Jadavpur University ragging row: ‘Report unsatisfactory, will..,’ says UGC chief
1 year, 7 months ago

Jadavpur University ragging row: ‘Report unsatisfactory, will..,’ says UGC chief

Live Mint  

Jadavpur University ragging case: Expressing concern on the recent death of a college student due to ragging in Jadavpur University, the University Grants Commission Chairman M Jagadesh Kumar said that the university failed to explain the case to the UGC and the actions taken by it in the case. He also said that the UGC will write again to the university for a detailed explanation and action. He reaffirmed that ragging is a serious issue, and like any other university, UGC must follow UGC regulations in letter and spirit for students safety. On Sunday, he said that the report to the UGC by Jadavpur University was “not satisfactory”.

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45% ragging deaths in medical colleges: Report
6 days ago

45% ragging deaths in medical colleges: Report

Hindustan Times  

MUMBAI: In the grim reality of ragging in Indian educational institutions, medical colleges are the worst offenders, accounting for 38.6% of total complaints, 35.4% of serious cases, and 45.1% of ragging-related deaths in the last three years. 45% ragging deaths in medical colleges: Report This was stated in ‘State of Ragging in India 2022-24’, the latest report of the Society …

UGC mandates stricter anti-ragging measures across educational institutions
2 months ago

UGC mandates stricter anti-ragging measures across educational institutions

India Today  

The University Grants Commission has released a circular directing higher educational institutions to take necessary steps for the implementation of anti-ragging measures on campus. Students facing a similar issue ragging related incidents can call the National Anti-Ragging Helpline 1800-180-5522 or e-mail the Anti-Ragging Helpline at helpline@antiragging.in. In compliance with the directions of the Anti-Ragging Monitoring Committee constituted by the Supreme …

Ragging death: Jadavpur University issues show-cause notice to 20 students
7 months, 4 weeks ago

Ragging death: Jadavpur University issues show-cause notice to 20 students

The Hindu  

Almost a year after a student died in a ragging incident, Jadavpur University issued show-cause notices to 20 students whom it found guilty in an internal probe. The probe panel and anti-ragging committee said four students would face suspension from four semesters for direct involvement in the criminal conspiracy that led to the minor’s death. Twenty students have been served …

Alleged ragging incident at Jadavpur University; student hospitalised
8 months ago

Alleged ragging incident at Jadavpur University; student hospitalised

The Hindu  

An engineering student of the Jadavpur University was harassed by a group of students on suspicion that he stole a laptop, university officials said. On July 24, around 8 p.m., the Jadavpur University’s Medical Superintendent got a distress call from a student at the main hostel, which is situated near the Jadavpur Police Station. Partha Pratim Ray, general secretary of …

UGC mandates district-level panel to check ragging in higher educational institutes
11 months ago

UGC mandates district-level panel to check ragging in higher educational institutes

Live Mint  

The University Grants Commission has asked states to establish district-level panels aimed at curbing the menace of ragging in Higher Educational Institutions 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 …

Campus Death: Jadavpur University's Executive Council Takes Up Probe Report
1 year, 6 months ago

Campus Death: Jadavpur University's Executive Council Takes Up Probe Report

News 18  

The Executive Council of the Jadavpur University on Tuesday took up the report of the internal inquiry committee that recommended the expulsion of four students for their alleged role in the ragging of a 17-year-old boy that led to his death, officials said. The committee, which had submitted its report in the last week of August, had stated that the …

Ragging, sexual abuse ‘led to student’s death in Jadavpur University’: probe panel
1 year, 6 months ago

Ragging, sexual abuse ‘led to student’s death in Jadavpur University’: probe panel

The Hindu  

The 17-year-old student of Jadavpur University, who died in the early hours of August 10 after falling from the second floor of the University main hostel, was not only ragged by his seniors but sexually abused too, a report by the internal complaints committee said. Conspiracy to supress facts The committee which spoke to scores of students, ex-students, university officials …

Jadavpur University panel confirms student was ragged before his death
1 year, 6 months ago

