Tag: anti ragging panel
UGC mandates district-level panel to check ragging in HEIs
The University Grants Commission (UGC) has asked states to establish district-level panels aimed at curbing the menace of ragging in Higher Educational Institutions (HEIs) in compliance with the directives issued by the Supreme Court in a judgment in 2009. The higher education regulator in the country has notified the “Regulations on Curbing the Menace of Ragging in Higher Educational Institutions, 2009”, underlining the criminality of ragging and mandating its prevention, prohibition, and elimination within HEIs. These regulations are mandatory for all institutions, with strict monitoring mechanisms in place. Failure to implement these norms, including appropriate disciplinary action against perpetrators, will ... Read more