Statutory Committees

No To Ragging

“A coward is incapable of exhibiting love; it is the prerogative of the brave.” Mahatma Gandhi 

Under Section 26(1)(g) of the University Grants Commission Act, 1956 Anti Ragging Committee is formed with definite rules are displayed on the notice board for awareness of the students. Following the amendment DYP have procedures wherein meetings by Anti-Squad members at regular interval, Surprising visits to hostels and in campus area. Posters of ragging consequences are displayed in all student sections; canteens, hostels, classes, etc. 

Following is the Anti-ragging Committee to deal the various issues concerning to that.

Ugc Regulations On Curbing The Menace Of Ragging In Higher Educational Institutions, 2009

(Under Section 26 (1) (g) of the University Grants Commission Act, 1956

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Administrative Action In The Event Of Ragging.-

The institution shall punish a student found guilty of ragging after following the procedure and in the manner prescribed here in under:

1. The Anti-Ragging Committee of the institution shall take an appropriate decision, in regard to punishment or otherwise, depending on the facts of each incident of ragging and nature and gravity of the incident of ragging established in the recommendations of the Anti-Ragging Squad.
2. The Anti-Ragging Committee may, depending on the nature and gravity of the guilt established by the Anti-Ragging Squad, award, to those found guilty, one or more of the following punishments, namely;

1. Suspension from attending classes and academic privileges
2. Withholding/ withdrawing scholarship/ fellowship and other benefits
3. Debarring from appearing in any test/ examination or other evaluation process.
4. Withholding results.
5. Debarring from representing the institution in any regional, national or international meet, tournament, youth festival, etc.
6. Suspension/ expulsion from the hostel.
7. Cancellation of admission.
8. Rustication from the institution for period ranging from one to four semesters.
9. Expulsion from the institution and consequent debarring from admission to any other institution for a specified period.

What constitutes Ragging : Ragging constitutes one or more of any of the following acts:

1. Any conduct by any student or students whether by words spoken or written or by an act which has the effect of teasing, treating or handling with rudeness a fresher or any other student.
2. Indulging in rowdy or in disciplined activities by any student or students which causes or is likely to cause annoyance, hardship, physical or psychological harm or to raise fear or apprehension thereof in any fresher or any other student.
3. Asking any student to do any act which such student will not in the ordinary course do and which has the effect of causing or generating a sense of shame, or torment or embarrassment so as to adversely affect the physique or psyche of such fresher or any other student.
4. Any act by a senior student that prevents, disrupts or disturbs the regular academic activity of any other student or a fresher;
5. Exploiting the services of a fresher or any other student for completing the academic tasks assigned to an individual or a group of students.
6. Any act of financial extortion or forceful expenditure burden put on a fresher or any other student by students.
7. Any act of physical abuse including all variants of it: sexual abuse, homosexual assaults, stripping, forcing obscene and lewd acts, gestures, causing bodily harm or any other danger to health or person;
8. Any act or abuse by spoken words, emails, post, public insults which would also include deriving perverted pleasure, vicarious or sadistic thrill from actively or passively participating in the discomfiture to fresher or any other student ;
9. Any act that affects the mental health and self-confidence of a fresher or any other student with or without an intent to derive a sadistic pleasure or showing off power, authority or superiority by a student over any fresher or any other student.

Grievance Redressal Committees

1. I) Students Grievances Redressal Committee

As per the rules and regulations addressed by the UGC for student or other stake holders in a Technical Institution, “Grievances Redressal Committee” of D. Y. Patil College of Agriculture Business Management, Akurdi,, Pune, has been constituted with following Staff in different positions to enquire the nature and extent of grievance.

Objectives

• To formulate the policy to investigate and review complaints or grievances of students and faculties.
• To create awareness of availability of members for students and faculties to report grievances.
• To investigate the cause of grievances.
• To ensure effectual solution depending upon the gravity.

Definitions: In these regulations, unless the context otherwise requires

• “Act” means the University Grants Commission Act, 1956 (3 of 1956);
• “aggrieved student” means a student who has any complaint in the matters concerned with the grievances defined under these regulations, and includes a person seeking admission to any institution of higher education;
• “college” means any institution, whether known as such or by any other name, which provides for a course of study for obtaining any qualification from a university and which, in accordance with the rules and regulations of such university, is recognized as competent to provide for such course of study and present students undergoing such course of study for the examination for the award of such qualification;
• “Commission” means the University Grants Commission established under section 4 of the UGC Act, 1956.
• “grievances” include the following complaints of the aggrieved students, namely:
• Demand of excess money other than that specified in the declared admission policy or approved by the competent authority to be charged by the institution;
• Complaints of the students, from the Scheduled Castes, the Scheduled Tribes, Other Backward Classes, Minority or Disabled categories;
• Non publication of prospectus/broucher, as specified;
• Denial of quality education as promised at the time of admission or required to be provided;
• Publishing any information in the prospectus, which is false or misleading, and not based on facts;
• Delay in conduct of examinations or declaration of results beyond that specified in the academic calendar;
• On provision of student amenities as may have been promised or required to be provided by the institution;
• Non transparent or unfair evaluation practices;
• Non payment or delay in payment of scholarships to eligible student that such institution is committed, under the conditions imposed by University Grants Commission, or by any other authority;
• “Grievance Redressal Committee” means a committee constituted under these regulations;
• Higher Educational Institution” means a University within the meaning of clause (f) of Section 2, a college within the meaning of clause (b) of sub¬section (1) of Section 12A, and an institution deemed to be a University declared under Section 3, of the University Grants Commission Act, 1956.

COVID MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE: 2020

Corona Virus disease is spreading very fastly. In order to control the spreading of COVID-19 among the students and staff members, Covid Management Committee has been constituted to follow the rules and regulations framed by Govt. of Maharashtra and District Collector Office time to time.