Jadavpur University panel confirms student was ragged before his death

India Today  

The committee set up by Jadavpur University to probe the death of a student in the institute's premises on Tuesday confirmed that he was subjected to severe ragging and recommended punitive action against those who were involved in the crime. The committee, which submitted its report on Tuesday, 25 days after the incident, suggested the expulsion of four students and …

UGC team visits Jadavpur varsity, student’s parents petition CM for justice
1 year, 6 months ago

UGC team visits Jadavpur varsity, student’s parents petition CM for justice

Hindustan Times  

A four-member team from the University Grants Commission visited Jadavpur University campus on Monday to assess anti-ragging measures put in place by the university authorities following the death of a fresher last month. The UGC, which is the apex body for higher education in India, had earlier sought reports from the JU at least thrice on the incident and anti-ragging …

UGC team visits Jadavpur University to assess measures taken to prevent ragging
1 year, 6 months ago

UGC team visits Jadavpur University to assess measures taken to prevent ragging

India TV News  

A team of the University Grants Commission on Monday visited the Jadavpur University in Kolkata to assess the measures taken to prevent ragging on campus, weeks after a student died at its hostel. According to the JU's officiating Vice-Chancellor Buddhadeb Sau, the four-member team of the UGC will oversee the infrastructure available on the campus to avert incidents like ragging, …

Jadavpur University VC Row: Students stage protest against new officiating Vice-Chancellor
1 year, 7 months ago

Jadavpur University VC Row: Students stage protest against new officiating Vice-Chancellor

India TV News  

The tension prevailed at Jadavpur University on Tuesday as a section of students staged a protest against officiating Vice-Chancellor Buddhadeb Sau and demanded that the institution take any decision on ways to stop ragging on campus should take into account the views of "all stakeholders". On Monday, when the vice-chancellor was leaving Aurobindo Bhavan, the administrative building, students of the …

Jadavpur University student death: Initial police probe reveals sexual molestation, ragging
1 year, 7 months ago

Jadavpur University student death: Initial police probe reveals sexual molestation, ragging

India TV News  

Jadavpur University student death : The initial investigation by the Kolkata Police has revealed that the first-year student of Jadavpur University, who fell from the hostel's balcony leading to his death, was paraded naked in the corridor of the main hostel's second floor. Investigators have also found that the teen was "sexually molested" and the arrested 12 people, including present …

Will Soon Seek A Detailed Explanation And Action From The University Again: UGC Chief On Jadavpur University Student Death Row
1 year, 7 months ago

Will Soon Seek A Detailed Explanation And Action From The University Again: UGC Chief On Jadavpur University Student Death Row

ABP News  

The UGC Chairman Mamidala Jagadesh Kumar has said that the UGC will soon write to Jadavpur University and seek a detailed explanation and action again. Ragging is a serious issue, and Jadavpur University must follow UGC regulations in letter and spirit to provide a safe environment for our students,” M Jagadesh Kumar was reported as saying by ANI. Later, on …

JU Case Exposes Education’s Underworld, but Will It Remove Systemic Blindfolds?
1 year, 7 months ago

JU Case Exposes Education’s Underworld, but Will It Remove Systemic Blindfolds?

The Quint  

On 24 May 2023, the Secretary of the University Grants Commission wrote to Vice Chancellors of all universities, giving specific anti-ragging guidelines. These included among other steps, formation of anti-ragging committees, appointing nodal officers and making their contact details available to all the students and making sure that anti-ragging affidavit is submitted by all students at the time of their …

Jadavpur University student death: Bengal principals' body calls for zero tolerance to ragging
1 year, 7 months ago

Jadavpur University student death: Bengal principals' body calls for zero tolerance to ragging

India TV News  

Jadavpur University student death case: A West Bengal principals' body has urged the authorities of all colleges to take measures to prevent any occurrences of bullying within their campuses. This issue has gained significant attention in the state following the tragic demise of a first-year student from Jadavpur University, who reportedly experienced ragging and sexual abuse. 'Ensure zero tolerance for …

