Anti-ragging Cell
UGC Regulations as per the Directives of the
Supreme Court
Ragging constitutes one or more of any of the following acts as per the UGC
act:
- 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.
Punishments
Depending upon the nature and gravity of the offence as established, the
possible punishments as per UGC Section 9 for those found guilty of ragging
at the institution level, shall be any one or any combination of the
following:
- Suspension from attending classes.
- Withholding / withdrawing scholarship/fellowship and other
benefits.
Debarring from appearing in any test/examination or other evaluation
process
- Withholding results.
- Debarring from representing the institution in any regional, national or
international meet, tournament, youth festival, etc.
- Suspension / expulsion from the hostel
- Cancellation of admission.
- Rustication from the institution for period ranging from 1 to 4
semesters
- Expulsion from the institution and consequent debarring from admission
to any other institution.
- Fine ranging between Rs. 25,000/- and Rs. 1,00,000/-.
- Collective punishment: when the persons committing or abetting the crime
of ragging are not identified, the institution shall resort to
collective punishment as a deterrent to ensure community pressure on the
potential ragger.
Representative
- Faculty Co-ordinator: Dr. Aswatha Kumar
- Student representative: Abhishek I C, IInd Year, M.Com Manohar V,
Ist Year M.Com, Pooja, IInd Year M.Com, Nagashree M C, Ist Year M.Com
For any complaints, please fill the form below. We will address the concern
at the earliest.
Grievance Redressal Cell
A Grievance is any discontent or dissatisfaction, whether expressed or not,
whether valid or not, arising out of anything connected with the Institute
that a student thinks, believes, or even feels, is unfair, unjust or
inequitable.
Objective:
- To ensure that necessary actions should be prompted for better redressal
of Grievance.
- To make the redressal process fair, impartial, consistent, with prior
warnings and commensurate with gravity of misconduct.
Grievance Redressal Procedure:
- An aggrieved student (or his / her parent or with a special permission
from the Grievance Redressal Committee, by any other person) may make an
application seeking redressal of grievance. The application should be in
writing, duly signed by the applicant, giving full details of the
applicant and of the grievance. Appropriate documentary proof in support
of the grievance must also be submitted along with the application.
- On receipt of an application by the registry, the registry shall inform
the Grievance Redressal Committee and shall immediately provide a copy
to the institution for furnishing its reply within seven days.
- The Grievance Redressal Committee shall fix a date for hearing the
complaint which shall be communicated to the institute and the aggrieved
person either in writing or electronically, as may be feasible.
- An aggrieved person may appear either in person or represented by such
person as may be authorized to present his case.
- The Grievance Redressal Committee shall be guided by principles of
natural justice while hearing the grievance.
- The Grievance Redressal Committee shall ensure speedy redress of
grievance.
- On the conclusion of proceedings, the Grievance Redressal Committee
shall pass such order, with reasons for such order, as may be deemed fit
to redress the grievance and provide such relief as may be desirable to
the affected party at issue.
- Every order under Clause (8), shall be provided to the aggrieved person
and the institution and shall be placed on the website of the institute.
- In case of any false / frivolous complaint, the Grievance Redressal
Committee may order appropriate action against the complainant.
- The students who are not satisfied with the decision of Grievance
Redressal Committee communicated to them, may approach the Ombudsman for
redressal of grievances of students at Bangalore University.
Representative
- Faculty Co-ordinator: Dr. Raji Pillai
- Student representatives: Nagamma B N, Ist Year M.Com, Siddesh M,
IInd Year M.Com, Shahira M, IInd Year M.Com, Vaishnavi R Kulkarni, IInd
Year M.Com (FA), Jahnavi Y, Ist Year M.Com, Nagarjuna C D, Ist Year
M.Com, Rakesh S, Ist Year M.Com (FA), Meghana N, Ist Year M.Com (FA)
For any complaints, please fill the form below. We will address the concern
at the earliest.
Equal Opportunity Cell
Objectives:
- To create equal opportunities in education and employment.
- To equip the students from marginalised sections with the skills
required to face challenges of life.
- To create awareness about the welfare programmes available to students.
- To mentor students to rid themselves of any inhibitions.
- To practice national integration and social harmony.
Representative
- Faculty Co-ordinator : Prof. Pavithra S
- Student representatives: Lalitha Lakshmi D S, IInd Year M.Com
(FA), Himasweta S, Ist Year M.Com (FA), Kavyashri K, IInd Year M.Com
(FA), Shetty Karan Ashok, IInd Year M.Com, Srinivas B V, Ist Year M.Com,
Suman S Prajapath, Ist Year M.Com, Thejaswini S, IInd Year M.Com,Umesh
M, Ist Year M.Com (FA)
For any complaints, please fill the form below. We will address the concern
at the earliest.
Sexual Harassment Cell
Objectives:
- Prevention of Gender based violence in the institution by creating
awareness among students.
- Redressal of Sexual Harassment Cases in the institution.
- Creation of a secure physical, social and psychological environment.
Representative
- Faculty Co-ordinator : Prof. Vasantha Kumari
- Student representatives: Ayesha Siddiqa, IInd Year M.Com,
Annapurna Bai M, IInd Year M.Com, G Meghana Gali Gali, IInd Year M.Com
(FA), Pooja V, IInd Year M.Com (FA), Fathima Bi, Ist Year M.Com,
Varalakshmi B V, Ist Year M.Com, Archana S, Ist Year M.Com (FA),Pranitha
V, Ist Year M.Com (FA)
For any complaints, please fill the form below. We will address the concern
at the earliest.