Pune District Education Association's
WAGHIRE COLLEGE OF ARTS, COMMERCE AND SCIENCE
SASWAD, TAL-PURANDAR, PUNE 412301
"NAAC Grade: B++ CGPA: 2.83 (Valid upto Aug 2024)" Estd. 1972 | Affiliation ID PU/PN/ASC/033-1972 | AISHE CODE: C-41716 | Affiliated to Savitribai Phule Pune University |

Anti Ragging /Anti Harassment

  • College Level Committee

    • Committee Chairman
      • Dr.P.N.Shelke(Cont. No. :- 8552917007)
    • Committee Coordinator
      • Dr. B. L. Shinde (Cont. No. :- 9421056596)
    • Committee Member
      • Dr. S. S. Wavhal (Cont. No. :- 9975601073)
      • Prof. R. C. Kumbhar (Cont. No. :- 9922937582)
      • Dr. Ms. B. S. Madbhavikar (Cont. No. :- 9421607166)
      • Dr. Ms. M. S. Jadhavrao (Cont. No. :- 9405148998)
      • Mr. A. B. Kondhawale (Cont. No. :- 9657441038)
      • Mrs. Chikane M. H. (Cont. No. :- 9730605790)

  • Specific Objectives:-

    • To absolutely prohibit ragging within or outside the college campus
    • To prevent the occurrence of ragging by following the provisions of Regulations in the institution
    • To provide punishment to those indulging in ragging as provided for in Regulations and the appropriate law in force
    • To sensitize students, to adopt measures that will prevent ragging
  • What Constitutes Ragging

    • Ragging constitutes one or more of any of the following acts:
      1. 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;
      2. Indulging in rowdy or undisciplined 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;
      3. 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;
      4. Any act by a senior student that prevents, disrupts or disturbs the regular academic activity of any other student or a fresher;
      5. Exploiting the services of a fresher or any other student for completing the academic tasks assigned to an individual or a group of students;
      6. Any act of financial extortion or forceful expenditure burden put on a fresher or any other student by students;
      7. Any act of physical abuse including all variants of it: sexual abuse, homosexual assaults, stripping, forcing obscene and lewd acts, gestures, causing bodily harm or any other danger to health or person;
      8. 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 ;
      9. 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
  • The anti ragging punishment will vary from: -

    • Imprisonment
    • Permanent Expulsion from the institution
    • Suspension from the institution
    • Fine with a public apology
    • Fine
    • Withholding of any form of financial grant (scholarship etc)
    • Withholding of result of examination
    • Debarring from representation in college events
  • Powers and Functions: -

    • To uphold and comply with the directions of the Hon'ble Supreme Court and be vigilant on nay acts amounting to ragging;
    • To publicize to all students and prevalent directives and the actions that can be taken against those indulging in ragging;
    • To consider the complaints received from the students and conduct enquiry and submit report to the Anti- Ragging Committee along with punishment recommended for the offenders;
    • Oversee the procedure of obtaining undertaking from the students in accordance with the provisions;
    • Conduct workshops against ragging menace and orient the students;
    • To provide students the information pertaining to contact address and telephone numbers of the person(s) identified to receive complaints/distress calls;
    • To offer services of counselling and create awareness to the students;
    • To take all necessary measures for prevention of Ragging inside the Campus/ Hostels.

National Anti Ragging Help Line (UGC Crisis Hotline)
24x7 Toll Free Number* 1800-180-5522
( helpline@antiragging.in )
☛ Anti Ragging Affidavit
☛ Anti-ragging Website
☛ Videos Regarding ragging