Institute Regulations on curbing the menace of ragging

Ragging is a criminal offence as per the Supreme Court verdict. Ragging in all its forms, within or outside the institution/campus, is strictly prohibited. Ragging is an offence under the Indian Penal Code and the Karnataka Education Act, 1983.

Definition of Student Ragging

Any conduct by a student, whether by words spoken or written or by an act, which includes physical abuse, lewd acts, teasing, rough or rude treatment, indulging in rowdy, undisciplined and obscene activities which cause or are likely to cause annoyance, undue hardship, physical or psychological harm or mental trauma or raise apprehension or fear in a fresher/junior student or other students, or forcing a student to do any act which such a student is not willing to do and which has the effect of causing or generating a sense of shame or embarrassment or danger to the student’s life or adversely affects the physique or psyche of a fresher or a junior student.

Punishable Ingredients of Ragging

• Abetment / instigation to ragging
• Criminal conspiracy to rag
• Unlawful assembly and rioting while ragging
• Public nuisance created during ragging
• Violation of decency and morals through ragging
• Injury to body, causing hurt, mental trauma or grievous hurt
• Wrongful restraint
• Wrongful confinement
• Use of criminal force
• Assault as well as sexual offences or unnatural offences
• Extortion
• Criminal trespass
• Offences against property
• Criminal intimidation
• Attempt to commit any or all of the above-mentioned offences against the victim
• Physical or psychological humiliation
• Any act/abuse through spoken words, e-mails, letters, blogs, public insults, etc.
• Any act that prevents, disrupts or disturbs the regular academic activity of a student
• All other offences falling under the definition of ragging

Punishments Against Ragging

Whoever directly or indirectly commits, participates in, abets or instigates ragging inside or outside the educational institution shall be punished. Depending upon the nature and gravity of the offence, as established by the Anti-Ragging Committee of the institution, the possible punishments may include one or more of the following:

• Suspension from attending classes and academic privileges
• Withholding/withdrawing scholarship, fellowship and other benefits
• Forfeiture of campus placement opportunities and recommendations
• Debarring from appearing in any test, examination or evaluation process
• Withholding of results
• Debarring from representing the institution in regional, national or international meets, tournaments, youth festivals, etc.
• Suspension or expulsion from the hostel
• Cancellation of admission
• Rustication from the institution for a period ranging from one to four semesters
• Expulsion from the institution and consequent debarring from admission to any other institution for a specified period
• Fine of ₹25,000/-
• Collective punishment where the persons committing or abetting ragging cannot be identified

In addition, for every reported incident of ragging, a First Information Report (FIR) will be lodged with the local police authorities. The punishment may include rigorous imprisonment in accordance with the orders of the Hon’ble Supreme Court of India.

SMVITM complies with the Anti-Ragging Regulations prescribed under the Karnataka Government Circular No. ED98URC98 dated 09.09.1998, UGC Notification No. F.1-16/2007(CPP-II) dated 17 June 2009, and AICTE Notification F.No.37-3/Legal/AICTE/2009 dated 01.07.2009.

Helpline

In case of any ragging incidents, students may immediately contact the following persons for necessary help, guidance and appropriate action.

The freshers/junior students are hereby instructed to move in groups within the academic areas/campus, not respond to calls from seniors, not participate in any kind of Freshers’ Party anywhere inside or outside the campus, refrain from doing anything against their will even if instructed by seniors, and remember that they have nothing to fear, as the institution is committed to their safety and will not tolerate any form of ragging.

Click here to view the AICTE Anti-Ragging Regulations.

Click here to view the Institutional Level Anti-Ragging Committee (2026–27).

Click here to view the Institutional Level Anti-Ragging Committee (2025–26).

Click here to view the Institutional Level Anti-Ragging Committee (2024–25).

Click here to view the Institutional Level Anti-Ragging Squad (2024–25).