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The guidelines to curb the menace of ragging in Homoeopathic Medical Colleges & Hospital are as under
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Every Student for the purpose of her/ his admission to Homoeopathic Medical Colleges shall furnish a character Certificate from the Institution wherefrom he/ she has passed his qualifying examination, which would mention the status of his/ her behavioral pattern specially in as to whether he/ she has displayed persistent violent or aggressive behavior to harm others. |
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The admitting homoeopathic Medical institution shall keep intense watch upon student who has a negative entry in this regard. |
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An annual undertaking signed by each student, whether fresher or senior and his/ her parent (s) jointly stating that each of them have read the relevant instruction/ regulations against ragging, as will as punishments, and that if the ward has been found guilty he/ she shall be processed against, shall be procured. |
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Such an undertaking shall be furnished in English as will as in vernacular (mother tongue of the parent) at the beginning of each academic year by every student to the Principal of College Concerned. |
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An undertaking to the similar effect should be obtained every year from each student admitted to the hostel. |
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The undertaking should be appended to the college prospectus/ brochure containing the guidelines and other relevant instructions in regard to curb ragging and consequences of indulging in ragging. |
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The compliance to the above effect shall be ensured by each of the affiliating University to which the concerned homoeopathic medical college is affiliated and would be verified by the Central Council during inspection. |
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In order to ensure the ‘ragging free environment’ in the campus, each college shall compulsorily in the ‘prospectus’ and other admission related documents, shall depict the earlier directions of the Apex court and/ or of the Central or State Government as applicable, so that candidates and their parents are sensitized in respect of the prohibition and consequences of ragging. |
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Each college shall engage or seek the assistance of ‘professional counselor’ at the time of admissions to counsel ‘freshers’ in order4 to prepare them for the life ahead, specially for adjusting to the life in hostels. |
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It shall be ensured that there would be a clear gap of one to two week between the date of joining of ‘freshers’ and the ‘seniors’ ensuring that classes for the seniors shall commence later. So as to enable the’freshers to familiarize themselves with the campus environment and adjust to the student changeover from schools to higher education. |
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It shall be ensured by the colleges that the parents of senior students are informed to send their wards only on the due date of commencement if the academic session and not earlier. |
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all the examining Universities with which the homoeopathic colleges are affiliated or the deemed to be Universities shall compulsorily amend their relevant ordinances or byelaws, as the case may be, to incorporate the schedule gap of one or two weeks between the date of joining of ‘freshers’ and ‘seniors’. |
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Each college shall arrange a joint ‘sensitization’ programmer and ‘counseling’ of both ‘freshers’ and ‘seniors’ to be addressed by the Principal/Head of the institution and the Convener of the Anti Ragging Committee of the college. The inmates of the Hostel shall be addressed on this count by the Hostel Warden. |
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Each college shall have an Anti-Ragging Committee and Anti Ragging Squad, which shall comprise of other than senior teachers of the institution, representatives of Civil & Police administration and local medica. |
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Each college shall constitute a “Mentoring Cell” to oversee and involve senior students as “Mentors for the freshers.” |
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Such a Mentoring Cell shall be constituted at the end of every academic year, where application shall be invited from the students to join the Mentoring Cell as Mentors for the succeeding academic year. |
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A (anonymous) random surveys shall be conducted by each college across the entire 1st year of students every fornight during the first three months of the academic session in order to verify and cross-check whether the campus is genuinely ragging free or not. |
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The methodology of such survey may be designed by the college appropriate. However, doing so it shall be ensured that the institution does not compromise the anonymity of the ‘whistle blowers’ |
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The college shall ensure that private commercially managed lodges or hostels outside campuses must be registered with the local Police Authorities and permission to start such hostel or their registration must necessarily be recommended by the Principal of the concerned college. |
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In case the victim of ragging his/her parent/guardian is not satisfied with the action taken by the Principal of the college or where Principal of the college is of the opinion that the incident ought to be so reported. It shall be mandatory for the college to file a first information report with the local police authorities. |
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It must be ensure by each of the college that the Complaints or information in regard to ragging could be oral or written and even from third parties and the confidentiality thereof must be protected at all costs. |
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Each college shall ensure that remedial action is initiated and completed within a week of the incident itself, so that complaints do not linger and allow either interests in pursuing the matter to vane or enable the culprits to tamper evidence or influence witnesses. |
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Every college shall report action taken to comply with the said guide-lines to Central Council, Central/State Government & to affiliating University within three months of admissions of students is first BHMS Course every year. |