Ragging is strictly prohibited and is a punishable offense (crime) by law. Ragging is taken seriously by print media, Government and Human Rights Commission. Zero tolerance to ragging has been adopted. Anybody found involved in ragging will be removed from the college rolls.

            Ragging is identified as a systematic and sustained physical, mental and sexual abuse of fresher(s) or junior students of the college(s) / university(ies)/any other educational institution(s) at the hands of senior student(s) and sometimes even by outsiders in campus and hostel.

Rules and regulations are :

The guidelines to curb the menance of ragging in medical colleges are as under: -

(1)     Every students for the purposes of his/her admission to Medical

         College shall furnish a Character Certificate from the institutions

         wherefrom he/she has passed his qualifying examination, which

         would mention the status of his/her behavioral pattern specially in

         terms as to whether he/she has displayed persistent violent or

         aggressive behavior or any desire to harm others.

(2)     The admitting medical institution shall keep intense watch upon

         students who has a negative entry in this regard.

(3)     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 instructions/regulations against ragging, as well

         as punishments, and that if the ward has been found guilty he/she

         shall be proceeded against, shall be procured.

(4)     Such an undertaking shall be furnished in English as well as in

         vernacular (mother tongue of the parent) at the beginning of each

         academic year by every student.

(5)     An undertaking to the similar effect should be obtained every year

         from each student admitted to the hostel.

(6)     The undertaking should be appended to the brochure containing

         the guidelines and other relevant instructions in regard to ragging

         and consequences of indulging in ragging.

 

(7)     The compliance to the above effect shall be ensured by each of the

         affiliating university to which the concerned medical institution is

         affiliated and would be verified by the council annually.

(8)     In order to ensure the ‘ragging free environment’ in the campus,

         each institution 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 Governments as

         applicable, so that candidates and their parents are sensitized in

         respect of the prohibition and consequences of ragging.

(9)     Each institution should engage or seek the assistance of

         ‘professional counselor’ at the time of admissions to counsel

         ‘freshers’ in order to prepare them for the life ahead, specially for

         adjusting to the life in hostels.

(10)   It should be ensured that there would be a clear gap of one to two

         weeks 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 sudden changeover from schools to

         higher education.

(11)   It shall be mandatory for the institutions to inform the parents of

         senior students to send their wards only on the due date of

         commencement of the academic session and not earlier.

(12)   All the examining Universities with which the institutions 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 joining of ‘freshers’ and ‘seniors’.

(13    Each institution shall arrange a joint ‘sensitization’ programme

         and ‘counselling’ of both ‘freshers’ and ‘seniors’ to be addressed

         by the Principal/Head of the institution and the Convener of the

         Anti Ragging Committee. The inmates of the Hostel shall be

         addressed on this count by the Hostel Warden.

(14)   Each institution 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 media.

(15)   Each institution shall constitute a ‘Mentoring Cell’ to oversee and

         involve senior students as ‘Mentors’ for the ‘freshers’.

(16) 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.

(17)   An anonymous random survey shall be conducted by each

         institution across the entire 1st year batch of students every

         fortnight 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.

(18)   The methodology of such survey may be designed by the institution

         appropriately. However, doing so it shall be ensured that the

         institution does not compromise with the anonymity of the ‘whistle

         blowers’.

(19)   The institution 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 Heads

         of the Medical Institutions.

(20)   In case the victim of ragging his/her parent/guardian is not

         satisfied with the action taken by the Head of the Institution or by

         other institutional authorities, or where Head of the institution is

   of the opinion that the incident ought to be so reported, it shall be

         mandatory for the intuition to file a First Information Report with

         the local police authorities.

(21)   It must be ensured by each of the institution 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.

(22)   Each institution 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 interest in pursuing the matter to vane or

         enable the culprits to tamper evidence or influence witnesses.

 

Rules and regulations are also available on www.mciindia.org

            For the purpose of prohibition of ragging in educational institutions, this institution has anti-ragging & disciplinary committees.

            In addition to constitution of anti-ragging and disciplinary committees, the institution has formed:

            1.     Anti-ragging Groups for prevention of ragging in premises rotating every three months.                        

                    Each consists of:

                        a. HODs of various departments.

                        b. Faculty members.

                        c. Wardens of various hostels.

                        d. Senior (Professional) students residing in hostels.

            2.    Different Anti-ragging Groups from First Professional staff to curb ragging in college premises from the main entrance to teaching

                    classes & premises.

            3.    Superintendent Police has been instructed to take steps to prevent ragging of newly admitted students outside the main gate, main

                    road and other main roads entering the city. 

  

            The copies of these circulars from Dean, G. R. Medical College, Gwalior are sent to Chairman Human Rights, Principal Secretary

            & Director Medical Education, M.P., Bhopal, Commissioner, Collector, Superintendent Police, Chairmen & members of anti-

            ragging, All HODs G. R. Medical College, Gwalior for information & necessary action.

 

 

Ragging Monitoring Cell

 

Designation	Anti ragging Committee	Contact Number
Chairperson	Dean, G R Medical College, Gwalior	0751-2403400
Member	Additional District Magistrate	0751-2446400
Member	Superintendent of Police	0751-2445200
Member	Dr. P. C. Mahajan, Professor & Head, PSM Department G.R. Medical College, Gwalior.	0751-2403411
Member	Dr. O. P. Jatav, Professor & Head, Medicine Department, G R Medical College, Gwalior.	0751-2403230
Member	Shri Rajnikant Shrivastava, Administrative Officer, G. R. Medical College, Gwalior	0751-2403204
Member	Shri Gopal Krishan Vinchurkar, Administrative Officer, J.A.H., Gwalior	0751-2403202
Member	Shri Brijendra Kumar Mathur, Guardian	09826056032
Member	Dr. C. S. Jaiswal, Guardian	09425118777
Member	Shri Lokendra Parashar, Editor, Daink Swadesh	0751-2441102
Member	Shri Rakesh Pathak, Editor, Nai Duniya	0751-4711000
Member	Smt. Meera Dabar, N.G.O.
Member	Shri Harendra Singh Bharti, Student MBBS II Prof.
Member	Shri Prateek Mathur, Student MBBS II Prof.
Member	Miss Mili Yadav, Student MBBS I Prof. Batch 2011-12
Member	Shri Mahendra Singh Kushwah, MBBS I Prof. Batch 2011-12

 

(Anti-ragging sub-committees comprising of 6-7 faculty members are also formed which function in rotation of three months to prevent ragging in campus)