Anti - Ragging Committee

With increased focus on mental health, curbing the menace of ragging in institutions is of utmost importance and at Global Academy of Technology, we take this very seriously.

We follow strict guidelines as issued by the Hon’ble Supreme Court in Civil Appeal No. 887 of 2009, where guidelines were issued for setting up of a Central Crisis Hotline and Anti-Ragging database.

Also, as per the year 2013 Gazette of India published, it is required to get the online anti-ragging undertaking by each student and their parent.

Anti-Ragging Committee Members

Sl. No.	Name	Department	Role
1	Dr. Balakrishna H. B., Principal	Head of the Institute	Chairman
2	Dr. Manjunatha Reddy H S, Prof & HOD	ECE	Convener
3	Dr. C V Srinivasa, Prof & HOD	CV	Member
4	Mr. Sridhar Kabbur, Warden	Hostel	Member
5	Dr. Rupa K, Warden	Girls Hostel	Member
6	Deepika B R (Girl Student coordinator selected by Convener)	Student	Member
7	Drupad Maharaj (Boy Student coordinator selected by Convener)	Student	Member
8	Inspector/Sub-Inspector, Jurisdictional Police station	Police	-

Anti-Ragging Squad Members

Sl. No.	Name	Department	Role
1	Dr. Balakrishna H. B., Principal	Head of the Institute	Chairman
2	Dr. Manjunath Reddy H S, Prof & HOD	ECE	Convener
3	Dr. A N Maheshwarappa	EEE	Member
4	Dr. D V Ravikumar	ME	Member
5	Varuna Koti	CV	Member
6	Mr. Sridhar Kabbur	Boys Hostel warden	Member
7	Dr. Rupa K	Girls Hostel warden	Member
8	Kariyappa C N (Boy Student coordinator selected by Convener)	Student	-
9	D S Spoorthy (Girl Student coordinator selected by Convener)	Student	Member
10	Mr. Nandish, Manager	Boys Hostel	Member

• Statutory Committees
• Internal Compliance Committee
• Anti ragging Committee
• Anti Sexual Harassment Committee
• Grievance Redressal Cell
• Women Empowerment Cell
• SC / ST / OBC Cell
• Equal Opportunity Cell

Responsibilities

• Surprise visits to hostels and other places vulnerable to incidents and have the potential for ragging/or probable areas of ragging
• Form a duty chart & carryout regular checks for any ragging activity.
• Carryout surprise checks in probable areas of ragging.
• In case of any incidence noticed on the spot, assessment of the incidence be made and necessary action to be taken and immediate refer to the committee headed by Principal.
• The squad in-charge will collect the updated list of students including their latest address and phone numbers from their respective Heads of the departments
• While dealing with complaints, the squad should observe high confidentiality and justice.
• Ensure that a harmonious atmosphere in the college prevails by preventing ragging of any kind, within and outside College Premises.

What Constitutes Ragging ?

Ragging constitutes one or more of any of the following acts :

• Any conduct by any student or students whether by words spoken or written or by an act which has the effect of teasing, treating, or handling with rudeness a fresher or any other student.
• Indulging in rowdy or undisciplined activities by any student or students which causes or is likely to cause annoyance, hardship, physical or psychological harm or to raise fear or apprehension thereof in any fresher or any other student.
• Asking any student to do any act which such student will not in the ordinary course do and which has the effect of causing or generating a sense of shame, or torment or embarrassment so as to adversely affect the physique or psyche of such fresher or any other student.
• Any act by a senior student that prevents, disrupts, or disturbs the regular academic activity of any other student or a fresher.
• Exploiting the services of a fresher or any other student for completing the academic tasks assigned to an individual or a group of students.
• Any act of financial extortion or forceful expenditure burden put on a fresher or any other student by students.
• Any act of physical abuse including all variants of it: sexual abuse, homosexual assaults, stripping, forcing obscene and lewd acts, gestures, causing bodily harm or any other danger to health or person.
• Any act or abuse by spoken words, emails, posts, public insults which would also include deriving perverted pleasure, vicarious or sadistic thrill from actively or passively participating in the discomfiture to fresher or any other student.
• Any act that affects the mental health and self-confidence of a fresher or any other student with or without an intent to derive a sadistic pleasure or showing off power, authority or superiority by a student over any fresher or any other student.

Measures for prevention of ragging

• The advertisement issued for admission by an institution, shall clearly mention that ragging is totally banned, and anyone found guilty of ragging and/or abetting ragging is liable to be punished.
• The application form for admission to institute or hostel, should have affidavitsheet filled up and signed by the candidate and Parent/ guardian to the effectthat he/she is aware of the law regarding prohibition of ragging as well as thepunishments.
• The HOD/staff member/Anti-ragging squad should interact with fresher daily basis to ascertain the problems/difficulties, if any faced by the freshers in the Institution and extend necessary help.
• At the time of admissions, the college counsellors should counsel ‘freshers’ to prepare them for the life ahead, particularly for adjusting to the life in hostels.
• The printed information booklet contains the addresses, email id, telephone numbers etc of Wardens, Head of the institution, HODs and members of the anti–ragging squad shall be given to every fresher admitted to the Institution.
• The big posters with different colours for the provisions of law, punishments, etc pertaining to anti-ragging should be displayed in Notice Boards of all departments, hostels.
• The technical Institution, University including Deemed to be University imparting technical education shall request the media to give adequate publicity to the law prohibiting ragging and the negative aspects of ragging and the institutions ‘s resolve to ban ragging and punish those found guilty without fear or favour.
• The technical Institution, University including Deemed to be University imparting technical education shall identify, properly illuminate, and man all vulnerable locations.
• The technical Institution, University including Deemed to be University imparting technical education shall tighten security in its premises, especially at the vulnerable places. If necessary, intense policing shall be resorted to at such points at odd hours during the early months of the academic session.
• Wide publicity campaign against ragging through posters, information booklets, seminars, street plays, etc.

Measures for prevention of ragging

• Oral Communication of the complaints with all the members of Anti- Ragging squad.
• Installation of a suggestion/Complaint box in front of the main block of department of Electronics & Communication Engineering for collection of written complaints related to ragging.
• Collection of complaints through email to antiragging@gat.ac.in or manjunatharaeddy.hs@gat.ac.in

Anti-ragging Cell