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• Ban on Ragging:
Ragging is any disorderly conduct whether by words spoken or written or by an act which has the effect of teasing,
treating or handling with rudeness to any student, indulging in rowdy or undisciplined activities which cause or likely to
cause annoyance, hardship or psychological harm or to raise fear or apprehension thereof in a fresher or a junior
student and which has the effect of causing or generating a sense of shame or embarrassment so as to adversely affect
the psyche of a fresher or a junior student. Supreme Court of India has defined ragging as a criminal offence.

Ragging is not only anti-social activity but also a criminal offense. SDM University campus is declared as ragging free.
The management and students are striven hard so far to maintain this status. Any activity which may be construed as
ragging, will attract severe action including expulsion and criminal charges. The University condemns this in human
behavior of ragging and has taken steps beyond the obligatory requirements as directed by Courts / Governments /
Regulatory Bodies / Universities to prevent and make this campus free of ranging. However, students’ co-operation is
very essential to maintain this as a campus free from ragging. The students are requested and not to hesitate to bring to
the notice of the management any such activity one which himself / herself faced and having seen without any fear.

Ragging is a Criminal Offence as per Hon’ble Supreme Court of India and Karnataka Educational Act 1983. SDM
University ensures Strict Compliance on the Prevention of Ragging of any Form.

Penalty for Ragging
No person who is a student of an educational institution shall commit ragging. Supreme Court of India has ordered that
“if any incident of ragging comes to the notice of the authority, the concerned student shall be given liberty to explain
and if his/her explanation is not found satisfactory, the authority would expel him/her from the institution”.

Compliance to Anti-Ragging Regulations of Regulatory Bodies:
1. SDM University complies with the regulations prescribed in the UGC Notification No.F.1-16/2009(CPP-II) dated
21/10/2009 related to UGC Regulations on Curbing the Menace of Ragging in Higher Educational Institutions,
2009.
2. SDM University complies with the regulations prescribed in the MCI Notification No. MCI- 34(1)/2009-Med./ 25453
dated 03/08/2009.
3. SDM University complies with the regulations prescribed in the DCI Notification No DE-167- 2008 dated
31/07/2009.
4. SDM University complies with the regulations prescribed in the INC Notification F.No.22-10/2015-INC (AR) dated
19/09/2017.

Warning
No leniency will be shown to the offenders involved in ragging. All students are requested to note and co-operate in
keeping our university and its constituent colleges free from ragging. Names of the officials with photograph and
telephone number to be contacted in case of emergency and regulations are printed in the orientation handbook
given by the institution.
As per the statutory requirement candidate & parent has to submit the anti-ragging affidavit / undertaking at the time
of admission.

By Train
Dharwad Railway station: 9 Kms
Hubli Central Railway station: 16 Kms
The Railway connects the major cities of
both North India and South India.

Contact Details of the Nodal Officers
of Anti-Ragging Committee and Squad
Dr. Subhash K. Deshpande
Contact No: 8904260271
nodalofficer_arc@sdmuniversity.edu.in
Dr. Ravi Savadatti
Contact No: 8904260272
nodalofficer_ars@sdmuniversity.edu.in

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