INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL OF TECHNOLOGY AND SCIENCES FOR WOMEN

ANTI RAGGING COMMITTEE

Anti-Ragging Committee to ensure compliance with the provisions of regulations as well as the provisions of any law for the time being in force concerning ragging and also to monitor and oversee the performance of the Anti-Ragging Squad in prevention of ragging in the institution.

Functions & Responsibilities:

Student Counseling /Grievances Redressal Committee:

 The function of the cell is to look into the complaints lodged by any student, and judge its merit. The Grievance cell is also empowered to look into matters of harassment. Anyone with a genuine grievance may approach the department members in person, or in consultation with the officer in-charge Students’ Grievance Cell. In case the person is unwilling to appear in self, grievances may be dropped in writing at the letterbox/ suggestion box of the Grievance Cell at Administrative Block. Grievances may also be sent through e-mail to the coordinator  of Students’ Grievance Cell.

Objective:

The objective of the Grievance Cell is to develop a responsive and accountable attitude among all the stakeholders in order to maintain a harmonious educational atmosphere in the institute. A Grievance Cell should be constituted for the redressal of the problems reported by the students of the college with the following objectives:

• Upholding the dignity of the College by ensuring strife free atmosphere in the College through promoting cordial Student-Student relationship and Student-teacher relationship etc.
• Encouraging the Students to express their grievances / problems freely and frankly, without any fear of being victimized.
• Suggestion / complaint Box is installed in front of the Administrative Block in which the Students, who want to remain anonymous, put in writing their grievances and their suggestions for improving the Academics / Administration in the College.
• Advising Students of the College to respect the right and dignity of one another and show utmost restraint and patience whenever any occasion of rift arises.
• Advising All the Students to refrain from inciting Students against other Students, teachers and College administration
• Advising all staffs to be affectionate to the Students and not behave in a vindictive manner towards any of them for any reason.
• Ragging in any form is strictly prohibited in and outside the institution. Any violation of ragging and disciplinary rules should be urgently brought to the notice of the Principal.
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Scope:

 The cell will deal with Grievances received in writing from the students about any of the following matters:-

• Academic Matters: Related to timely issue of duplicate Mark-sheets, Transfer Certificates, Conduct Certificates or other examination related matters.
• Financial Matters: Related to dues and payments for various items from library, hostels etc.
• Other Matters: Related to certain misgivings about conditions of sanitation, preparation of food, availability of transport, victimization by teachers etc.

Functions:

• The cases will be attended promptly on receipt of written grievances from the students
• The cell formally will review all cases and will act accordingly as per the Management policy
• The cell will give report to the authority about the cases attended to and the number of pending cases, if any, which require direction and guidance from the higher authorities.

Procedure for lodging complaint:

• The students may feel free to put up a grievance in writing/or in the format available in the admin dept. and drop it in boxes
• The Grievance Cell will act upon those cases which have been forwarded along with the necessary documents.
• The Grievance Cell will assure that the grievance has been properly solved in a stipulated time limit provided by the cell.

Discipline Committee:

• The Discipline Committee to create awareness against and to prevent any ill incidents taking place in the campus.
• It shall be the duty of the Discipline Committee to ensure compliance with the provisions of AICTE/UGC Regulations on curbing the Menace and Indiscipline behavior in the campus as well as to monitor and oversee the performance of the Disciplinary Squad in the prevention of in-disciplinary activity in the institution.
• With a view to pursue the prevalence of a healthy environment by regulating discipline among the students in the campus and to develop machinery to regulate the behavior of students it is considered necessary to constitute Students Disciplinary Committee.
• Accordingly, Students Disciplinary Committee is constituted to take cognizance of indiscipline and unruly behavior of students both in the College and in the Hostel by inflicting the penalties commensurate with the acts of misdemeanor by the students.

Anti Ragging Committee:

Ragging is inhuman, heinous, uncultured, unethical, immoral and unacceptable. Therefore the management has taken following decision to be implemented in the college as per the Govt instructions. Students are strictly warned not to resort to ragging activities in any form in the college campus.

The following steps are to be taken by the Anti Raging Committee.

• If Management Notices any student involving in ragging activities, he/she will be suspended from the college.
• Anti Ragging Committee is responsible to take action against the ragging students in the campus.
• If any Student who is harassed by ragging he/she should immediately bring it to the notice of Anti Ragging Committee for taking immediate action.
• Anti Ragging Committee members and senior student should take all the measures to instill confidence among the junior students.

 Punishment to Those Found Guilty

Any student or group of students found guilty of ragging in the campus or even outside the campus shall be liable to one or more of the following punishments

1. Debarring from appearing in any sessional test / University Examination
2. Suspension from attending classes and academic privileges
3. Withdrawing scholarships and other benefits
4. Suspension from the college
5. Cancellation of the admission

Frequency of meeting: As and when required.