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Anti-Ragging Committee

Ragging in Xavier Institute of Engineering is totally banned and strictly prohibited as per the provisions of following Acts and Regulations:

"Ragging is prohibited as per the decision of the Supreme Court of India under Writ Petition No. ( C ) 656/1998"

"Maharashtra Prohibition of Ragging Act, 1999." from Government of Maharashtra.

All India Council for Technical Education (Prevention and Prohibition of Ragging in technical Institution, Universities including Deemed Universities imparting Technical Education.) Regulations 2009.

"UGC Regulations on Curbing the Menace of Ragging in Higher Educational Institutions, 2009"

For Prevention and prohibition of Ragging in technical Institutions, Universities including Deemed to be Universities imparting technical education - Click here

If any student find involved in, guilty of or abetting the ragging strict disciplinary action shall initiated and shall be penalized as per the provisions of above acts and regulations.

As per the notification of All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) dated 25.03.2009 in connection with prevention and prohibition of ragging in technical institutions, universities including deemed to be universities imparting technical education, notify that :

All the concerned persons are requested to make note that ragging is totally banned and anyone found guilty of ragging and/or abetting ragging is liable to be punished as per Maharashtra Prohibition of Ragging Act 1999 which is in effect from 15th May 1999 has the following provisions for Action against Ragging:

  • Ragging within or outside of any educational institution is prohibited.
  • Whosoever directly or indirectly commits, participates in, abets, or propagates ragging within or outside any educational institution shall, on conviction, be punished with imprisonment for a term up to 2 years and/ or penalty which may extend to ten thousand rupees.
  • Any student convicted of an offence of ragging shall be dismissed from the education for five years from the date of order of such dismissal.
  • Whenever any student or, as the case may be, the parent of guardian or a teacher of an educational institution complaints, in writing, of ragging to the head of the educational institution, the head of educational institution shall, without prejudice to the foregoing provisions within seven days of the receipt of the complaint, enquire into the matter mentioned in the complaint and if, prima facia, it is found true, suspend the student who is accused of the offence, and shall, immediately forward the complaint to the police station having jurisdiction over the area in which the educational institution is situated, for further action. Where on enquiry by the head of the educational institution, it is found that there is no substance, prima facie, in the complaint received; he/she shall intimate the fact, in writing, to the complainant. The decision of the head of the educational institution shall be final.
  • If the head of the educational institution fails or neglects to act in the manner specified in section “d” above when a complaint of ragging is made, such person shall be deemed to have abetted the offence and shall, on conviction, be punished as provided for in section “b” above.

Ragging Prevention at XIE

  • Anti ragging squad is constituted as per AICTE guidelines
  • Names, telephone nos. of authorities have been put on web site. In case of any emergency student can contact the authority.
  • Staff members do the necessary counseling from Time-to-time Sensitize
Committee Members

Ragging is totally banned in the College Premises and any one found guilty of ragging and/or abetting ragging is liable to be punished as it is a criminal offence.

In case of emergency the students/parents in distress owing to ragging may contact the following members :

*Clause 3, 7, 9.1 of the UGC Regulations on Curbing the Menace of Ragging in Higher Education Institutions, 2009.

Sr. No. Name of the Committee Member Profession Associated with
1 Ms. Vidya Sarode Asso. Prof. - EXTC Convener
2 Dr. Shivaji Ghungrad Principal-          St. Xavier’s Technical Institute Representatives Of Civil
3 Mr.  Hemkant Bagul Police Naik Representatives Of Police Administration
4 Ms. Reshma Shivadekar Bureau Chief-Mumbai City Representatives Local Media
5 Ms. Meenakshi Nagwekar Katalyst Representatives Non Government Organizations
6 Mr. Nitin Ahire HOD – EXTC Representatives Of Faculty Members
7 Dr. Jaychand Upadhyay HOD - IT Representatives Of Faculty Members
8 Ms. Kavita Jain HOD – COMP Representatives Of Faculty Members
9 Mr. Vijay Kapure HOD- ASH Representatives Of Faculty Members
10 Dr. Ninad More HOD - CSE Representatives Of Faculty Members
11 Ms. Ereena Rodrigues Registrar Representatives Of Non-teaching staff
12 Mr. Ramakrishna Pulavarthy Parent Representatives Of Parents
13 Mr. Nithin Nayak TE - IT Representatives Of Students
14 Ms. Lekha Pulavarthy BE - IT Representatives Of Students

Minutes of Meeting - Click here

Anti Ragging Posters by UGC - Click here