Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose Institute of Higher Learning (NSCBIHL) Deemed-to-be-University (Andaman & Nicobar Islands)

Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose Institute of Higher Learning (NSCBIHL) Deemed to be University has an Anti-ragging Committee headed by a senior faculty member of the University.

If the committee finds a prima facie case of ragging on a complaint, it will take immediate action including the filing of FIR with the local police station depending on the seriousness of the case. Any student of Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose Institute of Higher Learning (NSCBIHL) Deemed to be University found indulging and/or abetting any form of ragging shall receive harsh punishment. They might even be debarred from taking admissions in any institutions of higher learning in the country.

Ragging constitutes one or more of any of the following acts:

1. Any conduct by any student or students whether by words spoken or mitten 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 indiscipline 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 of 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 variant of it:

a. Sexual abuse

b. Homosexual assaults

c. Forcing obscene and lewd acts

d. Gestures

e. 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 that affects the mental health and self-confidence of a fresher or any other students— 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.

Administrative Action

• 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.
• Rustication from the Institution fora period ranging from one to four Semesters. 4 Cancellation of Admission
• Expulsion from the Institution and consequent debarring from Admission to any other institution for a specified period.
• Filling of First Information Report (FIR) with the Police & Local Authorities, under the appropriate Penal provisions. Provided that where the persons committing or abetting the act of Ragging, are not identified, the University shall resort to collective punishment.

In case of any such incident, the students are requested to inform/contact the Head/Members of the Anti-Ragging Committee/Anti Ragging Squad of their respective College / Institute.