Jadavpur University death | Ragging rage
1 year, 7 months ago

Jadavpur University death | Ragging rage

The Hindu  

/ repeat shuffle Five days after the death of a first-year student at West Bengal’s Jadavpur University, a new hoarding on campus declared in bold, red and black letters: ‘Ragging: A Criminal Offence. 3 of the university, Pijush Gayen, a student of the linguistics department, watching this said, “These posters should have been put up before the first-year students started …

Jadavpur ragging row: How varsity plans to curb the menace after student's death
1 year, 7 months ago

Jadavpur ragging row: How varsity plans to curb the menace after student's death

Firstpost  

Jadavpur University authorities have introduced new rules, including making identity cards compulsory for entry into the campus and banning the use of alcohol and illegal substances. These steps come in the wake of the death of a first-year student, who was allegedly severely ragged by his seniors Days after a first-year student was found dead allegedly due to ragging by …

Jadavpur University student’s death: UGC not satisfied with ‘generic’ report by university
1 year, 7 months ago

Jadavpur University student’s death: UGC not satisfied with ‘generic’ report by university

The Hindu  

The University Grants Commission in a letter to the Registrar of Jadavpur University said that it was not satisfied with the report submitted by the university in connection with the death of a first year university student at its main hostel. “In this connection, the report submitted to UGC vide your reference letter number R-PA/U-01/139/2023 dated 14 th August 2023 …

‘No Proactive Measures Taken To Curb Ragging, Not Satisfied With Report’
1 year, 7 months ago

‘No Proactive Measures Taken To Curb Ragging, Not Satisfied With Report’

ABP News  

The University Grants Commission has told Jadavpur University that the latter has not taken proactive measures to curb ragging in the university, and the commission is not happy with the report submitted by the varsity’s anti-ragging committee, following the death of a first-year student at the university. Earlier this week, the anti-ragging committee of the Jadavpur University submitted its report …

UGC criticises Jadavpur University for submitting 'generic' report on student ragging, sexual harassment
1 year, 7 months ago

UGC criticises Jadavpur University for submitting 'generic' report on student ragging, sexual harassment

India TV News  

The University Grants Commission has criticised Jadavpur University for submitting 'generic' report on alleged ragging and sexual harassment of a student in its campus. The anti-ragging committee at Jadavpur University, on August 15, has submitted a report to the UGC on preliminary findings of its inquiry into the death of a 17-year-old undergraduate student. The UGC has reprimanded Jadavpur University …

Jadavpur University ragging case: 6 more arrested in death of 18-year-old Bengali honours student
1 year, 7 months ago

Jadavpur University ragging case: 6 more arrested in death of 18-year-old Bengali honours student

Firstpost  

With the fresh arrests, total of nine people have been nabbed in the case that has triggered outrage across the state. Of the six arrested, three are former students, while the others are currently pursuing courses in Jadavpur University Six more people, including former students of Jadavpur University, have been arrested for the alleged ragging and death of a first-year …

Jadavpur University student dies after alleged ragging, political blame game ensues
1 year, 7 months ago

Jadavpur University student dies after alleged ragging, political blame game ensues

The Hindu  

Published : Aug 15, 2023 20:19 IST - 5 MINS READ The death of a first-year student from Jadavpur University, allegedly subjected to extreme ragging by seniors in the main university hostel, has not only exposed the longstanding practice of brutal ragging, seemingly ignored by the authorities, but has also triggered protests from various student bodies in Kolkata. Just hours …

Jadavpur University anti-ragging body submits report on student's death to UGC
1 year, 7 months ago

Jadavpur University anti-ragging body submits report on student's death to UGC

India Today  

The anti-ragging committee of Jadavpur University has submitted a report to the University Grants Commission on preliminary findings of its inquiry into the death of an undergraduate student, an official of the institution said. Registrar Snehamanju Basu, who is part of the committee besides dean of student affairs, told reporters, "The boy's death was extremely tragic. Jadavpur University Teachers Association …

Politics takes centre stage in Jadavpur University student’s death
1 year, 7 months ago

