulations.

c) The Commission shall include a specific condition in the Utilization Certificate, in

respect of any financial assistance or grants-in-aid to any institution under any of

the general or special schemes of the Commission, that the institution has

complied with the anti-ragging measures.

d) Any incident of ragging in an institution shall adversely affect its accreditation,

ranking or grading by NAAC or by any other authorized accreditation agencies

while assessing the institution for accreditation, ranking or grading purposes.

e) The Commission may accord priority in financial grants-in-aid to those

institutions, otherwise eligible to receive grants under section 12B of the Act,

which report a blemishless record in terms of there being no reported incident of

ragging.

f) The Commission shall constitute an Inter-Council Committee, consisting of

representatives of the various Councils, the Non-Governmental agency

responsible for monitoring the database maintained by the Commission under

clause (g) of Regulation 8.1 and such other bodies in higher education, to

coordinate and monitor the anti-ragging measures in institutions across the

country and to make recommendations from time to time; and shall meet at least

once in six months each year.

g) The Commission shall institute an Anti-Ragging Cell within the Commission as an

institutional mechanism to provide secretarial support for collection of information

and monitoring, and to coordinate with the State Level Monitoring Cell and

University level Committees for effective implementation of anti-ragging

measures, and the Cell shall also coordinate with the Non-Governmental agency

responsible for monitoring the database maintained by the Commission appointed

under clause (g) of Regulation 8.1.

9. Administrative action in the event of ragging:

9.1 The institution shall punish a student found guilty of ragging after following the

procedure and in the manner prescribed herein under:

a) The Anti-Ragging Committee of the institution shall take an appropriated

decision, in regard to punishment or otherwise, depending on the facts of

each incident of ragging and nature and gravity of the incident of ragging

established in the recommendations of the Anti-Ragging Squad.

b) The Anti-Ragging Committee 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;

i. Suspension from attending classes and academic privileges.

ii. Withholding/Withdrawing scholarship/fellowship and other benefits.

iii. Debarring from appearing in any test/examination or other evaluation

process.

iv. Withholding results.

v. Debarring from representing the institution in any regional, national or

international meet, tournament, youth festival, etc.

vi. Suspension/expulsion from the hostel.

vii. Cancellation of admission.

viii. Rustication from the institution for period ranging from one to four

semesters.

ix. Expulsion from the institution 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 identifies, the institution shall resort to collective punishment.

c) An appeal against the order of punishment by the Anti-Ragging Committee

shall lie,

i. in case of an order of an institution, affiliated to or constituent part, of

a University, to the Vice-Chancellor of the University;

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ii. in case of an order of a University, to its Chancellor.

iii. in case of an institution of national importance created by an Act of

Parliament, to the Chairman or Chancellor of the institution, as the

case may be.

9.2 Where an institution being constituent of, affiliated to or recognized by a

University, fails to comply with any of the provisions of these Regulations or fails to curb

ragging effectively, such University may take any one or more of the following actions,

namely;

i. Withdrawal of affiliation/recognition or other privileges conferred

ii. Prohibiting such institution from presenting any student or student then

undergoing any programme of study therein for the award of any

degree/diploma of the university.

Provided that where an institution is prohibited from presenting its student

or students, the Commission shall make suitable arrangements for the

other students so as to ensure that such students are able to pursue their

academic studies.

iii. Withholding grants allocated to it by the university, if any

iv. Withholding any grants channelized through the university the university to

the institution.

v. Any other appropriate penalty within the powers of the university.

9.3 Where in the opinion of the appointing authority, a lapse is attributable to any

member of the faulty or staff of the institution, in the matter of reporting or taking

prompt action to prevent an incident of ragging or who display an apathetic or

insensitive attitude towards complaints of ragging, or who fail to take timely steps,

whether required under these Regulations or otherwise, to prevent an incident or

incidents of ragging, then such authority shall initiate departmental disciplinary action, in

accordance with the prescribed procedure of the institution, against such member of the

faulty or staff.

Provided that where such lapse is attributable to the Head of the institution, the

authority designated to appoint such Head shall take such departmental disciplinary

action; and such action shall be without prejudice to any action that may be taken under

the penal laws for abetment of ragging for failure to take timely steps in the prevention

of ragging or punishing any student found guilty of ragging.

9.4 The Commission shall, in respect of any institution that fails to take adequate

steps to prevent ragging or fails to act in accordance with these Regulations or fails to

punish perpetrators or incidents of ragging suitably, take one of more of the following

measures, namely;

i. Withdrawal of declaration of fitness to receive grants under section 12B of

the Act.

ii. Withholding any grant allocated.

iii. Declaring the institution ineligible for consideration for any assistance under

any of the general or special assistance programmes of the Commission.

iv. Informing the general public, including potential candidates for admission,

through a notice displayed prominently in the newspapers or other suitable

media and posted on the website of the Commission, declaring that the

institution does not possess the minimum academic standards.

v. Taking such other action within its powers as it may deem fit and impose

such other penalties as may be provided in the Act for such duration of

time as the institution complies with the provisions of these Regulations.

