Punishment For Ragging in Institutions

In order to prevent the menace of ragging in Technical Institutions (both

Engineering and Polytechnic Colleges in the State of Tamil Nadu), specific

instructions are being issued every year to the Head of the Institutions.  The Principals of all Engineering and Polytechnic Colleges are directed togive wide publicity about the Rules among the students by displaying the copyof the Act and the Rules in the Institution Notice Boards to create awareness among the students about the punishment for Ragging and also advise the students through the Faculty Advisors concerned to avoid any act of Ragging.

In case of receipt of any complaint registered by the students regarding Ragging, the Principals have been requested to act at once according to the rules and report the matter to the Authority concerned immediately.

To eradicate the evil practice of ragging among students (i) a copy of the

Tamil Nadu Prohibition of Ragging Act No.7 of 1997 (ii) Rules issued by Higher  Education Department vide G.O. Ms. No. 366, Higher Education (G1) Department, dated 26-7-1999, (iii) AICTE, New Delhi Notification dated 1-7-2009 and (iv) UGC New Delhi Notification are made available in the DOTE website www.tndte.com