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 admission, installing CCTV Camera and setting up regular meetings with students to identify early signs of ragging, carry out surprise inspection at hostels, canteen, recreation rooms, etc. Dissatisfied with the steps taken by JU despite such specific guidelines, the UGC had sought a detailed compliance report from the university after the student’s death. On 2 August 2023, just a week before the student's death, Jadavpur University had announced that students found indulging in ragging shall be severely punished, ranging from loss of academic year to loss of hostel boardership and even expulsion from university.

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Complete inquiry into complaints of ragging before March 31, orders HC
4 weeks, 2 days ago

Complete inquiry into complaints of ragging before March 31, orders HC

The Hindu  

The anti-ragging squad of the Kerala Veterinary and Animal Sciences University should complete its inquiry into the allegations of ragging raised against 17 students in connection with the alleged suicide of J.S. Sheeba, mother of the deceased, challenging the Single Bench’s directive to readmit the accused students to the Mannuthy campus of the university to continue their studies. It was …

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
8 months 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 …

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 …

Ragging | MP High Court Allows Compounding Of Offences, Directs Erring Student To Do 7 Days' Community Service In University Library
1 year, 1 month ago

Ragging | MP High Court Allows Compounding Of Offences, Directs Erring Student To Do 7 Days' Community Service In University Library

Live Law  

After a senior student expressed his regret for his alleged act of ragging a junior at Jiwaji University, Madhya Pradesh High Court allowed compounding the offence between the accused and the victim, pursuant to both parties expressing their intent to settle. In addition to that, the Registrar of Jiwaji University is also required by the court to submit a detailed …

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 …

Ten MBBS students suspended for ragging in Gandhi Medical College
1 year, 6 months ago

Ten MBBS students suspended for ragging in Gandhi Medical College

Deccan Chronicle  

HYDERABAD: Ten MBBS students from Gandhi Medical College were suspended by the director of medical education Dr K Ramesh Reddy, for indulging in ragging activities by the director of medical education, on Monday. Sources told Deccan Chronicle that five students from the 2021 batch and another five from the 2022 batch were suspended as complaints were raised against them by …

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 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 …

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 …

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 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 …

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 …

Alumnus arrested in Jadavpur University student’s death
1 year, 7 months ago

Alumnus arrested in Jadavpur University student’s death

The Hindu  

A former Jadavpur University student was arrested for the death of 18-year-old undergraduate student Swapnadeep Kundu at the university’s main hostel. in Mathematics at the university in 2022, was staying at the main hostel and was allegedly present when Swapnadeep Kundu fell from the second floor of the hostel in the early hours of August 10. Former Vice Chancellor of …

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 …

24 cases of suicides by students of central universities in 5 years: Govt tells Lok Sabha
2 years, 11 months ago

24 cases of suicides by students of central universities in 5 years: Govt tells Lok Sabha

Firstpost  

New Delhi: As many as 24 cases of suicides by students of central universities were reported since 2017, Union Minister of State for Education Rajkumar Ranjan Singh said in Lok Sabha on Monday. The minister also said the central government and the University Grants Commission have taken several initiatives to check the incidents of harassment and discrimination of students. Singh …

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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