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Anti Ragging CommitteeSacred Heart Arts and Science College

Ensures a safe and respectful environment by preventing and addressing ragging incidents on campus.

Name Designation
Dr. S.David Soundar Principal & Convenor
Mr. Prabakaran Member
Dr. G. ChinnaDurai Member
Dr. K. Loganathan Assistant Professor & Coordinator

Anti-Ragging Committee

As per the notification in regard to prevention and prohibition of ragging in the University and UGC act, the committee has been constituted to prohibit, prevent and eliminate the scourge of ragging including 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, or indulging in unfair means or undisciplined activities by any student or students which causes or is likely to cause annoyance, hardship or psychological harm or to raise fear or apprehension.

Thereof in any fresher or any other student or 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, 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, in all higher education institutions in the country, and thereby, to provide for the healthy development, physically and psychologically, to all students. To achieve these objectives the committee has been constituted.

In cast of emergency the students / parents in distress owing to ragging may use National Anti Ragging Helpline 1800-180-5522 (Toll Free) Website : www.antiragging.in, Email : info@amanmovement.org and Mobile No. 09871170303, 09818400116 (only in case of emergency)

Ragging is totally banned in the College and anyone found guilty of ragging and/or abetting ragging is liable to be punished as it is a criminal offence.

Anti-Ragging Committee

Ragging is an unpardonable injustice against the student community. Students who indulge in this barbaric act will face severe consequences:

Expulsion from the institution

Punishable by law (vide GO Ms No 469 ES & T/dated 24.04.1989 and DTE Lr No 109717/J3/ 88 dated 22.09.1989)

Source: GO Ms No 469 ES & T/dated 24.04.1989 and DTE Lr No 109717/J3/ 88 dated 22.09.1989

Anti-Ragging Rules

Sources: Tamil Nadu Prohibition of Ragging Act, 1997; G.O.MS.No. 366, Higher Education(G1) Department; AICTE Notification; Various letters and minutes.

Regulation Source Description
Tamil Nadu Prohibition of Ragging Act, 1997 (Tamil Nadu Act 7 of 1997) Legal framework prohibiting ragging in Tamil Nadu.
G.O.MS.No. 366, Higher Education(G1) Department, dated: 26.07.199 Framing rules under Tamil Nadu Prohibition of Ragging Act.
AICTE, New Delhi Notification dated: 01.07.2009 Notification from AICTE regarding ragging.
Letter No. 15777/ Higher Education (G1) Department, Secretariat, Chennai-09/2015-1, dated: 09.09.2016 Minute of the 7th meeting of State Level Monitoring Cell for eradicating ragging.
Letter No. 14185/G1/2016-1, dated: 30.09.2016 from Higher Education (G1) Deparment, Secretariat, Chennai-09 Minute of the 18th Meeting of Anti-Ragging Committee held on 08.06.2016.
Letter No. 14051/G1/2016-1, dated: 03.10.2016 from Higher Education (G1) Department, Secretariat, Chennai – 9 Minute of the meeting with MHRD, New Delhi.

Pledge by Students

Students are took pledge on 25.07.2021 in college assembly in quadrangle of Sacred Heart Arts and Science College, Perani. The class rooms of all the students that they will not indulge in Ragging and make the College Ragging free campus. The Anti-Ragging Pledge was administered by Sr. Juan., Staff Secretary and followed by the all students in assembly.

Anti-ragging Essay Writing Competition

The Anti-Ragging Essay writing Competition was conducted on 20.09.2021 in the college classroom. More than 50 students were enthusiastically participated this competition and Dr. Angalamman acted as jury for this competition.

Prize Winner Course
First Prize A. Jayapriya II Zoology
Second Prize S. Charumathi I Computer Science

Students participate anti-ragging Essay Writing Competition

Anti-Ragging Awareness Poster Presentation

The anti-Ragging awareness poster presentation was conducted on 20.01.2022 at Zoology Laboratory and it was organized by the Sacred Heart Arts and Science College, Anti-ragging committee members. More than 30 students are participated in this poster presentation against the ragging. In this awareness activity competition Dr. G. Chinnadurai and Miss. Judith Nivetha acted as jury and ask clarification about the Anti-Ragging activities to the students.

Students Explain the Poster Presentation about Anti-Ragging

Administrative action in the event of ragging in Sacred Heart Arts and Science college

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 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 one to four semesters.
  • Expulsion from the institution and consequent debarring from admission to any other Institution for a specified period. Provided that where the persons committing or abetting the act of ragging are not identified, the institution shall resort to collective punishment.

The Sacred Heart Arts and Science college started the academic session of UG programme on June 2017.

Under the pretext of ‘welcoming’ new students to the college, ragging is a practice that givessenior students an excuse to harass their junior counterparts and make them easy targets to satiate their own pleasures. The students of Sacred Heart Arts and Science college are here by warned that they shall not indulge in “RAGGING”. If they are found guilty of ragging they are liable for the above mentioned punishment.

The freshers / junior students are also hereby instructed that they should not respond to the calls from seniors, should not participate in any kind of party anywhere inside/outside the campus, even if ordered by the seniors and that, they have nothing to fear as the institution cares for them and shall not tolerate any atrocities against them.

Sacred Heart Arts and Science college campus is ragging free, still all these measures have been taken to ensure that the freshers are able to pursue their studies without getting teased, insulted or in any way troubled by the seniors in the name of an obsolete, barbaric ritual. All of this was possible only because of the whole-hearted support from students and teachers.