Anti – Ragging Cell

ANTI-RAGGING CELL

Anti-Ragging Committee and Prevention Mechanism

JMF’s Vande Mataram College of Arts, Commerce & Science

1. About the Anti-Ragging Cell

The Anti-Ragging Cell of JMF’s Vande Mataram College of Arts, Commerce & Science is established to prevent, prohibit, identify, and address incidents of ragging and to maintain a safe, secure, respectful, inclusive, and ragging-free educational environment.

The Cell supports the institution's compliance with the University Grants Commission (UGC) Regulations on Curbing the Menace of Ragging in Higher Educational Institutions, 2009, as amended, and applicable legal provisions.

The Cell promotes student safety through awareness programmes, preventive monitoring, mentoring, complaint reporting, early intervention, and coordination with competent institutional and external authorities.

The institution's formal Anti-Ragging Committee supervises compliance with anti-ragging regulations and oversees the functioning of the separately constituted Anti-Ragging Squad.

The Anti-Ragging Cell aims to protect students against physical, verbal, psychological, emotional, and other forms of ragging, while encouraging dignity, mutual respect, responsible conduct, and healthy interaction among students.

4. Objectives of the Anti-Ragging Cell

1. To prevent and prohibit ragging in all its forms within the institution's regulatory jurisdiction.
2. To create a safe, secure, respectful, and student-friendly academic environment.
3. To promote awareness of anti-ragging laws, institutional policies, and consequences of ragging.
4. To provide accessible mechanisms for reporting suspected incidents of ragging.
5. To encourage prompt reporting by students, faculty members, parents, and other stakeholders.
6. To ensure timely response to reported incidents and appropriate protection of affected students.
7. To coordinate fair and impartial examination of reported incidents through the prescribed mechanism.
8. To prevent intimidation, victimisation, or retaliation against complainants and witnesses.
9. To promote positive interaction between newly admitted students and senior students.
10. To facilitate anti-ragging undertakings and compliance documentation.
11. To coordinate preventive monitoring of locations vulnerable to ragging.
12. To support student mentoring, counselling referrals, and awareness activities.
13. To ensure appropriate coordination with police and other competent authorities where required.
14. To maintain systematic records of preventive measures, complaints, reports, and authorised actions.
15. To promote a culture of discipline, inclusion, responsibility, and zero tolerance towards ragging.

5. Composition of the Anti-Ragging Committee

6. Procedure for Reporting and Addressing Ragging

7. Major Activities of the Anti-Ragging Cell

1. Anti-Ragging Awareness Programmes.
2. Orientation Sessions for Newly Admitted Students.
3. Anti-Ragging Workshops for Senior Students.
4. Student and Parent Awareness Sessions.
5. Anti-Ragging Pledge and Undertaking Awareness.
6. Anti-Ragging Poster and Slogan Competitions.
7. Student Mentoring and Familiarisation Activities.
8. Campus Safety and Discipline Awareness.
9. Sensitisation Programmes for Teaching and Non-Teaching Staff.
10. Anti-Bullying and Respectful Behaviour Workshops.
11. Digital Safety and Cyberbullying Awareness.
12. Anti-Ragging Helpline Publicity.
13. Preventive Vigilance and Campus Monitoring.
14. Student Feedback and Safety Review Activities.
15. Anti-Ragging Compliance and Documentation Reviews.

8. National Anti-Ragging Helpline

9. Institutional Commitment

JMF’s Vande Mataram College of Arts, Commerce & Science maintains a zero-tolerance policy towards ragging in all its forms.

The institution is committed to ensuring that every student can pursue education in an environment free from intimidation, humiliation, harassment, discrimination, and violence.

The Anti-Ragging Cell, Anti-Ragging Committee, and Anti-Ragging Squad collectively support this commitment through prevention, awareness, vigilant monitoring, prompt reporting, fair procedures, and appropriate action under the applicable regulations.

The college encourages students, teachers, employees, parents, and other stakeholders to contribute actively towards maintaining a safe, respectful, responsible, and inclusive educational environment.