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Students Affairs - Anti Ragging
AICTE Public Notice - Anti Ragging
UNIVERSITY GRANTS COMMISSION (UGC) REGULATIONS ON CURBING THE MENACE OF RAGGING IN HIGHER EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS 2009
(under Section 26(1)(g) of theUniversity Grants Commission Act, 1956)
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 other student.
- Indulging in rowdy or indiscipline 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, gesture, causing bodily harm or any other danger to health or person;
- 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;
- 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.
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RAGGING PUNISHMENTS
Ragging is totally prohibited in the institution, and anyone found guilty of
ragging and/or abetting ragging, whether actively or passively, or being a
part of a conspiracy to promote ragging, is liable to be punished. The
institution 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:
- Suspension from attending classes and academic privileges
- Withholding / withdrawing scholarship/fellowship and other benefit
- 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.
- Suspension from the institution for period ranging from one to four semesters.
- Expulsion from the institution and consequent debarring from admission to any other institution for a specified period.
Anti – Ragging Helpline
Ragging is totally prohibited in the institution, and anyone found guilty of
ragging and/or abetting ragging, whether actively or passively, or being a
part of a conspiracy to promote ragging, is liable to be punished, Ragging
is a non-bailable, cognizable and punishable offence. Do not indulge in
ragging.
ANTI-RAGGING SQUADS
| S. No. | Name of the faculty member | Designation/ Department | Mobile Number |
| 1 | Dr. K. S. Yamuna | AP/EEE | 98407 13205 |
| 2 | Dr. M.E. Paramasivam | ASP/ECE | 90922 44100 |
| 3 | Dr. A.C. Kaladevi | Prof/CSE | 98420 19442 |
| 4 | Dr. P. Shanmugaraja | ASP/IT | 99446 23405 |
| 5 | Dr. D. Jegatheeswaran | Prof/Civil | 98659 75146 |
| 6 | Dr. M. Rameshkumar | ASP/FT | 98943 10132 |
| 7 | Prof. A. Sivalingam | AP/MCT | 99444 13304 |
| 8 | Prof. K. Manikandan | AP/BME | 99401 75742 |
| Anti – Ragging Helpline for Freshers 1. Dr. S.R.R. Senthil Kumar, Principal - 9443366495 2. Dr. T. Maruthavanan, Member Secretary - 9443799350 Email id : maruthavanan@sonatech.ac.in |
The following are the members of the anti ragging committee to prevent ragging in any form throughout the campus.
Anti Ragging Committee
| S. No. | NAME | DESIGNATION / PROFESSION | POST |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dr. S.R.R. Senthil Kumar | Principal | Chairman |
| 2 | Dr. T. Maruthavanan | Associate Professor / Chemistry | Member Secretary & Convener |
| 3 | Dr. D. Senthilkumar | HOD / Mechanical Engineering Dean – Student Affairs | Member |
| 4 | Mr. S. Subramanian | Warden - Hostels | Member |
| 5 | Dr. S. Sakthivel | Professor / CSE & Associate Warden-Boys Hostel | Member |
| 6 | Dr. S. Radjarejesri | Professor / Chemistry Deputy Warden - Girls Hostel | Member |
| 7 | Mr. A. Sivaprakasam | Asst. Professor / Mechanical & Associate Warden-Boys Hostel | Member |
| 8 | Dr. S. Theetchenya | Asst. Professor / CSE & Associate Warden-Girls Hostel | Member |
| 9 | Mr. S. Saravanan | Security Officer | Member |
| 10 | Dr. M. Renuga | HOD / English | Member |
| 11 | Ms. K. Anithaa | Physical Directress | Member |
| 12 | Dr. V.P. Rameshkumaar | Associate Professor / MBA & PRO | Member |
| 13 | Mr. P. Gunaseelan | Marketing Head, The Hindu (Media) | Member |
| 14 | Mr. P. Sahasranamam | Founder, Paalam-Vaasagar Sandhippu, Former State Executive Member, TNSF – NGO Youth activities | Member |
| 15 | Asst. Commissioner of Police | Law & Order, Salem West | Member |
| 16 | Inspector of Police- Male | Suramangalam Police Station | Member |
| 17 | Inspector of Police - Female | All Women Police Station, Suramangalam | Member |
| 18 | Mr. P. Arunkumar | Administrative Officer | Member |
| 19 | Mr. C. Manikandan | Non-teaching staff / ECE | Member |
| 20 | S. Srivarshini | II year Student / IT | Member |
| 21 | Dr. Y. Suresh | Parent / II year Student | Member |
| 22 | J. Jeshwin Sam | II year Student / ECE | Member |
| 23 | V. Harikrishnan | II year Student / EXE | Member |
| 24 | S. Surya Prasanna | II year Student / EXE | Member |
| 25 | V. Adeline Jone | II year Student / EXE | Member |
| 26 | K. Dharanish | II year Student / BME | Member |
| 27 | R. Ragavan | II year Student / BME | Member |
| 28 | M. Nithyasree | II year Student / BME | Member |
| 29 | J.T. Devamitra | II year Student / BME | Member |
| 30 | K.A.R. Arshath Rahamaan | I year Student / CSE | Member |
| 31 | Prof. A. Ayub Khan | Parent / I year Student | Member |
| 32 | A. Newinson | I year Student / MECH | Member |
| 33 | K. Kumaresan | I year Student / MECH | Member |
| 34 | P. Nidhiyashree | I year Student / MECH | Member |
| 35 | V. Balaji | I year Student / EVE | Member |
| 36 | B. Darsha | I year Student / EVE | Member |
Terms of Reference of the committee:
- Function: To maintain Sona, a ragging-free campus
- Tenure of members: Two years
- Meetings: Twice a year
- Roles & Responsibilities:
- a) To create awareness about ragging and ensure a student-friendly environment at all times
- b) To facilitate campus monitoring to ensure nil ragging
- Quorum: Minimum 2/3rd members to be present to pass any resolution
- Function: To organize periodic and surprise monitoring of the campus to check ragging
- Tenure of members: Two years
(T. Maruthavanan)
Member Secretary
(S.R.R. Senthilkumar)
Chairman