Anti Ragging

OBJECTIVE

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, or indulging in rowdy or undisciplined activities by any student or students which causes or is likely to cause annoyance, hardship or psychological harm or to raise fear or apprehension thereof in any fresher or any other student or 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, 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, and thereby, to eliminate ragging in all its forms from the institution by prohibiting it under regulations, preventing its occurrence & punishing those who indulge in ragging by the appropriate law in force.

CONSTITUTION OF ANTI RAGGING SQUAD

Sl No.	DESIGNATION	NAME OF THE MEMBER
1.	Head – Anti Ragging Sqaud	Prof (Dr) U K Dash
2.	Representative of Faculty Members	Prof. Pragyan Paramita Sarangi Prof. Sunil Mishra
3.	Representative of Students	Ms. Elisha Bedamata Mr. Sidharth Rath Ms. Monica Dinda Mr.Amlan Das
4.	Representative of Parents	Mr. Samresh Dinda Mr. Santosh Kumar Rath
5.	Representative of Non-Teaching Staff	Mr H K Patnaik Mr K.Swain

DUITES OF ANTI RAGGING SQUAD

It shall be the duty of the Anti-Ragging squad to be called upon to make surprise raids on hostels, and other places vulnerable to incidents of, and having the potential of, ragging and shall be empowered to inspect such places.

It shall also be the duty of the Anti-Ragging squad to conduct an on-the-spot enquiry into any incidents of ragging referred to it by the Head of the Institution or any members of the faculty or any member of the staff or any student or any parent or guardian or any employee of a service provider or by any other person, as the case may be; and the enquiry report along with recommendations shall be submitted to the Anti-Ragging committee for action under clause of (a) of Regulation 9.1 of BPUT.

Provided that the Anti-Ragging squad shall conduct such enquiry observing a fair and transparent procedure and the principles of natural justice and after giving adequate opportunity to the student or students accused of ragging and other witnesses to place before it the facts, documents & views concerning the incident of ragging, and considering such other relevant information as may be required.