Ragging

HRD To Seek Monthly Report On Ragging Complaints

Education | Press Trust of India | Tuesday March 6, 2018

The ragging complaints received by any educational institution, their status and satisfaction level of the complainant's parents will now have to be reported to the HRD Ministry on a monthly basis.

IIT-Kanpur Student Never Reached Mumbai Home, Police Investigate

Mumbai News | Anurag Kamble, Mid-day.com | Wednesday December 20, 2017

It has been 20 days since Akshay Kamble went missing from Kanpur IIT, and the cops have finally found their first clue - CCTV footage that shows the 20-year-old leaving campus in an autorickshaw to return home to Mumbai. But they still don't know why Akshay never got home. His parents suspect it is connected to campus ragging, alleging that despite...

54 Students Fined For Ragging In Bihar Medical College

India News | Indo-Asian News Service | Saturday November 18, 2017

Darbhanga Medical College and Hospital authorities in Bihar have imposed a fine of Rs 50,000 each on 54 second year students for ragging their juniors, an official said on Saturday.

Provide Environment For Critical Thinking, Respect For Differences: Psychological Study On Ragging

Education | Edited by Shihabudeen Kunju S | Thursday November 16, 2017

The higher education institutions must provide an environment where the students learn the values of democratic, autonomous and critical thinking and respect for differences recommended a four member committee constituted by Supreme Court of India to tackle issues related to ragging.

Prevalence Of Ragging Higher In Medical, Engineering Institutes, Says Report Submitted To UGC

Education | Written by Anisha Singh | Thursday November 16, 2017

Ragging is not only widely accepted in Indian society but is also considered as a rites of passage, says a report commissioned by Supreme Court about the practice of ragging in Higher Education Institutes.

IIT Kanpur Suspends 22 Students On 'Very Serious' Ragging Charges

India News | Press Trust of India | Tuesday October 10, 2017

Twenty two students have been suspended for ragging their juniors at the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Kanpur, an official said today. The decision was taken by the IIT senate yesterday, he added.

UGC Ideas To Curb Ragging: Alarm Bells, Short Films, Surprise Inspections

Education | Edited by Shihabudeen Kunju S | Friday July 28, 2017

University Grants Commission (UGC), the higher education authority, in a letter to Vice Chancellors asked the educational institutions to install alarm bells to curb the menace of ragging.

Ragging Must Be Eliminated From Campuses: Prakash Javadekar

Education | Indo-Asian News Service | Monday May 29, 2017

Taking a tough stand against ragging, Union Human Resource Development Minister Prakash Javadekar on Monday said that it needed to be completely eliminated from campuses.

Anti Ragging Measures: UGC Releases Short Films And Documentary

Education | Edited by Maitree Baral | Tuesday March 21, 2017

University Grants Commission (UGC) has taken a step further for creating awareness against ragging. UGC has got developed four short films and a documentary film to counsel students on the ill effects of ragging.

Kerala Government Seeks Report On Steps To Check Ragging

Kerala News | Press Trust of India | Thursday December 22, 2016

Taking a serious view of incidents of alleged ragging in two professional colleges, the Kerala government has sought a report from educational institutions on steps to check the practise and warned of stern action against principals failing to stop it.

21 Students Suspended After Over 40 Allege Ragging At College In Kerala's Malappuram

Kerala News | Edited by Deepshikha Ghosh | Wednesday December 21, 2016

At a medical college in Kerala, 21 students have been suspended after their juniors complained of extreme ragging on Monday. Around 40 first year students have alleged that they were forced to strip and clean toilets.

Kerala Ragging: 5 Students Who Allegedly Stripped, Tortured Juniors, Arrested

Kerala News | Written by Sneha Mary Koshy | Monday December 19, 2016

Five students, accused of ragging their juniors at a government college in Kerala's Kottayam, have surrendered before the police a day after one of the students, who accused them of stripping and torturing him, was hospitalised in Thrissur with kidney malfunction. Four accused are still missing.

Kerala Student Allegedly Stripped, Tortured By Seniors, Now On Dialysis

Kerala News | Written by Sneha Mary Koshy | Monday December 19, 2016

A 22-year-old student has been hospitalised in Kerala's Thrissur after alleged ragging at a polytechnic. Police said the young man, who happens to be a Dalit, was stripped and made to do rigorous exercises for more than five hours.

3 Students Of Jharkand's Birsa Agriculture University Rusticated For Ragging

India News | Indo-Asian News Service | Monday December 5, 2016

Three students of the Birsa Agriculture University (BAU) in Ranchi have been rusticated on charges of ragging of a junior student, an official said on Monday.

Andhra Pradesh Engineering Student Kills Herself Due To Alleged Ragging

Andhra Pradesh News | Indo-Asian News Service | Saturday November 19, 2016

A girl student of an engineering college in Andhra Pradesh committed suicide on Friday allegedly due to ragging.