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Anti Ragging Policy - Tmu.ac.in

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I. DEFINITIONS<br />

For the purpose of this policy<br />

1. ‘University’ means The Teerthanker Mahaveer University, Moradabad and<br />

covers all Constituent colleges/centres established by the University with<strong>in</strong><br />

the campus or outside the campus.<br />

2. ‘Student’ <strong>in</strong>cludes any person who is enrolled for any course, whether full<br />

time or part time, with the University, and <strong>in</strong>cludes an undergraduate or<br />

postgraduate student or a Research Scholar. It also <strong>in</strong>cludes a student of<br />

another University or college who has been pl<strong>ac</strong>ed or has opted for pl<strong>ac</strong>ement<br />

with the University or short‐term courses at the University.<br />

3. ‘Hostel’ <strong>in</strong>cludes the pl<strong>ac</strong>e/(s) where university students are <strong>ac</strong>commodated<br />

through <strong>in</strong>stitutional or private arrangements.<br />

4. ‘<strong>Ragg<strong>in</strong>g</strong>’<br />

i) Any disorderly conduct, whether by words spoken or written or by an <strong>ac</strong>t,<br />

which has the effect of teas<strong>in</strong>g or handl<strong>in</strong>g with rudeness any other<br />

students, rowdy or <strong>in</strong>discipl<strong>in</strong>e <strong>ac</strong>tivities, which causes or is likely to cause<br />

annoyance, hardship or psychological harm or to raise fear or<br />

apprehension thereof <strong>in</strong> a fresher or a junior student or ask<strong>in</strong>g the<br />

student to do any <strong>ac</strong>t or perform someth<strong>in</strong>g, which such students will not<br />

do <strong>in</strong> the ord<strong>in</strong>ary course and which has the effect of caus<strong>in</strong>g or<br />

generat<strong>in</strong>g a sense of shame or embarrassment, so as to adversely affect<br />

the physique or psyche of a fresher or a junior student.<br />

ii) Until otherwise specified, the follow<strong>in</strong>g would constitute the <strong>ac</strong>t of<br />

ragg<strong>in</strong>g:<br />

a) Any <strong>ac</strong>t that prevents disrupts or disturbs the regular <strong>ac</strong>ademic <strong>ac</strong>tivity<br />

of a student.<br />

b) Exploit<strong>in</strong>g services of junior students for complet<strong>in</strong>g <strong>ac</strong>ademic tasks<br />

assigned to an <strong>in</strong>dividual or a group of seniors.<br />

c) Any <strong>ac</strong>t of f<strong>in</strong>ancial extort<strong>in</strong>g or forceful expenditure burden put on<br />

junior student/ (s) by senior /(s)<br />

d) Any <strong>ac</strong>t of physical abuse <strong>in</strong>clud<strong>in</strong>g all varieties, sexual, homo‐sexual<br />

assault, and stripp<strong>in</strong>g, forc<strong>in</strong>g obscene and lewd <strong>ac</strong>ts, gestures, caus<strong>in</strong>g<br />

bodily harm or any other danger to health or person.<br />

iii) <strong>Ragg<strong>in</strong>g</strong> has several aspects viz. psychological, social, political, economic,<br />

culture and <strong>ac</strong>ademic dimensions. The Psychological aspects of ragg<strong>in</strong>g<br />

are seen to cause permanent damage to the victim’s personality. Such<br />

treatment of young and impressionable m<strong>in</strong>ds could result <strong>in</strong> traumatiz<strong>in</strong>g<br />

them and damag<strong>in</strong>g their personalities beyond repair <strong>in</strong> the formative<br />

years of their lives.<br />

a) Any <strong>ac</strong>t or abuse by spoken words, emails, public <strong>in</strong>sult or alike should<br />

be considered with<strong>in</strong> the physiological aspects of ragg<strong>in</strong>g.<br />

b) This aspect would also <strong>in</strong>clude deriv<strong>in</strong>g perverted pleasure, vicarious<br />

or sadistic thrill from <strong>ac</strong>tivity or passively participat<strong>in</strong>g <strong>in</strong> the<br />

discomfort of others.<br />

c) Any <strong>ac</strong>t that affects the mental health and self confidence of students<br />

can be described <strong>in</strong> terms of the psychological aspects of ragg<strong>in</strong>g.

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