Brief Introduction to

Anti Ragging
measures and
prevention of sexual
harassment
 What constitutes Ragging?
a) 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.

b) Indulging in rowdy or indisciplined 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.

c) 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.
 What constitutes Ragging?
d) Any act by a senior student that prevents, disrupts or disturbs the regular academic
activity of any other student or a fresher.

e) Exploiting the services of a fresher or any other student for completing the academic
tasks assigned to an individual or a group of students.

f) Any act of financial extortion or forceful expenditure burden put on a fresher or any
other student by students

g) 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;
 What constitutes Ragging?
h) 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.

i) Any act that affects the mental health and self-confidence of a 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.

j) Any act of physical or mental abuse (including bullying and exclusion) targeted at another
student (fresher or otherwise) on the ground of color, race, religion, caste, ethnicity,
gender (including transgender), sexual orientation, appearance, nationality, regional
origins, linguistic identity, place of birth, place of residence or economic background.
 Measures for prohibition
We will take action in accordance with Anti-
Ragging Regulations against those found guilty
of ragging and/or abetting ragging, actively
or passively, or being part of a conspiracy to
promote ragging.

In every college building and premises - you

will find posters that say loud and clear -
RAGGING IS STRICTLY PROHIBITED

No student can claim - ‘I didnt know’

 Measures for prohibition
Contact numbers are prominently publicized.
These numbers will also be shared with you
during your institute orientations. It is better to
store such numbers for ready reference

You will have unrestricted access to mobile

phone in all areas except classrooms, seminar
rooms, Library, Labs, etc where restricted for
academic reasons and faculty/staff present (6.4f)

Also prominently published in the same posters

Prevention of sexual harassment
“Sexual harassment” means

(i)An unwanted conduct with sexual undertones if it occurs or which is persistent and which
demeans, humiliates or creates a hostile and intimidating environment or is calculated to
induce submission by actual or threatened adverse consequences and includes any one or more
or all of the following unwelcome acts or behaviour (whether directly or by implication),
namely; -
(a) any unwelcome physical, verbal or non-verbal conduct of sexual nature;
(b) demand or request for sexual favours;
(c) making sexually coloured remarks;
(d) physical contacts and advances; or
(e) showing pornography.
Prevention of sexual harassment
(ii) Any one (or more than one or all) of the following circumstances, if it occurs or is present
in relation or connected with any behavior that has explicit or implicit sexual undertones –
(a) implied or explicit promise of preferential treatment as quid pro quo for sexual favours;
(b) implied or explicit threat of detrimental treatment in the conduct of work
(c) implied or explicit threat about the present or future status of the person concerned;
(d) creating an intimidating offensive or hostile learning environment;
(e) malicious intent, defined as as a false allegation with the purpose of defaming or causing
harm;
(f) humiliating treatment likely to affect the health, safety dignity or physical integrity of the
person concerned.
Prevention of sexual harassment
GITAM has a zero tolerance policy for sexual harassment

Any student who experiences any form of sexual harassment can raise a grievance with
faculty/HOD/Principal or directly with Director-Student Life

On receiving a grievance, students will be counselled about how they can proceed ahead. Their
identity will be kept completely confidential.
What does it mean for you?
For those indulging in inappropriate behavior:
Some of you may be coming from segregated schools and may not have ‘experience’
interacting with opposite sex. In such a scenario, please do not assume anything about how
they will behave. Always seek permission first.

Especially, please do not be under the impression that movies are good training material for
how to interact with others. THEY ARE NOT! Teasing, cat calling, whistling is unacceptable
behavior

Always be respectful. When you have a doubt about whether certain behavior is appropriate,
dont have the approach of doing first and ‘seeing what happens’ later.

Talking with permission is good. Stalking is not good. Trolling is not good. Online, you may
be able to hide behind anonymity, but in campus it will be difficult.
What does it mean for you?
For those at the receiving end of inappropriate behavior:
Do not be afraid or assume the worst every time.
If someone - student, staff, faculty, even visitor on campus, makes you feel uncomfortable on
campus, please be in the habit of having your phone handy and seek help from security, other
faculty, or us promptly.

If you face issues online, please learn and know how to take screenshots on phone or on your
laptop and to make a note of the details like time, date etc. It will make it easier for us to
resolve the issue.

We want this campus to be your safe space. Everyone has a responsibility to ensure that you
do not tolerate something even if it is not you who is suffering. Please be vigilant.

Women empowerment Cell & Women Leaders’ Forum are two additional support groups
available
 Contact details
Dr. Reema Chaudhury (Director - Student Life)
Email: director_studentlife@gitam.edu
Phone number: 8290755158

Student life Helpdesk

Email: studentlife_helpdesk@gitam.in
Phone number: 8880876000