Provided that the action taken under this clause by the Commission against any

institution shall be shared with all Councils.

Sd/-

(Dr. R. K. Chauhan) Secretary

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ANNEXURE I

AFFIDAVIT BY THE STUDENT

I, ____________________________________(Full name of student with admission/

registration/ enrolment number) s/o d/o Mr. /Mrs./ Ms.__________________________,

having been admitted to ______________________________ (name of the institution),

have received a copy of the UGC Regulations on curbing the menace of Ragging in

Higher Educational institutions, 2009, (hereinafter called the “Regulations”), carefully

read and fully understood the provisions contained in the said Regulations.

2) I have, in particular, perused clause 3 of the Regulations and am aware as to what

constitutes ragging.

3) I have also, in particular, perused clause 7 and clause 9.1 of the Regulations and

am fully aware of the penal and administrative action that is liable to be taken

against me in case I am found guilty of or abetting ragging, actively or passively, or

being part of a conspiracy to promote ragging.

4) I hereby solemnly aver and undertake that

a) I will not indulge in any behaviour or act that may be constituted as ragging

under clause 3 of the Regulations.

b) I will not participate in or abet or propagate through any act of commission

or omission that may be constituted as ragging under clause 3 of the

Regulations.

5) I hereby affirm that, if found guilty of ragging, I am liable for Punishment

according to clause 9.1 of the Regulations, without prejudice to any other criminal

action that may be taken against me under any penal law for the time being in

force.

6) I hereby declare that I have not been expelled or debarred from admission in any

institution in the country on account of being found guilty of, abetting or being part

of a conspiracy to promote, ragging; and further affirm that, in case the declaration

is found to be untrue, I am aware that my admission is liable to be cancelled.

Declare this______day of__________month of______year.

Signature of deponent

Name:

Verification

Verified that the contents of this affidavit are true to the best of my knowledge and no

part of the affidavit is false and nothing has been concealed or misstated therein.

Verified at _________(Place) on this the ______(day) of _______(month), ______year.

__________________

Signature of deponent

Solemnly affirmed and signed in my presence on this the__________(day)

of_________(month),_______(year) after reading the contents of this affidavit.

OATH COMMISSIONER

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ANNEXURE II

AFFIDAVIT BY PARENT/GUARDIAN

1) Mr. / Mrs. / Ms. _______________________________________ (Full name of

Parent/ guardian) father/ mother/guardian of, _____________________________

(Full name of student with admission/registration/enrolment number), having been

admitted to ______________________ (name of the institution), have received a

copy of the UGC Regulations on curbing the menace of Ragging in Higher

Educational institutions, 2009, (hereinafter called the “Regulations”), carefully read

and fully understood the provisions contained in the said Regulations.

2) I have, in particular, perused clause 3 of the Regulations and am aware as to what

constitutes ragging.

3) I have also, in particular, perused clause 7 and clause 9.1 of the Regulations and

am fully aware of the penal and administrative action that is liable to be taken

against my ward in case he/she is found guilty of or abetting ragging, actively or

passively, or being part of a conspiracy to promote ragging.

4) I hereby solemnly aver and undertake that

a) My ward will not indulge in any behaviour or act that may be constituted as

ragging under clause 3 of the Regulations.

b) My ward will not participate in or abet or propagate through any act of

commission or omission that may be constituted as ragging under clause 3 of

the Regulations.

5) I hereby affirm that, if found guilty of ragging, my ward is liable for Punishment

according to clause 9.1 of the Regulations, without prejudice to any other criminal

action that may be taken against my ward under any penal law for the time being

in force.

6) I hereby declare that my ward has not been expelled or debarred from admission in

any institution in the country on account of being found guilty of, abetting or being

part of a conspiracy to promote, ragging; and further affirm that, in case the

declaration is found to be untrue, the admission of my ward is liable to be

cancelled.

Declare this______day of____________month of_______year.

Signature of deponent

Name:

Address:

Telephone/Mobile No:

Verification

Verified that the contents of this affidavit are true to the best of my knowledge and no

part of the affidavit is false and nothing has been concealed or misstated therein.

Verified at __________ (Place) on this the ____(day) of ______ (month), ______(year).

__________________

Signature of deponent

Solemnly affirmed and signed in my presence on this the__________ (day)

of_________ (month), _______ (year) after reading the contents of this affidavit.

OATH COMMISSIONER