Politics takes centre stage in Jadavpur University student’s death

The Hindu  

Four days after the death of a first-year student of Jadavpur University, politics took centre stage on Monday, with several processions organised over the incident, and Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee alleging that “Marxists” were responsible for the incident. The Chief Minister said that “Marxists” had not allowed the installation of CCTV cameras at the Jadavpur University campus. Over the past …

Ragging-related death in Jadavpur University evokes delayed but strong response in Kolkata
1 year, 7 months ago

Ragging-related death in Jadavpur University evokes delayed but strong response in Kolkata

The Hindu  

The death last Wednesday of a student of Jadavpur University due to alleged ragging has evoked a late but strong reaction now from the city of Kolkata, which is usually quick to take to the streets on issues it is angry about. But the blame lies with the incompetence of the authorities,” said Imankalyan Lahiri, a well-known professor of Jadavpur …

West Bengal: Jadavpur University ex-student arrested in connection with teen's death due to suspected ragging
1 year, 7 months ago

West Bengal: Jadavpur University ex-student arrested in connection with teen's death due to suspected ragging

India TV News  

Arrest: A former Jadavpur University student who continued his stay at the hostel was arrested for his alleged involvement in the ragging of an undergraduate student who fell to death in a suspected suicide case, a police official said. Jadavpur University Registrar Snehamanju Basu said in a communique to the Jadavpur police station that the student was found on the …

Jadavpur varsity student dies in fall, kin say was facing ragging
1 year, 7 months ago

Jadavpur varsity student dies in fall, kin say was facing ragging

Hindustan Times  

Kolkata: A first-year student of Jadavpur University in Kolkata died after allegedly falling from the second-floor balcony of his hostel where he was staying since last week, police said on Thursday. The 18-year-old student from Nadia district was found lying naked in a pool of blood in front of the main hostel building outside the university campus by students at …

Hyderabad College Ragging: NHRC Issues Notice To Telangana, Education Ministry And UGC
2 years, 4 months ago

Hyderabad College Ragging: NHRC Issues Notice To Telangana, Education Ministry And UGC

ABP News  

The National Human Rights Commission has issued notices to the Telangana government, the state education ministry and the University Grants Commission after a college student was allegedly ragged, attacked and forced to chant religious slogans. The NHRC ordered a report from the chief secretary within six weeks explaining the action taken in the incident and the reasons for the institution's …

Ahead of UG admissions, UGC's warning to universities, students on ragging
2 years, 6 months ago

Ahead of UG admissions, UGC's warning to universities, students on ragging

Hindustan Times  

As the admission season for undergraduate courses at universities is about to start, the top higher education regulator of the country UGC has warned students and universities regarding the practice of ragging at campuses. Ahead of UG admissions, UGC's warning to universities, students on ragging Ragging is a criminal offence and higher education institutions must follow regulations set by the …

UGC broadens anti-ragging regulations
8 years, 7 months ago

UGC broadens anti-ragging regulations

India Today  

In order to battle against ragging within the fraternity of universities, the UGC has recently issued a notification against ragging by rendering more teeth in curbing the menace. UGC Regulation on curbing the menace of ragging in Higher Educational Institutions, 2016 will come into force on the date of its publication in the Official Gazette. The University of Hyderabad had …

Steps to curb ragging in Universities
8 years, 8 months ago

Steps to curb ragging in Universities

Live Law  

During the financial year 2015-16, Ministry of HRD allocated a sum of Rs. 5 crore for Media Campaign to UGC for undertaking a publicity campaign against ragging in Higher Educational Institutions in the country. The UGC had also announced a competition for students, teachers and general public for wide publicity and promotion of Anti-Ragging measures which include Poster designing, Logo/Icon/Slogan …

Steps to curb ragging in Universities
8 years, 8 months ago

Steps to curb ragging in Universities

Live Law  

During the financial year 2015-16, Ministry of HRD allocated a sum of Rs. 5 crore for Media Campaign to UGC for undertaking a publicity campaign against ragging in Higher Educational Institutions in the country. The UGC had also announced a competition for students, teachers and general public for wide publicity and promotion of Anti-Ragging measures which include Poster designing, Logo/Icon/Slogan …

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