89 instructional establishments, together with IITs and IIMs, pulled up for anti-ragging non-compliance


The UGC emphasised that these lapses represent a major violation of regulatory norms and put scholar security in danger, particularly in mild of accelerating considerations over ragging incidents and a hostile campus setting.

New Delhi:

The College Grants Fee (UGC) has named 89 increased schooling establishments, together with a number of premier institutes, in a listing of defaulters for failing to stick to necessary anti-ragging laws. A show-cause discover has been issued to every establishment, urging speedy corrective motion.

Prime establishments amongst defaulters

The defaulter record consists of 17 Institutes of nationwide significance, such as-

  • IIT Bombay, IIT Kharagpur, IIT Hyderabad, IIT Palakkad
  • IIM Bangalore, IIM Rohtak, IIM Tiruchirappalli
  • AIIMS Raebareli, NIDs

Different notable names:-

  • Aligarh Muslim College
  • Indian Statistical Institute Kolkata
  • RGIPT Basar

Key lapses: Lacking undertakings and stories

Regardless of a number of advisories, reminders, and interventions from the Anti-Ragging Monitoring Company, the establishments failed to-

  1. Submit on-line anti-ragging undertakings from college students
  2. Present institutional compliance stories outlining measures taken to forestall ragging

The UGC famous that these failures characterize a severe breach of laws and compromise scholar security, notably amid rising considerations about ragging-related incidents and campus hostility.

UGC points 30-day ultimatum

In a strongly worded discover dated June 9, signed by UGC Secretary Prof. Manish R Joshi, establishments have been directed to-

  • Submit full compliance stories inside 30 days
  • Safe on-line anti-ragging affidavits from all college students
  • Element current and deliberate anti-ragging mechanisms of their campuses

Strict motion for continued non-compliance

The UGC has warned of significant penalties for failing to fulfill the deadline, including-

  • Withdrawal of UGC grants and funding
  • Public disclosure of non-compliance standing
  • Attainable de-recognition or withdrawal of affiliation

Name for pressing motion

The Fee has urged establishments to deal with the problem as a matter of utmost urgency, stating, “Your immediate compliance might be important in upholding institutional duty in the direction of scholar welfare.”