Anti-Ragging Cell

In conformity with Supreme Court judgements and directions, UGC guidelines and State Government Instructions, Arun Muchhala International College of Hotel Management , Thane is following ‘Zero-Tolerance policy’ towards ragging. Any student of Arun Muchhala International College of Hotel Management Thane accused and found guilty of ragging, will be severely dealt with, in accordance with the Provisions of the Law.

Ragging has ruined countless innocent lives and careers. It is now defined as an act that violates or is perceived to violate an individual student’s dignity. Ragging is totally banned in the campus and anyone found guilty of ragging and/or helping ragging is liable to be punished as it is criminal offence. Arun Muchhala International College of Hotel Management, Thane ensures strict compliance on the prevention of Ragging in the form.

Objectives

1. To prohibit 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. To bring out an awareness among the students about the consequences of ragging.
3. To keep a constant eye and vigilance over ragging so as to prevents its occurrence.
4. To address any ragging issues immediately and taken action as advised by the committee.
5. Anti-Ragging Cell meeting will held at twice in a year.

Anti-Ragging Policy

According to the UGC Regulation on Curbing the Menace of Ragging in Higher Institutions, 2009, 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 of physical or mental abuse (including bullying and exclusion) targeted at another student (fresher or otherwise) on the ground of colour, race, religion, caste, ethnicity, gender (including transgender), sexual orientation, appearance, nationality, regional origins, linguistic identity, place of birth, place of residence or economic background.

Punishment

According to the UGC Regulation on Curbing the Menace of Ragging in Higher Educational Institutions, 2009, depending on the nature and gravity of the guilt established by the Anti-Ragging Squad, those found guilty may be awarded one or more of the following punishments, namely;

• Warning, writing apology letter.
• Suspension from attending classes and academic privileges.
• Withholding/ withdrawing scholarship/ fellowship and other benefits.
• Debarring from appearing in any test/ examination or other evaluation process.
• Withholding results.
• Debarring from representing the institution in any regional, national or international meet, tournament, youth festival, etc.
• Suspension/ expulsion from the hostel.
• Cancellation of admission.
• Rustication from the institution for period ranging from one to four semesters.
• Expulsion from the institution and consequent debarring from admission to any other institution for a specified period.

Powers & Functions: Anti-Ragging

1. To uphold and comply with the directions of the Hon’ble Supreme Court and be vigilant on any acts amounting to ragging;
2. To publicize to all students and prevalent directives and the actions that can be taken against those indulging in ragging;
3. 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;
4. Oversee the procedure of obtaining undertaking from the students in accordance with the provisions;
5. Conduct workshops against ragging menace and orient the students;
6. To provide students the information pertaining to contact address and telephone numbers of the person(s) identified to receive complaints/distress calls;
7. To offer services of counseling and create awareness to the students;
8. To take all necessary measures for prevention of Ragging inside the Campus.

Committee Members

Sr. No.	Name	Designation
1	Mr. Bipin Jadhav	Principal
2	Mr. ArunKumar Pillai	Faculty Representative Member
3	Mr. Biswajeet Das	Faculty Representative Member
4	Mr. Kedar Gupte	Faculty Representative Member
5	Mr. Salvi	Representative Civil & Police Administration
6	Mr. Shyam Giri	Local Media Representative
7	Mr. Chetan Sukale	NGO Representative (One Side Pratishthan)
8	Mr. Rupesh Joshi	Third Year Parents Representative
9	Mr. Ramesh Tank	Second Year Parents Representative
10	Mr. Mahadev Shinde	First Year Parents Representative
11	Mr. Sarthak Joshi	Third Year Student Representative
12	Ms. Purva Dhoble	Third Year Student Representative
13	Mr. Kevin Tank	Second Year Student Representative
14	Ms. Preeti Sonawane	Second Year Student Representative
15	Mr. Prathamesh Vernekar	First Year Student Representative
16	Ms. Bhoomi Shinde	First Year Student Representative
17	Mr. Mohan	Non-Teaching Staff Representative
18	Mrs. Aruna	Non-Teaching Staff Representative
19	Mrs. Vaishali Shinde	Non-Teaching Staff Representative

NODAL OFFICER: Mr. Biswajeet Das - 7738797911