ANTI RAGGING CELL – GUSHKARA MAHAVIDYALAYA
Gushkara Mahavidyalaya started its journey on 9th August 1965 in the peaceful agricultural belt Gushkara in Burdwan District, West Bengal, India. Most of the students come from either economically weaker sections or lower-middle-income groups. We are proud to state that there have been no such instances of ragging since its inception. Yet obeying and respecting the order of the Hon'ble Supreme Court of India, the college authority, Governing Body of the college formed an Anti-Ragging Cell on 08.12.2010 first time. A new Anti-Ragging Cell was formed under the supervision of the Respected Principal on 28.08.2023 for the session of 2023-24 taking into consideration of Honorable Supreme Court rules & regulations and UGC’s new guidelines.
Objectives
- 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.
- To bring out an awareness among the students about the consequences of ragging.
- To keep a constant eye and vigilance over ragging to prevent its occurrence.
- To address any ragging issues immediately and take action as advised by the committee.
- Anti-Ragging Cell executive meeting will held thrice 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:
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- Any act by a senior student that prevents, disrupts or disturbs the regular academic activity of any other student or a fresher.
- Exploiting the services of a fresher or any other student for completing the academic tasks assigned to an individual or a group of students.
- Any act of financial extortion or forceful expenditure burden put on a fresher or any other student by students.
- 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;
- 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.
- 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.
Punishments
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 periods ranging from one to four semesters.
- Expulsion from the institution and consequent debarring from admission to any other institution for a specified period.
Powers and Functions of Anti-Ragging Cell
- To uphold and comply with the directions of the Hon’ble Supreme Court and be vigilant on any acts amounting to ragging;
- To publicize to all students and prevalent directives and the actions that can be taken against those indulging in ragging;
- 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;
- Oversee the procedure of obtaining undertaking from the students in accordance with the provisions;
- Conduct workshops against ragging menace and orient the students;
- To provide students the information pertaining to contact address and telephone numbers of the person(s) identified to receive complaints/distress calls;
- To offer services of counseling and create awareness to the students;
- To take all necessary measures for the prevention of Ragging inside the Campus.
Committee Members of Anti-Ragging Cell for the current Academic year
Joint Convener
Name
Contact number
E mail id
Dr. Monimala Mondal
9733471905
Dr. Sukhendu Roy
8900281291
Members of Teaching Staff
Dr. Manisha Mondal
8918749921
Dr. Mita Roy
9875607482
Mukul Biswas
7001981905
Ranjan Paul
7063748305
Dr. Sukalyan Chanda
8372036142
Dr. Surajit Rauth
6294112390
Dr. Kohinoor Begum
8250059005
Dr. Banashree Ghosh
9749181940
Md Hananuzzaman
9064740522
Moneswar Sarkar
9832276793
Dr. Saurabh Sarkar
8436263949
Manoj Sarkar
7001477476
Dr. Piyalee Roy
9475851809
Dr. Tanusree Senapati
8820112804
Rubinur Khatun
9851022786
Doyel Thakur Saha
9434668513
Members of Non Teaching Staff
Soumen Banerjee
9382758616
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Koushik Sarkar
9382301177
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Sultana Rijiya
9679007211
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Construction of two additional cells was done under the supervision of Anti Ragging Cell viz. Sexual Harassment Cell & Gender Sensitization Cell
Sexual Harassment Cell
Gender Sensitization Cell
Joint Convener:
Dr. Mita Roy
Dr. Surajit Rauth
Members:
Dr. Piyalee Roy
Dr. Tanusree Senapati
Student:
Vacant
Joint Convener:
Dr. Manisha Mondal
Manoj Sarkar
Members:
Dr. Banasree Ghosh
Dr. Kohinoor Begum
Rubinur Khatun
Doyel Thakur
1ST AMENDMENT, UGC REGULATIONS
2ND AMENDMENT, UGC REGULATIONS
3RD AMENDMENT, UGC REGULATIONS
MEMBERS OF THE CELL (2016-17):
Dr. Swapan Kumar Pan, Principal, Gushkara Mahavidyalaya, 9474489962
Sri Arun Kumar Pal, BDO, Ausgram -1 Dev. Block, 03452-255056
Md. Imtiyaz Khan, OC, Ausgram Police Station, 03452-254213
Prof. Mita Roy, Gushkara Mahavidyalaya, 8902715011, 9733701111
Prof. Sabina Begum, Gushkara Mahavidyalaya, 8001755011
Dr. Bhola Nath Sarkar, Gushkara Mahavidyalaya, 9474045851
Prof. Sumantra Chanda, Gushkara Mahavidyalaya, 9932915212
Prof. Ranjan Paul, Gushkara Mahavidyalaya, 9434256484
Dr. Shyamal Kumar Das, Representative of Rotary Club (Gushkara),
Sri Amitava Baksi, Gushkara Mahavidyalaya, 9434331043
Sri Basudeb Mukherjee, Gushkara Mahavidyalaya, 9434311574
General Secretary, Students' Union
Taslima Khatun & Ria Saha, boarders of Nivedita Chhatrinibas
Tufan Pandit & Dhiman Ghosh, boarders of Vivekananda Chhatrabas
ANTI RAGGING SQUAD
Dr. Swapan Kumar Pan, Principal, Gushkara Mahavidyalaya, 9474489962
Sri Arun Kumar Pal, BDO, Ausgram -1 Dev. Block, 03452-255056
Md. Imtiyaz Khan, OC, Ausgram Police Station, 03452-254213
Prof. Mita Roy, Gushkara Mahavidyalaya, 8902715011, 9733701111
Prof. Sabina Begum, Gushkara Mahavidyalaya, 8001755011
Dr. Bhola Nath Sarkar, Gushkara Mahavidyalaya, 9474045851
Prof. Sumantra Chanda, Gushkara Mahavidyalaya, 9932915212
Prof. Ranjan Paul, Gushkara Mahavidyalaya, 9434256484
Dr. Shyamal Kumar Das, Representative of Rotary Club (Gushkara),
Sri Amitava Baksi, Gushkara Mahavidyalaya, 9434331043
Sri Basudeb Mukherjee, Gushkara Mahavidyalaya, 9434311574
Sri Sisir Kumar Ghosh, Guardian Representative, 9932655802
Sri Brojendra Nath Adhikari, Guardian Representative, 9434333644
General Secretary, Students' Union
Taslima Khatun & Ria Saha, boarders of Nivedita Chhatrinibas
Tufan Pandit & Dhiman Ghosh, boarders of Vivekananda Chhatrabas
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