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ANTI-RAGGING

RAGGING: Any disorderly conduct whether by words spoken or written or by an act which has the effect of teasing, treating or handling with rudeness any other student, indulging in rowdy or undisciplined activities which causes or is likely to cause annoyance, hardship or psychological harm or to raise fear or apprehension thereof in a fresher or a junior student or asking the students to do any act or perform something which such student will not in the ordinary course and which has the effect of causing or generating a sense of shame or embarrassment so as to adversely affect the physique or psyche of a fresher or a junior student”.

 

NATIONAL RAGGING PREVENTION PROGRAMME

National Anti-Ragging Helpline 24x7 Toll Free 1800-180-5522

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UGC Monitoring Agency

Centre for Youth (C4Y)

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Contact Details of the Anti-Ragging Committee and Squad

Anti-Ragging Committee (ARC) | Anti-Ragging Squad (ARS)

RAGGING IS A CRIMINAL OFFENCE AND THE CULPRITS WILL ATTRACT PUNITIVE ACTION AS MENTIONED IN THE UGC REGULATIONS

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ANTI – RAGGING SQUAD:

Sl No

Name & Designation

Contact details (Phone No./Email)

      1

Prof. Sanjay Dahal

Professor,

Department of Chemistry & Dean of Students’ Welfare

9593378884;

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      2

Dr. Basundhara Chettri

Assistant Professor,

Department of Zoology

9434552502;

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      3

Dr. E. Ishwarjit Singh

Assistant Professor,

Department of Geography & Warden, Rangeet Boys Hostel

7407829223;

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     ANTI – RAGGING COMMITTEE:

Sl No

Name & Designation

Position

Contact details (Phone No./Email)

1.

Vice-Chancellor Sikkim University

Chairperson

03592-251073;

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2.

Registrar

Sikkim University

Member

03592-251403;

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3.

Shri Ujwal Rai Additional Secretary

Department of Education Government of Sikkim

Member

9434033201;

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4.

Shri Tilak Chettri Police Inspector Sadar Police Station Gangtok

Member

8670363111

5.

Shri Prakash Adhikari Senior Journalist North-East Channel Gangtok

Member

7797890368

6.

Shri Karma Nima Project Director Freedom Facility

Lower Tathangchen, Gangtok

Member

9434448617

7.

Shri Padam Kumar Limboo Parent Representative Gangtok

Member

8756998933

8.

Prof. Abhijit Dutta Professor,

Department of Commerce Sikkim University

Member

9438134910;

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9.

Prof. Sandhya Thapa Professor,

Department of Sociology Sikkim University

Member

9474983801;

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10.

Dr. Jigmie Wanchuk Bhutia Associate Professor Department of Tourism Sikkim University

Member

9434152864;

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11.

Dr. E. Ishwarjit Singh Assistant Professor Department of Geography Sikkim University

Member

7407829223;

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12.

Dr. Pradip Tripathi Assistant Professor Department of Hindi Sikkim University

Member

8928110451;

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13.

Dr. K. Renuka Devi Assistant Professor Department of History Sikkim University

Member

9083035394;

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14.

Dr. Jasmine Yimchumger Assistant Professor

Department of Mass Communication Sikkim University

Member

8348586511;

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15.

Dr. Anamika Gurung Assistant Professor Department of Horticulture Sikkim University

Member

9515273961;

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16.

Ms. Su Hangma Limboo Guest Lecturer Department of Limbu Sikkim University

Member

7431854152;

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17.

Provost

Sikkim University

Member

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18.

Shri Bikash Dahal Security Supervisor Sikkim University

Member

9800003396;

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19.

Shri Monuj Sharma PhD Scholar

Department of Chemistry Sikkim University

Member

9678620335;

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20.

Dean of Students’ Welfare Sikkim University

Member Secretary

03592-251122;

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To report any instances releated to ragging, The Vice-Chancellor or Registrar may be contacted. 

Contact Detials 

1.Office of the Vice-Chancellor : 251067 / 251073
2.Office of the Registrar: 251403 / 251076

 

A student who has been ragged or has seen someone being ragged in hostels or in departments or within the University building may submit his/her complaint to any one of the above members who may bring to the notice to the Dean, Students’ Welfare immediately. Upon receipt of such complaint, the Dean, Students’ Welfare shall convene a meeting of the Cell within three (3) days. Anti-Ragging Cell shall inquire into the complaint. If the complaint is found to be true and perpetrator(s) is/are identified, the Cell may make appropriate recommendations to the Vice-Chancellor as per standing Supreme Court rulings.

The Cell shall sensitize the students on anti-ragging rules from time to time and display notices in hostels and departments informing them of the likely consequences if they indulge in ragging.

Activities Considered as Ragging:

  • Any conduct by words spoken or written or an act which has the effect of teasing, threading or handling with rudeness to a fresher or any other student.
  • Financial extortion or act of forceful expenditure.
  • Physical abuses
  • Rowdy/undisciplined activities, which cause or are likely to cause annoyance, hardship, physical/psychological harm or fear or apprehension in any student.
  • Forcing a student to do an act, which generates sense of shame, torment or embarrassment affecting his/her physique or psyche
  • Any act which prevents/disturbs/disrupts regular academic activities assignment to a student
  • Any act or abuse by spoken words, emails, post, public insults which would also include deriving perverted pleasure, vicarious or sadistic thrill from actively participating in the discomfiture to fresher or any other student
  • Any act affecting mental health and self-confidence of student with or without any intent to derive a sadistic pleasure showing off power, authority or superiority

 

The Recommendations of Shri R. K. Raghavan Committee:

Verbal Ragging: When a senior causes mental harassment, discomfort for the junior by forcing him/her to answer unacceptable/personal questions, dance, sing, etc. is said to rag the junior. It also includes within its ambit “cyber ragging”. Punishment: 1 year imprisonment or fine

Severe Verbal Ragging: Where the mental harassment, discomfort is to such an act as forces the junior to withdraw from the college. Punishment: 7 year imprisonment with fine

Physical Ragging: Any act by the senior towards the junior which inflicts bodily injury on the junior. Like beating the junior, hitting him/her with objects etc. Punishment: 7 year imprisonment with fine

Sexual Ragging: where the senior asks the junior to do an act which damages sexual dignity of the junior. Punishment: 7 year rigorous imprisonment and fine

 

OBJECTIVES:

To curb the menace of ragging in Sikkim University

Anti Ragging Policy – Ragging is strictly banned in the premises of Sikkim University and its affiliated institutions. If anybody is found indulging in such activities, strict action will be taken irrespective of the extent of ragging.

  • To prevent ragging in the University/Colleges and also take proper action against those who are indulging in it,
  • To root out ragging in all its forms from the institution by prohibiting it by law and preventing its occurrence by following the provisions of the Regulations of Supreme Court, UGC and Sikkim University, and
  • To spell out suitable punishments to those found guilty.

 

FUNCTIONS OF THE ANTI-RAGGING COMMITTEE

  1. To get an undertaking in the prescribed format from the candidate concerned on anti ragging.
  2. To address the students and parents by the head of the institutions on anti ragging.
  3. To arrange to send letters to parents, guardians of the students at the end of the academic year for creation of awareness.
  4. To coordinate with the institutions affiliated and calling for periodical reports from them.
  5. To form monitoring cells (sub-committees) consisting of mentors at the end of academic year.
  6. To suggest measures to tighten the security.
  7. To recommend withdrawal of affiliation of institutions which did not curb ragging effectively.

 

 

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