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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 behaviour 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.

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